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

17 March 2023


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ae86, 17 Mar 2023I think it all just go down with preferences, never liked a... moreAll photos shot in automode, because to show what people normally do.

If you want to edit in Lightroom, vivo has raw & superraw(pro raw version of vivo), samsung has raw n expertraw(pro raw version of samsung), both xiaomi has raw only mode. That are the best mode for editing, not jpeg output.

Jpeg output is for user who doesn't want to edit, lets the phone do the auto editing 🤣.

    kek, 18 Mar 2023I dont even need to read this to know the 1 inch sensor win... moreYour comment is the reason why people should always read the article.

    There was no clear winner, according to the article the S23 Ultra was the most balanced and consistent which is a winner to some people.

    You obviously don't know much about photography when software plays just as important if not more than just sensor size.

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      • Anonymous
      • T1w
      • 18 Mar 2023

      Should have thrown in Pixel 7 Pro. Often rated as the best camera phone despite worse hardware, but amazing software.

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        • Anonymous
        • IWS
        • 18 Mar 2023

        ¿Why not an Edge 30 Ultra?

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          • Anonymous
          • 0%R
          • 18 Mar 2023

          It's hilarious to see that some people ask for Apple to be included here. Apples cameras are not even in the same ballpark. Good for videos, but photos are not as good as the rest, it has some severe technical issues that have been there for many generations, like terrible edge fringing and massive issues with lighting conditions, especially for bright light sources or windows during indoor photos. As much as DXOmark sucks, their comparisons with the 14 Pro Max regularly show these heavy downsides..

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            • GBh
            • 18 Mar 2023

            I dont even need to read this to know the 1 inch sensor wins.

            Physics always wins when it comes to camera sensors. It was proved a decade ago with Nokia 808 and Lumia 1020

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              • LV426
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              • 18 Mar 2023

              I own Xia 13 PRO and i must tell u guys, its a beast, very nice natural colors, good quality overall, low light photos are not overshined.. gj Xiaomi.

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                • Someguy
                • vIk
                • 18 Mar 2023

                1 inch sensors! 200 MP! 200x zoom!
                And yet they still kick out photos inferior to what google and apple can do with older sensors. Larger lenses lost. Computational photography is king now.

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                  • nid
                  • 18 Mar 2023

                  It would be nice to have a slicer in the phone-findertool of GSMArena to search for the size of the camerasensor, so that (for example) it shows all the phones with a 1" sensor.

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                    • 18 Mar 2023

                    Anonymous, 18 Mar 2023Man answer is very easy. Apple and SSamsung are available t... moreTesla has been around, and is more widely known for it's EV sector.. as you say, it's as simple as that. Also, most Chinese cellular phone companies still have catching up to do..

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                      • 18 Mar 2023

                      Where is XPERIA Pro-I? It has 1 inch sensor too.

                        Nice comparison. For the next one would like to see the magic 5 pro and the Xiaomi 13 ultra in the mix. The Xiaomi 13 ultra will have a dual aperture with the imx989 so that should be interesting. The choices seem to be f1.7 and f2.6.

                          fastanddubious, 18 Mar 2023Ever wondered why Samsung and Apple are still on top of the... moreWhat a stupid comment! Samsung and Apple is a well planned duopoly! to get rid of the competition (Huawei) that was displacing them... I hope a company emerges that moves the market and I got those dinosaurs out of the way, just like they got Nokia and many other brands...

                            fastanddubious, 18 Mar 2023Ever wondered why Samsung and Apple are still on top of the... moreBecause they actually sell their phones in pretty much every country and they market them everywhere, likes of vivo, oppo, OnePlus for example, they barely sell their phones anywhere.

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                              • 18 Mar 2023

                              fastanddubious, 18 Mar 2023Ever wondered why Samsung and Apple are still on top of the... morebecause they made sure to kill competition like huawei and vivo , for some reason, lacks any marketing in europe and their pro+ version
                              and also because apple and samsung are top at marketing with big numbers like 200mp and 100x space zoom crap for average joe like you to fall for it

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                                • syam7863
                                • tVw
                                • 18 Mar 2023

                                Dang, the last paragraph is deep.

                                  The masses are not interested in any of this! Good article, but it seems to me that they took it out of their sleeves due to the fiasco of Samsung's moon mode photos!

                                    Mohan, 18 Mar 2023Comparison supposed to be with the top models on camera sho... moreThe X90 Pro+ is china only, that's why only the regular Pro is included.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 18 Mar 2023

                                      Man answer is very easy. Apple and SSamsung are available to sell in 202 out of 206 countries in the world.
                                      Apple and Samsung marketing which is like 4 billion per year and its rising by half billion every new year does very good job.

                                      If brand like Xiaomi, Realme, Vivo, Oppo, Meizu etc would be available in 200+ countries to sale they could be very easy winners,
                                      Since to Chinese brand is allowed to be sold within any physical stores in North America region US and Canadian citizens cant have hands on on cheaper but obviously better phones.

                                      Wish governents all across the world would ban all brands which dont sell complete devices i mean charger, earplugs, earphones, maybe a slot for SD card and case included in the box. So once again wish that incomplete devices wouldnt not be possible to sell anyhere within the world many would be solved.

                                      Also wish all brands should be available to be sold anywhere within the world.
                                      Then your favorite Apple and Samsung woudlnt be even top 10 maybe not even top 20 because for 1/2 or 2/3 of the price most chinese manufacturers output a lot better devices a proper flagships with chargers, earophones, and case in the box included.

                                      Is simple as that.

                                      Just another example Elon Musk Tesla brand is most sold EV brand in the world and Elon Musk and Tesla never spend even a single penny on any kind of advertising.

                                      To prove your company is worthy customers, family and friends do the advertising for you because once you are happy with said brand you will stick to it for as long as it does not fails you at least twice. Easy reason why many people loves chinese brands over Samsung or Apple etc.

                                      Its simple as that.
                                      If you desied Samsung and Apple were such great they wouldnt spend several billions a year for advertising because good things sells on its own without need to spend several billions on a useless but usually false promotion where in the end you get what you want by force from company in case of advertising which been easily proved it was an obvious fake but when you realise that its usually too late.

                                      https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_australia_fined_aud_14m_over_misleading_water_resistance_ads-news-54782.php

                                      Just my 5 cents.
                                      Anyway wish a great day to everyone.

                                        Ss, 18 Mar 2023Except this review and most other review out there said oth... moreEver wondered why Samsung and Apple are still on top of the smartphone market?
                                        They do what majority of consumers want and not what some reviewer or keyboard warrior on a tech site want
                                        Go have fun with your 1 inch sensor