Pocketnow Weekly 167: There's more to the "best smartphone camera" than you think

Only in the midst of iPhone-and-Nexus season could a week with three reviews, a new smartwatch, and looming launches from huge OEMs be called a "lull." But we'll take the breathers where we can get 'em. On the heels of our Huawei Watch review, a new Pebble joins the fray; on the eve of our OnePlus 2 review, LG teases a weird phone with a weirder video; and as Android Pay finally starts rolling out to US smartphones, Samsung's competitor isn't far behind.

We'll talk about all that, plus get a lesson in smartphone optics and tackle your listener mail in episode 167 of the Pocketnow Weekly. Watch the video broadcast from 1:00pm Eastern on September 24 (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version the Monday after we broadcast. And don't forget to shoot your listener mail to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com for a shot at getting your question read aloud on the air!Pocketnow Weekly 167Recording Date

September 24, 2015

Hosts

Michael Fisher

Stephen Schenck

TJ Donegan (Reviewed.com)

Producer

Jules Wang

Podcast Rundown

Sponsor

Today's episode of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast is made possible by:

If you're like us, you probably carry a lot of gadgets in your everyday life – and if so, there's a clothing company you should know about. SCOTTeVEST is known for something very straightforward: making the best pockets in the world. Specialists in functional fashion for over 15 years, SCOTTeVEST designs multi-pocket clothing that lets you carry and use all of your gadgets and essentials in a single item. From smartphones to tablets to wallets, keys, sunglasses and more, SCOTTeVEST's clothing line has you covered with designated pockets for every carryable you can conceive of, distributed evenly so you stay balanced, and even marked with icons so you can remember what goes where. And if you forget to slap a flap shut or zip a zipper, SCOTTeVEST has you covered with pockets designed to hold on to your gadgets even if you forget to close them. Some pockets are even made of transparent touch fabric, allowing you to use your devices without ever taking them out. This is NASA-level stuff, right here.

If you're tired of doing "the gadget dance," fumbling from pocket to pocket hunting for your devices, do yourself a favor: pay SCOTTeVEST a visit. You can check out their full line of clothing for men and women at SCOTTeVEST.com/pocketnow, where they have a 40% off sale off of a special selection of jackets and hoodies going on until September 28 (all sales final, no returns or exchanges) or you can get 20% off of anything (and be able to return and exchange) by using coupon code "Pocketnow."  

SCOTTeVEST. Our Pockets. Your Freedom.

Learn Something

(00:06:30)

Smartphone cameras: they've all but replaced the point-and-shoots in the pockets of the everyperson, and they've gotten so good that each successive generation seems to bring only moderate improvement. With a new generation of iPhones hitting the streets, a new wave of reviews has arrived, many of them touting Apple's camera as the "best smartphone camera." TJ Donegan, Editor-in-Chief of Reviewed.com and camera expert, joins us in this segment to dispel some of the myths surrounding the "best" smartphone cameras out there, while giving us a refresher on the basics of smartphone photography in the process.

Check out TJ's "Best Smartphone Cameras of 2015" post at Reviewed.com here.

News

(00:53:45)

LG Nexus 5X prototype visits Geekbench with average specs in tow / Previous specs reconfirmed / Latest renders land

Nexus 6P leak reveals four color options / Retail picture leak too

Pebble Time Round is the company's first circular smartwatch

Samsung Pay hits ₩35B in its first month in S Korea

Microsoft Lumia 950XL render drops with callouts for features

LG teases V10 in weird video

BlackBerry Venice will become "Priv" at launch

Listener Mail

(01:14:35)

E-mailed submissions from Liam, Chris and WOLF

•

Thanks for watching — see you next week!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Only in the midst of iPhone-and-Nexus season could a week with three reviews, a new smartwatch, and looming launches from huge OEMs be called a "lull." But we'll take the breathers where we can get 'em. On the heels of our Huawei Watch review, a new Pebble joins the fray; on the eve of our OnePlus 2 review, LG teases a weird phone with a weirder video; and as Android Pay finally starts rolling out to US smartphones, Samsung's competitor isn't far behind.

We'll talk about all that, plus get a lesson in smartphone optics and tackle your listener mail in episode 167 of the Pocketnow Weekly. Watch the video broadcast from 1:00pm Eastern on September 24 (click here for your local time), or check out the high-quality audio version the Monday after we broadcast. And don't forget to shoot your listener mail to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com for a shot at getting your question read aloud on the air!

Pocketnow Weekly 167Recording Date

September 24, 2015

 

Hosts

Michael Fisher

Stephen Schenck

TJ Donegan (Reviewed.com)

 

Producer

Jules Wang

 

Podcast Rundown

 

Sponsor

Today's episode of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast is made possible by:

If you're like us, you probably carry a lot of gadgets in your everyday life – and if so, there's a clothing company you should know about. SCOTTeVEST is known for something very straightforward: making the best pockets in the world. Specialists in functional fashion for over 15 years, SCOTTeVEST designs multi-pocket clothing that lets you carry and use all of your gadgets and essentials in a single item. From smartphones to tablets to wallets, keys, sunglasses and more, SCOTTeVEST's clothing line has you covered with designated pockets for every carryable you can conceive of, distributed evenly so you stay balanced, and even marked with icons so you can remember what goes where. And if you forget to slap a flap shut or zip a zipper, SCOTTeVEST has you covered with pockets designed to hold on to your gadgets even if you forget to close them. Some pockets are even made of transparent touch fabric, allowing you to use your devices without ever taking them out. This is NASA-level stuff, right here.

If you're tired of doing "the gadget dance," fumbling from pocket to pocket hunting for your devices, do yourself a favor: pay SCOTTeVEST a visit. You can check out their full line of clothing for men and women at SCOTTeVEST.com/pocketnow, where they have a 40% off sale off of a special selection of jackets and hoodies going on until September 28 (all sales final, no returns or exchanges) or you can get 20% off of anything (and be able to return and exchange) by using coupon code "Pocketnow."  

SCOTTeVEST. Our Pockets. Your Freedom.

 

Learn Something

(00:06:30)

Smartphone cameras: they've all but replaced the point-and-shoots in the pockets of the everyperson, and they've gotten so good that each successive generation seems to bring only moderate improvement. With a new generation of iPhones hitting the streets, a new wave of reviews has arrived, many of them touting Apple's camera as the "best smartphone camera." TJ Donegan, Editor-in-Chief of Reviewed.com and camera expert, joins us in this segment to dispel some of the myths surrounding the "best" smartphone cameras out there, while giving us a refresher on the basics of smartphone photography in the process.

Check out TJ's "Best Smartphone Cameras of 2015" post at Reviewed.com here.

 

News

(00:53:45)

 

LG Nexus 5X prototype visits Geekbench with average specs in tow / Previous specs reconfirmed / Latest renders land

Nexus 6P leak reveals four color options / Retail picture leak too

Pebble Time Round is the company's first circular smartwatch

Samsung Pay hits ₩35B in its first month in S Korea

Microsoft Lumia 950XL render drops with callouts for features

LG teases V10 in weird video

BlackBerry Venice will become "Priv" at launch

 

 

Listener Mail

(01:14:35)

E-mailed submissions from Liam, Chris and WOLF

•

Thanks for watching — see you next week!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.