DxOmark updates smartphone camera scores to include Night and ultra-wide, Note 10+ 5G slays
DxOMark, which provides image quality ratings, announced it updated its smartphone camera quality testing process with two new scores.
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| DxOMark adds wide-angle, night scores to its test |
Updated scores
DxOMark has added low-light modes and Wide for ultra-wide lenses in response to manufacturers' move to equip newer smartphones with upgraded camera systems.
Testing the Night score of devices, DxOMark shots low-light scenes, including cityscapes and portraits, with their flash set at on, off, and auto.
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| Test shots for Night score |
For the ultra-wide-angle test, meanwhile, DxOMark's test scenes include landscapes, cityscapes, group portraits, architecture, interiors, and wide-angle close-ups.
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| Ultra-wide-angle image quality challenges |
Just like its usual image quality assessment, DxOMark analyses the photo's exposure, color, texture, noise, artifacts, and autofocus performance.
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| Screengrab from DxOMark website |
With the new scores, DxOMark also updated its reviews database, where Samsung's Galaxy Note 10+ 5G remained to be the top smartphone with 117 points, or 4 points higher than its previous one.
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| Updated scores |
It was followed by Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and Huawei P30 Pro, with both clinching the second rank.
Honor 20 Pro, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and Xiaomi Mi 9 are all included in the top five.
For the Night score alone, Samsung's Galaxy S10+ 5G and Galaxy S10 5G, and Huawei P30 Pro were tied in the first spot with 59 points. The Galaxy S10+ 5G also won in the wide-angle score with 42 points.
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