iPhones are still kings, although Samsung, Xiaomi, Honor and Huawei are getting closer and closer
We often see more and more professional photographers using mobile phones to take photos. Not in vain, they have increasingly better lenses and although even a professional camera provides better quality, devices like the iPhone are enough to get great results.
Ricardo Aguilar, a colleague at Xataka, is an expert in analyzing high-end mobile phones and assessing the potential of their cameras. Taking as reference the latest smartphone analysis of it, we can find a good ranking of mobile phones with the best camera. And to the surprise of few, an iPhone emerges as the first option.
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Ricardo has been dedicated to mobile photography analysis for more than 10 years and his criteria leave no room for doubt in the dozens of analyzes he performs throughout the year. At the beginning of this year he already published a mega photographic comparison with an Apple smartphone as the winner, although the latest Samsung flagship had yet to be added to the equation.
This being the case and adding all the terminals analyzed in recent months, Ricardo is clear about his ranking.
| GLOBAL NOTE IN XATAKA | CAMERA NOTE | |
|---|---|---|
| IPHONE 15 PRO MAX | 9.4 | 9.75 |
| HUAWEI PURA 70 ULTRA | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| XIAOMI 14 ULTRA | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| HONOR MAGIC 6 PRO | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| SAMSUNG GALAXY S24 ULTRA | 9.4 | 9.25 |
As you will observe, There are two clear kings: the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Both share the same average score as a high-end smartphone, although for camera purposes, Ricardo places it well above the Apple device, with terminals in between such as the recent Huawei Pura 70 Ultra, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra or the Honor Magic6 Pro.
What are the photography strengths of the iPhone 15 Pro Max? Ricardo is clear when pointing out the portrait to people or objects during the day, indoor photographs, scenes with a telephoto lens in night mode, night portrait or the selfie camera.
Obviously its competitors have strong points and the position of the Xiaomi 13 Ultra as the best in daytime automatic shooting or the spectacular optical + digital zoom of the Galaxy S24 Ultra is especially notable. However, in the global calculation, also taking into account factors such as processing, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is the king.
Of course, In video, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is one of the most outstanding. Apple terminals have had very good scores in this regard for years and, apart from Ricardo Aguilar, other experts such as those from Trusted Reviews also point it out.
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