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Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by Abishek_Muthian on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @04:41AM (#20937802)
He took different pictures of same scene under same settings from about half dozen flagship phones, shared the picture on different social networks and asked people to vote.

This test for real-life camera usage is as objective as it can get. Most people shoot pictures to put on social networks, not to submit for documentary film awards.

Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by mrtksn on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @05:21AM (#20937988)
>This test for real-life camera usage is as objective as it can get

Not at all, most people do not take different pictures of the same scene under the same settings from about half a dozen flagship phones, post it on Instagram and ask which one is better. In fact, this is the only time I've seen such usage.

In practice, people use a single phone to capture moments that do not come back and even if the scene is repeatable people prefer to succeed on the first take, therefore they will take photos until they get one that is good enough and editable. Most people don't even know how the photo will look like until they try a few edits. It is an intuitive process that involves multiple trials and misses.

So the best camera is the one that gives you the photo that is easiest to edit to achieve the picture you desire. #nofilter is a special case, a niche and If you ask me, it's not a nofilter just because the device applied a filter by itself.

Anyway, if that test was correct the cheap and great photos phone would have been a viral hit. When people see a great photo, they do ask how you took it. That did not happen.

Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by saiya-jin on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @06:11AM (#20938281)
Most people don't edit photos. And to be honest those people posing for 5 minutes to get anyway a crappy picture in poses around famous places are proper pain in the ass.

If you want perfection, get a proper camera and more importantly learn how to shoot with it

Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by igorv on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @06:07AM (#20938258)
The Pocophone was a huge hit though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaomi_Pocophone_F1#Sales
Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by nprateem on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:25AM (#20939263)
I wouldn't be surprised if it was subsidised by the Chinese government and filled with malware
Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by philliphaydon on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @07:26AM (#20938797)
I have a Sony A7 and a bunch of lenses. Prob 10k on lenses. I still use my iPhone 7 to take photos of my Daughter cos capturing the moment is more important the the detail or colour of the photo.