We’ve seen various handsets in action this year and some of them delivered very profound camera performances while the others we’re a bit weary, in terms of performance quality. Nevertheless, some still excelled in the line of smartphone camera shooting, which we felt is of high-end Photography level. Check out these 7 smartphones and what they delivered to the smartphone camera scene.
The Xperia M5 has been part of various lists that we’ve and was considered to be one of our mid-range favourites back in 2015. The Xperia M5 is highly affordable, landing in on around Php 15-16K right now and is IP68 certified. The robust Xperia M5 was one of the earliest handsets to dish out 4K UHD video shooting and us, ourselves were amazed by its lively colored outputs. Truly a top-notch shooter of any generation.
See also Apple iPhone 6S vs Sony Xperia M5 review comparison
Samsung’s newly released Galaxy S7 flagship is one of a kind. It’s impressive wide-angle and aperture state really improves the camera experience on the device. Like the Xperia M5, the Galaxy S7 is also rugged, thanks to its IP68 certification, enabling the latter to be submerged in the water with ease. The Galaxy S7 has a pretty impressive capturing speed, as well as a brilliant performer in changing environments. A must-have for all-around camera smartphone shooting.
See also Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Xperia Z5 review comparison
The Lumia 950 XL is one of the newer Lumia handsets to hit the streets of PH. Considered to be a top-notch shooter, the Lumia 950XL is no stranger to intense camera shooting, thanks to its 20MP rear shooter, equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens, as well as Nokia’s PureView shooting system. The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL is a capable smartphone camera and can the majority of situations put in on a smartphone.
See also Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs Huawei Nexus 6P review comparison
Earlier this year, Asus released their camera-heavy Zenfone Zoom in the market. The handset itself takes a lot of inspiration from the optical zoom system of Samsung, particularly the Samsung Zoom lineup. However, it seems that Asus was able to bring their own flavour to the table, adding up with the excellent 3x optical zoom and is capable of loss less compression, a way of compressing data algorithms, which will maintain their original reconstructed data. Bottomline is, you can shoot and upload outputs with highly similar quality.
See also Asus Zenfone Zoom vs Galaxy S6 review comparison
The LG G5 is set to arrive on the PH market this May and LG fans and non-LG fans alike are actually making a big fuzz about it and for a good reason. The LG G5 is capable of Ultra-wide angle shooting, which is a good thing to know if you’re into landscape photography. It also has a module-type removable battery, which in our opinion, seems to be really useful. It also has various add-ons that revolve around its camera, such as the LG 360 cam, making camera shooting a bit more fun than usual.
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It’s sad to say that there won’t be anymore Z-series handset that’ll come in the near future, however, we have the X-series to look forward to. In regards to the Xperia Z5, the handset alone is powerful and thanks to being IP68 certified, the Xperia Z5 could last under water. One particular thing that brought things higher for the Sony Xperia Z5 is its impressive steady shot feature, which enables a very accurate and impressive shooting process and thus results to the best outputs.
See also Sony Xperia Z5 vs iPhone 6S review comparison
The Nokia 1020 is quite an old phone, yet it has proven, from our various camera comparison that it can keep up, even against a modern day smartphone, like the Lumia 950 XL. The Nokia Lumia 1020 is capable of loss less compressions, with an impressive amount of level. Like the 950 XL, the Lumia 1020 is also equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens, backed up by a whopping 41MP rear shooter. The downside is that the Lumia 1020 was surely ahead of its time and its Snapdragon S4 Plus chip seems to lack the processing power to maximize its output. Nevertheless, the Lumia 1020 is a high-grade camera smartphone that was truly above of its time.
See also Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Asus Zenfone Zoom camera comparison
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