What is staggered HDR?
Staggered high dynamic range (HDR) started being introduced to high-end phones in 2021, and it is a faster and more successful approach to capturing evenly-exposed images. With staggered HDR, phone cameras can capture a short, medium, and long exposure snapshot in an extremely quick manner, which results in two main positive outcomes: better overall exposure (which means the subject is more-realistically lit) and less photo blur.
In comparison, the Pixel 7 series uses HDR+ with bracketing, which takes 5 quick short exposures prior to the user tapping the shutter button on the display, and then one long exposure shot after the shutter is activated.
The Pixel 8 series might be getting a new main camera sensor
It is not just better HDR that the GN2 would bring though. The Samsung image sensor in question also comes with better autofocusing thanks to its Dual Pixel Pro tech, as well as better image quality in low-light conditions thanks to a larger pixel size.
