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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  • AnonD-196587
  • p6P
  • 15 Oct 2013

image sensor size please

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    • Sammy
    • 45R
    • 15 Oct 2013

    The verdict is not what I would've expected after reading the review! I had the iPhone in the top 3 (and I'm not nor will I be an iPhone owner!), so seeing it second to last was surprising. I also had the G2 as dead last (that non-stop video focus motion kills it for me; video is more important to me than still photography).

    At any rate, the only phone I'm interested in the HTC One and, in my books, it offers good enough quality, especially in video, to make it the pick of the Androids for my needs (not interested in ios or Windows).

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      • Anonymous
      • 4QS
      • 15 Oct 2013

      AnonD-114406, 15 Oct 2013Z1 UPDATE .!! GSMARENA testing. Z1 UPDATE .!! GSMARENA tes... moreOK? Do you expect them to update the review after each device gets an update, after all get an update, or only the Z1 so you can flip over any improvement it shows?

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        • AnonD-114406
        • LGL
        • 15 Oct 2013

        Z1 UPDATE .!! GSMARENA testing.
        Z1 UPDATE .!! GSMARENA testing.
        Z1 UPDATE .!! GSMARENA testing.

        link: http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/10/15/now-rolling-jelly-bean-4-2-firmware-update-for-xperia-z1-and-xperia-z-ultra/

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          • Anonymous
          • 4QS
          • 15 Oct 2013

          AnonD-196194, 15 Oct 2013I'm not fans of any brand coz i'm using samsung, nokia, app... moreWell if That's True then you stepped out of your neutral zone and did what many jealous trolls do. Either way you did exactly what I described.

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            • Anonymous
            • 4QS
            • 15 Oct 2013

            AnonD-195986, 15 Oct 2013You're right. It also mean that a good low light cam, is b... moreWell of course some good low light will be much appreciated.

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              • AnonD-59047
              • j0b
              • 15 Oct 2013

              AnonD-179247, 15 Oct 2013R u kidding? Give d Z1 specs 2 Samsung or Apple n c how the... moreAgreed and I'm sorry this comparison was done so fast new firmware rolled today really improves the Z1's camera there is less noise and artifacts hope Gsm arena updates the Z1 review as they said it seemed they had a faulty unit. Now with this update the Note 3 doesn't come close in important shooting modes(low light and daytime) Sony really is getting good at updates.

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                • AnonD-196194
                • xHa
                • 15 Oct 2013

                Anonymous, 15 Oct 2013I'm sorry, but what you just did there is what you really s... moreI'm not fans of any brand coz i'm using samsung, nokia, apple, sony, and blackberry so i can write everything is good.

                Peace

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                  • You Heard Me
                  • DBA
                  • 15 Oct 2013

                  AnonD-179247, 15 Oct 2013R u kidding? Give d Z1 specs 2 Samsung or Apple n c how the... moreI guess u didn't hear me well in my last comment. You still talking about the sensors and the hardware. Sony has the priviledge of having those technologies but failed to utilise it on their smartphones. If they did, I'm sure they would have better quality than those in Lumia 1020, shameful isn't it?

                  Stop being a typical fanboy. I have used and still using certain Sony products that are really good but that does not mean every product of theirs are great.

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                    • cfmusngi69
                    • PG$
                    • 15 Oct 2013

                    Guys! Have common sense. Nokia Lumia has 41MP camera compare to 8MP from iPhone. Of course Nokia will win! But I'm still iPhonatic.

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                      • AnonD-195986
                      • PFx
                      • 15 Oct 2013

                      Anonymous, 14 Oct 2013Well technically in good conditions even old flip phones tu... moreYou're right.
                      It also mean that a good low light cam, is better ?

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                        • Anonymous
                        • ty@
                        • 15 Oct 2013

                        Sony is well known for it camera, but is still beaten by Nokia. How ironic !

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                          • AnonD-178959
                          • 0U@
                          • 15 Oct 2013

                          Anonymous, 15 Oct 2013On a Sony fanatic one.Truth to be told,Sony indeed produce CMOS sensors for Nikon.But that is just small branch of their business portfolio and probably in no close relation with their mobile division ;)

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                            • AnonD-148464
                            • t}n
                            • 15 Oct 2013

                            Anonymous, 15 Oct 2013Sounds jealousJealous fact it is :-)

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 4QS
                              • 15 Oct 2013

                              AnonD-178959, 15 Oct 2013"Canon cameras use Sony lens"?!??! On what pla... moreOn a Sony fanatic one.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 4QS
                                • 15 Oct 2013

                                AnonD-179247, 15 Oct 2013R u kidding? Give d Z1 specs 2 Samsung or Apple n c how the... moreWell cry baby fanboy. If you did not get it all they did was describe exactly what has been happening. Samsung and Apple use Sony sensors and optimize them to work better than Sony does. So they said same if they use the Z1 sensor

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                                  • AnonD-178959
                                  • 0UZ
                                  • 15 Oct 2013

                                  AnonD-179247, 15 Oct 2013R u kidding? Give d Z1 specs 2 Samsung or Apple n c how the... more"Canon cameras use Sony lens"?!??!

                                  On what planet do you live?

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                                    • AnonD-179247
                                    • fsV
                                    • 15 Oct 2013

                                    You heard me, 13 Oct 2013People are whining about why the note 3 placed 2nd. Most of... moreR u kidding? Give d Z1 specs 2 Samsung or Apple n c how they would be optimised it? Does Samsung or Apple make incredible compact cameras or dslr? Sony along with Cannon n Nikkon make d best cameras n Cannon cameras use Sony lens. Don't even go there

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 4QS
                                      • 15 Oct 2013

                                      Anonymous, 14 Oct 2013Just like old times. Samsung fans always got angry when the... moreI'm sorry, but what you just did there is what you really see around pages. There are Samsung trolls as there are many trolls from any company. However there is much more Samsung jealousy and non fueled hate around.
                                      If you look back there is not really angry Samsung fans. At least not the few pages I went back on.

                                      All you saw was someone defending their Active.
                                      What's really going on here is like on many pages...Especially Sony pages...Someone so much as sees the word Samsung and they talk about angry fanboys when in fact your comment makes you the jealous fanboy

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 4QS
                                        • 15 Oct 2013

                                        AnonD-148464, 14 Oct 2013Your s4 active is epic fail.buddy...... RoflSounds jealous