HTC U12+ takes second place in DxOMark mobile camera ranking

23 May 2018
HTC's U12+ excels in photography with excellent zoom, autofocus and detail.

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Geric.770, 23 May 2018Well, if their words are accurate and the camera is better ... morehahaha most ppl trust MKHD review but not Dxomark. Who is mkhd? He just a kid with no knowledge in photography whatsoever.

    Kabbi, 23 May 2018You really think HTC have money to pay for some camera scor... moreBut it makes us wondering.
    Why did DxOMark tested this newly released phone in less than a week, but at the same time, can't even test some like the Xperia XZ2, which was already available in most countries (probably more countries than this U12+ is currently available at, including where DxOMark headquarters live) and now being used by many average consumers?
    Yes we know HTC doesn't have a lot of money to pay DxOMark to give full marks to their phones, but the point here is that DxOMark is no longer a highly-respected camera testing standard after all of the ridiculous changes that they've had in the recent years.

      Boldpixel, 23 May 2018Yes this... choose what seems best for you. I don't take th... moreReviewers talk about what they care about, and don't necessarily reflect what the average consumer cares about. For example, the whole EMUI hate train that everyone's jumping on. Yet Huawei sells so many phones, and Pixel with it's stock android sold so poorly. Nobody cares about those details.

        keyur.sheth, 23 May 2018Totally fake. I watched MKBHD blind camera test between iPh... moreYou're gonna go off the review of one person? You do know he's human too right? Smh

          Anonymous, 23 May 2018Is dxo honest? I have no idea. At least they are photog... moreNot all YouTubers have zero knowledge on photography, ok?
          Some are biased and only paid, and also some are seriously reviewing them side by side and deep dive the specs of that camera used.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 23 May 2018

            Don't believe them just try it yourself. If it is good that's it.

              keyur.sheth, 23 May 2018Totally fake. I watched MKBHD blind camera test between iPh... moreYes this... choose what seems best for you. I don't take this 'reviewers' seriously....every time a new phone comes out...like say the OP6 ..it is usually the same line 'good camera but does not reach the heights of say Samsung and Iphone'....makes you wonder what marvel this samsung camera is that consistently gets poor artifacts and texture scores in a data based review like dxomark.

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                • Anonymous
                • LkD
                • 23 May 2018

                Is dxo honest?

                I have no idea. At least they are photographers.
                And some pll believe more in opinion from youtubers, which has zero knowlegde of photography world

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                  Geric.770, 23 May 2018Well, if their words are accurate and the camera is better ... moreWhy wait MKBHD? He barely covers anything when it comes to smartphone cameras. Just see download some full resolution samples from DxOMark's review and see them yourself.

                    Wait until Notebookcheck reviews it, we'll really see how the white balance & saturation is.

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                      • 23 May 2018

                      keyur.sheth, 23 May 2018Totally fake. I watched MKBHD blind camera test between iPh... moreBlind test is about beauty, not quality.

                      Photos that show high brightness which leads to wrong white balance, too much contrast which males photos artificial are always chosen by readers/viewers.

                      Dxo probably changed protocol because of Apple. They knew iphone would never lead that way.

                      The i7 was rated below s6 and Z5.

                        Kabbi, 23 May 2018You really think HTC have money to pay for some camera scor... moreWell, if their words are accurate and the camera is better than most of the competition, I'll accept that score. I'll wait for MKBHD for his review on this unit.
                        But if not, I'll just say it's paid!

                          All I need to see is exposure, colour, texture, artifacts and maybe noise, the rest are Irrelevant :) . It seems to be a good camera.

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                            Geric.770, 23 May 2018Yeah. 7 Plus was really bad on its first release. That port... moreYou really think HTC have money to pay for some camera score? You wrong there

                              Shanti Dope, 23 May 2018I would expect it to be lower than the S9, but seriously...... moreYeah. 7 Plus was really bad on its first release. That portrait mode is still like in beta version!
                              Yup, DxO is DxO. They'll just score the phone in the highest once the company pays them hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

                                Geric.770, 23 May 2018Do you remember Sony XZ Premium? They also scored lower th... moreI would expect it to be lower than the S9, but seriously....iPhone 7 Plus is better??
                                That alone made the whole company a joke.

                                  Sonu4678, 23 May 2018In my opinion, iPhone X snaps were oversaturated (that was ... moreI also prefer Pixel because of its great attention to details, and balanced sharpness and saturation to photos.
                                  I was disappointed on the P20 Pro, but I agree that it's the best camera smartphone on zooming shots.
                                  iPhone X, my opinion, is the well balanced camera of them all.
                                  OP6 is good also for its price tag!
                                  S9? For low light situations!

                                    keyur.sheth, 23 May 2018Totally fake. I watched MKBHD blind camera test between iPh... moreIn my opinion, iPhone X snaps were oversaturated (that was quite a shock for me) and less detailed. Pixel 2 came in 1st and then S9+ in my list.

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                                      • 23 May 2018

                                      HTC is well known for their cameras. Working with Google helped them improve the scores even more. Back then 90 (U11) was the highest and it was hard to achieve that or is it the fact that DxOMark just lowered the bar on the results to give any companies an easy 95+ scoring.

                                      HTC just only pay them with their phone and DxO honestly gave their phone a great score, just like the other phones before.

                                        Shanti Dope, 23 May 2018DxOMark is still waiting for Sony to pay them to test their... moreDo you remember Sony XZ Premium?
                                        They also scored lower than Huawei's P10 and LG's G6!
                                        Maybe they didn't pay DxO properly. XD

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