“Flagship Smartphone Camera Comparison: Wide, Ultra Wide, Telephoto and Fashion Portrait”

Many of you valued this analysis very positively, since it is not usual to be able to see the same scene captured at the same moment by different flagships. However, some of you also suggested us not to focus only on the main camera.

Well, we’ve listened to your feedback, and this time we’ve decided to expand our testing to cover the main (wide), telephoto, and ultra-wide cameras, as well as Fashion portrait.

In addition, we have widened the comparison to nine flagship ships : Pixel 7, iPhone 14 Pro, Huawei Mate 50 Pro, OPPO Find X5 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Xiaomi 13 Pro, HONOR Magic5 Pro, Vivo X90 Pro and OnePlus 11 .

Analysis Index

1. Camera Specifications
2. how it has been tested
3. wide angle camera
4. ultra wide angle camera
5. camera
6. fashion portrait

Camera Specifications

In each scene, you can read a short comment about my impressions, as well as download a ZIP file with the original images as they come out of the smartphone so you can compare the captures for yourself.

Note: This test is not intended to be a definitive comparison, but rather a help for those who wish to better understand the differences between the cameras of different smartphones when capturing a static scene.

How the test was done

The nine phones have been configured with the settings that are active by default so that the test is as representative as possible of what a user who simply takes a photo without complicating his life gets. Better results could be obtained in some cases using Pro modes or shooting RAW.

By default, all six phones capture photos at approximately 12 MP resolution, all making use of 4-in-1 or 8-in-1 pixel-binning. Therefore, those tests where the image has been cropped to better appreciate the differences in sharpness, the number of pixels in each crop is similar, so the comparison is fair.

The photographs were taken by hand, without using any tripod or support at the same instant of time, with differences of only a few seconds. In night scenes, to avoid penalizing a phone for unexpected movement (for example, wind), multiple shots were taken with each phone. In this case, the best has been chosen, although the differences have been minimal in all cases.

wide angle camera

Scene 1

It’s often said that in bright light, even the worst phones take good photos. However, even at the high end, there are noticeable differences in the way you capture colors and adjust exposure.

In this comparison, the Vivo X90 Pro has increased the intensity of the colors (oversaturation) as it is not written, giving rise to an image with excessively bright greens. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, HONOR Magic5 Pro , OnePlus 11 and Xiaomi 13 Pro also suffer from somewhat oversaturated colors, but it is not so obvious.

The Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Pixel 7 and iPhone 14 Pro are the ones that, in my opinion, capture a more real scene.

Photos taken with the wide-angle camera

To assess the sharpness of the image, I have made a 20% crop in the central area of ​​the image. In general, all smartphones resolve a good amount of detail, except for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, which produces a somewhat blurrier image.

Detail of photos taken with the wide-angle camera

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scene 2

These photos have also been taken in good light conditions, and again, all smartphones take good shots, albeit with differences in color tones.

As in the previous scene, the Vivo X90 Pro exaggerates the colors excessively, above the OnePlus 11 , which also saturates the colors a little more than the rest.

The capture of the Xiaomi 13 Pro catches my attention since it looks brighter in the central area and darker on the sides. If we enlarge the images, the story of the previous scene repeats itself: All smartphones resolve a similar amount of detail except for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra which looks blurrier.

Photos taken with the wide-angle camera

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scene 3

This scene taken at night shows how different smartphones capture low-light environments. All smartphones do a good job, but we have interesting differences.

If we look at the letters “GRILL CORNER” on the sign on the right, we see that some smartphones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Vivo X90 Pro, Huawei Mate 50 Pro and HONOR Magic5 Pro are capable of keeping the light from the streets confined. letters, while, in the rest, the light escapes and forms an unflattering halo around the labels.

All smartphones produce a similar exposure, except for the Huawei Mate 50 Pro which captures an abnormally dark image. The shot of the Xiaomi 13 Pro also looks somewhat darker than desired.

As for the sharpness of the image, if we enlarge some details, such as the post with direction indications in the background or the restaurant menu, we can appreciate some differences. In my opinion, the HONOR Magic5 Pro produces the cleanest image.

scene 4

These images were also taken in very low light, so it’s a good way to test the phones’ night-time photography capabilities.

The orange lights of streetlights always present a challenge for cameras when it comes to adjusting the white balance. The OnePlus 11 and OPPO Find X5 Pro manage to correct the color cast quite well, while at the other extreme, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra shows an excessively orange image.

If we look at the sharpness of the image, the iPhone 14 Pro is the one that best manages to resolve the detail of the bricks, since the rest of the phones show blurred spots in some areas of the image.

Photos taken with the wide-angle camera

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ultra wide angle camera

scene 5

Ultra wide angle cameras allow you to capture a large number of elements in the image, which is why they are widely used when capturing landscapes, buildings or large areas. However, many manufacturers pay little attention to these cameras, equipping them with inferior quality sensors and lenses.

In this first scene, we can compare a scene captured by the ultra-wide angle camera during the day. The first thing that stands out is that there are different degrees of angle, with the HONOR Magic5 being the one that offers the widest vision.

As was the case with the wide-angle camera, the software processing makes the Vivo X90 Pro capture produce exaggerated colors, far removed from reality. The rest of the phones produce quite similar captures, although I miss a little more contrast in the Xiaomi 13 Pro .

Photos taken with the ultra wide-angle camera

If we look at the detail that each phone resolves, the Huawei Mate 50 Pro is the one that manages to capture the most detail, although all the phones are on par.

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scene 6

As we mentioned in the previous section, ultra-wide-angle cameras do not stand out for the quality of their sensor, so night photography is usually a pending issue. In this scene we can compare the differences between the different smartphones.

If we enlarge these images, we can see that few smartphones manage to maintain the texture of the bricks. Still, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra does a great job, followed closely by the iPhone 14 Pro.

At the opposite extreme, the results of the Huawei Mate 50 Pro and the OnePlus 11 are clearly improvable in this situation.

Photos taken with the ultra wide-angle camera

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telephoto camera

scene 7

In recent years, many manufacturers have moved from offering a 2x magnification factor to higher values ​​such as 3x or 3.5x. The higher the magnification, the more difficult it is to get a good shot, since the aperture of the lens decreases and the risk of blur increases.

Use: Unfortunately, we’ve only had access to the Pixel 7, so we haven’t been able to test the Pixel 7 Pro’s telephoto camera.

At this point it is worth noting that the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra It offers two telephoto cameras, one being 3x and the other 10x. Logically, the 10x telephoto camera has a window when capturing distant elements and is therefore the clear winner. In this comparison, however, we will focus on its 3x camera.

The 3.5x (90mm) camera of the HONOR Magic5 Pro is the one that produces the sharpest image of distant objects, and the 3.5x (90mm) camera of the Huawei Mate 50 Pro it is also very close.

Among the least capable is, obviously, the OnePlus 11which makes do with a 2x (48mm) telephoto camera.

Photos taken with the telephoto camera

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scene 8

Here we have a night scene captured by the telephoto camera, where we can better appreciate the differences between smartphones in a difficult situation.

Again, the 3.5x (90mm) cameras of the HONOR Magic5 Pro y Huawei Mate 50 Pro they stand out from the rest, being able to show the signs in the center of the image in great detail.

Portrait Fashion

scene 9 and 10

The first thing that stands out is that there is quite a difference between the degree of blur applied by default in portraits, even within the same phone depending on the frame.

All smartphones have problems with hair, especially the higher the degree of background blur. In this aspect, the HONOR Magic5 Pro it offers a certain advantage, as it retains some strands of hair that other phones have made disappear.

In general, the images captured by the Xiaomi 13 Pro look somewhat dark, while those of the OPPO Find X5 Pro they have little contrast.

If we look at the texture of the skin, in my opinion, the iPhone 14 Pro does the best job. Some smartphones, like the Xiaomi 13 Pro over-smooth the skin, while others, like the Pixel 7, produce an unfortunate texture.