BAL-L49
Android 12 (API 31)
HUAWEI · QTI SM8350
Cameras
| Lens | Facing | Focal length | Sensor size | Max res | Modes | HW level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main #0 | BACK | 26mm (5.58mm) | 7.3 × 5.47 mm | 3648×2736 | 34 | FULL |
| Ultrawide #2 | BACK | 12mm (1.95mm) | 5.58 × 3.84 mm | 4160×3120 | 37 | FULL |
| Front #1 | FRONT | 20mm (2.87mm) | 5 × 3.46 mm | 3776×2832 | 36 | FULL |
Focal lengths show the 35mm equivalent first; the sensor's native focal length is in parentheses. Only the equivalent is comparable between phones.
Max res is the largest frame this lens was proven to record: a real clip written to disk and read back with frames in it.
Encoder frame ceilings
| Codec | Largest frame | Macroblocks | Advertised max |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEVC | 8192×4320 | 138,240 | |
| AVC | 8192×4320 | 138,240 |
One macroblock is 16×16 pixels. The macroblock count is the encoder's real ceiling — a budget every frame has to fit, landscape or portrait — and the largest frame beside it is simply the biggest shape that spends it. The advertised maximum width and height are struck through where their product exceeds that budget. They are independent limits that cannot be used together, so the figure they imply is not a resolution this encoder will accept: design against the macroblock count, not the advertised pair.
Thermal Throttling Tests
The soak test records continuously from a cold start and tracks the frame rate as the device heats up — a phone that can't shed the heat starts dropping frames and throttling before the run is done.
Each run below was soaked on its own, with a cooldown between runs, so their heat curves compare fairly — the one that climbs fastest and throttles soonest is working the silicon hardest.
Performance: HEVC 3648×2736
Stopped after 43s of continuous recording — frames dropping faster than 3/s. It finished with battery at 26.5°C, OS reporting SEVERE.
Encoded with HEVC at this device's maximum hardware bitrate for it.
30.1 fps
0 fps
198 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
29.5°C
25.5°C
040s recorded40s
SEVERE
NONE
clip 143sclip 4
Each point is one 10-second recording, in order, sampled as it began. Nothing was written to storage: the video was encoded and measured, never saved.
Performance: HEVC 2592×1944
Recorded for the full 10min — the time limit stopped it, nothing else — shedding only a handful of frames (under 1%) and holding rate throughout. This device has thermal headroom to spare.
Encoded with HEVC at this device's maximum hardware bitrate for it.
30.1 fps
0 fps
204 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
45°C
25.5°C
010min recorded87min 15s
SEVERE
NONE
clip 110min 1sclip 60
Each point is one 10-second recording, in order, sampled as it began. Nothing was written to storage: the video was encoded and measured, never saved.
Diagnostics
131 checks — 45 supported · 4 partial · 25 unsupported · 57 informational
Camera 0 (BACK) — Main 28 checks
Hardware
| Hardware Level | FULLGood — manual control + RAW likely available |
Capabilities
| Manual Sensor Control | YesRequired for manual ISO/exposure in log shooting |
| RAW Capture | NoEnables access to raw Bayer sensor data |
| Burst Capture | YesSustained high-framerate capture |
| Read Sensor Settings | YesPer-frame sensor metadata readback |
| Dynamic Range Profiles | NoNot available — may need API 33+ or device support |
Sensor
| Bit Depth | 10-bit (white level = 1023)Good — standard for mobile sensors |
| Sensitivity Range | ISO 50 – 51200Max analog ISO: 3200 (digital gain above this) |
| Exposure Range | 99,4µs – 17,0sFastest: ~1/10060 |
| Bayer Pattern | BGGR |
| Physical Size | 7,30 × 5,47 mm (diag 9,12 mm)Larger sensor = more light = better DR for log |
| Pixel Array | 7296 × 5472 (39,9 MP) |
RAW Formats
| RAW_SENSOR | Not supported |
| RAW10 | Not supported |
| RAW12 | Not supported |
| RAW_PRIVATE | Not supported |
Streams
| Max Simultaneous Outputs | RAW:1 Processed:3 Stalling:2Can capture RAW + encoded video simultaneously |
| YUV_420_888 Modes | 3648×2736 @ 30 fps 3264×2448 @ 30 fps 3200×2400 @ 30 fps 2736×2736 @ 30 fps 3648×2048 @ 30 fps … and 38 more |
HDR / 10-Bit
| Dynamic Range Profiles | Requires API 33+ (Android 13)Device is on API 31 |
| 10-Bit YUV (P010) | Not supportedEncoder may only receive 8-bit data even if Main10 is available |
Tonemap / ISP
| Tonemap Modes | CONTRAST_CURVE, FAST, HIGH_QUALITYCONTRAST_CURVE available — can define custom log curve (64 points max) |
| Max Curve Points | 64Plenty for smooth log curve |
| Noise Reduction | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITY, MINIMAL, ZSLOFF available — can disable NR for clean log |
| Edge / Sharpening | FAST, HIGH_QUALITY, OFF, ZSLOFF available — can disable sharpening |
| Hot Pixel Modes | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITY |
| Lens Shading Correction | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITYOFF available — raw vignetting preserved for manual correction |
| Chromatic Aberration Correction | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITY |
Vendor Tags
| Vendor-Specific Keys | None foundNo OEM-specific camera extensions detected |
Camera 2 (BACK) — Ultrawide 28 checks
Hardware
| Hardware Level | FULLGood — manual control + RAW likely available |
Capabilities
| Manual Sensor Control | YesRequired for manual ISO/exposure in log shooting |
| RAW Capture | NoEnables access to raw Bayer sensor data |
| Burst Capture | YesSustained high-framerate capture |
| Read Sensor Settings | YesPer-frame sensor metadata readback |
| Dynamic Range Profiles | NoNot available — may need API 33+ or device support |
Sensor
| Bit Depth | 10-bit (white level = 1023)Good — standard for mobile sensors |
| Sensitivity Range | ISO 50 – 12800Max analog ISO: 800 (digital gain above this) |
| Exposure Range | 22,9µs – 32,0sFastest: ~1/43722 |
| Bayer Pattern | RGGB |
| Physical Size | 5,58 × 3,84 mm (diag 6,77 mm)Larger sensor = more light = better DR for log |
| Pixel Array | 4160 × 3120 (13,0 MP) |
RAW Formats
| RAW_SENSOR | Not supported |
| RAW10 | Not supported |
| RAW12 | Not supported |
| RAW_PRIVATE | Not supported |
Streams
| Max Simultaneous Outputs | RAW:1 Processed:3 Stalling:2Can capture RAW + encoded video simultaneously |
| YUV_420_888 Modes | 4160×3120 @ 25 fps 4096×3072 @ 30 fps 3120×3120 @ 30 fps 4096×2304 @ 30 fps 4096×2160 @ 30 fps … and 46 more |
HDR / 10-Bit
| Dynamic Range Profiles | Requires API 33+ (Android 13)Device is on API 31 |
| 10-Bit YUV (P010) | Not supportedEncoder may only receive 8-bit data even if Main10 is available |
Tonemap / ISP
| Tonemap Modes | CONTRAST_CURVE, FAST, HIGH_QUALITYCONTRAST_CURVE available — can define custom log curve (64 points max) |
| Max Curve Points | 64Plenty for smooth log curve |
| Noise Reduction | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITY, MINIMAL, ZSLOFF available — can disable NR for clean log |
| Edge / Sharpening | FAST, HIGH_QUALITY, OFF, ZSLOFF available — can disable sharpening |
| Hot Pixel Modes | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITY |
| Lens Shading Correction | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITYOFF available — raw vignetting preserved for manual correction |
| Chromatic Aberration Correction | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITY |
Vendor Tags
| Vendor-Specific Keys | None foundNo OEM-specific camera extensions detected |
Camera 1 (FRONT) — Front 28 checks
Hardware
| Hardware Level | FULLGood — manual control + RAW likely available |
Capabilities
| Manual Sensor Control | YesRequired for manual ISO/exposure in log shooting |
| RAW Capture | NoEnables access to raw Bayer sensor data |
| Burst Capture | YesSustained high-framerate capture |
| Read Sensor Settings | YesPer-frame sensor metadata readback |
| Dynamic Range Profiles | NoNot available — may need API 33+ or device support |
Sensor
| Bit Depth | 10-bit (white level = 1023)Good — standard for mobile sensors |
| Sensitivity Range | ISO 50 – 12800Max analog ISO: 800 (digital gain above this) |
| Exposure Range | 36,0µs – 16,2sFastest: ~1/27771 |
| Bayer Pattern | RGGB |
| Physical Size | 5,00 × 3,46 mm (diag 6,08 mm)Larger sensor = more light = better DR for log |
| Pixel Array | 4096 × 2832 (11,6 MP) |
RAW Formats
| RAW_SENSOR | Not supported |
| RAW10 | Not supported |
| RAW12 | Not supported |
| RAW_PRIVATE | Not supported |
Streams
| Max Simultaneous Outputs | RAW:1 Processed:3 Stalling:2Can capture RAW + encoded video simultaneously |
| YUV_420_888 Modes | 3776×2832 @ 30 fps 4096×2160 @ 30 fps 3840×2160 @ 30 fps 2832×2832 @ 30 fps 3264×2448 @ 30 fps … and 43 more |
HDR / 10-Bit
| Dynamic Range Profiles | Requires API 33+ (Android 13)Device is on API 31 |
| 10-Bit YUV (P010) | Not supportedEncoder may only receive 8-bit data even if Main10 is available |
Tonemap / ISP
| Tonemap Modes | CONTRAST_CURVE, FAST, HIGH_QUALITYCONTRAST_CURVE available — can define custom log curve (64 points max) |
| Max Curve Points | 64Plenty for smooth log curve |
| Noise Reduction | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITY, MINIMAL, ZSLOFF available — can disable NR for clean log |
| Edge / Sharpening | FAST, HIGH_QUALITY, OFF, ZSLOFF available — can disable sharpening |
| Hot Pixel Modes | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITY |
| Lens Shading Correction | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITYOFF available — raw vignetting preserved for manual correction |
| Chromatic Aberration Correction | OFF, FAST, HIGH_QUALITY |
Vendor Tags
| Vendor-Specific Keys | None foundNo OEM-specific camera extensions detected |
Concurrent Cameras 1 checks
Concurrent Cameras
| Concurrent Camera Sets | NoneDevice advertises no camera combination that can stream concurrently |
Startup Ramp 2 checks
Startup Ramp
| First Frame Latency | 73 msCamera start → first encoded frame, at 3648×2048 HEVC — the dead time between pressing record and the first frame of video existing. 3 runs: 121 / 72 / 73 ms |
| Frames Dropped at Startup | 9 framesFrames the camera produced but the encoder dropped while warming up (rate control and 3A settling) — the cost of starting a recording, not throttling. 3 runs: 9 / 9 / 2 |
Video Encoders 40 checks
Encoders
| HEVC (H.265) — c2.qti.hevc.encoder | Max bitrate: 160 MbpsExcellent — high enough for quality log |
| HEVC (H.265) Max Resolution | 8192 × 8192 |
| HEVC (H.265) Max Macroblocks/Frame | 138.240 MB — largest frame 8192×4320Max width × max height (262.144 MB) exceeds this — those two cannot be combined |
| HEVC (H.265) Dimension Alignment | width ×2 height ×2Any even size accepted |
| HEVC (H.265) 10-Bit Profiles | Main10, Main10HDR10, Main10HDR10Plus10-bit encoding supported |
| HEVC (H.265) Bitrate Modes | CBR:Yes VBR:Yes CQ:NoCQ not available — use VBR with high target bitrate |
| HEVC (H.265) Color Formats | 0x7f000789 AndroidOpaque (opaque buffer — OMX_COLOR_FormatAndroidOpaque) 0x7f420888 YUV420Flexible (COLOR_FormatYUV420Flexible — framework maps to NV12) 0x00000013 YUV420Planar (I420) 0x00000015 YUV420SemiPlanar (NV12) 0x00000014 YUV420PackedPlanar 0x00000027 (vendor-specific / unknown) |
| HEVC (H.265) — OMX.qcom.video.encoder.hevc | Max bitrate: 160 MbpsExcellent — high enough for quality log |
| HEVC (H.265) Max Resolution | 8192 × 8192 |
| HEVC (H.265) Max Macroblocks/Frame | 138.240 MB — largest frame 8192×4320Max width × max height (262.144 MB) exceeds this — those two cannot be combined |
| HEVC (H.265) Dimension Alignment | width ×2 height ×2Any even size accepted |
| HEVC (H.265) 10-Bit Profiles | Main10, Main10HDR10, Main10HDR10Plus10-bit encoding supported |
| HEVC (H.265) Bitrate Modes | CBR:Yes VBR:Yes CQ:NoCQ not available — use VBR with high target bitrate |
| HEVC (H.265) Color Formats | 0x7f000789 AndroidOpaque (opaque buffer — OMX_COLOR_FormatAndroidOpaque) 0x7f420888 YUV420Flexible (COLOR_FormatYUV420Flexible — framework maps to NV12) 0x00000013 YUV420Planar (I420) 0x00000015 YUV420SemiPlanar (NV12) 0x00000014 YUV420PackedPlanar 0x00000027 (vendor-specific / unknown) |
| HEVC (H.265) — c2.qti.hevc.encoder.cq | Max bitrate: 160 MbpsExcellent — high enough for quality log |
| HEVC (H.265) Max Resolution | 512 × 512 |
| HEVC (H.265) Max Macroblocks/Frame | 1.024 MB — largest frame 512×512Frame-area budget at 16×16 macroblocks; any shape must fit inside it |
| HEVC (H.265) Dimension Alignment | width ×2 height ×2Any even size accepted |
| HEVC (H.265) 10-Bit Profiles | Main10, Main10HDR10, Main10HDR10Plus10-bit encoding supported |
| HEVC (H.265) Bitrate Modes | CBR:No VBR:Yes CQ:YesCQ (constant quality) available — ideal for log footage |
| HEVC (H.265) Color Formats | 0x7f000789 AndroidOpaque (opaque buffer — OMX_COLOR_FormatAndroidOpaque) 0x7f420888 YUV420Flexible (COLOR_FormatYUV420Flexible — framework maps to NV12) 0x00000013 YUV420Planar (I420) 0x00000015 YUV420SemiPlanar (NV12) 0x00000014 YUV420PackedPlanar 0x00000027 (vendor-specific / unknown) |
| HEVC (H.265) — OMX.qcom.video.encoder.hevc.cq | Max bitrate: 160 MbpsExcellent — high enough for quality log |
| HEVC (H.265) Max Resolution | 512 × 512 |
| HEVC (H.265) Max Macroblocks/Frame | 1.024 MB — largest frame 512×512Frame-area budget at 16×16 macroblocks; any shape must fit inside it |
| HEVC (H.265) Dimension Alignment | width ×2 height ×2Any even size accepted |
| HEVC (H.265) 10-Bit Profiles | Main10, Main10HDR10, Main10HDR10Plus10-bit encoding supported |
| HEVC (H.265) Bitrate Modes | CBR:No VBR:Yes CQ:YesCQ (constant quality) available — ideal for log footage |
| HEVC (H.265) Color Formats | 0x7f000789 AndroidOpaque (opaque buffer — OMX_COLOR_FormatAndroidOpaque) 0x7f420888 YUV420Flexible (COLOR_FormatYUV420Flexible — framework maps to NV12) 0x00000013 YUV420Planar (I420) 0x00000015 YUV420SemiPlanar (NV12) 0x00000014 YUV420PackedPlanar 0x00000027 (vendor-specific / unknown) |
| AVC (H.264) — c2.qti.avc.encoder | Max bitrate: 220 MbpsExcellent — high enough for quality log |
| AVC (H.264) Max Resolution | 8192 × 8192 |
| AVC (H.264) Max Macroblocks/Frame | 138.240 MB — largest frame 8192×4320Max width × max height (262.144 MB) exceeds this — those two cannot be combined |
| AVC (H.264) Dimension Alignment | width ×2 height ×2Any even size accepted |
| AVC (H.264) Bitrate Modes | CBR:Yes VBR:Yes CQ:NoCQ not available — use VBR with high target bitrate |
| AVC (H.264) Color Formats | 0x7f000789 AndroidOpaque (opaque buffer — OMX_COLOR_FormatAndroidOpaque) 0x7f420888 YUV420Flexible (COLOR_FormatYUV420Flexible — framework maps to NV12) 0x00000013 YUV420Planar (I420) 0x00000015 YUV420SemiPlanar (NV12) 0x00000014 YUV420PackedPlanar 0x00000027 (vendor-specific / unknown) |
| AVC (H.264) — OMX.qcom.video.encoder.avc | Max bitrate: 220 MbpsExcellent — high enough for quality log |
| AVC (H.264) Max Resolution | 8192 × 8192 |
| AVC (H.264) Max Macroblocks/Frame | 138.240 MB — largest frame 8192×4320Max width × max height (262.144 MB) exceeds this — those two cannot be combined |
| AVC (H.264) Dimension Alignment | width ×2 height ×2Any even size accepted |
| AVC (H.264) Bitrate Modes | CBR:Yes VBR:Yes CQ:NoCQ not available — use VBR with high target bitrate |
| AVC (H.264) Color Formats | 0x7f000789 AndroidOpaque (opaque buffer — OMX_COLOR_FormatAndroidOpaque) 0x7f420888 YUV420Flexible (COLOR_FormatYUV420Flexible — framework maps to NV12) 0x00000013 YUV420Planar (I420) 0x00000015 YUV420SemiPlanar (NV12) 0x00000014 YUV420PackedPlanar 0x00000027 (vendor-specific / unknown) |
Native Camera Libraries 4 checks
Native Libs
| Camera HAL (/vendor/lib64/hw/) | CameraFactoryService.so camera.qcom.so com.qti.chi.override.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.factory@1.0-impl.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.factory@1.1-impl.so virtualcamera.provider@2.4-impl.soCamera-related native libraries found |
| Camera plugins (/vendor/lib64/camera/) | com.qti.sensor.imx318.so com.qti.sensor.imx334.so com.qti.sensor.imx362.so com.qti.sensor.imx376.so com.qti.sensor.imx386.so com.qti.sensor.imx476.so com.qti.sensor.imx481.so com.qti.sensor.imx519.so com.qti.sensor.imx563.so com.qti.sensor.imx576.so com.qti.sensor.imx577.so com.qti.sensor.imx586.soCamera-related native libraries found |
| Vendor libs (/vendor/lib64/) | android.hardware.camera.provider@2.4-legacy.so android.hardware.camera.provider@2.5-legacy.so camera camera.device@1.0-impl.so camera.device@3.2-impl.so camera.device@3.3-impl.so camera.device@3.4-impl.so camera.device@3.5-impl.so com.qti.chiusecaseselector.so libbatching.so libc_camera_event.so libc_camerabuffer.so libcamera2ndk_vendor.so libcamera_filter.so libcamera_huawei_hal3.so libcamera_msg_queue.so libcamera_nn_stub.so libcamera_oeminfo.so libcamera_resource_pool.so libcameraoemotp.so libcamerapostproc.so libcamx_adapt_metadata_converter.so libcamx_adapt_plat.so libcamx_imagebuffer_monitor.so libcamx_metabuffer_monitor.so libcamxexternalformatutils.so libcamxfacialfeatures.so libcamxfdalgo.so libcamxfdengine.so libcamxifestriping.so libcamximageformatutils.so libcamxqsatalgo.so libcamxstatscore.so libcamxswispiqmodule.so libcamxswprocessalgo.so libcamxtintlessalgo.so libchilog.so libcom.qti.chinodeutils.so libdcamera_distortion.so libdcamera_effect.so libdcamera_sr.so libips_camera_resource.so libmmcamera_bestats.so libmmcamera_cac3.so libmmcamera_faceproc.so libmmcamera_faceproc2.so libmmcamera_lscv35.so libmmcamera_mfnr.so libmmcamera_mfnr_t4.so libmmcamera_pdpc.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource.algoService@1.0-impl.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource.algoService@1.0.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource.dceService@1.0.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource.dmapService@1.0.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource.matcherService@1.0.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource.orbService@1.0.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource@1.0.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource@1.1.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource@1.2.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource@1.3.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource@1.4.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource@1.5.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource@1.6.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource@1.7.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.camResource@1.8.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.cfgsvr@1.0.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.cfgsvr@1.1-impl.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.cfgsvr@1.1.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.factory@1.0.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.factory@1.1.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.secure@1.0.so vendor.huawei.hardware.camera.vircamera@1.0.so vendor.qti.hardware.camera.device@1.0.so vendor.qti.hardware.camera.postproc@1.0-service-impl.so vendor.qti.hardware.camera.postproc@1.0.soCamera-related native libraries found |
| Detected Platform | QTI SM8350 (lahaina)check vendor tags for capabilities |