Nokia 9 PureView's unique penta-camera gets low score from DxOMark

06 September 2019
It barely beats the Nokia 8 Sirocco in the overall score and actually got a lower video score. The PureView failed to top the 3-year old iPhone 7.

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Shui8, 11 Sep 2019If u talking about wider lens, both Xperia 1 & 5 front ... moreEven my mom also say that, she notice the Huawei Mate 20 selfie can makes people looks fatter (she look from the whatsapp group and always complain) I think it is the distortion doesn't come with any corrections or maybe the person captured are out of the center or maybe the photographer hold the phone way out from range to including more people by one hands this may causing distortion issues even more can be prompted.

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    • 11 Sep 2019

    Eye see u, 10 Sep 2019Do you take selfie on your Huawei Mate 20? Do you look extr... moreIf u talking about wider lens, both Xperia 1 & 5 front camera has wider lens at 24mm, XZ3 even wider at 23mm. By that logic, u will looks more fatter on it than my Mate 20 26mm lol.

    Last time i check, my front camera works just fine, with no additional fatter effects as per mention.

      Shui8, 09 Sep 2019Ignore that guy. He's know nothing about Huawei but only wo... moreDo you take selfie on your Huawei Mate 20? Do you look extra fatter in selfie due to the wider lens? My friends always send me the the selfie on whatsapp, either big face distortion head... they all looks unbelievable fatter than reality. Please don't skip this feature and allow me to know your experience.

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        • Anonymous
        • 2Aw
        • 10 Sep 2019

        At this point hardware isn't the problem, it's really down to the software.

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          • KZK
          • 09 Sep 2019

          YUKI93, 07 Sep 2019Thank you for showing the proof that the Huawei's post-imag... moreIgnore that guy. He's know nothing about Huawei but only worshipping Samsung. From that samples, Huawei users just put a smile on their face. DxO tests every camera performance in Auto & default state. In this case, Huawei's portrait mode on default sets beautification at level '5'. Turn off that beautification, and it will resulting better than the two competitors.

          These are some of the things that guy didnt know, which is just took a point to condemn Huawei, when he doesnt even have a clue on how it works.

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            • KZK
            • 09 Sep 2019

            Kangal, 08 Sep 2019This is what I've been telling people all this time, but th... moreYou just mention the camera specs of upcoming Mate 30.

              Anonymous, 07 Sep 2019DxO gives a very impressive explanation. The weird part i... moreI think the issue with the brands you just mentioned is that their camera software and quality is inconsistent. I am sure DxO takes hundreds of photos to make sure they are getting the shot but it is known that Sony, LG, and Motorola (maybe HMD) have always had decent camera performance but their lack of optimization makes the quality hard to notice without taking more shots that you would like. You can check out the multiple reviews on YouTube and you will see varying sentiments that range from bad to pretty good and I think that's in part due to how hard the camera software works to detect focus, scene optimization, and represent colors accurately in a consistent manner. With an iPhone, Pixel, Galaxy, and recently Huawei phone, the picture quality is almost identical with every shot in the same scene while the other brands have struggled to make that happen, leaving shots that are milliseconds apart look wildly different. At least that's what I think and obviously it could be something else but my speculation has led me to this.

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                • AnonD-731363
                • SH3
                • 09 Sep 2019

                DOX mark cant be trusted.
                If we take only BOKEH to affect the score this phone is best among all other competitors.

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                  • uNV
                  • 09 Sep 2019

                  DXO mark give points .... But upper limit is not fixed...
                  LOL.
                  115 out of ????

                    Those from DXOMARK don”t even know how to use a camera phone to its true potential. They just did test everything on Auto modes. This phone is more than a phone and is not for those who don”t know how to use it. There have been stories around that companies pay them for more points.

                      DXO mark scores doesn't mean jack.
                      It tries to be the average user, but fails that the average user takes multiple shots. It's basically just comparing the AI scene recognition for each brand and not the sensor performance.

                      I'd rather use GSM Arena's camera comparison for a more accurate result.

                      Also, I cant remember where it's from but a spokesperson said that they can easily get a better DXO mark score is they optimized for their requirements, which they are not doing.

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                        • Carol
                        • nUI
                        • 08 Sep 2019

                        DxO Scam, 08 Sep 2019Nokia 9's camera is too good that the staff at DxOMark thou... moreYeah, the worst part is that iphone 6 got better score then 1020 a thing is not only to laugh about but also to vomit uppon.

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                          • 08 Sep 2019

                          Nokia 9's camera is too good that the staff at DxOMark thought they are bad. They have been used to all the crappy photos from Samsung.

                          But seriously, DxOMark gave Lumia 1020 a very low score too, its quite obvious the results are rigged. Also GSMArena stop using DxOMark as a 'news' source! Other phone reviews don't use them. GSMArena shouldn't use them at all to avoid getting their downfall.

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                            • Andrew
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                            • 08 Sep 2019

                            I don't think that these are all correct.

                              Anonymous, 06 Sep 2019I translated few conversations on weibo few weeks ago. Peo... moreI translated random text from Weibo and find out unicorns are alife, your comment has so much robustness as mine

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                                • 08 Sep 2019

                                Nick Tagataka, 07 Sep 2019Their individual DxO scores totally make sense though. Horr... moreNo disrespect intended, but that's not how you take photos. You expose for the highlight and later lift the shadows on post.
                                Most of the 'camera reviews' don't do that. See the camera part of this (at the end )
                                https://youtu.be/s9FfhA2X99U

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                                  • 08 Sep 2019

                                  Ariane, 06 Sep 2019Nothing new. It was expected. A lot of reviews were already... moreAnother day another useless comment.

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                                    • Carol
                                    • nUI
                                    • 08 Sep 2019

                                    Nick Tagataka, 07 Sep 2019Their individual DxO scores totally make sense though. Horr... moreThat is not oversharpening. If you would take your lessons, you would know that 5 pictures combined will make a bit of edge, You do not even understand this camera, yet, you talk. As for dxzero, cause they are zero kbowlege and 100% profit, are scmaing people with their let's make money expertiese. Let's put nokia 9 against iphone in a real fight (ups already done, iphone looses) and see what nokia 9 actually does. DxO my a''.

                                      Anonymous, 08 Sep 2019DxOMark is paid this is the proof tweet publish before the ... moreJust because a fan community of Nokia phones claimed that DxO blackmailed Nokia, that doesn't mean they actually did. Post the factual proof or you're spreading false information.

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                                        • 08 Sep 2019

                                        Nick Tagataka, 07 Sep 2019You can't just match Nokia 9 against P30 Pro, literally the... moreIphone? Hope you're joking.