Last year, when the flagship of mobile phones was almost Snapdragon 800/801, we naively thought that the era of cell phone parameter spelling was over.
But from this year's IMX214 to Samsung's ISOCELL and Sony's new IMX220 series IMX240， It seems that the battle of cell phone manufacturers to spell out parameters has been burning to the camera and other devices.
And without exception, every family said they took pictures of cows. But the question arises, which one is better at photographing? In order to solve this problem, the foreign media recently brought a bunch of flagship ships for photos and comments.
Parameter review
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The test objects include Samsung's new flagship Galaxy Note 4 and its old rivals iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and the flagship Sony Xperia Z3 and LG G3 of the same generation can't be absent. In addition, for the convenience of comparison, Samsung's old flagship Galaxy S5 and Note3 also participated in the competition.
It is worth noting that, according to the previous review by Professor Fei Wei (Note 4, version 5433 of Hong Kong Branch) and other users (version 805 of China Branch Xiaolong), the aperture of Note 4 should be F2.2. An error in the parameter list may be caused by an error in the temporary work of the foreign media.
Samsung S5 in this evaluation uses Samsung's own ISOCELL sensor (Snapdragon 801). Note 4 uses Sony IMX240 sensor (Snapdragon 805 version). Samsung mobile phones always take photos in the Exynos version better than in the Snapdragon version (check method stamp for Samsung sensors → _ → Regional differentiation? Note4 Dual version uses different sensors ）；
LG G3 and Note3 both use the IMX135 sensor of Sony's previous generation, which is famous for its high noise and insufficient color saturation under weak light;
Sony Z3 is an ancestral IMX220X with the largest sensor among the seven, while Note4 uses IMX240.
Models equipped with optical anti shake include Note4, iPhone6 Plus and LG G3.
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white balance
Unlike Samsung's previous cool color tuning, the color performance of the Note 4 demo is closer to reality. Even the "sky blue", which is difficult for mobile phones to express, performs well.
The performance of the two iPhones is as expected. The color of the two iPhones is more gorgeous and flattering than that of Note4, but they are just right. In addition, the samples of the two iPhones have a slight warming tendency, which is more obvious in some samples, but very slight.
The samples of S5 and Note3 are ancestral cold of Samsung, and the color saturation will be slightly higher than that seen by the naked eye, making the samples look more pleasing.
LG G3 is more obviously cold, and has a tendency of overexposure, and the picture is white as a whole.
The color performance of Sony Z3 is special. The color is neutral and the saturation is not enough, but it is still cold.
Discriminative power
Because of the high pixel mark, Note shows excellent detail discrimination. The remote license plates and leaves can be easily distinguished. There is slight noise at the edge of the proof, but it is not serious.
S5 is second only to Note4 in terms of photo discrimination. The details and noise performance are similar to Note4, but the details are not as rich as Note4.
Considering that Note3 is the flagship of last year, its performance is quite good, but it still loses to S5 and Note4 in details
LG G3 has few noise points, but the smear marks in the sample are heavy, which will be more obvious when zooming in.
The performance of the two iPhones is very close, which is undoubtedly the strongest 8 megapixel camera. However, in the light environment in the daytime, it is difficult to defeat the 16 megapixel opponent in detail discrimination.
The performance of Sony Z3 is also good, but it still does not meet our expectations. After all, it is the highest pixel. In addition, it is worth mentioning that its edge deformation is relatively serious (because the wide-angle is the largest?). Strangely, its performance in grass, leaves and branches is far better than that in other ones.
(Note to the author: Maybe the other media is Sony Black, so Sony's score is abnormally low. In terms of the demo performance, its daytime detail performance should be better than that of iPhone, G3 and note3.)
Indoor performance
Flash effect
Compared with the outdoor performance, the indoor performance of Note 4 is not very satisfactory. If the indoor light is sufficient, it can maintain a good white balance and discrimination, and noise control is also good; But if the room is too dark, it will be weak.
In addition, after the LED flash is turned on, the sample will have a high probability of being cold. However, the flash is bright enough to illuminate the whole scene as long as it does not stand too far away.
In general, the performance of the iPhone 6 in the indoor dark scene is similar to that of Note 4: relying on a larger single pixel area, the iPhone sample will be brighter and more flexible when the ambient light is brighter. Note 4 fails to reach the same brightness even if it pushes up the sensitivity (more noise).
However, depending on the higher resolution, Note4's analytical power will be slightly better. In weak light, the performance of both is half a dozen, but they are already at a very high level in mobile phones. In addition, the dual color temperature flash of iPhone 6 can make the proof more realistic and natural in low light.
With the addition of optical anti shake iPhone6 Plus, the indoor weak light performance is significantly better than that of iPhone6 and Note4. When the light is sufficient, there is no difference between them, but in low light, its dark details and noise control will be better.
When the light is sufficient, the details and white balance of S5 are good, but the white balance and details in low light are sad, and its monochrome warm flash will also cause the sample to be cold.
The performance of Note 3 and S5 can almost be described as "the same as above". When the light is not enough, color deviation is serious, but the details are not as good as S5.
The LG G3 can't guarantee the accuracy of white balance in dark light, and the details are heavily smeared. However, its dual color temperature flash lamp is still better than the Samsung series.
The performance of Sony Z3 is OK when the light is sufficient, but the flash is too weak, and the sample is obviously cold after the flash is turned on.
(Z3 can't win G3? Sonny expressed dissatisfaction)
Night view performance
Everyone has high expectations for Note4 with optical anti shake, but it seems that Samsung still needs some time to digest the anti shake technology. Note 4 The proof sheet has an obvious tendency of overexposure, and the picture is uniformly bright. Although the dark details can be retained, more details of the bright parts will be lost (pay attention to avoid the light source to avoid damaging the film). The noise level is still normal. The night performance of the mobile phone is clear to everyone
The performance of iPhone 6 is more natural than that of Note4, with good detail performance and noise control.
With the help of optical anti shake, the iPhone 6 Plus can press the ISO lower and have longer exposure time. The detail performance and noise control are undoubtedly the best.
The LG G3 is similar to Note4 in shape, and the brightness of the picture is pushed very high. It has excellent anti shake ability and the best night discrimination, but the details are still heavily smeared.
Sony Z3 did not perform well, but the white balance was quite accurate.
However, the noise and details of Note3 and S5 are not satisfactory, and they are basically of the type of light death when magnified.
Panoramic shooting
In the upper right corner of the stamp image, you can view the compressed large image, stamp You can download the original picture.
Note 4 (original figure 27.8m)
IPhone 6 (original 14.2m)
IPhone6 Plus (original 14.8m)
Z3 (original 583k)
G3 (original drawing 21.2m)
S5 (original 23.5m)
Note 3 (original figure 19.7m)
The panorama of Note4 can reach 60 million pixels, and the discrimination is well integrated with the picture.
Both iPhones can provide 40 million pixel panoramic photos. The details and connection are good, but the resolution is still a disadvantage.
The panoramic photos of Note3 and S5 are also 60 million pixels, but the integration is not as perfect as Note4.
The resolution of the panoramic picture of LG G3 has dropped to 68 million pixels, but some details of the picture have been lost, and there are some small problems with the picture jointing.
The panorama of Sony Z3, though "not unusable", is really bad. For the sensor with a resolution of 20.7 million pixels, the panoramic image is only 50 million pixels, and the compression rate is extremely high. The image is only 583k, and the details are lost seriously (Sony's algorithm is really supernatural).
It is worth noting that the panorama angle of Samsung series mobile phones is significantly larger than that of other competitors. The converted vertical pixels are similar to those of the iPhone.
video recording
Since the video is on YouTube, we have to prepare our own wall climbing ladder
Note4 has good optical anti shake, obvious shake filtering, smooth video, good recording quality and moderate volume control. Video stamp → _ →
The two iPhones won the video link without any suspense, but they were still trapped by "8 million pixels". The details are not as good as Note4. The picture is smooth as usual, but the recording volume is not enough.
IPhone 6 video stamp → _ →
IPhone 6 Plus video stamp → _ →
The details of S5 are good, and the picture is quite smooth. However, before the software anti shake is turned on, the filtering jitter ability is poor, and the noise is obvious at night. The video recording is loud and clear. Video stamp → _ →
Although the LG G3 has optical anti shake, its performance is not as good as that of Note4. Although there are many noise points, the image is smooth. The recording is loud, but the voice has a sense of machine. Video stamp → _ →
Although Note3 was a product one year ago, it performs well in details, and the blurring and noise of night video are acceptable. The recording is loud and clear.
The video recording of Sony Z3 is good, but this is the only thing that deserves praise. Its own detail performance is also the mainstream level, but it will insert additional pixels in the process of software anti shake, so the picture is destroyed... video stamp → _ →
(Sonny expresses his dissatisfaction again)
summary
Note4 is the mobile phone with the strongest sensor among the existing machines equipped with optical anti shake. Samsung's optimization is also good, and the test results basically confirm the initial parameter table. The only pity is that even though the ability of mobile phones to take pictures has improved collectively this year, their night performance is still not ideal.
The iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6 ranked second and third in the total score. They have the most easy-to-use software and confidence to shoot when picking up. However, 8 million pixels in ten thousand years still make it lack of detail.
Although Samsung S5 and Note3 are semi old flagship ships, their performance is quite good. As long as the light environment is not too bad, their photos are rarely disappointing.
LG G2 was a very good camera phone last year, but the "black heart" approach of G3 directly applying the configuration left it a lot behind by its rivals this year.
Finally, it is Sony's Z3, or Sony's classic combination of "strong hardware dross software", with the strongest sensor, but still lost to Apple's strongest algorithm. What a sad story.
(Sonny expresses his dissatisfaction again)
Obviously, there are serious "preference" differences between foreign media for different brands of mobile phones. You know, in DXOMark In the eyes of Sony, the Z3 is a machine that can take photos at the highest level PhoneArena In the eyes, it is obvious that Note4 is the real hero_
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