iPhone 6s Plus vs. Lumia 950 XL vs. Galaxy Note5 vs. LG V10: Blind shootout revealed

13 January, 2016
The last blind shootout got us in a competitive spirit, so let's do another one. This time we bring in the Apple iPhone 6s Plus and the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL and carry over the LG V10 and Samsung Galaxy Note5 from last time.

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  • AnonD-490196
  • mfI
  • 09 Feb 2016

Anonymous, 20 Jan 2016also it would be good to know what settings were used per d... moreChanging to the Windows 10 insider technical preview on my Lumia 950 XL improved things substantially. Sure, I'm a fan with several Lumias, but my testing has shown amazing quality. If the V10 is really better, then thank God the standards are getting much higher for all flagships. It would be great to include a test-comparison recording loud, live music. Lumia HAAC audio blows everything away in that regard, including almost all dedicated pro cameras.

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    • 09 Feb 2016

    marcolero, 23 Jan 2016enjoy your food!My hat needs some teriyaki sauce or something. Yuk! However, being a fan and owner of several Lumia phones, I am very skeptical about this test. I'm looking to borrow friends' flagship smartphones to make my own tests. If those other phones--like the LG--are actually better than the Lumia 950 XL, then I'm just happy that the standards are now so amazingly high. The results amaze me. Anyone dare answer address the audio-recording superiority of the Lumias with HAAC recording? I haven't been able to find a dedicated camera that offers this high-quality audio that's nearly impossible to distort.

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      • Anonymous
      • NR2
      • 01 Feb 2016

      mir, 21 Jan 2016I feel bad for the people who thought that B was the lumia ... moreThis is a blind test. Participants were mostly blind. V10 is overexposed and grainy in my opinion.

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        • Anonymous
        • NR2
        • 01 Feb 2016

        AnonD-80967, 20 Jan 2016r.i.p who ever said B was lumia ROFL :D . LG V10 ! LG on B... moreYou mean overexposed mode!

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          • Anonymous
          • NR2
          • 01 Feb 2016

          Lumia 950XL is still the best! If you look at the full photo and not just the thumbnail.

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            • rob.hall
            • j09
            • 29 Jan 2016

            AnonD-100398, 19 Jan 2016u just answered ur own question Dude..More light means more... moreI think alot of peoples tried to figure out the phone in each pic rather than really look comparatively at each pic.
            I honestly think the battle is between lg and the lumia. For me its closer than what the results show.
            id really like to see in these test:
            1. A dslr photo to be compared with
            2. Each phone letter rearranged for each pic
            3. Gsmarena giving us their input after each photo.
            4. That the last "king of cameraphones" (this case the lumia 1020) be included until it is "beaten" by another device. (Ps I may have missed the article where it was trumped)

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              • Anonymous
              • vD0
              • 25 Jan 2016

              I must be in the minority. V10's severely oversharpened image is just ugly. Lumia created the most natural (IMO), albeit underexposed images.
              It was very obvious which was what.
              Samsung phones have been creating softer images.
              LG, similar to Samsung in colors, but much more sharpened.
              Apple = 4:3 lower res images.
              Then just put whatever else they're testing as the last mystery phone.

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                • KNAWLGE
                • Ibx
                • 24 Jan 2016

                gaurravv5, 19 Jan 2016:D :DAll wrong my friend. V10 Takes the crown.

                LG = V10

                Lumia = V8

                Note 5 = V6

                iPhone = Horrid V4

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                  • KNAWLGE
                  • Ibx
                  • 24 Jan 2016

                  AnonD-77443, 19 Jan 2016Well done LG. Its such a shame that the V10 is ruined with ... moreThat's why it has a removable battery. How hard is it to carry around a spare battery and switch it out? To much work apparently. Remember one of the last flagships doing this.

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                    • Ibx
                    • 24 Jan 2016

                    Asbmor, 20 Jan 2016I have a small problom with the result page? Why havent eve... moreBecause the numbers were so low it didn't matter. Just take the difference and there you go.

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                      • KNAWLGE
                      • Ibx
                      • 24 Jan 2016

                      Anonymous, 20 Jan 2016also it would be good to know what settings were used per d... morePoint and Shoot settings

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                        • marcolero
                        • Jn8
                        • 23 Jan 2016

                        AnonD-490196, 18 Jan 2016I own a Lumia 950 XL and B looks very similar to the result... moreenjoy your food!

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                          • Hui
                          • bJb
                          • 23 Jan 2016

                          Seriously? B?! People like grainy pictures now?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • PxA
                            • 23 Jan 2016

                            Why not include the z5 premium ?

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                              • AnonD-272249
                              • PSv
                              • 21 Jan 2016

                              V10 also has the only audiophile quality DAC/Amp in ESS Sabre that can drive demanding headphones...

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                                • mir
                                • t7I
                                • 21 Jan 2016

                                I feel bad for the people who thought that B was the lumia 950XL. Pureview is dead. It got kicked out by almost all of the competition.

                                  So much for the 950XLs camera. RIP.

                                    Anonymous, 20 Jan 2016I m not surprised that LG v10 is winner that have show grea... more1. Manual mode for selfie camera who needs that (I might be wrong)
                                    2.it got dual cameras for selfie so...

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                                      • AnonD-490995
                                      • LwJ
                                      • 20 Jan 2016

                                      the dynamic range ins better in the 950xl. lookat the first photo, in C building behind it is clear. And in B is completely burned... It is the same with some photos.

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                                        • 20 Jan 2016

                                        AnonD-80967, 20 Jan 2016r.i.p who ever said B was lumia ROFL :D . LG V10 ! LG on B... moreLol bro. You're right about that. The V10 is an amazing phone