200MP vs 1-inch - testing the best Android phones for photography

17 March 2023


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you should have added nokia 3310 in the comparison

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    • Fliplife
    • vCL
    • 18 Mar 2023

    That was fantastic. Thanks well presented and just great writing to boot

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      • damn
      • 04N
      • 18 Mar 2023

      S23 ultra blows every chinese phone out of the water, best zoom, best video and best photos during the night and the day despite much smaller sensor. Shameless chinese companies release beta camera software labeling it as stable.

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        • khodemamd
        • jpT
        • 18 Mar 2023

        i pick up vivo x90 pro

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          • JoXim
          • Li}
          • 18 Mar 2023

          By far the best article on here in a while, great stuff.

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            • hakomo2020
            • 80Q
            • 17 Mar 2023

            now vivo vs honor vs iphone vs google, please

              In that comparison, the Pixel 7 Pro is missing.

              If the Vivo X90 Pro+ were to be launched internationally, it would be the best in everything, it's a shame that it still won't leave China (or let them change the Chinese rom).

              We'll see if Oppo (with Hasselblad) finally leaves us without the "Find X6 Pro" and if it reaches the West, we'll have to see if it delivers the great results of the Vivo X90 Pro (with Zeiss).

                Four capturing differently. Thanks in advance.

                  Fantastic article. I encourage you to add Pixels and Magic to the comparison.

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                    • Street puppy
                    • J4I
                    • 17 Mar 2023

                    These brands should partner with adobe.

                    Low how nasty these jpgs are. Even someone with zero knowledge of editing ( like me) can in 20s tweak dng file and get better photos even out of phones with much smaller sensors like 1/1.56" , 1/1.76", 1/2"....

                    I no longer waste my time using jpgs.

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                      • ae86
                      • vaS
                      • 17 Mar 2023

                      Anonymous, 17 Mar 2023technical evaluation =/= preference im talking as a consumer though.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • mFd
                        • 17 Mar 2023

                        Beautiful write up indeed

                          why have the ai modes on? they are known to mess up the photos in grand ways. Also, it's kinda dumb to talk about how vivid vivo's shots are while you actively chose to use the vivo vivid mode instead of the zeiss natural one. If you guys actually took photos with both the modes you should've uploaded them. If not, then should've gone for the more natural mode since that's what matters most for people who actually care about photography. If I wanted something that just "looked good" I'd have gone for any of them and been happy with it. This comparison does not make much sense at all. If one were to use the argument that "well most people won't delve too deep into the settings" bruh they won't care so much about the camera quality to compare them either lmao

                          Anyways, the winners imo are easily the S23 Ultra and the Xiaomi 13 pro. If the 13 Pro had better HDR it'd have been the top one. Though sometimes it oversharpens like for example the second daylight photo, pretty weird.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 8N3
                            • 17 Mar 2023

                            ae86, 17 Mar 2023I think it all just go down with preferences, never liked a... moretechnical evaluation =/= preference

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 8N3
                              • 17 Mar 2023

                              Whackcar, 17 Mar 2023A mobile photography competition & you didn't incl... moreRealme, oppo and oneplus are only ahead of meizu, HMD and motorola.
                              even Nothing already does better.

                                ae86, 17 Mar 2023I think it all just go down with preferences, never liked a... moreI agree here. I dislike how they make the 'brighter, more vivid, and punchier ' photos seem like they are the best but come on, that's not what you're looking at. It's virtually false advertising.

                                I do like that Vivo has a natural mode but we shouldn't glorify overprocessed photos like they are the best.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 8N3
                                  • 17 Mar 2023

                                  Chavis, 17 Mar 2023The conversion values are mentioned briefly on 3rd page. Do... morefor main camera only, these phone have 3-4 cameras.
                                  all should be listed

                                    Whackcar, 17 Mar 2023A mobile photography competition & you didn't incl... moreOkay, list your favorite cameraphones for 2023. Which one would you have included?
                                    Maybe we'll do a follow-up of this comparison with new devices if we get enough interest in this type of article.
                                    Also, vivo is a BBK brand. And while the Find X6 Pro announcement is imminent, it's probably not leaving China. So which BBK phone would you include in a potential follow-up?

                                      a follow up will be brilliant

                                        Anonymous, 17 Mar 2023Gsmarena should have written the FF equivalent values as ex... moreThe conversion values are mentioned briefly on 3rd page. Doubt a lot of people know what these mean anyway, so we didn't highlight their significance as much as the rest of the specs as we didn't want to confuse anyone.

                                        Vivo X90 Pro - 23mm f/4.62 (FF equivalent)
                                        Xiaomi 13 Pro - 23mm f/5.0 (FF equivalent)
                                        Xiaomi 12S Ultra - 23mm f/5.0 (FF equivalent)
                                        Galaxy S23 Ultra - 24mm f/6.0 (FF equivalent)