Note: This article was first published on 14th March 2019.
Chances are, the phone in your pocket is your most preferred camera for any occasion. Certainly, the rise of computational photography has meant that our smartphones now contain camera systems that are very capable of getting a quality image that may sometimes be better than what we can capture with a regular camera and with less hassle. Case in point, the two flagship smartphones we’re comparing today: the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S10+.
Discover more about each smartphone here:
Huawei Mate 20 Pro: Hands-on video, Review, Pricing
Samsung Galaxy S10+: Hands-on video, Review, Pricing
The Mate 20 Pro is armed with a triple camera setup compromising of a wide 40MP f/1.8 lens, an ultra-wide 20MP f/2.2 lens, and an 8MP f/2.4 telephoto lens. Perhaps to keep images consistent through the various digital zoom levels, the main 40-megapixel sensor produces 10-megapixel images via pixel binning, but you still have the option to save a full 40MP image if you wish. Also take note that both zoom and main lenses now have optical image stabilization (OIS).
Meanwhile, the Galaxy S10+ is the latest phone to come from Samsung, and also sports triple rear cameras that pairs a 12MP variable aperture f/1.5-f/2.4 lens, an ultra wide-angle 16MP f/2.2 lens that has a 123-degree field of view (FOV) and a lastly a 12MP f/2.4 telephoto lens to give you 2x optical zoom. Take note that while the wide and telephoto lenses both have OIS, the ultrawide does not, and it also lacks autofocus.
Specs-wise, here is how the two phones stack up in other areas besides photography:
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