Samsung bringing ‘Samsung Orb’ to Galaxy S IV, think Photo Sphere

We love Google and all their wonders that they pack into the Android OS. Every major OS update brings in something that is just awesome. Of course most of it is part of their stock experience, so Nexus owners are the privileged few. We don’t count rooted and ROM’d users for these things. One of the new camera features in Android 4.2 was Photo Sphere. One that lets you take a full 360 degree image to share on Google+ and Maps. It is limited, but a cool feature none the less. Again, it is a feature in the stock Android OS camera. Manufacturers generally create their own camera apps. Meaning that some great Google camera features are missing. Doesn’t mean it is the end of the world though.

A new tip is pointing towards Samsung adding in what will be dubbed the Samsung Orb. Virtually the same thing as Photo Sphere, but bigger and possibly better. Only in some respects though. Mostly due to the Galaxy S IV‘s ”outstanding camera”. Which is supposed to be 13 MP, making it a much higher resolution ‘orb’. On the flip side, and the downside to most, is that Samsung has been working closely with Facebook sharing integration.

It will be a win for Samsung owners who have yet to venture off into the realm of rooting and modding their device. We aren’t a big fan of the info pertaining to Facebook though. Non of us expected Google to let it filter into G+ though. Until we see how it works and plays out, we can only go by what we have read from around the web. Looks like their big conference next month is going to be impressive as always.

Source: Androidpit

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