The golden ten of mobile phones with the best performance in selfies
ΕWide-angle lenses with a resolution of more than 40 Megapixels, large zoom and artificial intelligence that recognizes and enhances various aspects of photography, are some of the features that smart phone makers have been emphasizing lately.
The practice is characterized as reasonable and expected by market experts, since the photographic lens and especially that of the front, ie the selfie camera, is one of the basic criteria for selecting a device according to recent research.
That's why DxOmark, a photography lab, has created a list of the best selfies mobile phones.
For the golden ten selected by DxOmark, he used special measurements to analyze more than 1500 photos taken in different conditions each, and analyzed videos longer than two hours. From all these measurements and comparisons the following list emerged.
11
Meizu V6
The Meizu V6 has a second 5M sensor for special depth in the photo, but also to be able to create the so-called "boken effect", ie to blur the background of the photo focusing on a single point.
10
Huawei P20 Pro
67 points gives the impressive in terms of night shots, Huawei P20 Pro. One of the main advantages of the P20 Pro is the performance of even the smallest details.
In fact, compared to their main competitors, the P20 Pro performs well in terms of flash and effects in photos. Although in other features such as color rendering and other results were not so positive, their performance in most functions compared were above average satisfactory.
9
Samsung Galaxy S8
The Samsung Galaxy S71 scored 8 points based on its technical characteristics. The phone has very good exposure in most shooting conditions, even in low light.
8
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
At 73 is the rating of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, the Android phone with the powerful Hi Silicon Kirin 980 processor, and the triple main camera with wide-angle lens and telephoto lens.
For selfie lovers, the front camera of the Mate 20 Pro has a resolution of 24Mp (f / 2.0), and is quite wide, resulting in very good selfies.
7
iPhone X
By a small margin - 74 points - it is preceded by Apple's iPhone X, whose front camera has a very good display, especially for those who make video calls or often take selfies.
In addition to capturing colors on faces, it has very good performance and conditions of higher contrast but also at a distance of almost 30 cm. However, as the distance of the subject increases, it goes out of focus resulting in the loss of details.
6
Google Pixel 2
According to the company, Google's Pixel 80 has 2 degrees, whose front camera has a 1 / 3.2 inch sensor with 8Mp resolution and a pixel size of 1,14 μm.
Although white balance is relatively accurate in both indoor and low light photography, outdoor photography is less accurate.
The sharpness of this mobile phone is good up to 55cm, which makes the Pixel 2 the best possible choice for those who prefer to have more background in their photos.
5
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
With the S9's front-facing camera, focus on the subject can produce photos that are slightly softer over longer distances.
However, the light is evenly distributed through the aperture, which makes the S9 ideal for group selfies, and without the need for a selfie stick.
4
iPhone XS Max
The front camera sensor of the iPhone XS Max is 7Mp of quite low resolution, combined with a 32mm fixed aperture lens, size f / 2,2.
However, it has Apple's TrueDepth camera system, which theoretically improves bokeh depth and shooting. For these reasons his score is 81.
3
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3
With a rating of 83, the Xiaomi mobile phone has a dual front camera that gives the possibility of portrait photography and bokeh effect, while its rating is the same as that of the Note 9.
The fixed focus lens means that the focus range is a bit more limited than that of the top devices - this has the effect of smoothing out the background of group shots. That is why it has excellent color performance.
2
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
In addition to the manufacturer's excellent history for high quality images, this particular Samsung model has a 1 / 3.6-inch sensor with 8Mp resolution and 1.22μm pixel resolution. With these features, the Note 9 becomes an extremely interesting choice for amateur photographers.
The front camera also has an autofocus lens, which is rare in the world of selfie cameras for this and its rating reaches 92.
1
Google Pixel 3
The Pixel 3 dual front camera comes with a PDAF system that helps the device achieve very good focus.
Thanks to autofocus, the Pixel 3 can capture images with high accuracy from 30cm up to 120cm.
