These days, mobile cameras have become an important part of many people's lives, but which mobiles take the best photos at the beginning of the new solar year and in spring 2019? One of the most reputable mobile camera reviews in the world is conducted by DxOMark. According to the latest evaluation from this website, the Huawei P30 Pro has the best performance in the main camera category, while the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus excels in the selfie camera category. The Huawei P30 Pro is the latest product from Huawei, featuring a triple camera setup. This setup includes a combination of a 40-megapixel main sensor, a 20-megapixel wide sensor, and an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor alongside a depth sensor. The main sensor of this phone is larger than most phones on the market. In front of this sensor, there is a 27mm lens with an aperture size of 1.6. For the 20-megapixel wide camera, there is a 16mm wide lens. To achieve optical telephoto mode, Huawei has utilized a 125mm telephoto lens equipped with a periscope. This allows the phone to achieve 10x hybrid zoom and 50x digital zoom. The P30 Pro scored 119 in photography and 97 in videography, with a total score of 112.
In the selfie category, the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus has the best camera in the world with a score of 96. This product uses a triple camera setup on the back, with one for telephoto (12 megapixels), one for wide (12 megapixels), and another for super wide (16 megapixels). In wide mode, Samsung claims that the front camera covers a 123-degree angle. This phone employs dual pixel autofocus technology. On the front, the S10 Plus uses two cameras, one with a 10-megapixel sensor and another with an 8-megapixel depth sensor. The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus scored 101 in photography and 88 in video, totaling 96 points.
According to DxOMark reviews, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei P20 Pro, and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus follow the Huawei P30 Pro in the main camera category with scores of 109. The Mate 20 Pro features a 40-megapixel color sensor with a 27mm f/1.8 lens, a 20-megapixel sensor with a 16mm f/2.2 ultra-wide lens, and an 8-megapixel sensor with an 80mm f/2.4 telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. Huawei claims that this combination allows for capturing photos from wide angles to closer shots. With the ultra-wide lens, macro photos can be taken from a distance of 2.5 centimeters from the subject. The Mate 20 Pro has a larger sensor compared to the iPhone XS and Note 9, which allows it to take better photos in low-light conditions, while the sensitivity of Apple and Samsung cameras operates at ISO 6400. The maximum ISO of this phone is slightly over 100,000. Additionally, using the Super HDR feature, this phone performs better in various lighting conditions compared to its competitors.
In the selfie category, following the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, the Google Pixel 3 and Galaxy Note 9 rank with scores of 92. Unlike other companies, Google still uses a single lens on the back of the Pixel 3. Google claims that it performs most tasks using artificial intelligence. This product uses a 12-megapixel main camera, and its imaging power is due to the use of the Pixel Visual Core chip. One of the features of the Pixel 3 camera is the 'Night Sight' mode. Using this system, the phone's camera captures good photos in low-light conditions, and as Google claims, it performs better than all competitors. The best Apple product in the selfie category is the iPhone XS Max with a score of 82, ranking sixth globally. In the main camera category, the Xiaomi P9, iPhone XS Max, and HTC U12 Plus rank fifth, sixth, and seventh with scores of 107, 105, and 103, respectively. The iPhone XS Max features two 12-megapixel cameras on the back, one wide with f/1.8 and the other with a tighter angle and f/2.4. On the front, this phone has a 7-megapixel camera. In the main camera category, the Galaxy Note 9, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, Huawei P20, iPhone XR, Google Pixel 3, Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus, Xiaomi Mi 8, Google Pixel 2, OnePlus 6T, and iPhone X rank from eighth to seventeenth.