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> To put the speed in perspective, SnappyCam is about 4X faster than the normal iPhone 5 Camera app, and more than twice as quick as the Samsung Galaxy S4′s 7.5 shots per second.

Does it mean that S4's hardware is faster than iPhone 5 given they're using similar algorithms, and if you'd make the same app for Android it could get even better results?

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It's unclear to me, as there's a lot more going on when taking a photo than you might think. :) (I originally thought I could knock together a basic SnappyCam app on top of the JPEG codec within a week or two, it took months.)

If SnappyCam can do it on hardware that is older than the S4, then I can't see why technically Samsung can't lift their game.

And judging by how quickly they've been chasing Apple, and sometimes stepping ahead, I wouldn't be surprised to see a bit of leap-frogging for some time to come.

Let's see what the 5S/C brings in a few months! I'm excited.

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