HTC One vs. iPhone 5 camera shootout surfaces, we compare

23 February, 2013
We came upon a nice set of photos from the HTC One and the iPhone 5 and we made a few nice crops.

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  • 24 Feb 2013

AnonD-115920, 24 Feb 2013images of htc one is far better than that of iPHONE 5.Not sure if iPhone hater or HTC fanboi(or may be both)...

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    • Anonymous
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    • 24 Feb 2013

    Most of you judge phone by camera alone. That's sad. why don't you looks at the phone as a whole then compare it. With that Xperia z is the winner. Gg

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      • AnonD-103857
      • nY$
      • 24 Feb 2013

      Anonymous, 24 Feb 2013not sure if its ultrapixel or ultrafail :?ultrafail... :-[

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        • alann
        • Hxf
        • 24 Feb 2013

        as far as i could remember, the CNET guy indicates that what was focused on that lady's picture with sunlight was the face, not the neck, the necklace, the lower part of the hair nor the shirt, but on her face. Why don't you crop the picture at what is being focused?

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          • Anonymous
          • 6%U
          • 24 Feb 2013

          not sure if its ultrapixel or ultrafail :?

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            • 9FM
            • 24 Feb 2013

            AnonD-52738, 24 Feb 2013No denied 808 camera was unbeatable... But not much people ... morecomparing all brands of phones in terms of camera in this site is acceptable,..after all gsmarena deals with phones,..the point is comparing 808 to htc one is useless because we already knew the winner... Thats the reason and not because of the no/less market youve mentioned...

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              • IVx
              • 24 Feb 2013

              AnonD-58186, 24 Feb 2013because they are amazing cameraphone,.talking about 808,.gs... moreNo denied 808 camera was unbeatable... But not much people care, it only for hardcore symbian fans and as a gift for symbian retirement.

              Lumia 920 was good camera as well, the majority using windows phone still not much.

              Comparing with no/less market phone was extra useless step.

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                • AnonD-115920
                • uts
                • 24 Feb 2013

                images of htc one is far better than that of iPHONE 5.

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                  • AnonD-58186
                  • 9FM
                  • 24 Feb 2013

                  AnonD-52738, 24 Feb 2013Because it was not so famous windows phone and dead symbian.because they are amazing cameraphone,.talking about 808,.gsmarena and majority of people already knew that it is unbeatable in terms of photo quality,..and it is not fair to compare nokia 808 to htc one,.got it my friend?hehehe pls dont cry,..

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                    • AnonD-116868
                    • nCa
                    • 24 Feb 2013

                    Agreed (Y)

                    But we just have to wait until official samples are released. :) these are just Demo :P

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                      • jamii
                      • 0pa
                      • 24 Feb 2013

                      These pictures turned up on a another site last week,
                      they stated that the HTC photo's were taken on a pre release firmware, so there is a potential for improvement. As you say it's early days!

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                        • Denzo
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                        • 24 Feb 2013

                        Ill be honest.. I love a good camera on a device... but for me, everything after and including the iPhone 3GS was more than enough.. This should be fine for what I would need, like all the camera phones :) Bragging rights is another story, but for real use, this is good.

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                          • 24 Feb 2013

                          AnonD-52738, 24 Feb 2013This set photo was origin from CNET. In actual size, HTC di... moreYou got it. :)

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                            • IVx
                            • 24 Feb 2013

                            This set photo was origin from CNET. In actual size, HTC did much better in details, exposure and better low light situation.

                            Review here was incorrect due to the author mistakenly enlarging the photo which impact the actual quality.

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                              • AnonD-52738
                              • IVx
                              • 24 Feb 2013

                              Johan, 24 Feb 2013Why not compare it to a real cameraphone like the Lumia 920... moreBecause it was not so famous windows phone and dead symbian.

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                                • 24 Feb 2013

                                Anonymous, 24 Feb 2013I dont know what you mean, the One made extremely noisy pho... more
                                I mean HTC One in low light conditions the pic is more lighter than iphone 5, Samsung galaxy S3 and S2.

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                                  • azn
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                                  • 24 Feb 2013

                                  Anonymous, 24 Feb 2013Its too early to say in very low light, but in indoor light... moreOk, i think it's maybe too early to say. We'll wait and see. :)

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 24 Feb 2013

                                    azn, 24 Feb 2013In dark lighting conditions, the HTC One much better than a... moreI dont know what you mean, the One made extremely noisy photos in that light, whats so great about that? The iphone5 won.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 24 Feb 2013

                                      Anonymous, 24 Feb 2013Its too early to say in very low light, but in indoor light... moreBy the way, the photo i posted form the launch event, note that flash is off, look at the background, it is just as overexposed as the mans face.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • m7K
                                        • 24 Feb 2013

                                        azn, 24 Feb 2013Ok, sony xperia Z is also good in low light performance. Bu... moreIts too early to say in very low light, but in indoor light conditions there is no doubt that Z is the champion, it also won the indoor part in ph.arenas shootout.

                                        Heres one taken at the One launch event, we are not talking small differences, the One gave a nearly useless result,
                                        http://img.gfx.no/1128/1128951/_DSC0292%20(Medium).JPG