Far out
Xiaomi Corp. and Vivo are the new champions of mobile cameras, marking the first time in many months that anyone’s had a clear-cut advantage in the smartphone photography arms race.
The reason? Zoom cameras.
I’ve been testing Vivo’s X200 Pro and Xiaomi’s 15 Ultra for over a month each, and the photos their zoom cameras deliver are unprecedented in their sharpness and quality. What had until this autumn been mostly a gimmick — telephoto cameras habitually delivered lesser results than the “main” wide-angle shooters on most phones — is now a genuinely respectable shooting option.
Has this guy ever used an Xperia phone? That standard has been around since the Xperia I mk I
It’s pretty common nowadays. Iphones just don’t have good zoom, they never tried to be great in that field, so others who try, easily can “set new standarts”. My OnePlus phone too beats iPhone (16 pro max) in zoomed shots when comparing to co-worker’s phone. But that’s the catch - only in zoomed shots.
In quick point and shoot at 1x, iphone is still the king.