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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  • 07 Sep 2019

Sony and nokia never have high score from Dxo... everybody know why hahahaha, no pay no high score

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    • Anonymous
    • Lj%
    • 07 Sep 2019

    Anonymous, 07 Sep 2019"How can a phone from 2019 have worse samples than phone fr... moreSamples of XZ Premium, XZ3 , Xperia 1, LG G6 and G7 look worse than samples from the reviews of Z5 and G5.
    Same for Motorola.

    But only on dxo.

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      • Anonymous
      • KZK
      • 07 Sep 2019

      DxO : you don't pay me, I give you the worst possible score

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        • Anonymous
        • Nji
        • 07 Sep 2019

        Anonymous, 07 Sep 2019DxO gives a very impressive explanation. The weird part i... more"How can a phone from 2019 have worse samples than phone from 2016 that belongs to same brand?" Which phones are you talking about?

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          • Anonymous
          • Kg%
          • 07 Sep 2019

          I follow some professional photographers who uses Xperia 1 and Nokia 9 Pureview and the results are stunning. Professional photographers make these underrated camera phones perform like professional cameras.

            another one that doesn't pay either

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              • M{K
              • 07 Sep 2019

              Bought one one of these in March from Argos in the UK in n March with the free ear buds offer. The phone is basically a pile of shite, the fingerprint sensor was completely unusable for most of the time and even after various updates never worked. Was looking for something to replace my LG G4 and this thing never came close in the camera dept. In the end it was replaced for a OP 6 which is miles better, I never got the "free ear buds" which was basically a scam from HMD or Nokia or Argos who cares. Stay clear of this piece of crap, Will never buy anything from HMD or Nokia or whoever they are, should of reported them all to trading standards for fraud., It is that bad a product.

                Anonymous, 07 Sep 2019They said s10 erases fine detail because excess of noise re... moreI hate when manufacturer decides to make painted pictures because they themselves promoted the idea that noise is dangerous

                  S Yu, 06 Sep 2019You probably haven't seen this: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Apr9zB... morewoooow... one cannot get a better proof about how relevant dxo is... thanks... that p20 is trash. of course there are other aspects of photography, but u can quite clearly see how the sensor and software perform and cannot not see :)

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 07 Sep 2019

                    Anonymous, 06 Sep 2019DxO isn't known for accurate reviews. GSMA did far better i... moreThey said s10 erases fine detail because excess of noise reduction.
                    But they give lower score of texture to phones with more details at expense of more noise.

                    U12+ uses HDR+ from google. Probably part of their deal.
                    Pixel 3 without zoom got same score of U12+.
                    Pixel 3 have weaker DR than Pixel 2.

                    Iphone Xr got much higher scoremthan X, despite not having same zoom amd bokeh score.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 07 Sep 2019

                      ishreal, 06 Sep 2019You have no proof of that and no one does. I am not a big D... moreDxO gives a very impressive explanation.
                      The weird part is the fact brands like Motorola, Sony, HMD and LG reviews have samples with worse quality than photos taken by other sites.

                      They say they take near 1000 photos, but they seem to pick the worse for few brands.

                      How can a phone from 2019 have worse samples than phone from 2016 that belongs to same brand?

                        Because this phone is mostly about top output for bokeh and raw stills. It's just that sw is poor in other fields. But even for jpegs, I would say they ate one of the best.
                        Depends on what you compare, dxo is comparing overal score.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • Lj%
                          • 07 Sep 2019

                          Vikku, 06 Sep 2019Dxomark is just a money paid puppy.... How come honour came... moreLeica and Zeiss are just branded.
                          Leica lenses are extremely expensive.
                          Huawei phones would cost way more.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Lj%
                            • 07 Sep 2019

                            mrfone, 06 Sep 2019DxOMark reviews are biased. You have to pay them to get a p... moreThis is what I read on weibo chat ....

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                              • simple chimp
                              • L2N
                              • 07 Sep 2019

                              All major websites and reviewers accept bribes and DXO mark is known to be biased to those who pay. Nokia did pay a lot of money to early "professional " reviewers to give it some early good reviews. But the painful truth is : The Nokia 9 camera actually sucks

                              I got a chance to play with a store demo here in Kuwait and played around with the camera for a little while. The time is takes to simply snap a photo It is painfully slow , I mean its as slow as phones from 2010. I think it took like 3 seconds to process a photo !!! And the quality is average at best. If someone is considering buying it for the camera, I recommend that you spend your money elsewhere.

                              I was rather disappointed by the Nokia 9. My recommendation is for them to ease of the marketing bullsh*t and focus on the basics.

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                                • S Yu
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                                • 06 Sep 2019

                                indlvarn, 06 Sep 2019I just can't with the comments. Frustrated people don't hav... moreYou probably haven't seen this:
                                https://1drv.ms/u/s!Apr9zBuBUufHgagta_EHLyP0zODJsw

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • MjB
                                  • 06 Sep 2019

                                  DxO isn't known for accurate reviews. GSMA did far better in their review of the 9 pureview. However, keep in mind that DxO have a point system. So, while a phone could perform well in real life situations, they have to give it points, a bit subjective if you ask me, but still, they have to rate them somehow.

                                  check all of their shots and you'd find that most are good, if not great. So in the end, you can decide by viewing their photos. There are also many sites that provide camera samples, and you could always visit Flickr to get some more.

                                    Why are you surprised over that? Nokia limit their camera! They never learned from the Nokia 8 mistake. And that's why I'll never recommend nokia, as a camera phone. Remove the limitations, like the real Nokia did on the old n8. Because it made the phone able to use the cameras full potential and power.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • P$6
                                      • 06 Sep 2019

                                      I was really waiting for the review from DxO mark and finally i can confirm 100% they are paid
                                      who can believe this score do iphone 7 match Nokia 9 Pureview with zeiss optics to get real life color quality absolutely no.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • P$6
                                        • 06 Sep 2019

                                        Guys before your speculation this russian community have already provided news about dxo mark that they will post review tomorrow and they have also asked HMD Global for a fund and hmd have refused to give them so as the result
                                        Reference DxO is paid
                                        https://mobile.twitter.com/nokia_anew/status/1169652068451270659