If the Google Pixel has always stood out for something, it has been for its excellent photographic performance. The brand never entered the “multi-lens” war and has remained so until very recently. Unfortunately today the competition has grown so much that even Xiaomi mid-range phones, according to DxOMark , offer better results than the newest Google phones .
The strength of the Google Pixe l phone is not really in the camera hardware but in the software but this, by itself, is not enough to reach the top positions in the ranking of the prestigious analysis firm. The smartphone, with a dual camera configuration with a 12.2 MP primary sensor with f / 1.7 aperture and a 16MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 107-degree field of view and f / 2.2-aperture, supported by Dual Pixel technology, OIS, flash LED and 4K video recording, lags behind even Redmi models.
Pixel 5’s camera isn’t up to scratch
However, while the Google Pixel 5 is more affordable compared to the premium flagship phones that top DxOMark’s rankings, the image results are comparable in well-lit conditions. At the moment the smartphone is, with 120 points, tied with the Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition launched on the market a few months ago. This places it as number 12 on the list, out of the Top 10 .
At both a photo and video level, the smartphone offers fast and accurate autofocus, bright and vivid colors, and precise lens exposure. The photos offer a high quality white balance outdoors as well as a good exposure in wide-angle photos and a good exposure in flash portrait photos. Google also offers effective video stabilization and a fairly realistic preview image in accordance with the result obtained.
However, the phone is not perfect . The photos and videos show visible noise in all conditions and when the light does not accompany some errors of white balance and focus failures. Further. I really don’t want to see the bokeh effect in the preview of the photos. DxOMArk also notes that some portraits show low exposure and streaks of color in outdoor photos that force re-shots.
Memories of the Google Pixel 2
The Google Pixel 2 camera was the last to top the analytics firm’s list, sweeping its competitors, becoming the smartphone with the best camera on the market at the time of its launch. After him, no other Google phone has managed to unseat the top of the range of Huawei and Samsung, more recently, Xiaomi and OPPO.
Source>DxOMark