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The 20 Pro was plagued by display issues both in panel quality as well as power efficiency due to a suboptimal implementation which did end up being quite a big deal breaker for the phone. This year, Huawei decided to go back to their usual p resolution for the 30 Pro, although to be exact, the resolution is in fact x Although the device itself is quite similar in size to the Mate 20 Pro more on that later , the screen size is increased from 6.
The most jarring aspect of the new Mate 30 Pro design is the ergonomics of the phone. In order to implement the curved screen, Huawei had to make a choice of a certain curvature radius that was reasonable in terms of actually managing to still display content.
Victims of the curved design are the volume buttons which have now been completely eliminated from the phone. You now can bring up the software volume slider by double tapping either side the phone where the volume buttons would usually be located. The power button is still there, but due to the frame being pushed towards the back of the phone, is also located in a bit of an unusual location.
I might sound a bit overzealous on this aspect of the phone and maybe am a bit too negative and harsh, but for me the ergonomics of a phone are quite important and in this regard the Mate 30 Pro feels like a step backwards from the Mate 20 Pro and the P30 Pro. While on the Mate 20 Pro I said that one could possibly get used to it, on the Mate 30 Pro the characteristic is a lot more noticeable thanks to the more drastic curvature of the screen.
The characteristic is noticeable in bright conditions, but especially in lower light conditions, and when viewing the phone from the side this can be excruciatingly visible as a bright stripe which is quite distracting. Naturally the less curved corners mean that the phone feels boxier than its predecessors, which again for me constitutes as a regression in terms of the ergonomics of the device. The back of the phone has seen a larger redesign, which is a bit odd given what Huawei had promised last year. For the Mate 20 Pro Huawei had proclaimed it wanted to make the square camera cut-out design a defining feature of the Mate series that people would instantly recognize.
Well this year the square is a circle, and the triple-camera setup becomes a quad-camera setup. The telephoto is a 8MP 3x zoom factor in relation to the main camera and seemingly the same setup as on the Mate 20 Pro and regular P The big new camera addition for this generation was the addition of a 40MP super-wide-angle module. There's a decent amount of storage, good AI features, an improved portrait mode and the P30 Pro takes better selfies than the P20 Pro did. Combine this with its smart design, great display and improved night mode, you've got a smartphone worth paying attention to.
As we said in our review, we can clearly see the direction Huawei smartphones are going in which is definitely an exciting one for photographers and with so much progression in just a few years, it will be very interesting to see what they bring to the smartphone world next. Buy On Amazon UK.
Less Money To Spend? With the same cameras as the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is bound to impress, however, Samsung has updated the software to include auto scene recognition which will automatically apply optimum settings to deliver better photos. There's a large 6. As you'd expect with a premium smartphone, it's waterproof with an IP68 rating. It has plenty of RAM and storage, and comes with a bluetooth stylus that can be used as a remote shutter release! The screen is an impressive 6.
The phone can capture high-speed video at fps, 4K video at 60fps as well as 9-megapixel stills when in video mode. It's dustproof and waterproof to a depth of 1.
With the ability to expand the memory with a microSD card and tough Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on the screen and back on the phone, it's ideal for those who love to get out and about and take lots of images, no matter the weather. It operates at a very impressive speed and you can use the volume control as a shutter button. If you want to save money, and can find it available to buy, then the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also worth looking at. The Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL may only have one rear camera but they make up for it by providing some of the best camera software available.
This offers a number of intelligent shooting modes that combine a number of shots often without you even being able to notice any kind of delay. The features include Super-Res technology to give 2x zoom with improved detail. There's a very impressive Night Sight mode , which can give excellent low-light shots.
High-speed continuous shooting may not be new, but the "Top Shot" feature makes it easy to get the best shot, and it all happens quickly, easily, and for the most part automatically. The Pixel 3 also features dual 8mp front cameras, with an ultra-wide angle, and a wide-angle to let you get more people into group shots.
Available in two sizes, as the Google Pixel 3 with a 5. Like other premium smartphones, the Pixel 3 is waterproof. The Samsung Galaxy S10e sounds like it's the "entry-level" S10 from Samsung, but it's anything but entry-level, with an excellent screen, great design, high build quality, and the same processor as the S10 and S10 Plus.
It's also got the same great shooting experience, just minus the telephoto lens. If you can live without a telephoto lens on a smartphone camera, and would much prefer an ultra-wide angle lens, then the S10e is an excellent option, and it also saves you money compared to the bigger S10 smartphones. The camera is generally great, there's a good ultra-wide-angle camera, with an impressive 2. The main camera is the best of the three, giving good results in a variety of situations. The 3x telephoto camera, as we found with the P20 Pro, can struggle with focus particularly when capturing video.
When you switch between the standard and telephoto cameras, the colour saturation often changes, too, however, when the camera does get it right, results can be very good. If you look at the Huawei Mate 20 Pro as a cutting-edge smartphone, with a very good standard camera, with the option of an ultra-wide-angle and 3x telephoto cameras as optional extras, then you have an extremely versatile smartphone.
However, if you expect the ultra-wide-angle and telephoto cameras to be as good as the main camera, then you'll most likely be disappointed. For the dedicated photographer, you can shoot in Pro mode, and get better images by processing the raw files yourself. For everyone else, you can get great results leaving the camera on default settings, and leaving Master AI to sort everything out for you. The fussy, or the more serious photographers, may wish it was just a tiny bit better. Overall, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a true flagship smartphone, pushing the boundaries of what's considered possible with a smartphone, with a stylish design, in-screen fingerprint reader, face recognition, 3D scanning coming soon , impressive battery life, extremely fast processor, plenty of storage and more.
With three cameras it offers a variety of shooting possibilities, and will certainly keep the majority of people very impressed. The main 12mp colour camera features optical image stabilisation, and there is prominent Leica branding next to the cameras on the back, as well as a Dual LED flash. If you're looking for a large smartphone, with an emphasis on the camera s included, then the Mate 10 Pro certainly offers a complete package. Image quality is excellent, the camera app gets the 'thumbs-up' and the red version is particularly stylish.
While most imaging sensors in phones tend to have a or aspect ratio, the View 30 Pro's sensor has a aspect ratio, which makes it. The Mate 30 Pro consequently is one of the first phones released by the down here first and first discuss the hardware aspects of the new phone and see if Huawei and Honor's devices for and is undoubtedly one of the more But this isn't your usual increase we've seen from other phones which.
We think the OnePlus 6 smartphone is an excellent buy! Yes, it doesn't have the kerb appeal an iPhone does but a sensible person can push this to one side and be impressed by what the OnePlus 6 has to offer them. The main camera performs really well and we really like the camera app which is really intuitive and easy to use. It's a shame the second rear camera doesn't give a longer focal length or something a bit different like a black and white camera as Huawei do but with how well the lenses that are built in perform, it's not really a complaint, more of an 'it would be nice'.
The screen size is excellent and viewing isn't a problem and the phone looks smart, particularly the red version which is definitely eye-catching. There's no microSD slot which is surprising for an Android phone, there's no official IP rating so don't get it too wet and there's a lack of stereo speakers but apart from that, we think the OnePlus 6 smartphone is an excellent buy.
Some other features worth mentioning include the 5. As with previous iPhone models, there's no headphone socket. The iPhone X is unmistakably a premium smartphone that's built well, feels solid and looks really great. The Huawei P20 is a well-built smartphone offering an outstanding set of cameras, which are sure to please even the most discerning of smartphone photographers.
With lightning-fast reaction times and plenty of shooting options including a Pro mode that lets you shoot RAW images and offers full manual control, the phone is a great choice for those that want a phone that's designed with the photographer in mind. The phone comes with plenty of RAM and storage, and at this price, it's one of the more affordable premium smartphones. The black and white camera takes impressively sharp and detailed 20mp images, and noise is well controlled whether shooting colour or black and white.
The camera also records 4K video, and results are good. The biggest shortcoming is the lack of optical image stabilisation OIS which not only affects photos, but also video, and at this price point, you should be able to find an alternative with OIS, although most likely without a dual-camera. However, it's still a good smartphone so comes 'Recommended'. The pop-up camera is cool and allows the OnePlus 7 Pro to stand out from the crowd but as a tool for photographers, the smartphone doesn't do anything special. We want to be 'wowed' by image quality and even though there's nothing wrong with the images captured with the OnePlus 7 Pro, overall, they're not stand out amazing.
It's also bright and sharp. The Honor View20 will grab the attention of photographers with the headline 'megapixel camera' and rightly so, it's a pretty cool thing to see in a smartphone. It's great to have such a high-resolution sensor built in but a lot of the shooting features switch back to a 12MP image quality option, the smartphone still uses the 48MP lens, and the Sony sensor technology to capture images, combining the pixels to output images at a smaller 12MP size. Is this necessarily a bad thing?
When you can shoot 48MP images, detail is excellent and you only have to compare similar shots taken with a smartphone with a smaller sensor to see the difference. Having said that, you do have to look rather closely to see how much detail the smartphone is capable of capturing in a 48MP image so is it something most will need? Perhaps not, but the option is there so why not invest in a smartphone which gives you the option to shoot in a little more detail? Even more so if it won't break the bank. Overall, image quality is good both 48MP and 12MP with an accurate reproduction of colours even in dull conditions and the night mode is particularly impressive as you don't even need a tripod thanks to a clever night scene mode!
Selfies look great and portraits, particularly with a bit of bokeh, are excellent.