AGM has just
released some more details about the upcoming photo-centric rugged phone they
first revealed at MWC 2017. From previous news we know the phone will be IP68,
sport a 16MP rear camera and 13 front-facing one and a massive 6000 mAh capacity
battery.
The AGM X2 is
going to pack a dual-camera system on the back, which just like bigger phone
makers (Huawei) will consist in a main RGB camera and a Monochrome one. These
two camera will allow the phone to shoot better looking photos in low-light
situations, which is what differentiates the most Chinese phones from flagships
like the Galaxy S8, Iphone 7 and the likes. The AGM X2 will also utilize a
better algorithm called Backlight Mode that should help when taking photos of a
subject with a strong light behind it.
Getting more in depth on what the RGB + Monochrome
camera setup is good for, we learn that two photos get snapped simultaneously,
one in RGB which takes all the colors information but leaves out some details,
and a monochrome one that instead doesn’t capture colors but only captures
light and much more details compared to what an RGB sensor can do.
Combining the two you get a photo with the colors
and vibrancy of the RGB sensor and the light and details of the monochrome one.
The end result is definitely better than what you can get on a single RGB
camera.
As far as Backlight Mode goes, the AGM X2 will
supposedly be equipped with a special algorithm that lets the phone understand
when there’s a strong source of light behind the subject and adjust the
exposition accordingly. With this technology the AGM X2 will be able to produce
much better looking photos compared to other rugged smartphones in pretty much
every scenarios.
