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New Samsung trademark hints at Galaxy S9/S9+ camera improvements

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Samsung earlier today unveiled the  Exynos 9810  officially – the first true 9-series Exynos SoC that will power Samsung's flagship phones in 2018, in some markets, at least. Coincidentally, the South Korean tech giant also filed a new trademark in its home country today, that may very well hint at some of the camera improvements bound for its 2018 lineup. The phrase  “The Camera. Reimagined.”  was trademarked by the company earlier today, giving us an early glimpse at some of the possible camera improvements for the Galaxy S9 and S9+, and maybe even the Note 9 further down the line. But what does the announcement of the new Exynos chipset has to do with the camera capabilities of future Samsung phones? Well, in the official announcement of its new silicone, Samsung specifically touted some of its stand-out image processing capabilities, such as UHD video recording and playback at 120fps, vastly improved low-light performance, and accurate shallow depth-of-field simulation

How to get Pixel 2's portrait mode on the original Pixel, the Nexus 6P, and the Nexus 5X

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Camera NX is a Google Camera mod that has previously brought neat Pixel 2 features, including HDR+ and zero shutter lag, to older Pixel and Nexus devices, and even some non-Google phones. However, one of the best new camera features of the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL—or at least on of the  trendiest —has yet to make its way to other phones, by official means anyway. Yes, we're talking about portrait mode, and we're happy to report that this changes with the latest version of Camera NX! Camera NX V7.3, released a couple of days ago, brings Portrait mode to the original Pixels, as well as the Nexus 6P and 5X, which means that all initially exclusive Pixel 2 features have now been ported to older devices! Best of all, no rooting or tinkering is required! It's as easy as downloading the app from the Google Drive link provided bellow and installing it on your device. Portrait mode takes the place of the "Lens blur" option, tucked away in the hamburger menu,