Huawei P40 Pro's rear and front cameras post the high scores in DxOMark's tests

31 March 2020
The cameras aced both the photo and video tests, making the P40 Pro the undisputed camera champ.

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  • 07 Apr 2020

Jake420, 07 Apr 2020that problem died in the 10 series you can zoom all the way... moreNope. I can still spot it. Maybe its less on 108mp res (good details, worse on other aspect), but i can definitely sees it on 12mp pixel-binned res, which the option that will used.

Color cast on shadows, oversaturate, inaccurate AWB, oversharpening, harsh on NR. These are not supposed to be on a big sensor. Not to mention the still bad AF in S20 Ultra even after updates. -
https://www.anandtech.com/show/15603/the-samsung-galaxy-s20-s20-ultra-exynos-snapdragon-review-megalomania-devices/14 - Iphone 11 Pro better in daylight, Mate 30 in low light (P40 are superior, but not tested). Anandtech review are one of my concerns when it comes to real photography input.

Like i said, in my type of photography, Samsung image processing are not in the list. Its got great DR & video recording though.

    Shui8, 07 Apr 2020Errr sorry. Not in my book. Samsung take on details look... morethat problem died in the 10 series you can zoom all the way with the ultra and still have amazing quality so don't know what you mean

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      Jake420, 07 Apr 2020yeah it honestly looks like the s20 won in most cases inclu... moreErrr sorry. Not in my book.

      Samsung take on details looks the least for me (oil painting, plasticky looks). And thats the basic thing in my type of photography. Rejected.

        Shui8, 04 Apr 2020Mrwhosetheboss conclusion - Photography champ - P40 Pro ... moreyeah it honestly looks like the s20 won in most cases including zoom except low light

          Shui8, 04 Apr 2020Mrwhosetheboss conclusion - Photography champ - P40 Pro ... moreBut finally he said overall my phone was p40 pro

            AnonD-923639, 31 Mar 2020When I look at the "excellent" bokeh there are a lot of spo... moreBokeh are gimmick, I prefer the nature aperture directly from the lens instead of image stacking to create the artificial Boke.

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              • 04 Apr 2020

              Jake420, 04 Apr 2020that's true but Mr.whostheboss comparison seems better than... moreMrwhosetheboss conclusion -

              Photography champ - P40 Pro
              Videography champ - Iphone 11 Pro Max

              Looks like he's no different than Danny Winget lol.

              To be honest, all 3 brands got their own pros & cons when it comes to the camera system. Its just depends on you on what features/style u needed the most.

                Nick Tagataka, 04 Apr 2020I watched his comparison and it was a joke. He literally sh... morethat's true but Mr.whostheboss comparison seems better than Danny winger he made it seem like the s20 was no better than an iPhone 11 which we all know it isn't

                  Jake420, 03 Apr 2020A lot of argument here I think you guys should watch boored... moreI watched his comparison and it was a joke. He literally shot photos on P40 Pro with Leica filter turned on during the day, which is illustrated by strong saturation and vignetting effect, and didn't specify whether he used auto or night mode in low light at all. No selfie was taken without portrait mode (but he turned it off only on P40 Pro in the window shot for some unknown reason), no videos at 4K30/FHD or on UWA/telephoto lenses, and he clearly messed up something during the nighttime zoom shot as there's no way that the exposure between 5x and 10x shot could be different on any smartphone. So thanks for the suggestion, but that was one of the most inconsistent and flawed camera comparison I've ever seen in many years.

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                    • 04 Apr 2020

                    Nick Tagataka, 03 Apr 2020In still photos: P40 Pro - 23mm => 27mm through croppin... moreYou guys are seriously confused by Danny's terrible testing method! He consistently used the ultra wide angle camera to record video on P40 Pro and never swirtched to the main lens. He was being unfair to Huawei in focusing test because only the main camera has Octa-PDAF whereas other two cameras only have normal PDAF. Watch videos made by other reviewers and you will see P40 Pro's video is almost as wide as those from Apple and Samsung.

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                      Nick Tagataka, 03 Apr 2020In still photos: P40 Pro - 23mm => 27mm through croppin... moreIf the sensor can't use it area for still image. It won't use that area in video too. Simple logic.
                      I don't understand why are you backing him up without giving fake logic !
                      Even with your new logic it doesn't prove anything.
                      S20 ultra and iPhone both had the same distance.
                      So, Overall that doesn't make sense.

                      Now about the editing part. When he talked about The S20 ultra he directly mentioned about software update.
                      Then why did he have to make it so complicated by saying "tuning and added sharpness" for P40 pro instead of saying about software updating directly ?
                      You keep supporting him as you do for Huawei.
                      I'm not buying it. I heard what he said. That's enough for me.

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                        • 03 Apr 2020

                        Jake420, 03 Apr 2020A lot of argument here I think you guys should watch boored... moreAnd maybe u should watch MrWhosetheBoss?
                        Or the Danny Winget?
                        Or Techline Linus feat Techmagnet?
                        Or the most hateful DxO when its favourite brands not on top?
                        Or even GSMarena video P40 camera review itself?

                        Each reviewer got different parts of perspectives. I observe the one that has a lot of photography/videography knowledge in a camera world input. Booredatwork not one of them in my book. He's just an example reviewer as an average consumer would react.

                          A lot of argument here I think you guys should watch booredatwork's video he truly shows all the strengths of each phone and the s20 ultra won in most scenes

                            AnonD-754814, 03 Apr 2020I don't surely know what he meant with that. I think he mea... moreBecause from 11:24 he goes into a different topic and start talking about the overall impression and conclusion? I highly doubt he was suggesting people to manually edit the video to make P40 Pro's footage look better, that's just way too impractical.

                              AnonD-754814, 03 Apr 2020You guys are insufferable. Didn't you just tell yesterday t... moreIn still photos:
                              P40 Pro - 23mm => 27mm through cropping
                              S20 Ultra - 26mm natively

                              In video:
                              P40 Pro - 23mm => 27mm due to EIS cropping (I don't know the exact figure, I'm just guessing here)
                              S20 Ultra - 26mm => Narrower FoV than 27mm due to EIS (hence narrower than P40 Pro, but again, I don't know the actual figure)

                              Makes sense?

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                                Nick Tagataka, 03 Apr 2020Nope, he said "With a little bit of tuning and some added s... moreI don't surely know what he meant with that. I think he meant tuning and sharpening by himself. Because he talked about the software tuning at 11:59.
                                Why would he talk about software tuning twice with a gap of 30 seconds ?

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                                  Nick Tagataka, 03 Apr 202023mm on P40 Pro vs 26mm equiv lens on S20 Ultra and iPhone ... moreYou guys are insufferable. Didn't you just tell yesterday that The actual focal length of P40 is 27mm instead of 23mm because of the cropping.
                                  Now you are again saying it's 23mm, so it fits more in the frame.
                                  Confused of your different answers.

                                    AnonD-754814, 02 Apr 2020I'm pissed at GSMARENA right now. They should support addin... moreNope, he said "With a little bit of tuning and some added sharpness, P40 Pro night video can change the game". Notice how he used the word "tuning" instead of "editing", which implies that he's referring to the software updates that will "tune" the camera software rather than users manually colour-correcting the video (I mean if you think about it for a bit, you can tell how impractical it is to do the video editing for average consumers). It's only natural he said this because among those 3 phones P40 Pro was the only phone running on a primitive firmware that hadn't been updated since he started using it.

                                      AnonD-754814, 02 Apr 2020Edit : I also found one more thing while re-watching the vi... more23mm on P40 Pro vs 26mm equiv lens on S20 Ultra and iPhone 11 Pro, so P40 Pro naturally fits more stuffs into frame.

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                                        AnonD-754814, 02 Apr 2020I'm pissed at GSMARENA right now. They should support addin... moreEdit : I also found one more thing while re-watching the video.
                                        While he was doing AF test He kept the object at a reasonable distant for P40 pro where for the other two(specially the bigger sensor S20 ultra) the subject was at closer distance which is tougher than the P40 pro's distance.
                                        Why would he do that ?

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