Nexus 6P vs. LG V10 vs. Galaxy Note5: Jumbo joust

Camera features

Part of the appeal of flagships is that they get all the best components. In the camera department, this means a large sensor, a high-quality lens with an extra-wide aperture, powerful LEDs for the flash, and an OIS module if it can fit.

The Huawei Nexus 6P brings a 1/2.3" sensor, which is on par with what point-and-shoot cameras have. And it only spreads 12 million pixels on it, making the individual pixels quite large, 1.55µm. It has an aperture of f/2.0 and no OIS.

By comparison, the LG V10 has the widest aperture among the three - f/1.8 - so it lets more light in than the Nexus lens. However, there are more pixels squeezed on a smaller sensor footprint - 16MP on 1/2.6" makes for a 1.12µm individual pixel size.

The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is smack in the middle in between the two with a f/1.9 aperture lens and a 16MP 1/2.6" sensor.

Both V10 and Note5 have Optical Image Stabilization systems. This will make videos steadier and allow for blur-free longer exposure shots. For most cameraphones when taking low light pictures in Auto mode, OIS equals longer blur-free exposures