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The focal length is a short telephoto for the sensor size, with an angle of view that's just about the same as an 85mm full-frame prime.
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PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
The lens also has a focal length of 35mm, which is a more optimum focal length for photography.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
That’s fancy branding for how the phone uses one high-resolution sensor to simulate multiple focal lengths.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The cylindrical top section is home to a 3.4-mm wide-angle lens with a focal length of 6.7 mm (45 mm equiv) and a 35-mm telephoto with a focal length of 150 mm (737 mm equiv), the latter made with low-dispersion glass.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
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PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
The lens also has a focal length of 35mm, which is a more optimum focal length for photography.
—Ben Sin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
That’s fancy branding for how the phone uses one high-resolution sensor to simulate multiple focal lengths.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The cylindrical top section is home to a 3.4-mm wide-angle lens with a focal length of 6.7 mm (45 mm equiv) and a 35-mm telephoto with a focal length of 150 mm (737 mm equiv), the latter made with low-dispersion glass.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Focal length.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focal%20length. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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focal length
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: the distance of a focus from the surface of a lens or concave mirror
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