Articles about Camera Benchmarks

Image Quality AnalysisA note about our Uber-G Camera IQ score: our scoring system is based on four “Pillars” sub-scores that can help tell a fuller story: Day, Night, Ultrawide, and Zoom photography. If you want to know more about how the score works, head to our Camera IQ benchmark page.A global camera score is clear and straightforward, but the pillars help tell a better story for those who want to […]

More camera hardware scores are coming in, with some classics like the Galaxy Note 20, S20, and S20+ that we wanted to have in our records, but also phones like the Realme 7 5G, or the Realme 6i and the POCO M3, two phenomenal high-value cameras system.We rank these mobile camera systems based on our mobile camera HardWare benchmark called Uber HW Camera. It ranks the hardware strength of an unprecedented number of […]

Verizon is a massive wireless carrier, and the chances are that many customers are shopping for a new smartphone right now. Having a powerful camera system is a high priority for the overwhelming majority of buyers, and this is where our Uber HW Camera benchmark can help.

This week, we’re adding 14 new mobile camera hardware scores, from Sony phones that cost $1199 down to $160 for the Oppo A33 (2020) as we need to cover all price points if we are to help as many people as possible navigate the maze of camera options.

The holiday shopping madness is about to start, and phones are high on people’s lists. Everyone agrees that the phone’s camera is the most important purchase criterion, so we will go over the whole T-Mobile USA line of products to tell you which camera you get your hard-earned money.

The iPhone 12 Pro Max is in the office, and we could take a closer look at some extra data points. We are officially adding the whole iPhone 12 family to our list of Camera HardWare scores available, including the iPhone SE 2020, the iPhone 11… and more.

In this week’s update, we’re looking at the mobile camera hardware strength of high profile phones such as the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, the Nokia 8 V 5G (a rebrand of the Nokia 8.3), the OnePlus Nord N10, and more.

This week, we assess the mobile camera hardware strength of innovative phones like the LG Wing (which we are currently reviewing), the Infinix Zero 8, the powerful Xiaomi M10 Ultra camera, and more!

Thanks to our mobile camera HardWare score called Uber HW Camera, we can accurately rank an unprecedented number of mobile camera systems.Uber HW Camera is based on a proprietary algorithm that ranks the cameras’ potential based on their technical specifications.The algorithm is sometimes tuned and adjusted with real-world image analysis from our image-based Uber IQ Camera benchmark (IQ = Image Quality). Common questions about Uber HW Camera are answered in […]

We have been covering consumer electronics for more than 13 years, and oh my, things have changed in the camera world. Huawei created its first smartphone in 2005, but it is only in 2013 that the brand was noticed worldwide. By 2019 the company dominated mobile cameras for that year.  Why did Huawei rise so fast, and how?

Just recently, we looked back at ten years of iPhone camera hardware data. Following yesterday’s launch of the iPhone 12 family, Apple released enough information to paint a first picture of how the new iPhone 12 camera stacks up to the iPhone 11 and the competition, especially Samsung and Huawei. (photo credit: Apple)

Once upon a time, the iPhone was widely considered as having the best camera of all “modern smartphones”.However, many consumers and experts alike also recognize that today, Samsung’s mobile cameras are more versatile and powerful than Apple’s. We have shown as much with our Camera IQ (Image Quality analysis) camera benchmark on many phones from both companies.