The pixel-peepers over at DxOMark have shared some of the interesting metrics and techniques they use to judge the quality of a smartphone’s artificial bokeh, or background blur in photos. Not only is ...

In photography, the term bokeh (derived from Japanese, meaning “blur” or “haze”) refers to the visually distinctive appearance of light in the out-of-focus areas of a photograph. Various lens ...

Smartphone cameras are extremely good, but the only way to get a bokeh effect is by using artificial portrait modes. Now on Pixel phones, you can add that effect to almost any picture stored on Google ...

When a new technology or a feature is introduced in smartphones, OEMs leave no stone unturned to make it “the” feature, making tall claims. Suddenly, with this one new feature, your smartphone becomes ...

Bokeh. To some, it’s the most sought-after aspect of a photograph; to others, it’s a buzzword that just won’t die. The term — which is an intentional misspelling of the Japanese word “boke,” meaning ...

Ever seen a shot with great bokeh – that wonderfully blurry background around a sharply focused subject- only to discover on closer inspection, that part of the subject had been blurred out too?

Please verify your email address. Google's upcoming Pixel 2 flagship will apparently look very similar to the original model, but that doesn't mean it won't have new features. Artem Russakovskii†, ...

We’re barely four months in and 2023 is already shaping up to be the year of the killer cameraphone. The 200MP Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra majored on detail, and the Xiaomi 13 Pro delivered dreamy bokeh ...

We’re into our second week of the #ShotOnSnapdragon photo competition and with it another closer look at how platforms like the Qualcomm(R) Snapdragon(™) 855 Mobile Platform improve the capabilities ...

Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, ...