One Galaxy Note20 camera does better than two on the iPhone 12 Pro Max
DxOMark specialists published the results of the front cameras of smartphones Galaxy Note20 and iPhone 12, Pro Max, almost simultaneously, and the Korean turned out to be better than the American: 100 points against 98. Interestingly, the Galaxy Note20 Ultra has one front camera with a 10-megapixel sensor. For the iPhone 12 Pro Max, there are two of them – a sensor supplements the usual 12-megapixel one for analyzing the depth of the scene. Simultaneously, the front camera of the Samsung smartphone has autofocus, while the camera of the Apple smartphone does not have such a system.
The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra is better for selfies than the iPhone 12 Pro Max. DxOMark Compares Smartphone Front Cameras
The Galaxy Note20 Ultra scores 104 points for stills and 95 points for videos. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has 101 and 93 points in similar disciplines. In the overall ranking of front-facing smartphones, Note20 Ultra took fifth place, and iPhone 12 Pro Max – eighth.
DxOMark praised the Note20 Ultra cameras for accurate exposure, white balance and autofocus, and pleasing bokeh effects. Cons – in the noise that is visible both in the photo and in the video and the unnatural transmission of skin tones (sometimes), and the deterioration of detail when shooting indoors and with a lack of light.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max liked the color reproduction of skin tones, great detail in good lighting, the wide dynamic range when shooting video, and accurate white balance. Cons – again, noise, artifacts when shooting video, problems with white balance (sometimes), and blurring of objects in the background due to the lack of an autofocus system.
