Smartphone cameras keep getting more powerful with each update cycle. Flagship smartphones, in particular, have been giving professional cameras stiff competition with their multi-camera setups, low-light photography prowess, and versatile shooting modes. The flagship smartphone space has great options across different brands. To find out which flagship smartphone you like the best when it comes to shooting capabilities, we’ve pitted four of the best flagship camera phones against each other.
For this blind camera comparison, we chose iPhone 12 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, OnePlus 8T and Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro. We will show you camera samples from these four smartphones in different shooting modes, in random order and without disclosing the model of smartphone from which each image has been captured. At the end of each shooting scenario, you will find an option to vote for the image you like the most. This poll will run until the end of the month, so be sure to check back the first week of January to find out who won the title of the ultimate flagship smartphone camera.
HDR off
The first mode we will test in this blind camera comparison is a normal shot with HDR mode turned off. This mode helps to get a good idea of how the smartphone camera works without the help of software that improves image quality and clarity. The shot captured here is of a park in daylight conditions. With a wide range of objects and colors on display, you can judge the shot based on color accuracy, brightness, and dynamic range and cast your vote accordingly.
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HDR enabled
In this mode, you will see samples from the camera with HDR mode activated. HDR or High Dynamic Range involves clicking and collecting multiple shots of the same scene and combining them to give you the best and most vibrant image possible. In this shot, you should judge how clear and color-accurate the resulting image turned out to be. This will tell you how competent the camera hardware and software actually are on the flagship smartphone.
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Portrait mode
With multi-camera setups becoming more common, portrait mode is a feature that all brands must perfect to create the ideal smartphone camera. We clicked on a quintessential portrait shot to help you judge the level of bokeh, the accuracy of the depth effect, and once again the color accuracy when casting your vote.
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Night mode off
Low light photography is another important parameter for judging smartphone cameras. While most of today’s premium smartphones have solid night mode capabilities, this shot will test night / low-light photography with night mode off. This shows how the camera works in low light conditions without any software assistance. Cast your vote after checking image quality, level of distortion, and overall visibility.
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Night mode activated
This shot is with night mode on. With perfectly capable night mode features on nearly every flagship smartphone, look closely for noise in the shot, along with color accuracy, image clarity, and overall dynamic range, as you vote in this category.
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Selfie
The selfie sensor on a smartphone is just as important as the rear cameras when it comes to judging photographic prowess. In this shot, we take a regular selfie, under normal lighting conditions, to help you determine how most of your selfies will look on the smartphone in question. When selecting your choice in this category, check the natural effect of the selfie, as well as the color accuracy and dynamic range.
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Selfie in low light
Like night shots with the rear camera, low-light selfies are an important factor when evaluating a smartphone camera. We clicked on a suitable night selfie so you can judge the overall image quality and how the camera on each flagship smartphone manages to pick out details when lighting conditions are difficult.
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So these are the seven scenarios and photos that the iPhone 12 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, OnePlus 8T and Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro capture with them. Cast your votes on all seven test scenarios and come back in a few days to find out which photos got the most votes and which flagship smartphone won this ultimate blind camera comparison.
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