How good are the camera and display on a Privacy Phone?
The same as the Pixel you bought. We sell new Australian Pixels. The sensors, the lenses and the OLED screen are the hardware Google shipped. GrapheneOS does not swap those for weaker parts.
It does change the default camera app. It does not need a Google account, or a cloud upload, to take a picture.
How the camera and display work on a Privacy Phone
Photo quality matches a stock Pixel when you use the same app.
GrapheneOS Camera is the private default. HDR, night mode, and a way to strip location from the photo before you share it.
Install Pixel Camera only if you want Google’s heavier processing and the extra modes.
The screen is the same panel. Brightness, colour and smoothness are the phone you bought.
Camera and screen claims assume a new sensor and a new panel. We do not sell refurbished or grey-import Pixels. See what phones we sell.
The camera on a Privacy Phone
GrapheneOS Camera can run without a Google account. You can deny it the network. Cloud extras, the heavy editing tools and backup to Google Photos, need a Google account if you want them. They are optional. Leave them off.
You still have the camera kill switch. One tap and the camera is off, including to an app that already had permission. See kill switches.
The display on a Privacy Phone
The same OLED panel as that Pixel on stock Android. GrapheneOS does not dim the hardware.
Common questions about the camera and display
Do I have to install Pixel Camera?
No. Plenty of people never do. Install it only if you want the extra processing.
Can the camera upload my photos?
GrapheneOS Camera does not need the cloud. Pixel Camera will not upload if you deny it the network and you skip Google Photos. Check the permission.
