The camera on the iPhone 16 Pro is not good enough – Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo will soon prove it

Weird vignetting effect on the new 48MP ultra-wide camera. It was expected to be much better than the 12MP UWA snapper that Apple has been using for years. However, at the end of the day, the gain is minimal and not that surprising once you realize that the sensor size is the same. That’s a very cheap move, Tim.

Too sharp photos are back on iPhone 16 Pro – tell me, this is a “bug”

I noticed that overly sharpened photos were coming back iPhone16 pro Pixel 9 Pro or iPhone15 proThis is a huge shame, even though Apple received a lot of praise from reviewers for finally lowering the sharpness on the iPhone 15. It’s not as bad as on older iPhones, but the over-sharpened look is especially noticeable in night mode photos, especially night mode photos. Photographed with the primary camera.

Apple’s video quality gap over Android is the smallest ever, and the iPhone 16 Pro doesn’t change that much.

Apple’s lead in video quality is smallest ever; iPhone16 pro There’s not much to extend it. In fact, aside from the new 120fps 4K video option, the video quality is iPhone15 proIt’s similar to iPhone14 pro.

This means it may not be until 2025 that the competition truly catches up to Apple in the video space. This should be a big deal, since this is one area where the iPhone has historically dominated Android.

Pixel 9 Pro reveals exactly how old the iPhone 16 Pro’s selfie camera sensor is

The 12MP selfie camera that Apple has been using for years is, well, getting old.

The 42MP lens has an overwhelming advantage. pixel 9 proAlso, photos taken using this look bad, especially in low light. iPhone16 pro It seems like a mid-range phone.

iPhone 16’s camera control key could be Apple’s biggest failure in years (unless Apple Intelligence makes it useful)

And I almost forgot the camera control keys, which (everyone seems to agree) was more of a miss than a hit. Most of the people who have used it have found that the experience of taking photos and videos becomes more complicated, less reliable, or even completely worse, as the phone shakes when you press a key and the photos become blurry. I agree. Nevertheless, I think the “Camera Control” key is here to stay, as Apple plans to use it for certain Apple Intelligence features (coming soon). But no one seems to like this as “camera control”, so maybe a new name for it, Apple, is needed. You should start thinking of a catchy name as soon as possible.

iPhone 16 Pro’s camera hardware is aging, making it an easy target for future Android camera monsters

All this with the same 5x zoom lens and relatively small (but meaningful) improvements to the primary camera (which uses a new sensor of the same size). iPhone16 pro A very easy target for future camera monsters. Of course, these “camera monsters” iPhone16 pro The upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra also looks bad, but if I were Apple I’d be more worried about the Oppo Find X8 Ultra, Vivo X200 Ultra, Xiaomi 15 Ultra, etc.

The reason is simple. Samsung is following a very Apple-like trajectory when it comes to camera hardware upgrades, and I wouldn’t expect anything like that. galaxy s25 ultra They provide us with revolutionary new hardware. iPhone16 pro.

Meanwhile, Chinese flagships tend to go all-in on camera upgrades, while also catching up on software and image processing, which could be quite embarrassing for Apple (and to some extent Samsung as well). There is a gender. But that’s a problem. another story).

‘Consistent’ camera doesn’t mean ‘best’ camera – Apple needs to try harder with iPhone 17

What does this mean for the average consumer? That is, if you don’t have a close relationship with either operating system, major Android flagships have better cameras than that operating system. You may want to consider the fact that it is very likely that iPhone16 pro – At least in certain aspects (if not most).

Don’t get me wrong – iPhone16 pro Although it has an excellent camera system, I still believe it’s one of the most stable smartphone cameras available. But consistency isn’t “good,” much less “best.”

For all iPhone users who want to stick with Apple, we advise you to wait a while. iPhone17 The Pro is rumored to have a new zoom sensor, which should improve taking long-distance zoom snaps. It’s also rumored that there will be a new 24MP selfie shooter (eventually), but I wouldn’t be surprised if the primary camera has an even larger sensor size – perhaps closer to the Chinese “Ultra” 1-inch standard. A flagship that will become a thing.