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More photos. Using abbrevations:

EC = Essential Camera
GC = Google Camera

EC:

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GC:

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EC:

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GC:

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EC:

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GC:

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EC:

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GC:

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EC:

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GC:

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Dude, for some reason I can not open any of your attached pictures in another tab by clicking on it like I can with the pictures attached by other members!
 
Was an overcast cloudy day but that didn't stop me from taking photos! And yes, there is also haze due to the WA wildfires.
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Taken with my original Droid Turbo
 

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A few things.....

1. Why the heck aren't the advertising this update?
2. Even when I go to the play store, look for updates it doesn't show up. Search for it or Essential Products and it still won't find it. Finally used the link from your post and was able to update....weird.
3. App is substantially faster, and saving is nearly instant. Far improvement from the previous version. Jury still out on low-light and focusing speed.

Thanks for giving me some hope this camera will be improved. Love a lot about this device, but Essential as a company is concerning me.....Have never had an issue with good ol' Google.
 
Few pics comparing Essential with Note 8. There was one picture of my son where Note 8 took a much nicer picture, gloomy day in Seattle. Essential basically captured as is, no post processing so looks little darker but Note 8 made it little brighter. Other outdoor pics both look fine with essential little bit on warmer side which I don't mind.

Essential stock camera (Auto mode)

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Galaxy Note 8 (same pics/auto mode stock Samsung camera)

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Saw this tweet from essential replying to someone when he said if he should return the phone or are they planning to improve the camera. Interesting how they are planning to add the portrait mode given that their second camera is a monochrome sensor.

Hi Charles, we'll add new features (Portrait Mode) + improve camera performance (processing speed, time b/t shots) on an ongoing basis. 1/2

https://twitter.com/essential/status/906216176455344128

Improvements will be added to the existing camera features that include dual sensor image fusion for rich and detailed images, and more. 2/2

https://twitter.com/essential/status/906216917370716160
 
Saw this tweet from essential replying to someone when he said if he should return the phone or are they planning to improve the camera. Interesting how they are planning to add the portrait mode given that their second camera is a monochrome sensor.

Hi Charles, we'll add new features (Portrait Mode) + improve camera performance (processing speed, time b/t shots) on an ongoing basis. 1/2

https://twitter.com/essential/status/906216176455344128

Improvements will be added to the existing camera features that include dual sensor image fusion for rich and detailed images, and more. 2/2

https://twitter.com/essential/status/906216917370716160

Yea, I think even Andy Rubin has been open about this. Huawei Honor (love my Honor 8!), though they have the same monochrome setup do have Wide Aperture mode which is basically portrait mode. So, Essential can certainly do it if they know it already :)
 

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