Looking for the best photophone in the world, but hesitating between the Huawei P60 Pro, the Honor Magic5 Pro, the Google Pixel 7 Pro, the iPhone 14 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra? The independent analysis laboratory DxOMark was able to test them all and delivers a ranking of the most well-argued, of which here are the main results to help you choose yours.
Currently, smartphones are capable of offering beautiful, even very beautiful photos. The brands are fighting a merciless battle to try to be the best in the photo part. This is one of the most differentiating segments for such a device and users are attaching more and more importance to it. At the time of writing, according to the ranking established by DxOMark, the best photophone in the world is Huawei’s P60 Pro. It managed to land a score of 156 for its photo and video qualities. Then there is the Honor Magic5 Pro which has a score of 152. Google’s latest mobile, the Pixel 7 Pro was awarded the score of 147 while the iPhone 14 Pro Max got the score of 146 during of his test. Finally, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra received the score of 140.
THE Huawei P60 Pro features an optically stabilized 48-megapixel f/1.4 to f/4.0 variable aperture main sensor paired with a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor and a 48-megapixel telephoto lens capable of offering 3.5x optical zoom. THE Honor Magic5 Pro, for its part, is equipped with an optically stabilized 50 megapixel sensor opening f / 1.6 and taking advantage of 8 lenses accompanied by a stabilized 50 megapixel sensor also capable of optical zooming up to 3.5x and a third 50-megapixel module also for shooting in ultra wide-angle mode. The Google Pixel 7 Pro has a block of 50 + 48 + 12 megapixels with a 5x optical zoom. L’iPhone 14 Pro Max offers a 48-megapixel main sensor with two 12-megapixel sensors, one of which can do optical zooms up to 3x. Finally, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra benefits from an optically stabilized 200-megapixel sensor with a 12-megapixel 120-degree ultra-wide-angle sensor and two 10-megapixel telephoto lenses for 3x and 10x optical zooms.
THE Huawei P60 Pro was praised for its wide dynamic range for both landscape and portrait images with good contrast in all lighting conditions. According to DxOMark, it produces photos with pleasant and vivid colors in any situation. The autofocus was found to be fast and accurate and the lab liked the depth of field with the sharpness especially in group shots. The level of detail is high and the noise is under control. Portrait mode produces beautiful blur effects and isolates the subject precisely. It is criticized for unnatural skin tones in low-light video and some unnatural rendering of detail also in difficult conditions.
THE Honor Magic5 Pro seduced by the qualities of its zoom as well as the wide dynamic range, the good level of detail and the low noise on the photos. The autofocus was appreciated, as it was found to be fast and precise, as were the colors. The good exposure for night shots was noted as well as the very good isolation of the subject in bokeh mode. DxOMark criticizes him for a limited depth of field for group photos and complex scenes as well as a sometimes unpleasant rendering of faces and sometimes unnatural skin tones. It was noticed that there was a significant difference between the preview on the screen and the photo produced, in fine.
THE Google Pixel 7 Pro, for its part, offers beautiful skin tones even in difficult conditions. It achieves precise exposure and wide dynamic range in both stills and video. According to DxOMark, the autofocus is fast and precise and the contrast is nice, even for backlit shots. The good level of detail was appreciated as well as the stabilization deemed effective and the good level of detail at all zoom ranges. Some shadow noise in high contrast and low light scenes was noted as well as some highlight clipping, outdoors.
L’iPhone 14 Pro Max offers pleasant and vivid colors in photos, but also in video as well as a wide dynamic range and excellent contrasts. We benefit from a high level of detail as well as an excellent autofocus. The simulated bokeh effect is pleasant, also offering a good level of detail. Continuous photo and video zoom is rated high quality at close to medium range. However, there were occasional clippings in highlights, especially in the sky, as well as some luminance noise for indoor shots.
Finally, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra offers, again according to DxOMark, very good details with a fairly wide dynamic range in all conditions. The zoom offers detail and the lab appreciated the effectiveness of the video stabilization. Additionally, autofocus is rated as accurate in both photo and video modes. On the other hand, we can blame it for a low contrast in backlit scenes as well as the production of noise in low light and indoors. Details may be lost on faces and some artifacts were seen in different conditions.
