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mespilus

Review & comparison of 20 Pro (with new imaging software) & Pixel3.

http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/23313_Lumia_950_XLMate_20_ProPixel_3.php

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NurseHolliday in reply to @mespilus

This is the shit that annoys me with phone camera reviews.

So you don't have to scroll through the article I'll c&p the bit I'm talking about.

OK, let's go all-in on zoom, with a radio tower on a local ambulance station and some delicious detail against a bright-ish sky. Here's the overall scene:

And here are 1:1 crops from the Mate 20 Pro, Pixel 3 XL, and Lumia 950 XL, in that order (click the device names to download the original JPGs for your own analysis):

A clear win for the Mate 20 Pro here, unsurprisingly. The hybrid 5x zoom (3x optical, 2x digital from the main lens) produces stunning results and there are almost no artefacts. The Pixel 3 XL's multi-exposure Super-Res-Zoom system does very well considering the single 12MP sensor, but is clearly a few notches behind, and then the Lumia 950 XL's shot brings up the rear - zoom has never been the 950's string suit! A clear hierarchy when it comes to zoom then.

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