For the second year in a row, well-known YouTuber MKBHD ran a blind vote to determine which smartphone has the greatest photography in 2022.
The main difference this year from prior years is that voting was not done through social media. Instead of compressing the photographs from various platforms, the YouTuber and his team created a separate website where everyone could view the photos in full resolution and vote whenever they wanted.
In case you’re unfamiliar, in MKBHD’s blind voting, viewers see photographs without knowing which device took them and just vote which one they like. The gadgets are tested under various settings, such as night photography, portraiture, and so on. This year’s response was massive, with over 600,000 people voting on which smartphone had the greatest camera in 2022!
Devices tested:
-Huawei Mate 50 Pro
– iPhone 14 Pro
-Moto Edge 30 Ultra
-Nothing Phone (1)
-Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
-Sony Xperia 1 IV
-Xiaomi 12s Ultra
-Asus Zenfone 9
-Vivo X80 Pro+
-OnePlus 10 Pro
-Oppo Find X5 Pro
– Google Pixel 6a
-Realme 10 Pro+
-Asus ROG Phone 6
-Apple iPhone SE
-Google Pixel 7 Pro
improved blind test performance
The ASUS Zenfone 9 took third place in this year’s test, while two Google devices with very close scores took first and second place. In particular, the Google Pixel 7 Pro finished in second place, while the Google Pixel 6A stood out as the smartphone with the greatest camera. For the record, last year’s winner was the Google Pixel 5A.
In comparison, Apple’s flagship iPhone 14 Pro came in seventh, while the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra came in fifth.
improved photo quality/price ratio
Among the facts he shared, the YouTuber disclosed which gadgets have the greatest and worst price/photo quality ratio. The huge winner and big loser were the same models, however the Realme 10 Pro+ and iPhone SE both performed well.
Poor performance in blind tests
The worst performers this year, on the other hand, were Nothing Phone (1), Moto Edge 30 Ultra, and Sony Xperia I IV.