Six-way camera shootout: Smartphone roulette

11 October 2013
Camera shootouts are a proud GSMArena tradition and the latest edition features by far the most technologically advanced cameraphones yet. We have large sensors, sky-high resolution, optical image stabilization, clever image processing and...

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  • Anonymous
  • t7X
  • 13 Oct 2013

I predict nokia wil release 41mp snapdragon 800 next year

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    • Ted
    • u{E
    • 13 Oct 2013

    Anonymous, 13 Oct 2013Have a suggestinon for gsmareana. Do the test again. Don‘t ... moreif i rmb correctly, last time they did that, wonder y they din do it anymore?

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      • Anonymous
      • ty@
      • 13 Oct 2013

      Have a suggestinon for gsmareana. Do the test again. Don‘t post the name of the phone on the photos. Then let everyone rank these photos. Finally, post the name of the phones. It will be fair this way.

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        • ray88
        • tVr
        • 13 Oct 2013

        +1020....it is way ahead. And the rest are grumbling and bickering 2nd place.

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          • Ted
          • u{E
          • 13 Oct 2013

          kastana, 12 Oct 2013It doesn't make sense that the review is based on the camer... moreppl like u r funny, GSMArena go tru the hassle to have a shootout, though it may not be super thorough but it is a comparison about the camera capabilities! if u dont like it, then dont read it. all these r flagships and they have their own review, go read them urself and stop bashing GSMArena for no reason!

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            • AnonD-114814
            • mKb
            • 13 Oct 2013

            1.nokia 1020 2.LG G2 3.sony xperia z 4. samsung galaxy note 3.stop samsungs and sony fanboy

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              • AnonD-23984
              • 7X7
              • 13 Oct 2013

              I'm a N900 user.but the camera is just an average 5mp camera.n95 camera is better :)

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                • AnonD-124528
                • tue
                • 13 Oct 2013

                Anonymous, 13 Oct 2013Shame on Sony. 20.7Mp camera is poor...What poor about that...it came second to 1020 does t mean its poor....and gsm done the test in superior auto rather that normal mode...Sony have many scene mode that can shot better than what gsm posted....

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                  • Anonymous
                  • t7X
                  • 13 Oct 2013

                  Shame on Sony.
                  20.7Mp camera is poor...

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                    • Anonymous
                    • t7X
                    • 13 Oct 2013

                    G2 for me...
                    More accurate and sharper...

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                      • AnonD-124528
                      • tue
                      • 13 Oct 2013

                      Anonymous, 13 Oct 2013Drop the design? Have u seen the design of 920? 925 928 and... moreAaa, is it the same that where talking about here.??...I said design, not build quality...it's not the same...and where talking about 1020 not others Nokia phone...geez

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                        • Anonymous
                        • w0P
                        • 13 Oct 2013

                        AnonD-124528, 13 Oct 2013Well it has more pixel xenon flash ois and everything like ... moreDrop the design? Have u seen the design of 920? 925 928 and their other,phone,that wont break,even,though it fell,soo hard?

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                          • AnonD-124528
                          • tue
                          • 13 Oct 2013

                          AnonD-55709, 13 Oct 2013Lol, best of Sony is not best here. Nokia has always been i... moreWell it has more pixel xenon flash ois and everything like a camera so of course Sony cant beat it here...Sony make a camera phone and also focus on design input...unlike Nokia, they focus in camera and drop the design..cause they don't know how to put that huge camera in a phone and make I beautiful also...it's the worst to look at...unlike Sony, it's gorgous in design...if Sony want to rethink the design to be much bulkier that Z1...I think they can do better...maybe still 20Mp but can put ois and xenon and more large sensor in their...

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                            • Anonymous
                            • ty@
                            • 13 Oct 2013

                            AnonD-157380, 13 Oct 2013L1020 smokes the competition away. Z1 and Note III are dist... moreBut ugly

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                              • Anonymous
                              • uwr
                              • 13 Oct 2013

                              [deleted post]Its a shootout between 5 smartphones and one smart camara. Lumia 1020 is just a camara that can do some functions of a smartphone.

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                                • AnonD-157380
                                • KiW
                                • 13 Oct 2013

                                L1020 smokes the competition away. Z1 and Note III are distant seconds.

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                                  • AnonD-55709
                                  • b%2
                                  • 13 Oct 2013

                                  kastana, 12 Oct 2013It doesn't make sense that the review is based on the camer... moreThe review's title itself is self explanatory .. Six-way camera shootout: Smartphone roulette.
                                  It was a camera review, what else do you expect?

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                                    • AnonD-55709
                                    • b%2
                                    • 13 Oct 2013

                                    Lol, best of Sony is not best here. Nokia has always been impressive.

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                                      • AnonD-1544
                                      • 9av
                                      • 13 Oct 2013

                                      Gsmarena you did a great job in this comparison, and the comments prove it. However, I'm sure you noticed the huge disappointment about ranking the note 3 above the Z1, I mean it obviously didn't make any sense. I don't want to blame you as bias to Samsung, but please we need more credibility here, and you should leave your own preference elsewhere.

                                      The real ranking is as follows:

                                      1- Lumia 1020
                                      2- Xperia Z1
                                      3- Note 3

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                                        • AnonD-224
                                        • 3YH
                                        • 13 Oct 2013

                                        thank GOD finally a fare comparison... i m sick of iphoneareana who are and who will always proclaim iPhone 4,,5 and 5s etc are the best and will be the best 1 from them......i love the camera of 1020 and the build quality,OS(better than ios but after android),offline navigation but once again the problem is the apps.... all major apps firstly come to overrated and overpriced iPhone.... and then android.... i wonder when they will come to windows phone.... plus i have s4 because of android and main reason is the apps... but camera wise Samsung :@:@:@:@ disappointment big time .... i hate camera of Samsung .... !!!