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

17 March 2023


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joe nodden, 31 May 2023Is everything near you laced with diamonds that'll scr... morediamonds? lol.. you do know that screens are made of glass and that every single rock and grain of sand scratches it easily. Metal and wood don't but everything above that is death... Did i say that back cameras are irrelevant and useless or did I say that front cameras are also important and shouldn't be so heavily neglected? Improve the reading skill, its a very helpful one.

    x3merrr, 30 May 2023yup, thats exactly what i'm implying. Where in urban e... moreIs everything near you laced with diamonds that'll scratch up your phone from simply putting it on that stuff?

    And look at your profile picture. Didn't take that with your selfie camera now did you. What value would a generic picture of you holding your phone to take a selfie have? None. Meanwhile in that picture your arms were free and able to show body language enough to make the photo meaningful.

    There's several reasons to not take selfies.

      joe nodden, 14 May 2023Are you implying you cannot use rocks or quite literally an... moreyup, thats exactly what i'm implying. Where in urban environment you can find something so convenient to fixate your phone at an exact height and angle you need? not to start about damaging your phone. But ok, you might be a rock miner and balancer or something. I prefer to extend my arm, shoot and move on.

        x3merrr, 11 May 2023put the phone DOWN? are you implying that every phone has a... moreAre you implying you cannot use rocks or quite literally anything else to prop up a phone?

          joe nodden, 29 Apr 2023Can't put the phone down for 5 seconds eh? 💀 Ok, but I... moreput the phone DOWN? are you implying that every phone has a stand so that i can use along with the timer to take a photo of us? or to use rocks and props? either way, some very practical solutions you got there :)))

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            • 08 May 2023

            Olympus Oms, 05 Apr 2023If they put 500MP sensor in a phone, it still won't ma... moreWow a real big brainer here.... Did they ever said they want be better than real cameras ? Hell no ! All what they try to do is giving us the best camera experience on a Phone avaible !!! So think again about all your senseless comments on an Phone Website....

              x3merrr, 28 Apr 2023for them? so you don't want to be on the photos with y... moreCan't put the phone down for 5 seconds eh? 💀 Ok, but I'd rather live in 2023 and not have a hole in my display.

                joe nodden, 20 Apr 2023I don't know about you but family photos are important... morefor them? so you don't want to be on the photos with your family? ...or always exclude someone.. or always ask someone to take a photo of you? Ok, but i'd rather live in 2023 and have a good front camera at my disposal.

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                  • Murat
                  • Ldt
                  • 25 Apr 2023

                  Hello thanks for all reviews thank you gsmarena. As for this review; Both took great shots. However, I think the Xiaomi 12s ultra is 1 step ahead of the others in general.
                  Of course, if Honor Magic 5 pro and Oppo find x6 pro are added to them; I think oppo find x6 pro will be one step ahead of all. I would like the esteemed managers to compare 6 phones. Especially in pictures of trees and leaves of meadows and landscapes. have a nice day.

                    x3merrr, 17 Apr 2023Kinda.. I love taking photos of us (my wife, kids and me) w... moreI don't know about you but family photos are important enough for me to use the superior rear cameras for them 🤔

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 18 Apr 2023

                      Olympus Oms, 05 Apr 2023If they put 500MP sensor in a phone, it still won't ma... moreAre you criticizing them for trying? I think it's great to try to make better quality pictures. Even if they can't have the optics of larger cameras. And I think some photos from cameras look better than some from real cameras. It all really depends on the photographer.

                        joe nodden, 24 Mar 2023Can't stop looking at pictures of yourself? Kinda.. I love taking photos of us (my wife, kids and me) wherever we go. Don't you have anyone you wanna take a photo with? That's quite sad.

                          brsdrgn, 04 Apr 2023Let me mention again this super knowledgeable person's... moreGood luck getting the same quality photos from your 200MP phone camera, vs a real 20MP camera with pro optics.

                            brsdrgn, 04 Apr 2023Let me mention again this super knowledgeable person's... moreIf they put 500MP sensor in a phone, it still won't match a 20MP sensor on a real camera, because of the optics and sensor size. So nice try, but you still failed.

                              Here we have a comparison for four different models which are supposedly handling photography good. Ofx it'd be better to see Honor Magic 5 pro and new Oppo find x6 pro.

                              However, what's funny that there some braindead people here ready to take a fight with people or prove their points that these smartphones are not up to photography machine levels, optics etc.

                              Instead of comparing apple to apple, we have to ofc discuss this useless point of comparing the small smartphone cameras with cameras of which their main job is to take photography.

                              Here I'm mentioning sth. That smartphone cameras have come a long way(and still not up to that level ofc), mentioning that they somehow compensate this with computational power ai machine learning up to a certain level which definitely satisfies people who are not looking for sth professional.

                              Ofc no. Cameras better. You chose mp over optics. Where did I say that dear genius? And what's your point here under smartphone site where they compare smartphone cameras. Go to your forum, if they have a dedicated thread for this, discuss it there. What are you gonna achieve by trying to prove your point in case noone says mp is better. Who said it?

                              I have no idea what's wrong with people today. The guy claims sth and I reply by taking my time explaining one by one why it's not only about optics and camera app.

                              His response you chose mp over optics, you just only use smartphones.

                              Yeah genius yeah. You beat me. Now, go live haoolyy, never own a smartphone. And smash that phone on every person who claims to have a decent photo taken by their smartphone.

                              Ridiculous people...

                                Olympus Oms, 25 Mar 2023It all depends on the optics and camera app handling. Nothi... moreLet me mention again this super knowledgeable person's ultra correct comment.

                                What a knowledge you have there sir! Wow. You seem to know a lot. I bet you used a lot of professional cameras throughout the years to gain that level of bs to spread right. Good good. :)

                                  Olympus Oms, 30 Mar 2023Don't spread bs, said the one claiming MP is more impo... moreYou wrote this :

                                  "It all depends on the optics and camera app handling. Nothing else."

                                  I easily disproved your point.

                                  In return you come back to me by lying that I defended mp over optics.

                                  Dear Braindead,

                                  Show me any of my comment where I mention Mp is better?

                                  Why did I fight with the guy who was defending 200mp Ultra over 50Mp with better optics capabilities then?

                                  What kind of stupidity are you going through? You got caught unguard and suddenly throwing out there saying the things i haven't mentioned. Lol. Funny guy.

                                  Direct the conversation somewhere that I didn't use anything else than phone. Do you know me? No! But you're sure right?

                                  Delusional.
                                  Doesn't even understand what he reads.
                                  Claims things that are not said.
                                  Not sticking with the main topic, trying to win an argument by touching unrelated things.
                                  Ad hominem master...

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                                    • Ayman Ghoniem
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                                    • 01 Apr 2023

                                    Please compare iphone 14 max honor magic 5 pro, Samsung s23 ultra, and Pixel 7 pro

                                      brsdrgn, 25 Mar 2023Realllyy? Two different models of Xiaomi and both of them u... moreDon't spread bs, said the one claiming MP is more important than the sensor and optics. Gl with that. It's clear that you have never used a real camera instead of your phone.

                                        vrvly, 27 Mar 2023A7R 36mp could easily win over 13mp 1/3" on samsung no... moreCamera and phone can't be related this way. FF is not about just sensor size either. It's also about the lens's depth of field, whether it can utilize the total sensor or not.

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