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

17 March 2023


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Dometalican, 17 Mar 2023I agree here. I dislike how they make the 'brighter, m... more'But beneath the over-processed-for-social-media look lies an immaculate technician. There's a great level of detail, expert sharpening, and very low noise'. They also focus on the technical qualities in fairness so did not conclude based on the colours alone but rather on the technical qualities of the photos. The colours are very much personal preference

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    • Mmeco
    • XBA
    • 18 Mar 2023

    Kindly include the Honor Magic5 Pr, Pixel 6 Pro and Xperia 1 V in your subsequent test.

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      • Anonymous
      • dSV
      • 18 Mar 2023

      damn, 18 Mar 2023S23 ultra blows every chinese phone out of the water, best ... more🤦 the same comments I see everywhere, omg, you Samsung fans started getting down on my nerve, like the smartphone market only has Samsung on it. Congrats for satisfying samsung. You have officially become famous. Obviously, Samsung must have paid you to say this lol.

        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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            • 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