Tag: iPhone X

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  • iPhone
September 19, 2018

iPhone XS vs. iPhone X — The Camera Hardware Changes

We released Halide 1.9 on Monday, with a powerful new feature called Technical Readout. Reviewers with advance access to the iPhone XS have been kind enough to share these readouts with us, detailing several camera hardware specs. After some analysis, we can now give you an overview of what’s new in the iPhone XS camera hardware and its technical capabilities beyond what Apple stated at their keynote. Note that these are the hardware specs — Apple focused strongly on software enhancements like Smart HDR and the new Portrait mode, which are not covered by the technical specifications. Skip to the end for the comparison table. What’s new? Redesigned wide-angle lens The lens on iPhone XS and XS Max that is used for most shots* has had an overhaul with a new 26mm equivalent focal length. This is a change of 2mm—shaved off the previous iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X which have 28mm wide-angle lenses. Rafael Zeier, a journalist and Halide and iPhone XS user was kind enough to share a comparison: A new sensor While we can’t check the size of the sensor with our Technical Readout, all data points to a new sensor in the iPhone XS. John Gruber confirmed that the new..
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  • Halide
December 11, 2017

How to Design for iPhone X (without an iPhone X)

Our camera app, Halide, was just weeks old when the first leaks of the iPhone X surfaced. We didn’t know what the device was called, let alone exactly how it would impact our user interface — but we nevertheless decided to start working on what a camera app for it could look like. Now, a month after the release of iPhone X, I want to show you how we designed and released an app redesigned for iPhone X, without ever even having held one. What we knew There were a few assumptions we made about the iPhone X (which still apply today!) it has a significantly taller screen than the regular iPhone the bottom area of the screen is occupied by a system navigation area it packs a dual camera into a smaller package than the Plus iPhones that came before These assumptions would significantly affect our UI design. Fortunately, Ben built Halide with auto-layout, so it could theoretically automatically scale to fit a larger screen. We could be ready for the new iPhone with as little as a few tweaks! But these kind of form factor changes don’t come around often. We thought there was a better way to approach it. Design..
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  • Halide
November 2, 2017

Halide 1.5: A camera app made for iPhone X

With the launch of the iPhone X, we’re proud to announce the release of Halide 1.5. Halide 1.5 is a huge update which features a new camera UI, designed from scratch for iPhone X. It was clear to us that the iPhone X is a huge step in the evolution of the iPhone. We could simply adapt our previous Halide interface to scale correctly to the new, bigger screen, but we wanted to create a camera experience that was not only unique to this new device, but also took advantage of its strengths. It presented unique challenges for ergonomics (it’s a very tall screen!) and layout. For Halide for iPhone X, all of the camera controls now sit within thumb’s reach, letting you easily shoot with just one hand. Beyond your hand’s reach, we are still using every pixel of the new edge-to-edge screen, including the upper corners. With the extra vertical space on iPhone X, we were also able to design the camera UI so that nothing obstructs the viewfinder, giving you a uniquely clear look at your subject. Of course, it goes beyond just the camera: every other screen in Halide was designed from scratch for the iPhone X..