The iPhone 18 Pro camera has developed, but Huawei is still unbeatable.
In early September, Apple introduced its flagship iPhone for the year. Alongside the foldable iPhone Duo, the iPad dropped the leash from the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the release of the phones began just a few days later, on September 18th.
In this regard, the first news about the device's repairability was immediately announced, and the first camera test for the iPhone 18 Pro was also published. To get straight to the point: according to the DXOMARK independent test laboratory, the mobile camera system and image processing software collectively scored 172 points, which is four points better than the iPhone 17 Pro's 168 points.
With this result, the device ranked second in the global list, which also means that Huawei Pura 80 Ultra's first place remains undeniable.
According to the test laboratory, the iPhone 18 Pro provides excellent overall camera performance in photography, and it is particularly outstanding in videography. The system offers accurate exposure, better contrast than before, and more lifelike skin tones, along with effective image stabilization, and it excels in the balance between detail and noise level.
The iPhone 18 Pro's 48-megapixel main camera has an aperture range of f/1.48 to f/4.0, which allows for more precise optical adjustment for the imaging system.
During the tests, it was found that this capability is particularly useful when the subjects to be photographed are at different distances from the camera. In such cases, the system helps to maintain sharpness by automatically increasing depth of field as needed.
The experts found that the camera offers fast and reliable autofocus, and the representation of the subject is natural.
It also turned out during the tests that the mobile provides better performance than the iPhone 17 Pro in portrait photography. Not only were the images well exposed, and the skin tones natural, but the contrast was also improved.
Based on the tests, there is still room for improvement in the camera system's zoom capability, especially when comparing the images with competitors. The DXOMARK experts found that the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL's zoom on the iPhone 18 Pro Max provides better performance, not to mention the best camera mobile, the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra.
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