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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  • shak
  • X0V
  • 25 Oct 2013

ofcors htc one

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    • Boldi
    • LfT
    • 25 Oct 2013

    Please update test with new Sony Z1 firmware updated phone!

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      • Ronny
      • v3B
      • 24 Oct 2013

      khate, 19 Oct 2013Actually ur seem to,be a fanboy here look u fight Sony duhh... moreGet yourself some education if you fail to distinguish between fanboy and someone who's expressing opinion or preference.

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        • AnonD-70078
        • 39x
        • 23 Oct 2013

        Lumia

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          • rajasasuke
          • t1$
          • 23 Oct 2013

          Why all of you fights for some company if you thought note 3 is yours or sony is yours and lumia is yours go and get it whose going to stop you no one
          So stop this silly fight

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            • Anonymous
            • 4QS
            • 22 Oct 2013

            Anonymous, 22 Oct 2013Don't know how Note 3 comes in second?!! the 100% doesn't e... moreOn what planet?????
            The One has great camera technology, but pixels do count for something here and it's not enough to match the detail levels of others. Just wait for future cameras with similar tech....Especially if Samsung or Nokia..even Sony produce it.

            And you must be high. The Note takes great photos. Where as the Z1 would've come in second but the more finely tuned software, better optimization, and best video seen yet the Note3 squeezed it's way up.

            Future updates may or may not change this.
            Don't be ridiculous.

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              • Anonymous
              • Tr3
              • 22 Oct 2013

              Don't know how Note 3 comes in second?!! the 100% doesn't even looks that good even when compare it to HTC one with 4MP!

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                • AnonD-198562
                • 8xg
                • 22 Oct 2013

                well done lumia 1020. the best of all

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                  • AnonD-177454
                  • Nkr
                  • 21 Oct 2013

                  I prefere in low light the Htc One
                  Good light i will take the Note3

                  The Z1 are washed out the lumia being a windows phone plateform is not in my list.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 4QS
                    • 21 Oct 2013

                    AnonD-156746, 21 Oct 2013Do you understand what personally means.....and about the s... moreWas there a personally in front of that first part? No. It was a flat out biased and non factual statement. Then followed by their "opinion". And still all I did was make a simple statement. But it's not opinion to you because it's me.
                    And right. I'm the one that was mad. Because I was the one that replied to my simple comment that did not need a reply. From that reply I'm the one that had to continually contradict my simple opinion. I'm the one that then said i was whining for stating such things. I'm the one that scapegoated my actions like dragging on a pointless debate. I'm the one that put words in my mouth like saying they were being biased.

                    All this just because I thought we should see how the sensor performs without downs calling like the other cameras have to do. You didn't have to contradict it, but you did. Don't try and put this on me. Not only could this have been solved already, but it should have never been an issue to begin with...you just love to contradict what I say and drag on pointless things....Then you get mad at me because the more it goes on the more I have to type to explain everything you are doing.

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                      • AnonD-156746
                      • Xui
                      • 21 Oct 2013

                      Anonymous, 21 Oct 2013OH.......But when other people just blurt out things on her... moreDo you understand what personally means.....and about the shoot,i was answering you politely till you got all mad and then i said you were the one whining.,if you don't think gsma was not fair,go and see dpreview,they have done the same exact thing,now tell me they are also wrong and biased,or phone arena is also biased....everywhere in the worldis biased except you,is'nt it.....

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 4QS
                        • 21 Oct 2013

                        AnonD-167217, 21 Oct 2013Your comment was not an opinion,it had nothing like "i... moreOH.......But when other people just blurt out things on here like, "Android makes the user a slave compared to WP" it's just an opinion according to you. If I reply to them I'm just bashing on someone's opinion according to you.....

                        However when I post something as simple as stating "the review should use full resolution samples to compare like the rest of the devices". This way we can see how the sensor truly performs same as the rest......It's not opinion.....and on top of that....It was me whining and starting a debate with you even though you were the one that replied and had to constantly contradict me.....

                        Again....As usual.....your backwards logic and personal disdain towards me never cease to surprise

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                          • AnonD-130412
                          • P}v
                          • 21 Oct 2013

                          LG G2 is far better ... how ?

                          open and save Lumia capture sample(download from GSA),
                          open and save LG G2 capture sample(download from GSA),

                          Crop and scale same region from both pictures(mspaint) . then see which is more clear .

                          Nokia is having more MP , so if we compare using GSA tool , you can see LG G2 image is Zoomed-in max ..

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                            • AnonD-130412
                            • P}v
                            • 21 Oct 2013

                            AnonD-144156, 19 Oct 2013Xperia Z1 gives you the best overall image quality of all l... moreHa Ha .. Why there is a tripod in all shots ?
                            Consumers will carry a tripod along with phone ..

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                              • AnonD-167217
                              • Xui
                              • 21 Oct 2013

                              Anonymous, 21 Oct 2013Yes. I started a debate here. Because I simply stated that ... moreYour comment was not an opinion,it had nothing like "i personally feel",etc,etc......you were accused them of being biased,but reality,doing what you said will actually be even more unfair.case closed.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 4QS
                                • 21 Oct 2013

                                AnonD-161403, 20 Oct 2013I know that the iphone 5s does not have the most details, b... moreIt's colors are not deep enough which is where it's lack of contrast brightens those areas. So in turn what you are saying you like is the slightly over brightened photos

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 4QS
                                  • 21 Oct 2013

                                  AnonD-167217, 20 Oct 2013You are the one starting a pointless debate,gsmarena did a ... moreYes. I started a debate here. Because I simply stated that one of the variables was at an offset advantage.

                                  Just for that you came in with your backwards logic and personal disdain towards me. And now you claim I was whining somehow. And even though you are the one who had to reply to my "OPINION, contradict me, and make up non existent variables in our conversation....I'm the whining one that started this........Your logic never ceases to astonish me.

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                                    • AnonD-161403
                                    • PEW
                                    • 20 Oct 2013

                                    I know that the iphone 5s does not have the most details, but somehow when I look at iphone's pics at fullscreen (not the 100% crops), I get a feeling that its very lifelike and colors are extremely vibrant. The saturation is perfect and dynamic range in the highlights and shadows are perceptively better. On a blind test I would have selected the iphone camera over any other smartphone camera. But I have to give credits to the lumia pics for the details. No fanboyism here. Just posting my thoughts. So chill.

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                                      • AnonD-167217
                                      • XuB
                                      • 20 Oct 2013

                                      Anonymous, 20 Oct 2013Yes blowing up a 4mp or 13mp to 38mp creates no degrading o... moreYou are the one starting a pointless debate,gsmarena did a review as fair as possible but some guys like just could'nt stop whining,trying to say that stretching an image magically adds defects and comparing the best of worst of one phone to best all phones is more fair than comparing best of all best.....

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 4QS
                                        • 20 Oct 2013

                                        AnonD-197972, 20 Oct 2013Nokia 1020 is top.... Wow ........Not quite. It does necessarily beat out the 808 and there is more to it then what was the top alone. There was surprises and more to find out than just the obvious winner.