The Best Smartphone Camera 2022!
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It's time to find out once with SCIENCE: What's the best smartphone camera? vote.MKBHD.com
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0:00 Intro
1:45 We Built a Voting Site
4:47 Revealing the Phones
5:20 The Winners and Losers
8:38 What Actually Happened
12:46 What we Learned
Пікірлер: 10 000
Marques and his team killed it with this experiment.
@RVDL
Жыл бұрын
Extremely impressive, indeed.
@akcalder92
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I voted. Cool idea.
@arcanjoBR1195
Жыл бұрын
Indeed. This is the best of the best I'ever seen.
@Valoric
Жыл бұрын
It was incredible. This experiment needs to be done every year
@ReluctantSpirit
Жыл бұрын
Yep literally bending over backwards to highlight Pixel phones.
Marques be like: I am somewhat of a data scientist myself
@revirdkcalb
Жыл бұрын
I've been a data scientist for the last 2 weeks...
@oyyeabhay
Жыл бұрын
@@revirdkcalb 😂
@CarlJohnson-iv7sn
Жыл бұрын
Why there's no s21 fe? Any idea?
@wuku
Жыл бұрын
@@CarlJohnson-iv7sn It was released 2021, not 2022.
@adytiauwak
Жыл бұрын
I feel the satisfaction (I am a data analyst) 🤣
Dude! You just solved one of my biggest gripes with these sorts of comparison videos. The methodology here is actually statistically/scientifically sound for once. Any other way of doing comparisons is deeply flawed. You basically eliminated statistical error by doing it this way, and that's actually very innovative for this format. You're the man, Marques! Always finding ways to make major improvements and create the best content. You're a huge inspiration, and you've more than earned your place at the top.
@danishblunt9698
Жыл бұрын
Its still flawed. There is still no way of viewing the original resolution of the images. Tons of images will look way worse when you view them on different media.
@NautilusGuitars
Жыл бұрын
@@danishblunt9698 Sure, but it's about as good as you can get in this format, and the conversion needed to show them is necessary anyway. What I mean is that this is almost exclusively how people view photos taken on a phone, and with the vast amount of views the color/resolution error between viewing platforms is smoothed out to a nice average of how they actually appear to people. This isn't a comparison about how well phone photos will print for a gallery. It's a perfect representation of the vast majority of their use cases, being online viewing.
@danishblunt9698
Жыл бұрын
@@NautilusGuitars Quite wrong, it can be improved by adding a "view original resolution" also then by uploading said images on various platforms to account for platform specific compression. not only that but there is only 1 picture taken per phone which again is a problem as each phone processes images very different based on situation. The current format is absolute barebones at best and is hardly an upgrade over previous methologies used.
@NautilusGuitars
Жыл бұрын
@@danishblunt9698 Ok, first of all, you completely misinterpreted my initial point and went on an entirely different subject. I entertained it for the sake of argument, but you're adding way too much weight to this one specific, and quite unimportant, factor. As for my initial point, it was that the _methodology_ was sound. Not the means, the methodology. Meaning, the way in which the test were _executed_ instead of the means by which they were. Regardless of your opinion on the means of displaying the photos, the way in which the test was organized is sound, as there is a one-to-one comparison between each photo, allowing an equally weighted average score to each. there also wasn't "1 picture taken per phone". Did you even watch the video? There were three significantly different photos per phone. As for resolution, this is a nearly insignificant factor. Any photographer, such as myself, will tell you that resolution is quite unimportant for anything but large format prints and displays. Even then, we're rarely using the full resolution of even a low megapixel photo. Color, sharpness, separation, lens characteristics and distortion correction, histogram, noise, etc are far more important. All of these things are baked into a phones jpeg file. The vast majority of displays will reproduce these qualities faithfully enough for very low error results. All phones use sRGB. All displays use sRBG. Nothing inherent about the photos will be altered by having the resolution changed. Resolution/size is _not_ what determines the quality of a photo. The vast majority of people voting in this test wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between full or lowered resolution versions of these photos on the displays they're viewing them on. And again, none of the qualities that are important would be effected if they could. a 32mp photo with clipped blacks/highlights and bad color will always look worse than a 10mp photo with a good histogram and good color.
@danishblunt9698
Жыл бұрын
@@NautilusGuitars You went defensive quite quick. What you're trying to do now is to somehow talk yourself out of it. Displaying the pictures in certain ways, multiple images taken and different converted images are still part of the methology. You're just trying to redefine at this point and honestly, you look silly in your attempt.
I love how the Asus Zenfones always do great in these, despite almost never being mentioned elsewhere!
@isaacr7416
Жыл бұрын
They sick phones too! And have a headphone jack!! I actually might go for one on my next upgrade
Aside from the “best phone camera overall,” the person who voted could also get the “best phone camera for your eyes” from this test. Great great job MKBHD team!
@officialhideyo
Жыл бұрын
But that doesn't make sense? The person who voted saw the image on the display of his pc or mobile? So it wouldn't be best phone camera for his eyes. It would be best phone camera for the display he voted it through.
@robertlawrence9000
Жыл бұрын
flaws How about color accuracy? In those pictures I can see some colors look more kind of neon looking than others. This test is cool but some flaws. A person would have to be at the location to physically compare real colors with the photo colors. Also, you have people voting on more than likely incorrect display calibrations on various devices. So colors, brightness and sharpness can all be vastly different. It's better to get several people at a location to do this on correctly calibrated displays with the actual colors from the real life items to compare too.
@alvareo92
Жыл бұрын
@@robertlawrence9000 The person's background also matters a lot. As a photographer, the first place for standard photos at 9:44 is a bit of an eyesore, unnatural look with too much highlight recovery on the window. We have gotten too used to HDR!
@truthseeker6804
Жыл бұрын
@@alvareo92 yes because HDR is pleasing. many '''real'' cameras jpegs would suffer in the standard test because they dont do jpegs with such strong HDR.
@javierflores09
Жыл бұрын
@@robertlawrence9000 calibration on devices has gotten to a point where unless you are a professional or have bought a device with a really crappy display, it won't matter as much; nowadays it isn't rare to find budget monitors having a delta less than 2, and 90-something coverage of sRGB which is huge. Of course, it isn't perfect by any means but this test is leagues ahead of any other review in other channels as camera comparison it goes.
Maaaaan this totally raised the bar by several marks. Thanks for doing this. Well done to Team Pixel / Google for their hard work.
@Samdevay
Жыл бұрын
Need to buy business smartphones for work and study.. I am working in IT and learning 1. Devops and 2. ai and machine learning Screen: greater than 6.2 inches Need 256 GB smartphone with better user experience and no ad or bloatware... Budget: 650 USD What should I go with? Samsung S22 or Google Pixel 6a or Motorola Edge30 ultra or OnePlus 10T
@alistairstrachan8508
Жыл бұрын
Dude, spolier alert 😆
@AlanGurling
Жыл бұрын
@@Samdevay whatever you choose, make sure you not only choose the phone, but the eco-system that comes with it (or without in most other cases).
@Samdevay
Жыл бұрын
@@AlanGurling Sure
@darkeyezs
Жыл бұрын
@@Samdevay You can probably get the Pixel 7 for that price range. It wasn't included in the test but I'm sure it rates as high as the P6A. And it's got the same hardware as the P7Pro aside form the telephoto lens. Which the 6A doesn't have either.
You're becoming more of a truth seeker and journalist than before, you're adding a lot of value as you evolve beyond just reviewing tech to actually help us understand how it works. Thank you Marques.
@Mr_KaliMuscle252
Жыл бұрын
congratulations👆👆 you've won🎉 some package let's talk with the 👆 above name 👆👆👆 only one on telegram......
As a photography enthusiast, I noticed that the Sony performs how I would expect a prosumer camera to perform. The colours were neutral, exposures were pretty spot on in preserving highlights/shadows with no artificial bokeh or dramatic HDR. This means DI workflow might be similar to an A7/R/S camera for e.g. and if really needed I think a photog won't mind mixing a few snaps from the Xperia and the main cam since they are harmonious. Can't wait to see what Sony brings in the Xperia V.
@coryhoneyman7333
Жыл бұрын
Haha. I was the same. I liked the Sony's photos cause they seemed more like what I would expect from my mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, which makes sense since its a Sony as well.
@RiskyRantung
Жыл бұрын
Agree, Sony have different approaches then all of these phone which rely on computational algorithms processing, but Sony act like camera, that’s why I prefer Sony result so I can manipulate it later
@apismalik
Жыл бұрын
finally someone get ahat sony offers. all these test is non edit social ready photos. real photographers need natural photos
@dajuggernaut2099
Жыл бұрын
FACTS this is for being influenced with minimal effort. Sony is amazing for editors
@aldomtz87
Жыл бұрын
Xperia I mark V is out now.
Such a great way to do the poll this year. Thanks for doing this again and even better.
@memories1778
Жыл бұрын
You didn't got like btw
@nibblessss
Жыл бұрын
@@memories1778 ????
@Xevos701
Жыл бұрын
We need Ultrawide and Zoom photos next year.
I wonder if companies will use these videos to try to base their camera processing on the winning results
@ezel99
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same. I am 100% sure this video is going to land in every camera department manager's mailbox. This experiment is a goldmine for R&D.
@alexanderbr8525
Жыл бұрын
100% some
@mullerintech
Жыл бұрын
They should
@Juan.Irizar
Жыл бұрын
The data itself is actually very valuable $$$
@YGK-
Жыл бұрын
@@8020Alive the brightest photos came dead last in the portrait mode test...
This is remarkable! I am a data person and I can imagine how much effort went into this. Not even taking into account the editing and visualization part of it! You and your team are killing it, Marques!
Very detailed video. Interesting analysis! Gracias MKBHD & Team 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Incredible voting method this year - very clean and professional approach without being too technical, it's clear to see how you're always trying to push the boundaries. Top quality as usual Marques. Here's to 2023!
@Yaveen
Жыл бұрын
Here before someone says there's no comment :)
@CamcorderHomeVideos
Жыл бұрын
@@Yaveen Those commenters are annoying. Though I thought it would have more comments with over 350 likes.
@emmanuelben1393
Жыл бұрын
This is the most honest video I have watch on this channel
@JmKrokY
Жыл бұрын
Ye
@matpk
Жыл бұрын
@@Yaveen iPhone 14 pro max is just a copycat of Nothing phone 1🎉
you should sneek in some professional level cameras in a secret bracket to see if the average people can see the difference between regular smartphones and cinema level cameras
@Ogwy_
Жыл бұрын
Good idea
@njsfer
Жыл бұрын
I am not sure if it would work well. If they used only jpegs, they wouldn't be using all the potential of the sensor and dynamic range and if they shot in raw and processed it, it would depend on how much editing they'd put into it.
@bowtoy
Жыл бұрын
NEVER! ruins the comparison. Why introduce irrelevant data? When you're picking the best apple you don't compare oranges do you, or bagels?
@huntno
Жыл бұрын
@@njsfer you'd be surprised how much that also is the case for phones. Obviously they are oriented for consumers so they have the advantage of image processing, but RAW on any phone can look surprisingly good
@sediew
Жыл бұрын
@@bowtoy add a pear to see if they can find a difference, it can be a good way to control an experiment from certain biases
Watching this video again and I have to say that Marques and his team are constantly pushing the boundaries of tech based content creation like nothing else out there. This channel has always been head and shoulders above the rest in every regard. I hope this elo ranking method becomes an annual series!
you guys are amazing for this. huge props for the hard work, glad to have participated in the voting this time!
The stuff MK can accomplish by having such a huge dedicated audience is INSANE!
You've really outdone yourself this year Marques! I teach high school maths I think I'm going to show my kids this as a demonstration on the statistical thinking process. Great example of improving from a previous experiment, setting up a new one, performing it, analysing, discussing results and concluding with other random observations. Just perfect.
@aashutosh9285
Жыл бұрын
Ikrr!!! This was so cool
@matpk
Жыл бұрын
@@aashutosh9285 iPhone 14 pro max is just a copycat of Nothing phone 1🎉
@akashv678
Жыл бұрын
@@matpk 😅
Ok this is incredibly planned and executed! 🤩And I love this because it removes any bias we may have. Great job to you and your team👏 It would be cool if you could do this test for videography as well
Major props to whoever designed the experiment, analyzed the data, and visualized it to make this the most rigorous MKBHD video I’ve ever seen! If you don’t upload the data to an open science repository, I bet many companies would pay money to buy it from you. ;)
As an ex-market researcher/ demand forecasting professional, I really appreciated the team implementing some scientific/ statistical rigour into the voting methodology this year! Crowd sourcing large sample sizes allows for so much extra potential in granular analysis like this. Looking forward to next year!
@3KRacing
Жыл бұрын
Corp jargon is burned into my vernacular lol, this reminds me of work on so many levels 😂. No slight at all, loved the comment but just reminded me of every conference call and email thread at work
@aadityagoswami
Жыл бұрын
I hope they make the data open source
@StopMediaFakery
Жыл бұрын
The Mas0nic hand gesture for the night photo 1:10 tells me enough about this whole thing.
@ericbandar944
Жыл бұрын
@@3KRacing lol
@poOgee123
Жыл бұрын
@@3KRacing LOL I'm so sorry. My last day of work for the year was literally yesterday so it'll take me a bit of time to get out of "work mode"
I'm blown away by how much went into this experiment, you can tell how much passion is behind the work. BIG ups to Marques and his team!
I wonder if landscape photography will make a difference.. it would be amazing if you and your team could add it to the next edition because at the moment all 3 modes are basically portrait photography Adding a DSLR into the mix can also let us know how good can a phone camera compete with a standard camera
@Traeknald
Ай бұрын
good idea on paper but adding the dslr would take a ton of votes from the others, making the data less useful
This is the only camera review video that people should consider! these results are very surprising. People are bias by the branding no matter how much we try to avoid it.
An actually scientific experiment on youtube. props to you, Marques!
@AnwarLL
Жыл бұрын
Not a scientific experiment in the slightest, but a good blind camera test.
@darkeyezs
Жыл бұрын
@@AnwarLL Scientific testing involves figuring out what we would expect to observe if an idea were correct and comparing that expectation to what we actually observe.
@AnwarLL
Жыл бұрын
@@darkeyezs a scientific experiment is a very different thing to what MKBHD did. Besides the non- probability sampling used, what do we know about the demographics of the sample? There was no random assignment of the sample to experimental groups, no control group. LoL what stats can we point to about the significance of the results? What was the effect observed or not on the sample? This is not a scientific experiment.
@nibblessss
Жыл бұрын
@@AnwarLL He broke down what stats we could point to, for example how a brighter image was more desired than a darker one...
@supernt7852
Жыл бұрын
@@AnwarLL Scientific experiments do not always yield the expected results or yield correlations. This test was conducted scientifically as it has a large sample size and bias was removed by testing blind.
This would instantly be the standard. I am sure the mobile phone companies would be using this asap. Expect to see improvement for most losing phones next year. Welldone Marcus!
@sphericalcow6014
Жыл бұрын
Nope. This data is obviously so biased and I bet even Marquez knows it. It's voted on only by people interested in tech, viewed on different screen qualities, aspect ratios... You're so impressed by a KZreadr doing a basic scientific experiment. You don't think the brilliant engineers and data scientists who make these phones do wayyyy better tests consistently over the last decade?
@Samdevay
Жыл бұрын
Need to buy business smartphones for work and study.. I am working in IT and learning 1. Devops and 2. ai and machine learning Screen: greater than 6.2 inches Need 256 GB smartphone with better user experience and no ad or bloatware... Budget: 650 USD What should I go with? Samsung S22 or Google Pixel 6a or Motorola Edge30 ultra or OnePlus 10T
@scarcesense6449
Жыл бұрын
But never underestimate a company's ability to stick to their guns and determine their (potential) users to be the ones in the wrong.
@kirillparhomenko6166
Жыл бұрын
Why Marcus? 😭😂
@a02136
Жыл бұрын
*Markass Brownie
Man the color grading on these videos is seriously on point every time. Great stuff as always!
This is a great idea. Would love to see this be worked out for video quality, stability etc. As that is equally important these days. Thanks man.
Pixel sales are about to skyrocket.
@drlauch2256
Жыл бұрын
kinda deservedly tho ..
@profacecreator3810
Жыл бұрын
Apple fans when they realize their phone is completely useless and overpriced Edit: the replies LMAOOO
@tre-ou5gt
Жыл бұрын
@@profacecreator3810 lolll
@shadowboyii
Жыл бұрын
I doubt it. I can't put my finger on it but pixels are not that... Idk wanted, people just don't think of a great phone when you say pixel
@uzairi
Жыл бұрын
@@shadowboyii why do you care what people think about your phone LOL
When I got my 6a this year, I was blown away by how great the camera is on it, even from the 5a and 6. Glad to see I'm not crazy and it takes amazing photos.
@brendonspencer5788
Жыл бұрын
Same. The 6A is my first Pixel, and I've been loving it
@robertclarkguitar
Жыл бұрын
The 4 xl I have 2. People still ask each year as I used to upgrade yearly to the newest best thing until the pixel 4xl. 3 years it's a winner. Not the most popular but that 12 mp sensor has had the most optimization of any other optics. In time the 50 will be next.
@Castleromeo14
Жыл бұрын
@@rmejc too bad nobody cares about your opinion :(
@squatchh_
Жыл бұрын
@@rmejc don't need to spend a bunch of money for a good phone, or else you played yourself
@lively..
Жыл бұрын
I have the Pixel 3a, camera on it is absolutely insane, I can only imagine how good it is on the newest models
This was super cool and insightful, happy to have been part of it
Best camera comparison video ever, you guys should do one of these every year from now on
Blown away by Marques as his team pn these yearly tests and vids. Nobody does it better. Congrats everyone.
@abhishek_soni1
Жыл бұрын
Nobody. Nobody. Nobody does it better.
@sagarverma1489
Жыл бұрын
@@abhishek_soni1 came here to say this, but you already did it.
@life-oh1bc
Жыл бұрын
@@abhishek_soni1 you beat me by one second
@milanbehera509
Жыл бұрын
@@abhishek_soni1 ayoo naughty abhisek!
@CatIsBack25
Жыл бұрын
SIMP
Damn who would've thought that the yearly blind smartphone test would get an UPGRADE! Can't wait to see how far this test goes in the future 👍🏾
@garylai1083
Жыл бұрын
He's the best tech KZreadr out there
@fynkozari9271
Жыл бұрын
I think photos quality are very good today, the cameras are very good, but the file size are bad, they need to work on that technology. They keep pushing technology in certain part only. But left out other parts.
@nogrammer
Жыл бұрын
@@garylai1083 Tech reviewer* I'd say, but the best tech tuber would probably have to go to Linus Tech Tips, especially with all of the 6 figure projects he's started similar to what's done in this video but more into the technicals.
I love this video series, I'm always waiting for this one every year
Superb test. One of the best formats I’ve seem. I would have liked a little pixel peeping and a test of flash, but that’s just me. Love your teams work. Keep it up.
The pixel 6A winning really says a lot about camera quality and software optimization.
@smsgvg5994
Жыл бұрын
it says that people have no idea of what good photography is and 2nd the photos were not representative enough. You need a variety of photos to be able to judge correctly. Screen size also matters. I explained this in more details in my answers below since this first comment provoked a lot of people (which I understand)
@thomaselwood12
Жыл бұрын
@@smsgvg5994 cry somewhere else you wimp.
@isuzu343
Жыл бұрын
@@smsgvg5994 What's the point of "good" photography if people don't like it? lol
@seaturtledad6596
Жыл бұрын
@@smsgvg5994 majority always win. cuz that were money at
@ananyaig
Жыл бұрын
@@smsgvg5994 I can agree on the variety part but people don't know what good photography is? Think what you're saying lol. When you say that it makes it you own personal view.
I gotta say 2 things. I was underwhelmed with the previous year's comparison due to the method being questionable but this is amazing. It's probably the best way to do it. Second thing, wow, the Pixels are still the kings of photography years later
@rizdog5735
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Marques has really perfected the vote collecting system. He is a goated reviewer for a reason.
@Envy13376
Жыл бұрын
The voting system was great, but the method to take photos was very subpar. You could tell for instance some of the phones got sh*t on because it wasn’t exactly the same compared to others.
@RealUlrichLeland
Жыл бұрын
@@Envy13376 Yeah especially the nightmode ones where the moon was only in the background of some photos
@CatIsBack25
Жыл бұрын
SIMP
@itsme123669
Жыл бұрын
@@Envy13376 do you mean that the framing wasn't exactly the same? He covers that in the video. Focal lengths and framing aren't identical across all phones. The photos were all taken with the phones in the same physical position.
Idk if you understand how impressive this is MB. This was fun to watch, and honestly just kind of in awe of how much research went into this. This is basically setting a new standard, great job!
That is some amazing work!! Wonder how the results would look like with videos instead of pictures!
such an impressive analysis. this type of content is why we love MKBHD!
@flowrfpv
Жыл бұрын
Although I missed "none of these two" button multiple times during the voting + would be interesting to not compare same scene every time... add few more standard light scenes and then let people vote on them randomly
@corona__virus
Жыл бұрын
The camera can take pictures as well as videos. But why doesn't he do a video comparison? Probably the best iPhone with cinematic mode.
@corona__virus
Жыл бұрын
and live photo
@espirituvalentino
Жыл бұрын
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If only reviews were more like this. Such Data analysis makes everything more meaningful, unlike other Tech reviews where content creators just tell us "what they think" (BIAS/ too much noise). For me this is the BEST content you have made since start. [-Data, ELO Rating-] 🙌
@HueyMataruse
Жыл бұрын
@@christobal747 That is so true, I am in agreement with you, however I just think it sure was a GREAT leap for the team to setup something like this, not many Tech reviews are like this, plus I also think the fact that they created room to make "The Law of Large Numbers" influence the final decision. 🙌
@christocan4710
Жыл бұрын
Ja. Kind of. You still need to interpret the data. Without that it’s meaningless. Also most important and not mentioned: it was only three pics. I found that „quality“ varies strongly between different motives.
@Mehwhatevr
Жыл бұрын
@@HueyMataruse yeah, and I just tried the survey myself. I'm not convinced that it was so useful. I want to see the images ranked results side by side like in the video, but at full size. So many images to vote for, by the end I was just starting to vote on which one was brighter (but not overexposed or weirdly colored, saturated) because the majority of the photos seemed to pit one phone against the absolute worst contender. so forget trying to analyze the photos for sharpness and so forth. my worst contender tried 19 times to win. the best won participated in only 10 attempts. I'm not sure how this survey works. But it seems like it could easily be skewed if my number one phone (Find X5 pro in my case) was lucky enough to be pitted against the worst phones. but it did make for a great video. :D
@rizdog5735
Жыл бұрын
But you still need an interpretation of that data. MrWhosetheboss talks about something like this in his Nothing Ear review, saying it's not just about specs, it's his opinion. That's why the reviewers make whole videos on it
@e21big
Жыл бұрын
Eh, this type of study is also bias, and if anything, it's designed to reflect people bias tendency in a spesific use case (aka a quick post on social media, with no edit) It is useful for sure but arguably more for the smartphone manufacturerers rather than the end user (because while it reflect the overall user bias, it does not nessarily reflect your own bias which is all the matters.) If anything a traditional camera review, and especially a technical review, is more useful in that regard. Because it shows exactly what the phone is capable of, and you are the judge of whether that's important to your use case or not.
i wish you will continue updating this video every year , it was fun watching it keep up the good work man
Awesome experiment. Would love if can include taking video in next test
Really great concept and implementation, I think this is probably the most objective way to do this. Imo, next year needs more categories like zoom and ultra wide, and it needs to have a wider reach. You should try to get other creators in non tech categories to shout this out to their audiences in order to cast a significantly wider, non techy net.
@Lodinn
Жыл бұрын
Yep. I basically never take photos of people, and all 3 of the setups used here were such.
@shahrulnizamhashim7913
Жыл бұрын
agreed, preferably i would choose a camera phone more towards landscape shooting for travels and stuff, night sky, zooming etc.
@shahrulnizamhashim7913
Жыл бұрын
@@matpk never really interested in iPhones. was eyeing on the Pixel line but the price tag is just on a different league for me😢
@silasben-iesau6859
Жыл бұрын
Yeah! I was wondering if a large majority of voters prefer pixel pictures because they might be pixel users? I think a lot of his viewers use pixel phones. So they could be used to specific photos and that could influence their votes even subconsciously? Maybe I’m wrong tho
@TejasIsAmazing
Жыл бұрын
@@silasben-iesau6859 iphone has a lot more users than pixel, and iphone isint voted high, so being used to the photo effect is probably negligible
As a data scientist, im so happy with how amazing all this turned out. Truly good stuff
@theaftershow69
Жыл бұрын
Loooved this experiment and I had a grin the entire time. But I wonder if the results were skewed a little bit because of Marcus' complexion? Different cameras take pictures differently for people with darker skin. Google recently made an entire point of trying to fix this problem with their image processing. Do you think it's a coincidence that the Google phones performed better because of that? Just a thought.
@TherapyGel
Жыл бұрын
@@theaftershow69 Good point. I think different subjects would make for an even more robust dataset.
@Raja995mh33
Жыл бұрын
It wasn't really "scientific" at all tho. He took all pictures in portrait mode but all pictures on his website for this were cropped to squares or even landscape which means you lose literally almost HALF the picture. And that has huge impact of how a picture turns out, how it looks etc.
@abrahamoluwagbenga9807
Жыл бұрын
@Tim R. the effect of the landscape is based on the phone's actual camera's focal length and degree of view.
@Raja995mh33
Жыл бұрын
@@abrahamoluwagbenga9807 what? Dude that doesn't even make any sense. I'm talking about the orientation. All pictures were taken in portrait mode (vertical) while the website cropped them to landscape (horizontal) which means a noticeable part from top and bottom was cut off.
Thank you! Great stuff, would love to see more things like this!
This video is very well put together and thought out. The research and content are original and very impressive.
Marques is a big enough voice in tech that I totally see phone makers starting to optimize their camera systems for this yearly MKBHD test.
@megamef
Жыл бұрын
The blind nature of this test SHOULD make it impossible to game but having the 3 categories could allow manufacturers to optimize for 3 categories so yeah Marques should think about trying to new categories each year just in case he is biasing the result.
@MrCosmin94
Жыл бұрын
@@megamef . U dumb? Those are most used modes by users. Normal, night and portrait so let manufacturers improve them.
@The-Rest-of-Us
Жыл бұрын
@@megamef They could game it by increasing brightness and contrast of the images - things lay users perceive as "looking better" in those tests, vs. factors professional photographers care about, such as color accuracy, lens distortion, exposure accuracy, texture detail etc. E.g. I know that Apple is optimising the iPhone camera against professional photography metrics, whereas the Pixel seems to be optimised more around lay user metrics.
@refreshfr
Жыл бұрын
@@megamefThere can definitely be more categories ! Moving subject, pets, object from close distance. If they want to go even deeper, they could also do the same for video.
@originsmaster8140
Жыл бұрын
@@tudor__ so I work with a Google representative and I am a Google advocate and I have to say, the tech giants absolutely listen to MQB. Some of the stuff they implement actually comes from his videos which I’m sure must be so encouraging for this man. That he does such good work, and is so passionate about it that as a mere mortal he influences big corporations.
This may be my favorite video of all time from MKBHD, I love the use of data science here. There's so much detail you can get from it. Would love to have seen some more categories like: super contrast (bright light on one side, dark on the other), 10x zoom, motion shot, color test (with bright reds), and black/white shot
@everythingwithichan9127
Жыл бұрын
He should add more categories next year.
Amazing format for the test. Well done!
totally love how something you started as a social media poll refined to this brilliant statistical experiment. I'm sure it will be refined again next year and also hope you use your fellow (friends) youtubers to reach maximum audience for votes and increase the sample size in future !
Now that’s what we call a “tech review”. The amount of effort you put in this shows your passion towards quality content. Awesome mate. ❤
@jaypalmer3806
Жыл бұрын
Nothing to do with the vast amount of money he earns from doing so...... :-)
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Жыл бұрын
@@jaypalmer3806 cope
This experiment is easily my favorite after all these years
Fantastic comparison, using very sophisticated algorithms and an authentic methodology to analyse such a huge amount of voting data. I would love to see a couple of other categories next year; hopefully landscape and macro could be included, as they are both important to me in my photography.
Love everything about this. Well done guys!
this was fun... had a lot of fun voting...i am sure that this took some time to create...thank you...SONY really needs to work on their camera software...they make awesome sensors.
@glenis83
Жыл бұрын
I actually have the Xperia 5 IV and the camera is really incredible if you’re using it in manual mode. You can really dial in exposure and take pictures like it’s an actual camera. The “basic” auto mode is very blah in comparison. Worthwhile if you don’t mind taking a little more time with your photos.
@w花b
Жыл бұрын
@@glenis83 sure, it was just comparing the default settings, I'm pretty sure if you put each of these phones in their "best" camera settings some of the rankings would change.
@sebastianloor4715
Жыл бұрын
@@w花b yeah but we also taking in consideration that most of the people aren t profesional photographers soooo
@warnacokelat
Жыл бұрын
Sony hates computational photography.
@aat528
Жыл бұрын
@@glenis83 it's been obvious for the past few models that Sony has leaned into "professional" side of the camera phone market more than casual. All their apps are incredible and work with their dedicated cameras as well. The software is great just the default mode is lacking as it's put there because they need one.
I would love to see a wider array of photo subjects next year, landscapes matter too. Great comparison tho!
@doctorcorgi3134
Жыл бұрын
That’s what I was thinking. I take pictures of objects way more than people. Granted I’m not sure how they can do a variety of settings. Considering it took a while to do the three categories we got. I guess they could make sub categories like landscape, people, objects, etc.
These video's and test's are really cool. I dont think anyone has done tests like this on the internet.
Mine were 1. Pixel 7 pro 2. S22 Ultra 3. Mate 50 Pro This was a really something new kind of test I have been to and it's really good keep innovating MKBHD
@Mr_KaliMuscle252
Жыл бұрын
congratulations👆👆 you've won🎉 some package let's talk with the 👆 above name 👆👆👆 only one on telegram
Just glad to finally see Google's Pixel superiority is finally acknowledged 😄. I've always been telling people Pixels have the BEST cameras. And now we know, they do!
@shrin210
Жыл бұрын
not camera but processing of photos😂
@Fans.of.Darth.Vaders.Empire
Жыл бұрын
Gcam users:
@sjain6320
Жыл бұрын
@@shrin210 that is true. Their software is amazing. But the hardware is not as say, an iPhone
@turbodarkle
Жыл бұрын
@@Fans.of.Darth.Vaders.Empire Gcam still doesn't reach the level of Pixel processing 😂
@AkshayPatil-ze9ol
Жыл бұрын
@@shrin210 A good photo is a combination of good camera hardware and its software optimization. Let's give credit to Google for their hard work and bringing some of the truly best devices at cheaper rates instead of Apple, which is born to loot people's money.
The scientist in me is very satisfied by this video, the methods used, and overall presentation. Well done!
one of the best experiments on phones ever made! Kudos man! Loving it!
this is so well done!!!
This was really fascinating to watch!
pixel 7 pro is amazing - the 5x zoom is so clear.
@CamcorderHomeVideos
Жыл бұрын
I agree!
@furiousgamerofficialYT
Жыл бұрын
Owning the Pixel 6a and am so happy to see my device is preferred for photography! It's so clear, so close to real life and is consistent and clean!
@clementbraimah2001
Жыл бұрын
But still ios is ios
@SebastianE18
Жыл бұрын
@@clementbraimah2001 yeah, boring and stale... have fun with that.
@luxferre1799
Жыл бұрын
@@clementbraimah2001 enough of iphone bullshit, apple phones are good phones but nothing more, there is NO magic, this is only marketing bullshit!
great work on this whole experiment/investigation/test, and this a great summery video. thank you.
@Mr_KaliMuscle252
Жыл бұрын
congratulations👆👆 you've won🎉 some package let's talk with the 👆 above name 👆👆👆 only one on telegram
You should do these types of experiments more often! Maybe even for video. How about smartphones versus actual cameras, or different cameras competing with each other?
Dude!!!! The level of attention to detail and just overall thorough testing for this experiment is so well done! This is amazing!!!!
The test was extremely long but i enjoyed it
@Forusall
Жыл бұрын
I thought it never ended until I figured out it ACTUALLY never ended. 😂
@poacherthenn
Жыл бұрын
@@tituschon369 he meant the actual test, not the video
@brssnkl
Жыл бұрын
Title of your … tape 😂
@vayanmalik7345
Жыл бұрын
Huh long whaaa ?!?
@BillygotTalent
Жыл бұрын
I did it over multiple sessions.
These tests you do are really helpful in picking a phone when focus is camera quality
Brilliant experiment and really in-depth data analysis. Thank you for doing this!
This was incredible to see! Honestly felt like I was watching a dissertation project. Well done to the whole team!
MKBHD is probably the only tech channel that i will recommend who stood the test of time without losing its integrity and class. Never Change.
@paneerbread
Жыл бұрын
This, and Linus Tech Tips
@szewei85
Жыл бұрын
Plus mrwhosetheboss
@silveradopunked8329
Жыл бұрын
@@szewei85 he's more of an entertainment channel.
@vinaydev437
Жыл бұрын
If integrity and class are criteria Mr Mobile Michael Fisher is right up there
@boldschool6308
Жыл бұрын
@@vinaydev437 big respect to MrMobile as well!
2023 video??
This is so helpful and interesting!
The work put into this single video is literally visible , thank you Marques and team, its great🔥
Omg, this series just evolved big time. Thank you all who were involved. Stuff like this is why we need independent media.
I hope next year you add a controlled, moving test as well. I got this idea doe to the Xiami 12s underperforming terribly but actually being able to take great shots of moving subjects.
Really thrilled that the Oppo Find X5 Pro performed so well in this testing. I've been singing it's praises since I got it this year.
This was amazing. Insane amount of effort put by your team into this. Appreciate it.
GREAT TEST OF ALL CAMERA TESTS ON KZread !!!
@TheRohnjackson
Жыл бұрын
😆 TESTES _TESTS*_
@homophobesnotwelcomed2308
Жыл бұрын
What?
@tonyhawk123
Жыл бұрын
Hardly. Interesting, thats all. Some people prefer the opinion of professional photographers, not what people have become used to with todays smartphones and just vote for what they're familiar with. Most images taken with phones these days have filters which over saturate at the expense of accuracy and lossy data, which wouldn't cut it with a decent standalone camera.
@Tazdeviloo7
Жыл бұрын
@@tonyhawk123 There will always be bias though, has to be a double blind test like this one. Even then, unless you're a professional photographer yourself, you'll probably like what most other people like too.
Brilliant presentation and super idea of comparison. Keep up the good content !
One of the best use of social media platforms to advice on opinions!!!! Man U have pushed the boundary ..... 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Very interesting that the Pixel 6A did extremely well in this elaborate experiment format this year AND last year with the basic social media format! Google's computational photography is on another level!
My pixel 6a is extremely amazing. Best buy ever
@12day1
Жыл бұрын
What phone did u have b4? Any cons ?
@miguel_mt25
Жыл бұрын
@@12day1 iPhone 11
@jeewakalakruwan7355
Жыл бұрын
Yep still 4 days old
@dustojnikhummer
Жыл бұрын
Isn't that the one with a 60Hz display?
@miguel_mt25
Жыл бұрын
@@dustojnikhummer the same like iphone 14 :v
Need another one this year this test is crazy
This is one of the best experiments MKBHD has ever conducted unlike others in this game. Congrats on comin' up with this idea, MKBHD & team.
Please do this every year or couple of years. It's fantastic
@mohamedrafi1736
Жыл бұрын
he does this every year...this is just a new method.
@dexterboy2736
Жыл бұрын
🍀✌😸👍🍀
@nnadibenamarachi6267
Жыл бұрын
@@mohamedrafi1736 hope he continues with this new method
@Samdevay
Жыл бұрын
Need to buy business smartphones for work and study.. I am working in IT and learning 1. Devops and 2. ai and machine learning Screen: greater than 6.2 inches Need 256 GB smartphone with better user experience and no ad or bloatware... Budget: 650 USD What should I go with? Samsung S22 or Google Pixel 6a or Motorola Edge30 ultra or OnePlus 10T.
@sR1k
Жыл бұрын
@@Samdevay iPhone any day. The integration with the ecosystem is stronger compared to other androids/windows PC's I have atm. iPhone's a no-brainer if you are in the apple ecosystem.
Man o man, the effort you put to make these videos is marvelous and unbelievable. Hats off to you and your team, you're a legend. 💯💯💯
@Ziaphy
Жыл бұрын
🤓
@armaanmodi
Жыл бұрын
not unbelievable
Fantastic job, MKBHD team!
This was an absolutely brilliant video!
this was actually incredible. i appreciate all the hard work Marques and his team put in for these videos and for constantly raising the bar. i don't think there are any data sets similar to this one out there and it'd be epic this was open source.
Each year I look forward to this video and test, but this year you and the team have blown away my expectations. By far the best video in my opinion!
Awesome comparison!!! yoo thanks so much for doing this
That’s so cool. Thank you!
With the change in format I really felt like I was learning something this year, and I love that! Less of that March Madness bracket, and much more experiment-esque that made me super excited to listen to the results! Already super pumped for next year!
@doctorcorgi3134
Жыл бұрын
Also we don’t get the compression that happens on social media.
@CamcorderHomeVideos
Жыл бұрын
@@doctorcorgi3134 True!
Hi MKBHD team. Thanks for the wonderful insight. Is it possible for you guys to do like waveform on how you did the ELO ranking or maybe point us in the direction of some good tuts on how it's done. Thank you and compliments of the season to you all
11:07 that sliding effect at 24/30 fps killed my eyes
Bought the Pixel 6a after watching this and am really glad I did. During the new year week we took a bunch of daily and nightly photos with my 6a, my wife's S 21 Ultra and her cousin's iPhone 14 Pro and ended up using most of the 6a photos at the end. It lacks the sharpness in very few photos but outperforms in most. Night time selfies especially are where it wins by a landslide. The Samsung and iPhone night time selfies were pretty much unusable.
@yutehube4468
11 ай бұрын
For a lot of people the camera is far more important than the phone. It becomes a camera that happens to also be able to surf the internet and take/receive phone calls, but it's a camera before anything else.
@Tonyx.yt.
7 ай бұрын
i bought a pixel 6a but i send back after a week, had battery drain and awfull phone signal... otherwise a compact "almost cameraphone" with decent power for the size (and price)