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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  • Anonymous
  • P$6
  • 08 Sep 2019

DxOMark is paid this is the proof tweet publish before the review:
https://twitter.com/nokia_anew/status/1169652068451270659

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    • Anonymous
    • P$6
    • 08 Sep 2019

    DxOMark is a looser this proves that how bad their experts are. They don't have expertise to take a photo on RAW Mode then how they are experts.
    I am still happy to see #Nokia9PureView hastag on twitter which real users have posted instead of this bias and paid reviews.
    DxOMark proves again they are paid they can't produce the real capabilities of the PureView phone. Nokia 9 with zeiss optics which produce true to the life colors with lot details will never gonna be match with its competitors atleast in day light. They have even prove it in the lumia days too that they are paid.
    Conclusion: DxOMark likes paint color LOL

      Farhan aka Wolverine, 06 Sep 2019So by adding more cameras they ended up going backwards.This is what I've been telling people all this time, but they've ignored me like the village lunatic. Now the results are out, and people change their tune.

      Photography got better because of Qualcomm/ARM, and Stacked DRAM, able to process light information much faster which allows some longer algorithms to be used. Hence, Pixel 2's AI-Photography taking a step-up from the Pixel 1's HDR+ implementation.

      Soon we will hit the plateau again, and there won't be any improvements in photography. To do so, we will need to increase the sensor size. Maybe not as monstrous as the Nokia 808, but something big like the Lumia 1020.... that will do wonders with current technology in quad-pixel binning, sharper lenses, and better computational photography. I mean that's what we did with the SoC's when we weren't making fast enough progress, we bumped up the die-size from the 20-50mm2 range up to the 70-120mm2 range... cramming more cache, more gpus, more cpu cores, and more sister processors like the "npu".

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        • Pierre
        • MnE
        • 07 Sep 2019

        What disappoints me the most is the ability to take panorama shots. It is impossible to take pictures without blur.

          Sergiu, 07 Sep 2019Just install the Google camera form the internet and you wi... moreThen what's the point of having 5 extra cameras if you will use only 1?

            Former Nokia Pureview engineers working for Huawei wave and say hello.

              YUKI93, 07 Sep 2019Not sure about Adobe's own HDR algorithm as it can vary fro... moreI said "on iPhone LR relies on iOS' camera API", so the iOS version of LR takes RAW photo using the API provided by iOS, just like the Android version of LR or any camera apps that are capable of RAW capture need to use Camera2API implemented on Android phones(though on Android whether to implement the API properly or not is up to the manufacturers).
              After capturing multiple RAW images in different exposures the LR app then tries to merge them to create a single RAW file with extremely wide dynamic range.

                Nick Tagataka, 07 Sep 2019Uhh, no? On iPhone LR relies on iOS' camera API and uses it... moreNot sure about Adobe's own HDR algorithm as it can vary from one company to another, but iOS camera API definitely interest me. No need for a real iPhone, then?

                  YUKI93, 07 Sep 2019Thank you for showing the proof that the Huawei's post-imag... moreP20 Pro didn't have a dedicated pixel shift algorithms for focal length of between 27mm and 81mm at that time, so it should look bad when you're taking a photo in 54mm focal length, at which iPhone X was taking a photo of that portrait picture. P20 Pro's photo was also taken in Portrait Mode which by default applies tons of beautification effects that was absent from Pixel 2's processing, so the fairer comparison could've been done if DxOMark had used Aperture Mode instead, or simply shot in 81mm focal length where the phone could've utilised its dedicated telephoto lens.

                  None of them matter now since current Huawei flagships use much more sophisticated algorithms for intermediate focal lengths between the main and the telephoto lens, though.

                    YUKI93, 07 Sep 2019Adobe LR camera? Isn't that the LR would rely on the phone'... moreUhh, no? On iPhone LR relies on iOS' camera API and uses its own HDR algorithms to create the HDR RAW images.

                      AnonD-492870, 06 Sep 2019I still own 2 :)Definitely want to own another 950 and also the iconic Lumia 1020, as I am interested in using my current 950 XL for LumiaWoA project.

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                        • AnonD-819322
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                        • 07 Sep 2019

                        A bit of a failure, like the N97 10 years ago. Hopefully the 9.1 is better.

                          S Yu, 06 Sep 2019You probably haven't seen this: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Apr9zB... moreThank you for showing the proof that the Huawei's post-image processing is a total joke! From that comparison, I definitely favour the iPhone X all the way.

                            stoopie, 07 Sep 2019I hate when manufacturer decides to make painted pictures b... moreThey promoted the idea that noise is dangerous, and yet the apply some unrealistic oversharpening. Yeah... such irony right there. So much for marketing eh?

                              Nick Tagataka, 07 Sep 2019You can't just match Nokia 9 against P30 Pro, literally the... moreAdobe LR camera? Isn't that the LR would rely on the phone's stock camera anyway?

                                YUKI93, 07 Sep 2019"Nokia 9's RAW capability is also horribly overrated..." ... moreYou can't just match Nokia 9 against P30 Pro, literally the worst camera phone you can get for RAW photography, and claim that Nokia 9 is good at it. How about comparing it to Pixel 3 and iPhone XS with Adobe LR camera side by side and inspect the image quality?

                                  dt031sin, 07 Sep 2019We all know that software processing in Nokia 9 is really b... moreHeck, even Juho Sarvikas himself said that the Nokia 9 PureView is meant for serious mobile photographers. That says it all, isn't it?

                                  https://youtu.be/elAswy-X7fA?t=2009

                                    Nick Tagataka, 07 Sep 2019Their individual DxO scores totally make sense though. Horr... more"Nokia 9's RAW capability is also horribly overrated..."

                                    Hmmmm...
                                    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIXifdqVO5A
                                    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxnwzc1FHHo

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                                      • 07 Sep 2019

                                      Anonymous, 06 Sep 2019So, you know better than the experts at DxO huh?Experts? Thats funny, is like calling thumb a politician.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Ldn
                                        • 07 Sep 2019

                                        Nick Tagataka, 07 Sep 2019Their individual DxO scores totally make sense though. Horr... more...maybe, you are one of the average/ ordinary camera smartphone user... it is not made for you...

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