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A câmara do telemóvel novo é muito melhor.

A câmara do telemóvel novo é muito melhor.
The new mobile phone's camera is much better.
From Lesson 130:Irregular comparatives (melhor, pior, maior, menor)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about A câmara do telemóvel novo é muito melhor.

I know that "good" is bom or boa. Why does this sentence use melhor instead of mais boa?
In Portuguese, you cannot say mais bom or mais boa to mean "more good". Just like in English, you must use the irregular comparative melhor, which means "better".
Since a câmara is feminine, does melhor need a feminine ending?
No, melhor is a gender-neutral word, so it stays the same for masculine and feminine nouns. It only changes for plurals (becoming melhores). Since there is only one camera, we use melhor.
Does muito mean "very" or "much" here? Could I say mais melhor?
Here, muito means "much" (much better). You cannot say mais melhor (more better) in Portuguese, just like you wouldn't in English. You should always use muito melhor to say that something is much better.
The word novo is masculine, but a câmara is feminine. Why don't they match?
The adjective novo describes the phone (o telemóvel), not the camera (a câmara). Because telemóvel is a masculine singular noun, novo must be masculine and singular to match it.
Why do we use é (from the verb ser) instead of está (from the verb estar)?
The verb ser is used for permanent characteristics. The quality of a phone's camera is a lasting, built-in feature, not a temporary state, so we use é.

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