Camera test: iPhone 12 Pro Max vs. Mate 40 Pro vs. Xperia 1 II vs. Galaxy Note20 Ultra

27 November 2020


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  • 04 Dec 2020

Anonymous, 04 Dec 2020Lol why you need source? The A13 scored around 1400-1500 i... moreHow many times will you utilize the cpu at 100%. If you’re going for gaming just buy computer and normal camera, you’ll beat every smartphone...

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    • Anonymous
    • ntJ
    • 04 Dec 2020

    AnonD-923722, 03 Dec 2020Daylight - all phones Super challenging scenario - Mate 4... moreNote 20 ultra at no.2?? Lol and MI 10 ultra at no.4?? Below iPhone 12 pro Max... ROFL.

    The camera of the Mi 10 Ultra has changed my perception of Mi images. The excellent high quality (which is better than any Samsung mobile phones in 2020) makes me look forward to the performance of Mi 11.------Ice Universe.

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      • Anonymous
      • ntJ
      • 04 Dec 2020

      Anonymous, 02 Dec 2020Sources? examples? links? Can you provide any of those or ... moreLol why you need source?
      The A13 scored around 1400-1500 in Single core yet comfortably lost to almost every Snapdragon 865 phone in real world speed tests.
      Snapdragon 865 single core was around 900.

        Anonymous, 02 Dec 2020Sources? examples? links? Can you provide any of those or ... moreEven if sources and links are presented, you guys refuse to acknowledge them.
        BTW, ask yourself.... Why would anyone bother entertaining anonymous tr^lls like you with sources and furnish data and other links? (easily obtainable by a few minutes of searching)

          Just my 2c, but the iphone seemed to be doing the best all-around, with no major mistakes. It's a camera that I would use any day without worry. The xperia seems to be the worst one, even though it was the one I was hoping would turn everything around :(
          The Mate 40 Pro seems, in my eyes, tied to the iphone, but we rarely pixel-peep these days, especially when sharing or using services such as google photos (RIP),

          Whenever somebody with an iphone and me, with a galaxy, did a late-evening shootout, the iphone always won. It just has a higher rate of successful photos, something reviews rarely catch.
          I now own a Pixel which has an even better success rate, though it fails all reviews. I'd really wish they'd get their game up-to-date and deliver some new technology that's not from 3 years ago.

          My TLDR is, don't trust the reviews so much, although they are very useful. Go and use the phone for a night and a day, you might be surprised.

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            • Nue
            • 03 Dec 2020

            TBH am loving the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra .

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              • FIn
              • 03 Dec 2020

              bulbulito.bayagbag, 02 Dec 2020Huawei Mate 40 and the iPhone 12 Pro Max are leading the pa... moreYou wish

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                • AnonD-923722
                • wrX
                • 03 Dec 2020

                Daylight - all phones
                Super challenging scenario - Mate 40 Pro
                Lowlight (Auto) - Mate 40 Pro
                Extreme Lowlight - Mate 40 Pro
                Night mode - Samsung Note 20 Ultra
                Detail - Mate 40 Pro/Note 20 Ultra
                Detail in lowlight - Mate 40 Pro
                Detail in Night mode - Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Dynamic Range - Huawei Mate 40 Pro
                Extreme Dynamic Range - Huawei Mate 40 Pro
                Colours - Iphone and Samsung
                Pro mode - Sony Xperia 1 and Mate 40 Pro
                RAW - IPhone 12 Pro Max / Mate 40 Pro

                Ultrawide Daytime - Note 20 Ultra
                Ultrawide Nighttime (Auto) - Note 20 Ultra and Mate 40 Pro
                Ultrawide Night mode - Note 20 Ultra
                Ultrawide Highest quality - Mate 40 Pro

                Zoom Daylight - Mate 40 Pro
                Zoom Night - Mate 40 Pro and Note 20 Ultra

                Portrait mode - Mate 40 Pro in aperture mode
                HDR Portrait - Iphone 12 Pro Max and Mate 40 Pro
                Lowlight Portrait - Iphone 12 Pro and Mate 40 Pro

                Video Daylight - Note 20 Ultra and Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Video HDR - Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Video challenging scenario - Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Video stabilization - Note 20 Ultra (has super steady)
                Video Lowlight - Iphone 12 Pro Max/Note 20 Ultra
                Video Extreme Lowlight - Mate 40 Pro with ultrawide
                Video Extreme HDR - Iphone
                Video Ultrawide - Note 20 Ultra/ Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Video zoom lens - Mate 40 Pro
                Time Lapse - Mate 40 pro /Iphone
                Slow Motion - Mate 40 Pro / Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Pro video : Mate 40 Pro ( can use all lens)
                Note 20 Ultra ( features)

                Daylight Selfie - Mate 40 Pro/ Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Ultrawide Selfie - Mate 40 Pro
                HDR selfie - Mate 40 Pro
                Extreme Dynamic Range - Mate 40 Pro
                Colours - Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Detail Daylight - Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Detail Lowlight - Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Lowlight - None of them
                Night mode - Iphone 12 Pro Max
                Selfie video - Iphone 12 Pro Max /Mate 40 Pro
                Selfie Lowlight video - Iphone (but none of them to be real)

                Overall, if i am travelling and i need a camera that i can rely on, i will pick :
                1. Mate 40 Pro
                2. Note 20 Ultra
                3. IPhone 12 Pro Max
                4. Maybe the Mi 10 Ultra

                  Huawei Mate 40 and the iPhone 12 Pro Max are leading the pack. Samsung and Sony has a lot of catching up to do.

                    Are there any original comments left here? Seems everyone is responding to someone

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                      • ybx
                      • 02 Dec 2020

                      Anonymous, 02 Dec 2020Sources? examples? links? Can you provide any of those or ... moreThank you!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • TkN
                        • 02 Dec 2020

                        Anonymous, 02 Dec 2020Their A14 GeekBench scam is exposed. The chip throttles ba... moreSources? examples? links?
                        Can you provide any of those or is silly innuendo all you got??

                        I ask as I put 'A14 geekbench scam' into a search, and the first two hits returned are to GSMarena comments sections, yes more people like you waffling on with anecdotal claptrap!

                        Could find anything to back up your 'exposed' claim.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • ntJ
                          • 02 Dec 2020

                          MrHong, 01 Dec 2020This is the issue. Even if someone with high credibility pr... moreTheir A14 GeekBench scam is exposed.
                          The chip throttles badly and is losing in speed tests as well.
                          Real world speed tests not Simulated benchmarks like GaryGimmick that you are plastering everywhere.
                          Not to forget the total battery hog that is 5g. So much for the 5g marketing.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • gq3
                            • 02 Dec 2020

                            JDK, 02 Dec 2020And you totally ignored my argument about the verge bashing... moreLol you are proving what is on everybody's mind.
                            Junior Doesn't Know...

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                              • Anonymous
                              • gqv
                              • 02 Dec 2020

                              Anonymous, 02 Dec 2020He’s fixated on this high refresh thing isn’t he? I see... moreWe don't count people who buy blindly who just see the logo and buy.
                              Most of these users have no clue which model they have even after years.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • TkN
                                • 02 Dec 2020

                                JDK, 02 Dec 2020And you totally ignored my argument about the verge bashing... moreHe’s fixated on this high refresh thing isn’t he?

                                I seen numerous posts from him and others claiming iOS iPhone users to be jealous of this single feature.

                                What he fails to comprehend (or is incapable of) is that if this were true, then the moment it became clear the 12 series lacked this feature, you would have seem a massive drop in iPhone sales as users rushed out to make the swap to the droids that have it.

                                This however has not happened, proving again that whilst iPhone users might desire this single one feature, they are not desperate for it, and quite content to wait.

                                And seeing as how most iPhone users can easily afford an android should they suddenly want one, this ‘jealousy’ nonsense really comes across as childish.

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                                  • ybx
                                  • 02 Dec 2020

                                  [deleted post]Better than your spam of antutu.

                                  A benchmark that doesn't even do cross platform comparison.

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                                    • JDK
                                    • ybx
                                    • 02 Dec 2020

                                    iOS.Never.Again, 01 Dec 2020Awwww they wished it had it... That's not criticism in... moreAnd you totally ignored my argument about the verge bashing the magsafe duo charger(calling it overpriced) and the homepod mini.

                                    And wishing the iPhones had it is a kind of criticism, criticism saying that iPhones should have got 120hz. Suddenly actual "acceptable" criticism is absolute iPhone bashing.

                                      JDK, 01 Dec 2020Hmmmm they all say good stuff about apple products, eh? ... moreAwwww they wished it had it... That's not criticism in any way, shape or form.
                                      120hz is a standard feature on Flagships in 2020.
                                      It's even available on mid rangers and budget phones.
                                      No excuse for Apple sticking to 60hz.

                                      If they would have said, "60hz is simply unacceptable in 2020 for a flagship that calls itself premium", I would have called it criticism.
                                      You are proving my point, they are simply sweeping the shortcomings of iPhones under the carpet which is exactly what biased sites do.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • TkN
                                        • 01 Dec 2020

                                        MrHong, 01 Dec 2020This is the issue. Even if someone with high credibility pr... moreI watched that Gary explains video, it was good stuff from a guy who knows what he’s talking about. Yes he found battery drain to be the bigger issue as opposed to thermal throttling.

                                        And your right, who posters on these forums consider as credible lines very much up with the level of agreement to their pre existing biases.

                                        Never read Techtablets so it sure about them, but will check them out. I personally have found people like EverythingApplePro, TailosiveTech Zollotech, even Rene Ritchie all quite willing to criticise Apple where they feel it warranted, even though they are quite obviously Apple fans.


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