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Camera Comparison: iPhone 15 Pro Max vs. Oppo Find X7 Ultra
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Does anybody else remember the days when photo comparison articles featured… you know… actual photos?
That "N" in "DINE" was a freaky. Hope you did not dine there (D.I.blur.E. is DIE not DINE). Conclusion: lots of processing going on in all pics. When it is right it is great, when you get a blurry "N" not so much. Dan is really choosing which processing in which situation is best. Comparing raw pixel output might be more enlightening. One can always post-process (I know .01% is going to do that).
It is very relevant to me because I welcome the opportunity to see how far the photo tech on mobile devices has come … whether someone does better than our fruit company … hoping that the competition —albeit indirect— keeps Apple on its toes.
better for sending to Chinese Communist Party.
I know mandarin. Oppo doesn’t sound like Apple in mandarin lol. Nor Vivo either.You're telling me that back in 2001, Tony Chen decided to name his company "Oppo" because it sounded like Apple in Chinese. In 2001, when Apple was struggling with sales and reported their first quarterly loss in 3 years...
Apple warns of loss for first quarter of fiscal 2001
Apple Computer Inc. expects that its first-quarter earnings and revenue will be well below its previous expectations, senior company executives said yesterday.www.computerworld.com
Apple Reports First Quarter Results
www.apple.com
CUPERTINO, California — January 17, 2001 — Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2001 first quarter ended December 30, 2000. For the quarter, the Company posted a net loss of $195 million, or $.58 per share. These results compare to a net profit of $183 million, or $.51 per diluted share, achieved in the year ago quarter. Revenues for the quarter were $1 billion, down 57 percent from the year ago quarter, and gross margins were -2.1 percent, compared to 25.9 percent in the year ago quarter.
In 2001, before hit products like the iPod and iPhone came out and turned around the company's fortunes.
In 2001, before Apple officially entered the Chinese market and before Apple became a household name.
Yeah. Sure.
I may be biased. But cannot really take the "ranking" seriously when they don't even have the results from Sony Xperia Pro-I or Xperia 1 V.
They're relevant because Apple isn't and should never be the only smartphone option. You're use case doesn't apply to everyone. Lot's of people aren't brand loyal either (thank god).
Huawei has held the top spot for camera phones for quite a while (including from DXo, who is the rating company cited here). It has some pretty amazing zoom features, but for everyday photos, there's not a lot of difference in a $200 smartphone and Apple or Android flagships.
Fun fact: A couple of years ago a major magazine (Wired?) did a comparison between an iphone and various serious cameras. For a well lit wide angle shot (landscapes or portraits in sun), the iphone did the best. The expensive pro cameras only won out in niche areas like low light, fast action, telephoto, waterfalls, etc. They had several different groups of judges, from photographers to laypersons to photo printers and they mostly agreed on the results, too.
Fun fact: A couple of years ago a major magazine (Wired?) did a comparison between an iphone and various serious cameras. For a well lit wide angle shot (landscapes or portraits in sun), the iphone did the best. The expensive pro cameras only won out in niche areas like low light, fast action, telephoto, waterfalls, etc. They had several different groups of judges, from photographers to laypersons to photo printers and they mostly agreed on the results, too.
On a related but slightly different angle - I just sold my Panasonic M3/4 Camera and lenses etc as I've been using it less and less. I am heading to Japan in two days armed with just a late iPhone pro (not a 15) it will be interesting to see if I miss my "real" cam, which was a shift from DSLR (multiple generations before the M3/4), now to my point and this applies to all digital - people tend to pixel peep and that's always a slippery slope.
Some years ago we were in San Francisco and my son pulled his iPhone5 out and did a hand pano of that big red bridge from the beach near fort point - that print still is framed on his wall and colour etc is amazing (print size is approx 850mm x 200mm (approx 34x8inches). Sure when you go real close, like macro type close, there are some aberrations but my point is depending on viewing/display requirements pretty much all modern phones take pretty amazing images from generally very small sensors that are very pleasing in most circumstances
Some years ago we were in San Francisco and my son pulled his iPhone5 out and did a hand pano of that big red bridge from the beach near fort point - that print still is framed on his wall and colour etc is amazing (print size is approx 850mm x 200mm (approx 34x8inches). Sure when you go real close, like macro type close, there are some aberrations but my point is depending on viewing/display requirements pretty much all modern phones take pretty amazing images from generally very small sensors that are very pleasing in most circumstances
Well that does it! If my iPhone's camera isn't the greatest camera, I guess I have to ditch all my Apple iPhones, iPads, Macs, AirPods, AppleTVs, watches, services and operating systems, and buy all new Android and Windows (shudder) products from now on. Someone please stick a fork in me, I'm done!
Who are we to judge what another’s buying preferences are? Unless one wants to pay for their purchases.
Ngl the Oppo looks like a toothbrush.
Only looked at a few comparisons in the video, and where not really surprised the differences where kinda small and subjective. At this point I feel like the phone cameras have gotten so good a comparison these days are unnecessary.
Only looked at a few comparisons in the video, and where not really surprised the differences where kinda small and subjective. At this point I feel like the phone cameras have gotten so good a comparison these days are unnecessary.
Didn’t imply that Apple should be the only option, did I? Neither did I imply my use case is what everyone should go for. My comment was about MY use case. I’m not brand-loyal. But I’m not a brand-whore either. I look for consistency in software and experience. At the moment, only Apple offers me that. Why should I go looking for something else, when what I have is factually the best in terms of ecosystem experience? Would Oppo, or whatever brand you have in mind give me phones, tablets, computers, smart speakers, smart tv platform, smart home platform, and the services and experiences that go with those to my satisfaction, without jumping through various hoops? Didn’t think so!
How did you even cook this up lol. Oppo was registered in 2001 and it doesnt sound anything like Apple in Chinese...
Most of my contacts are now on Android, they all moved away from Apple for their own reasons, and they all seem very happy I think the Samsung S24 has seven years of Android and security updates, Android really has come a long way. iOS seems to have got stuck I want things like call screening not a journal app! Lets see what iOS 18 brings. As to pictures I like the some Oppo ones and some iOS ones. iPhones needs bigger sensors like a lot of Chinese and Korean phones, and less image processing to make up for that lack of sensor size.
"The iPhone 15 Pro Max has a 48-megapixel Main lens with multiple focal lengths"
No, it does not. It crops into the picture to get different compositions, but the focal length (and thus DOF and "lens compression" a.k.a. Background variation due to the distance to the subject stay the same)
No, it does not. It crops into the picture to get different compositions, but the focal length (and thus DOF and "lens compression" a.k.a. Background variation due to the distance to the subject stay the same)
As an Owner of iphone 15 pro max, Oppo Find n2 and N3, as well as Vivo X fold 2 & 3, i find the oppo devices well made and camera's amazing. The Vivo X fold 3 takes amazing photos and the 4500 nits is brilliant out on a sunny day. I enjoy having both operating systems.
Oppo has had a long well earned reputation in various electronic offerings as some of if not the best. I am not fond of superlatives but I recall when they set the standard for Blue Ray players. People were more than upset when Oppo no longer was in that market. Their phones too have a great reputation. I'll stick however with the Apple product as it is more than good enough and a) I'll get a camera if I need more in the photo realm, b) can use a photo editor and get more mileage out of an Apple iPhone image, and c) I admit I avoid buying from certain companies from certain places and that include those like Lenevo.
Nah. No one buys phones nowadays just because of the camera or “ecosystem” stuff.
Step 1. You buy Android phone
Step 2. You use stock camera
Step 3. You use stock camera
Step 4. ?????
Step 5. Whaddaya want? Google play got no apps!
iPhone really just works. And works well. I had S10+ and it lagged every time I tried shooting 4k with it. And what’s now? Even my cheap SE shoots 4K without issues, not even mentioning wide array of apps for editing from the AppStore
Step 1. You buy Android phone
Step 2. You use stock camera
Step 3. You use stock camera
Step 4. ?????
Step 5. Whaddaya want? Google play got no apps!
iPhone really just works. And works well. I had S10+ and it lagged every time I tried shooting 4k with it. And what’s now? Even my cheap SE shoots 4K without issues, not even mentioning wide array of apps for editing from the AppStore
iPhone photos look better, but who can really tell as we look at video of photos? Apple does a better job at user experience and customer support. Phone cameras work really well for snapshots and video because of their software but fall short of mid-level and up cameras by Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Panasonic, Pentax…