Google's new Pixel 2 has set a record for smartphone camera quality beating the iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 by four points, according to DxOMark.
The Google Pixel 2 is the top-performing mobile device camera we’ve tested, with a record-setting overall score of 98. Impressively, it manages this despite having “only” a single-camera design for its main camera. Its top scores in most of our traditional photo and video categories put it ahead of our previous (tied) leaders, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, despite the Pixel 2 coming in lower in the new Zoom and Bokeh categories. The Pixel 2 is also a major step forward from the Pixel (which was our top scorer when it was released a year ago), moving from 90 to 98.
Camera Specifications:
● 1/2.6-inch 12MP sensor
● f/1.8 aperture
● Dual-Pixel Autofocus
● Optical Image Stabilization
● HDR+ technology
● New Portrait Mode software solution
Photos
Pros:
● Wide dynamic range in all lighting conditions
● Excellent autofocus
● Very good white balance both outdoors and indoors
● Good detail preservation
● Strong flash performance across the board
● Portraits rendered with pleasing foreground and background blur and bokeh
Cons:
● Flare, flickering, and grid patterns can occur in some lighting conditions
● Medium- and long-range zooms have some loss of detail
● Portrait mode sometimes causes visible artifacts
● Slight loss of detail in low-light and indoor hand-held photos
Video
Pros
● Very good video stabilization
● Fast and accurate autofocus with good subject tracking
● Good detail preservation indoors and outdoors
● Good noise reduction
● Fairly good white balance
Cons
● White balance and exposure can be unstable when walking or panning
● Rotational frame drift in some hand-held videos
● Limited dynamic range
● Visible color cast in low light with tungsten illuminant (incandescent lighting)
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The Google Pixel 2 is the top-performing mobile device camera we’ve tested, with a record-setting overall score of 98. Impressively, it manages this despite having “only” a single-camera design for its main camera. Its top scores in most of our traditional photo and video categories put it ahead of our previous (tied) leaders, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, despite the Pixel 2 coming in lower in the new Zoom and Bokeh categories. The Pixel 2 is also a major step forward from the Pixel (which was our top scorer when it was released a year ago), moving from 90 to 98.
Camera Specifications:
● 1/2.6-inch 12MP sensor
● f/1.8 aperture
● Dual-Pixel Autofocus
● Optical Image Stabilization
● HDR+ technology
● New Portrait Mode software solution
Photos
Pros:
● Wide dynamic range in all lighting conditions
● Excellent autofocus
● Very good white balance both outdoors and indoors
● Good detail preservation
● Strong flash performance across the board
● Portraits rendered with pleasing foreground and background blur and bokeh
Cons:
● Flare, flickering, and grid patterns can occur in some lighting conditions
● Medium- and long-range zooms have some loss of detail
● Portrait mode sometimes causes visible artifacts
● Slight loss of detail in low-light and indoor hand-held photos
Video
Pros
● Very good video stabilization
● Fast and accurate autofocus with good subject tracking
● Good detail preservation indoors and outdoors
● Good noise reduction
● Fairly good white balance
Cons
● White balance and exposure can be unstable when walking or panning
● Rotational frame drift in some hand-held videos
● Limited dynamic range
● Visible color cast in low light with tungsten illuminant (incandescent lighting)
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