Nokia N8 vs. Samsung Pixon12 vs. Sony HX5v shootout: Blind test

05 October 2010
The Nokia N8 is an immensely popular phone and we’re already hard at work on a proper review of the handset. Since the N8 camera is its pivotal feature, we’re interested how you'd rate it in a blind shootout with two other cameras...

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  • ?
  • Anonymous
  • t7M
  • 06 Oct 2010

C -is the clear winner here.

    • g
    • gomez
    • PPR
    • 06 Oct 2010

    a. samsung
    b. nokia
    c. sony

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      • Srky
      • 0xf
      • 06 Oct 2010

      1st C
      2nd A
      3rd B

        • j
        • josh
        • 2CE
        • 06 Oct 2010

        this is a good test gsmarena know one can really tell wich is wich I cant even really tell and I have a trained eye! and my dad cant even tell he has a trained eye to! but all in all GOOD JOB GSMARENA........... we were wrong you are not critasiing!

          • j
          • josh
          • 2CE
          • 06 Oct 2010

          the nokia n8 is C, samsun pixon 12 is A, and the digital camera it B, is that right??? cause I cant tell there all really good!

            • ?
            • Anonymous
            • qWr
            • 06 Oct 2010

            C has better pics. A is the worst in terms of noise and detail level.

            So I vote:

            1. C
            2. B
            3. A

              • K
              • KulPrit
              • sUv
              • 06 Oct 2010

              A = Pixon12
              B = N8
              C = HX5v

              Based on the ISO images set I can safely say that C is HX5v and has by far the best results amongst other camaras! Samples of B have slightly pale pictures that is why I have voted B as N8 because Nokia is touting about natural colors n stuff like that!

                • m
                • masuod
                • 39E
                • 06 Oct 2010

                A = n8 second

                B = pixon third

                C = sony winner

                1-C is best in color and detail (really excellent)

                2-A is very good in color like sony

                3-B and A are very good in detail like sony (a bit B is better than A in low ISO but in hight A is better than B)

                detail = C>B=A

                color = C>A>B

                ALL =C>A>B

                and this is not purporst that B is bad or trashy.
                it purporst that A is a bit better than B .
                it really show that nokia very endeavor for n8 .





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                  • mister mister
                  • nm9
                  • 06 Oct 2010

                  Anonymous, 06 Oct 2010A - Sony camera B - Samsung Pixon C - Nokia N8 it's ob... morepixon12 not real colors?
                  the sky is blue has far has i know, more blue than gray.
                  i dont know about the sony, but the pixon12 is eating the nokia for breakfast.

                  wake up call:
                  http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-n8-camera-en.shtml

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                    • Seika
                    • uEB
                    • 06 Oct 2010

                    The parameter doesn’t seem to be included by most reviews, but on the lab chart and the knight on text pictures, B seems to exhibit more barrel distortion than the other two.

                      • ?
                      • Anonymous
                      • 85N
                      • 06 Oct 2010

                      A - Sony camera
                      B - Samsung Pixon
                      C - Nokia N8

                      it's obvious that B is pixon because there are a lot of noise reduction and color enhancement algoritms working on it (not real colors), A and C looks more realistic

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                        • Sumit
                        • DHU
                        • 06 Oct 2010

                        I'll go for C and I think its a Sony.

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                          • Nashe
                          • 0ys
                          • 06 Oct 2010

                          i like C bcoz of more details.

                            • m
                            • marcus
                            • 0Fi
                            • 06 Oct 2010

                            i say B had the best pictures but C was way better in close macro photos & the color charts

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                              • Mobile-Xpert
                              • 8Dx
                              • 06 Oct 2010

                              (A) is clearly the N8 because of 2 reasons:
                              1-the pictures are lighter, just look at the size.
                              And as we saw in the previous comparison between N8 and pixon,
                              the n8 had lighter pictures in terms of size (kb,mb, etc..).

                              2-the nokia n8 as well as the sony digicam use 28mm lens
                              and the pixon uses a 30mm len, so that means that the pictures that look closer come from the pixon and the pictures that look farther come from either the n8 or the sony digicam, which in my opion the (A) is the second best.

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                                • 3araby
                                • i2q
                                • 06 Oct 2010

                                definitely C is the best out of the three, and i hope it's the N8.
                                if it is it will be a good buy.

                                  • ?
                                  • Anonymous
                                  • pui
                                  • 06 Oct 2010

                                  first two rows, b!
                                  After that, next four are C!

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                                    • phones fan
                                    • fwM
                                    • 06 Oct 2010

                                    Andrea, 05 Oct 2010C has great detail reproduction. Love it. B has a really st... morein the first 2 rows B images show best true white color and best lightening,more obvious when zoomed in.

                                    i checked the images through LCD and LED screens.

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                                      • Erki
                                      • pI@
                                      • 06 Oct 2010

                                      C have clearly more resolution than others, more details in the pics.

                                      Because we know from former sample pics that N8 don't have aggressive noise reduction - I think C is Nokia N8.

                                      Sony digicam have lower resolution and more agressive noise reduction. C picture un-touched noise looks just like a noise from earlier published N8 photos. A has too aggressive sharpening, looks like Samsung Pixon. B has lowest resolution and most less details. Sony digicam is 10MP.

                                      C has best image quality, most detailed. I think C is N8.

                                      So, not sure, but:

                                      A - Pixon
                                      B - Sony digicam
                                      C - N8

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                                        • owner of the king
                                        • nm9
                                        • 05 Oct 2010

                                        B=PIXON12
                                        vivid colors.