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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G Camera test: Next-generation pocket camera

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Released in September 2020, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G is the brand’s followup on the first Galaxy Z Fold, which was released in late 2019. It has a bigger cover display (6.2 vs. 4.6 ...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G (Exynos) Selfie test: Selfie video alternative

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The Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G is Samsung’s top-end model in the stylus-equipped Note line of large-format smartphones. It features a sizable 6.9-inch dynamic AMOLED display with a 1440 x 3088-pixel resolution and 120 Hz refresh ...

Apple iPhone 12 Camera test: Pro-level video, amateur zoom

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The iPhone 12 is a mainstream offering from Apple, situated below the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max. It features a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR screen covered by the company’s new ceramic-reinforced glass and the ...

OnePlus Nord Camera test: The OnePlus mid-ranger

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Released in August 2020, the OnePlus Nord marks the brand’s renewed effort to carve out a spot in the mid-range price slot. The last mid-range smartphone the company released was the OnePlus X in 2015. ...

Huawei P40 Pro Display test: Class-leading motion control

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Appearing toward the end of March 2020, the Huawei P40 Pro lands between the P40 and the P40 Pro+ in Huawei’s flagship lineup. Equipped with a Kirin 990 5G chipset, 8GB of RAM and a ...

Samsung Galaxy Note20 (Exynos) Camera test: Reliable and solid

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Launched in August 2020, the Galaxy Note20 is Samsung’s less expensive and slightly smaller version of their flagship business/consumer-oriented smartphone. It features the same high-end Exynos 990 chipset as the more expensive Note20 Ultra model, ...

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Selfie test: Solid, with cinematic potential

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The iPhone 12 Pro is the smaller of Apple’s two new top-end phones. It’s built around the A14 processor and features a 6.1-inch Super Retina OLED screen protected by Apple’s new ceramic-enforced glass. There are ...

Poco X3 NFC Audio test: Punching above its weight

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Along with Redmi and Mi, Poco is one of Xiaomi’s three brands, and this model, the Poco X3 NFC, entered the family in September. It’s the first Poco that isn’t based on an already existing ...

Lenovo Legion Phone Pro Audio test: Falling short of expectations

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The Lenovo Legion Phone Pro is aimed at gamers, with a set of features designed to make it irresistible to adrenaline junkies wanting to conquer imaginary worlds, win virtual races, and in general have fun ...

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Camera test: Big and beautiful

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Announced last month as the top device in the iPhone 12 family, the iPhone 12 Pro Max features the largest screen and the most impressively specified main camera of Apple’s new batch of phones. The ...

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Camera test: Great smartphone video

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The iPhone 12 Pro is the second model from the top in Apple’s 2020 smartphone lineup, featuring a 6.1-inch OLED HDR10 display, 6GB RAM and the A14 Bionic chipset. The camera comes with standard-wide, ultra-wide, ...

Updated: Apple iPhone SE (2020) Camera test: Excellent autofocus and video

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Please note: In October 2020, we updated the DXOMARK Camera test protocol. Version 4 now includes image preview tests and a wide range of new test scenes as part of our new trustability evaluation which ...

Google Pixel 5 Audio test: Focused on the basics

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The Google Pixel 5, introduced at the end of September 2020, represents somewhat of an anomaly in the smartphone world. Instead of following up the Pixel 4 by stacking on more features, performance boosts, and ...

Google Pixel 4a Camera test: Excellent single-camera smartphone

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Released August 2020, the Google Pixel 4a is the American software giant’s lower-specification and more affordable variant of its 2019 flagship Pixel 4. Boasting a 5.81-inch OLED display with 1080 x 2340-pixel resolution, the screen ...

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Display test: Smooth light transitions

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Released in October 2020, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro is one of a tight-knit family of four new “12” devices from the Cupertino giant. The same size as its non-Pro 12 sibling, smaller than the ...

Apple iPhone 12 Audio test: Subtle improvements to sound

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A few weeks ago Apple unveiled no fewer than four new iPhones, ranging both in size as well as in price. Beyond sharing the same A14 Bionic chipset — “the fastest chipset in a smartphone”— ...

OnePlus 8 Pro Selfie test: Solid performance

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We tested the main cameras of the OnePlus 8 Pro earlier this year, and now it’s time to consider its front camera. The single selfie camera peeks through a hole punch in the left corner ...

Updated: OnePlus 8 Pro Camera test: Good exposure and autofocus in balanced lighting

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Please note: In October 2020, we updated the DXOMARK Camera test protocol. Version 4 now includes image preview tests and a wide range of new test scenes as part of our new trustability evaluation which ...

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