The iPhone 12 Pro Max finally went on sale on November 13. Its main camera monopolized the new 1.7 μ m sensor (IMX603) and displacement optical anti shake, as well as the exclusive 2.5 times telephoto lens, which finally closed the hardware gap with Android monsters. In this comparison, our comparison objects include Huawei Mate40 Pro, the flagship of new photography, Xiaomi 10 Ultra, and Apple's own iPhone 12 (as the baseline).
This is Apple's strongest camera hardware, the full link HDR against Xiaomi 10 Ultra, and the most powerful AI algorithm of Huawei Mate40 Pro Kirin 9000. This comparison is to favor "Jilao Powder", so the sample and explanation are very long. People who eat melons can jump to the end to see the conclusion.
Parameter specification
This year Apple gave the iPhone 12 Pro Max many exclusive noble experiences, which led to the embarrassing isolation of the iPhone 12 Pro. The latter camera has only 2 times more telephoto, laser radar and some software functions than the iPhone 12 (ProRAW and 4K 60FPS Dolby Vision video recording).
The main camera IMX603 of iPhone 12 Pro Max has a 1.7 μ m unit pixel size. Although it is smaller than the Galaxy S20/S20+IMX555 (1.8 μ m), it is better than the ancestral 1.4 μ m. With this generation's standard F1.6 aperture and exclusive displacement optical anti shake, the main camera performance is expected. The ultra wide angle is still 1.0 μ m IMX372, which is equivalent to a super wide field of view of 13 mm. The image quality is inevitable, but this generation of multi frame synthesis provides a huge amount of image quality improvement, which is finally available. The super long focus has improved the optical focus, and the aperture is F2.0.
Huawei Mate40 Pro is still the most powerful CMOS IMX700 with 50 million pixels, 1.22 μ m, 4 in 1 into 2.44 μ m, RYYB+full pixel 8-core focusing, but OIS is canceled; Ultra wide angle has changed from IMX608 (1.12 μ m, 1/1.54 '', 40 million pixels) to 20 million pixels CMOS (1.6 μ m, 3:2) (the model is unknown, DxOMark says it is still 1/1.54 ''); The 5x ultra long focal length should be the same as the P40 Pro RYYB sensor (DxOMark said it was 1/3.56 ", and the unit pixel size was calculated to be about 1 μ m). Because all zooms are based on 27mm, its five times long focal length is physically equivalent 125mm (125mm/23mm=5.43 times). The actual output superimposed digital zoom is 135mm equivalent focal length.
The Xiaomi 10 Ultra main camera is second only to the IMX700. The Haowei OV48C, 48 million pixels, 1.2 μ m, 4 in 1 into 2.4 μ m, 1/1.32 '', is a more thorough dual native ISO, but without dual core focusing, it should be the mobile phone CMOS with the highest physical tolerance. Up to 128 degrees of ultra wide angle (IMX3502 million pixels, 1.0 μ m) and monster level 5 times light variable ultra long focal length of IMX586 (48 million pixels, 0.8 μ m).
Test description
To facilitate browsing, the "central magnification" samples are all magnified at a high magnification, without the need for a second click. However, this does not mean that the photography of these machines is poor, or that the gap between them is small, but that the magnification is too exaggerated.
If a little careful comparison is needed Love to play computer games If you browse the official website, you can click the "non central enlarged sample" to view the large picture. The focus of all samples is at the center of the picture. Except for the super night view mode specifically described, all other models are fully automatic.
Ultra long focus contrast (5x zoom)
The iPhone 12 does not have any optical telephoto lens. It is only used as a reference and is not intended to humiliate. While the iPhone 12 Pro Max is 2.5 times optical plus 2 times digital zoom, compared with Mate40 Pro and Xiaomi 10 Ultra, it doesn't talk about Wude, but just to see how close it can be. iPhone 12 Pro Max： Dare to compare 2.5-5 times zoom with me.
5x zoom contrast, scene 1 (the iPhone has a white balance of mystery)
5x zoom contrast, scene 1, central zoom
5x zoom contrast, Scene 2
5x zoom contrast, scene 2, central zoom
5x zoom contrast, scene 3
5x zoom contrast, scene 3, central zoom
5x zoom contrast, scene 4
5x zoom contrast, scene 4, central zoom
5x zoom contrast, scene 5
5x zoom contrast, scene 5, central magnification (Xiaomi 10 Ultra finally triggers HDR here)
5x zoom contrast, scene 6, central magnification
5x zoom contrast, Scene 6, zoom in at the top of the center
5x zoom contrast, scene 7, zoom in at the top of the center
5x zoom contrast, scene 8, central zoom
Ultra wide angle contrast
Ultra wide angle comparison, scene 1
Ultra wide angle contrast, scene 1, zoom in at the top of the center
Ultra wide angle comparison, scene 2
This scene can intuitively compare the field of vision of ultra wide angle. Xiaomi 10 Ultra and Huawei Mate40 Pro represent the two extremes of "field of vision and discrimination". The only thing worth mentioning about the iPhone's ultra wide angle is that it has a large field of view and good distortion correction.
Super wide angle contrast, scene 3, zooming in at the top of the center (even with more active multi frame synthesis, iPhone's super wide angle discrimination is still very weak)
Super wide angle contrast, Scene 4 (Xiaomi 10 Ultra with a large field of vision seems to be several meters away. The Mate40 Pro is totally different from the super wide angle...)
Ultra wide angle contrast, scene 4, zoom in at the top of the center
The white balance of Mate40 Pro's ultra wide angle is still unstable, but it is still very unethical when compared with the normal ultra wide angle.
Ultra wide angle contrast, scene 5 (the highlight of the scene's signboard is extremely difficult to suppress. Huawei presses impeccably, while the highlight suppression of the iPhone's ultra wide angle is better than the main camera)
Ultra wide angle contrast, scene 6, zoom in at the top of the center
Ultra wide angle contrast, scene 7 (the same scale, the same scene in Mate40 Pro has too many pixels, mouse tail juice)
Ultra wide angle contrast, scene 7, zoom in at the top of the center
Ultra wide angle comparison, scene 8
Ultra wide angle contrast, scene 8, zoom in at the top of the center
Subjective contrast
Main camera contrast, scene 1
Main camera contrast, scene 1, zoom in at the left of the center (Mate40 Pro sample has rich details and textures)
The main camera contrast, scene 1, zoomed in on the right side of the center (but looking at the petal part, the algorithm of Mate40 Pro was too much, and there was "detail" that the real object did not have. Actually, it is between iPhone 12 and Xiaomi 10 Ultra)
Main camera contrast, scene 2
The main contrast, scene 2, central magnification (in the light scene, the gap between iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 can only be found at this magnification level, mainly due to the improvement of dark noise control. However, after Xiaomi 10 Ultra triggers HDR, the details, color and tolerance can't be changed, and the texture details of Mate40 Pro can't be changed)
Subjective contrast, scene 3 (complex light source+large light ratio near. The iPhone 12 metering and contrast are closest to what the naked eye can see)
Main camera contrast, scene 3, zoom in at the top of the center (the white balance of the three brands, each drifting in different directions, but Mate40 Pro is the most outrageous)
Main camera contrast, scene 3, zoomed in at the top of the center (the glow in the sky is the reflection of the light source below. The ghost of both iPhones is extremely obvious, especially the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Mate40 Pro can't find the reflection at all, Xiaomi 10 Ultra has the reflection, but it is much lighter than iPhone)
Main camera contrast, scene 4
Main camera contrast, scene 4, zoomed in at the top of the center (the real object is close to the iPhone 12 Pro Max, there are too many "scenes" of Mate40 Pro, Xiaomi 10 Ultra does not trigger HDR, and some details are smeared out by the algorithm)
Main camera contrast, Scene 5
Main camera contrast, scene 5, zooming in at the top of the center (Mate40 Pro's algorithm of sharpening and contrast is a bit like the style of Samsung Note5 to S7 edge in its heyday. The details are pleasing, but it is easy to overexert)
Main camera contrast, Scene 6
Main camera contrast, scene 6, zoom in at the top of the center (Mate40 Pro is an algorithm that allows the statue in the dark to "increase the details")
Main camera contrast, Scene 7
Main camera contrast, scene 7, zoomed in at the top of the center (there is no big gap between iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12)
Main camera contrast, scene 8 (Mate40 Pro in the scene with large light ratio, the light measurement is obviously low again)
Main camera contrast, scene 8, zoom in at the top of the center
Main photo contrast, scene 8, glare ghost amplification, here is the "reflection" of the Huawei store signboard below (only Huawei did not "shoot its logo in the sky", the lens quality is really good. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is still the most powerful ghost, followed by the iPhone 12, Xiaomi 10 Ultra is slightly better)
Main camera contrast, scene 9
Main camera contrast, scene 9, zoom in at the top of the center (Xiaomi, which triggered the automatic HDR, has extremely rich dark details, but the color saturation example is overdone)
Main camera contrast, Scene 10 (only Mate40 Pro successfully suppresses the highlight of the signboard at the upper right corner)
In contrast with the main camera, scene 10, central amplification (the noise control of iPhone 12 Pro Max is slightly better than that of iPhone 12, but it is still inferior to Xiaomi 10 Ultra, while Huawei Mate40 Pro is brain filling details. The normal noise control standard is no longer applicable to it)
For subjective contrast, Scene 10, zoom in at the top of the center
Main contrast, scene 11 (strong light box)
Main camera contrast, scene 11, central magnification (undoubtedly, Huawei now holds the strongest highlight suppression algorithm, which is extremely strong. Xiaomi 10 Ultra is also very strong, but it is weaker. The glare ghost of iPhone maps a hexagonal pattern above the signboard, and Xiaomi also has it)
Super Night View
Subjective contrast, Scene 1
For subjective contrast, Scene 1, zoom in above the center
For subjective contrast, Scene 1, central magnification (the difference between iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 is still in the noise control)
In contrast with the main camera, Scene 2 (the light continues to deteriorate, and the iPhone 12's light metering finally cannot be stretched, but it is the closest to what the naked eye can see, and the other several have become night vision devices)
Main camera contrast, scene 2 (Xiaomi 10 Ultra gives the best detail color, and the "native dual ISO+full link HDR" method is good. This kind of scene can't be seen clearly by the naked eye for a long time, and you can still distinguish which leaves are yellow ↑)
Comparison between Xiaomi 10 Ultra automatic and super night view mode (super night view, mainly to continue to improve dark details and highlight suppression, plus heavy hand sharpening and lighter noise reduction)
The Mate40 Pro automatic mode is compared with the super night view mode (Huawei's super night view mode should actually be called the tripod mode. Its shutter is up to 8 seconds, which is unbelievable, and the handheld film rate is extremely low. Normal use, the automatic mode is the most powerful mode, and there is no need to struggle)
IPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max, forced off automatic night view mode
IPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max, before and after the automatic night view mode is turned off (iPhone 12 Pro Max without automatic night view, moving noise, even worse than iPhone 12)
IPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max, before and after the automatic night view mode is turned off (the rollover status of the automatic night view is turned off, which inevitably makes people suspect that Apple may not have digested this new sensor)
summary
Huawei Mate40 Pro: Both the main camera and the 5x telephoto are very strong, and the highlight suppression is directly blown, which is unparalleled. And still frequently OTA, constantly updating the camera part. Compared with the horizontal review of photos taken at the beginning of the month, its ultra wide angle white balance has been improved, and the main camera has also changed a different algorithm (retaining a certain amount of noise, increasing sharpening and contrast, and paying more attention to details and textures, but at this stage, excessive processing has led to the problem of "too real"). Its main weakness is concentrated in super wide angle, which is too small. Although its discrimination is close to the level of subjectivity, it can only be regarded as half of the super wide angle. In addition, ultra wide angle multi frame synthesis is very active. During continuous shooting, the shutter is often unresponsive due to background processing, and its sharpening is excessive, and the details are very dry.
It has many settings different from those of other machines, such as "the original viewing angle is equivalent to 23mm, but the output default truncation is 27mm, and the viewing angle is only 0.7 times the ultra wide angle (when did you see that the aperture of the ultra wide angle is larger than the main camera?) By default, the video uses 0.7 times of super wide angle and 8 seconds of super night view (and the super wide angle lens can also be used, but the film rate cannot be guaranteed, so the tripod mode should be more appropriate).
Xiaomi 10 Ultra: Today, the strongest dynamic range and dark color details (provided that automatic multi frame synthesis can be triggered), and the main camera, ultra wide angle and ultra long focus are well balanced (ultra wide angle is relatively weak, and the vision is exaggerated, but the details are not enough). At this stage, the main problem is that the focusing speed of the main camera and the ultra long focus is average, and the multi frame synthesis is not active. The opponent has made rapid progress. Xiaomi 10 Ultra does not trigger the HDR demo. It is still enough to play iPhone, but there is a big chance that he will not win the Mate40 Pro.
In addition, There are too many powerful telephotos now. If you insist on splitting, please be careful not to be injured by passers-by with 5 times telephoto. We Jilao just sincerely want to try the telephoto lens, and don't want to get involved in the romantic event (are you crazy? Your own or someone else's girlfriend, there is no fun with mobile phones).
iPhone 12： This year's sharpening and algorithm traces have become obvious, and the picture is a bit poor (where is Apple, which pursues natural pictures?). In fact, the main camera has not changed much. After all, the 1.4 micron sensor has been polished for so many years, and it is already close to the limit. It's super wide-angle lens. After powerful multi frame synthesis, it is finally available in the light scene. Without laser radar, the ultra wide angle weak light focusing and film rate are not effective. Tolerance and dark details are still hard to lift in front of the top flagship.
iPhone 12 Pro Max， When the proofs are compared, the word "just here" comes into being. "When he said this, his face was full of desolation." ：
It may be because of the radar scanner and the larger memory, the ultra wide angle focusing is more stable and the film rate is higher when taking continuous pictures. However, the ghost glare of the iPhone 12 series lens is very exaggerated. The iPhone 12 Pro Max is even more exaggerated than the iPhone 12/12 Pro, which really affects the appearance;
Interestingly, the physical focus of the iPhone 12 Pro Max is 5.1mm. "Such a small" sensor and focal length, but the camera bulge is so exaggerated. As a contrast, the Xiaomi 10U with super bottom is 6.78mm, the Xiaomi 10P is 6.72mm, the X50 Pro+is 6.81mm, one plus 8P is 6.59mm, and the Mate40 Pro is 6.67mm (the largest bottom at present). Only the Samsung Note20U is a companion with a size of 7mm (but they are also super bottom anyway);
The new sensor and the new sensor anti shake with the soaring unit pixel have improved the iPhone 12 Pro Max in low light scenes to a certain extent. Under the same conditions, the shutter time of the super night scene is about 1 second less than that of the iPhone 12, and the extremely weak light can compete with the flagship Android. However, the most commonly used light scenes, such as the slight noise control improvement and the little difference in tolerance, are far from the expectation.
IPhone 12 users sniggered and spent less money, but the effect was not far away. But I tend to think that just because Apple has not digested the new sensor (look at the sample of forcing off the night view mode, that shape......), give Apple a few more months, and then our iPhone 12 Pro Max 512GB, the first full version of the non Hainan duty-free version of BOC, should be able to play its due strength.
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