DxOMark is the leading source of measurements of image quality and ratings for cameras, smartphones, and lenses. As the company revealed that the latest Huawei smartphones got the highest scores so far, we’ll give you the list/ranking of top smartphones with the highest DxOMark starting from the Apple iPhone 8 up to the newest Huawei P20 Pro.
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Apple iPhone 8 (DxOMark score: 92)
The iPhone 8 comes with a 12MP single lens with OIS while the Plus model has a 12MP dual lens setup.Furthermore, the iPhone 8 Plus’ dual setup consists of a f/1.8 and f/2.8 aperture capable of “Portrait Lighting” and is AR calibrated.
- Display: 4.7 inches 750 x 1334 pixels 326ppi (iPhone 8) 5.5 inch 1080 x 1920 pixels, 401ppi (Plus) Retina HD display with True Tone
- Design: Glass and aluminum front and back, 7-layer glass process, water/dust resistant
- Colors: Silver, Space Grey, and Gold
- Chipset: A11 Bionic processor
- Graphics: new Apple-designed GPU
- Memory: 2 GB RAM 32/128/256GB ROM (iPhone 8) 3GB RAM/64GB, 256GB ROM (Plus)
- Main Camera: 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, quad-LED (iPhone 8) Dual 12 MP with f/1.8, OIS & 56mm, f/2.8, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED flash (Plus)
- Front Camera: 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps
- Connectivity: Wifi, Bluetooth 5.0, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- Availability date: September 2017
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (DxOMark score: 94)
The Galaxy Note 8 features dual 12MP rear camera along with an 8MP selfie shooter. The dual rear 12MP setup features 2x optical zoom, 10x digital zoom, F2.4 telephoto lens, F1.7 wide-angle lens and OIS (Dual OIS). The Note 8 also introduces Live Message, which wouldn’t be found in S8 models.
- Display: 6.3-inch Super AMOLED display with 2,960 x 1,440 pixels
- Design: Glass + Metal frame with IP68 Waterproofing, S-Pen
- CPU: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (2.35GHz+1.9GHz) or octa-core Samsung Exynos 8895 (2.35GHz+1.7GHz)
- OS: Android 7.1.1 Nougat
- RAM: 64 GB/6 GB RAM, microSD
- Camera: Dual 12MP f/1.7, Dual Pixel auto focus, OIS + 12MP f/2.4 telephoto, auto focus, OIS
- Selfie: 8-megapixel f/1.7, auto focus
- Connectivity: 802.11ac Wi-Fi, MIMO Bluetooth 5.0 LE, 4G LTE-A, NFC
- Security: Fingerprint scanner, Iris scanner, Facial Recognition Samsung KNOX
- Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery, Quick Charging 3.0
- Color: Black, Orchid Grey (U.S.), Maple Gold, Midnight Black (international)
- Release Date: September 2017
- Price: PHP 49,990
Apple iPhone 8 Plus (DxOMark score: 94)
- 5.5 inch 1080 x 1920 pixels, 401ppi (Plus) Retina HD display with True Tone
- Design: Glass and aluminum front and back, 7-layer glass process, water/dust resistant
- Colors: Silver, Space Grey, and Gold
- Chipset: A11 Bionic processor
- Graphics: new Apple-designed GPU
- Memory: 3GB RAM/64GB, 256GB ROM (Plus)
- Main Camera: 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, quad-LED (iPhone 8) Dual 12 MP with f/1.8, OIS & 56mm, f/2.8, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED flash (Plus)
- Front Camera: 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps
- Connectivity: Wifi, Bluetooth 5.0, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- Availability date: September 2017
Huawei Mate 10 Pro (DxOMark score: 97)
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro comes in a dual camera setup of 20 MP + 12 MP, f/1.6, OIS, 2x lossless zoom, Leica optics, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash (Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR).
- Display:6-inch Huawei FullView LCD, 3D glass, 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio, 402 ppi density
- Size: 154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm
- Colors: Mocha Brown, Gray
- CPU: Kirin 970
- GPU: Mali-G72 MP12
- OS: Android Oreo and EMUI 8.0
- RAM: 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
- Camera:Dual: 20 MP + 12 MP, f/1.6, OIS, 2x lossless zoom, Leica optics, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash (Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR)
- Selfie: 8 MP, f/2.0, fixed focus
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 2.4 G, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with Wi-Fi Direct support, Bluetooth 4.2, support BLE, support aptX/aptX HD and LDAC HD Audio, USB Type-C, DisplayPort 1.2
- Battery: Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery, Huawei SuperCharge
- Release Date: December 2017
- Price: Php 38, 990
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S (DxOMark score: 97)
The Mi Mix 2S features dual 12MP rear cameras and its main camera contains Sony’s latest IMX 363 imaging sensor. As for the secondary camera, it has a telephoto lens that supports 2x lossless zoom. The phone also has a selfie camera with 5MP. Its camera setup includes an AI-assisted feature which will aid the user in picking the best shooting mode based on the lighting.
- Display: 5.99” IPS LCD touchscreen and a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio
- 150.9 x 74.9 x 8.1 mm, 191g
- Colors: Black, White
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
- CPU: Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
- GPU: Adreno 630
- 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM
- Rear Camera: Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.55″, 1.4 µm) + 12 MP (f/2.4, 1/2.9″, 1.0 µm), 2x optical zoom, dual pixel phase detection autofocus, 4-axis OIS, dual-LED dual-tone flash
- Front Camera: 5 MP
- Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery
Apple iPhone X (DxOMark score: 97)
The iPhone X camera is a dual setup of 12MP as well. This time, the aperture consists of dual OIS and f/1.8, and f/2.4 aperture. Yet, the X’s camera offers faster telephoto lens compared to the iPhone 8 Plus. Its battery power boasts 2 hours longer than the iPhone 7.
- Display: 5.8″ OLED Super Retina display (2436 x 1125) resolution, 458ppi
- Design: glass and aluminum, IP67 water/dust resistant
- Colors: Space Grey, Silver
- Chipset: A11 bionic chipset
- Graphics: Apple-made GPU
- Memory: 3GB RAM, 64GB/256GB ROM
- Main Camera: Dual 12MP with dual OIS, f/1.8, and f/2.4; Quad-LED True Tone flash, Slow Sync Flash, Portrait Lighting
- Front Camera: 7MP TrueDepth camera, Portrait Mode, Animoji
- Multimedia: 4K video up to 60fps and 1080p slo-mo up to 240fps
- Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE Advanced networks
- Availability date: November 2017
- Price: Estimated PHP 54,990 64GB model
Google Pixel 2 (DxOMark score: 98)
The Google Pixel 2 sports a 5-inch HD OLED display while the XL has a 6-inch OLED display with an 18:9 ratio. Yet, both offers 4GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB option for storage. Both also boasts a Snapdragon 835 chipset and are IP67 certified. Both also has a 12.2MP rear cameras with f/1.8 and 8MP front shooters.
- Display: 5-inch HD OLED display (Pixel 2) 6-inch OLED display with an 18:9 ratio (Pixel 2 XL)
- Design: IP67 water resistance
- Memory: 4GB RAM, 64 or 128GB of storage
- Processor: Snapdragon 835
- Main camera: 12.2MP rear cameras with f/1.8
- Selfie Camera: 8MP, Portrait Mode
- OS: Android Oreo
- No 3.5mm headphone jack
- Exp Price: $649/54GB, $749/128GB (Pixel 2) $849/64GB, $949/128GB (Pixel 2 XL)
- Release Date: October 17 (Pixel 2), mid-November (XL)
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus (DxOMark score: 99)
The S9’s rear camera and the primary sensor in the dual camera setup of S9+ feature 12-megapixel lens with a variable aperture of f/1.5 to f/2.4. The lens is also equipped with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and dual pixel autofocus. The second camera of the dual camera system of S9+ is a 12-megapixel telephoto lens that comes with f/2.4 aperture, OIS, and dual-pixel autofocus. For taking selfies, both come with an 8-megapixel camera with f/.17 aperture and autofocus.
- 6.2-inch WQHD+ 18.5:9 Super l
- AMOLED display, 531ppi 83.2% STB
- Gorilla Glass 5 (front and back)
- Samsung Exynos 9810 octa-core
- 4 x 2.7GHz Custom CPU + 4 x 1.8GHz
- ARM Cortex A55
- Mali G72-MP18 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4 RAM
- 64GB, 128GB, 256GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
- Dual hybrid nano-SIM card and microSD card
- 4G LTE Cat. 18 6CA 1.2Gbps, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX, NFC, Iris scanner, Fingerprint scanner. GPS with aGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
- 12MP f/1.5-f/2.4 dual pixel, OIS, 2x optical zoom, telephoto
- 12MP f/2.4 dual pixel, OIS, wide-angle
Dual-tone, dual-LED flash - 2160p@30fps video recording, Slow-mo 960fps @ 720p (0.2 secs)
- 8MP f/1.7 AF front-facing camera
- IP68 dust and water-resistance
- Dual AKG speakers, Dolby ATMOS
- Android 8.0 with Samsung Experience 9
- Bixby Vision 2.0
- 3,500 Li-Po battery
- USB Type-C Fast Charge, Wireless Charging
- 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5mm (dimensions)
- 189 grams (weight)
- Midnight Black, Lilac Purple, Coral Blue
Huawei P20 (DxOMark score: 102)
The P20 comes with an upgraded Leica Dual Camera with a massive 1/2.3″ 12MP RGB sensor with OIS, f/1.6 lens. The second snapper is a 20MP monochrome shooter – same as on the Mate 10, also behind f/1.6 lens. On top of that, it also features PDAF, laser, contrast, and depth detection, and a dual-tone LED flash.
- 5.8-inch 2240×1080 RGBW LCD, 16:9 aspect ratio
- Android 8.1, EMUI 8.1
- Hisilicon Kirin 970
- 128GB ROM, 4GB RAM
- Rear Camera: 20MP (mono) f/1.6 + 12MP (RGB) f/1.8 1.55-micron pixels
- Selfie cameraL 24-megapixel f/2.0
- Non-removable Li-Po 3400mAh battery
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, A-GPS, GLONASS, 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
- Color options: Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
Huawei P20 Pro (DxOMark score: 109)
The highlight of this model is its Leica Triple Camera. There’s the 40MP large 1/1.7″ color sensor with f/1.8 lens and OIS, and an 8MP color one with f/2.4 telephoto lens. Not just that, it also has a separated monochrome sensor, which is a 20MP camera with f/1.6 aperture.
- 6.1 inches, 1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio
- Android 8.1 (Oreo), EMUI 8.1
- Hisilicon Kirin 970
- Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
- Mali-G72 MP12
- 128 GB ROM, 6 GB RAM
- Rear Camera: Triple: 40 MP (f/1.8, 1/1.7″, OIS) + 20 MP (f/1.6) + 8 MP (f/2.4), Leica optics, 3x optical zoom, phase detection and laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
- Selfie: 24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p
- Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, A-GPS, GLONASS, 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
- Color options: Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
