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

17 March 2023


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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)

        A mobile photography competition & you didn't include a Huawei flagship? That's just wrong, because Huawei has been the champ for years now...

        Also, The BBK brands have come a long way in photography.

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          • vaS
          • 17 Mar 2023

          I think it all just go down with preferences, never liked a single shots by Vivo. overall I find the 12S Ultra the most appealing. brighter doesn't mean its better, 12S' deep contrast reminds me of Sony's it's often the less brightest resulting in somehow 'dramatic' shot. it also make the image much easier to edit, same with the 12S Ultra.

          I can't imagine the result if I'd use vivo's and tweak it in let say Lightroom, it'll just look blown.

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            • 1nsanat1
            • mc%
            • 17 Mar 2023

            In the Samsung's box there's no charger, case or pre-installed screen protector, but at least there's lots of noise in the cameras, what the other brands give you very rare...

              The Banding in the skies from the Samsung s23 ultra and Vivo 90 pro is horrible how come you haven't notice that. I wouldn't want to print my photo at all using those cameras the problem seems to be the multi stacking that the phones use. It's either too much compression or the frames ain't enlign properly. Forget about taking photos with blue skies in them.

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                • Anonymous
                • iKx
                • 17 Mar 2023

                Yes please, more articles like this!
                Please, also include iPhone 14 Pro, Pixel and Magic5 Pro :-)
                It's so hard to compare phone cameras, articles like this are so valuable!

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 8N3
                  • 17 Mar 2023

                  Gsmarena should have written the FF equivalent values as extra info and make article richer.

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                    • J4I
                    • 17 Mar 2023

                    Even if s23u had imx989, would lose.
                    Photos would have same excess of sharpening and worst colour science of all phones.

                    Time for bias youtubers stop claiming sharpening samsung abuses is real details.

                      Pixel 7 Pro should've been thrown in for good measure.

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