Double King vs. | Xiaomi 8 | Huawei P20 Pro photo measurement

Although many friends think that DxO's photo evaluation is not small, but from the evaluation of the professional process, environmental variable control, the number of proofs, it is still very informative, if its conclusion is not recognized, can Combine the proofs with their own analysis. As the two protagonists of our comparison today, Xiaomi 8 and Huawei P20 are the domestic upstarts in the DxO mobile imaging rankings.

Among them, Xiaomi 8 scored 99, and single shot scored 105 points. The video was dragged slightly behind. It was only 88 points. But even then, in the list of Chinese mobile phones, it is only second to Huawei's P20 series and HTC U12+.

The Huawei P20 Pro is now the king of the rankings, and its performance is even more severe. The overall score has reached 109 points, with a single shot score of 114 and a video recording score of 98 points.

Of course, the above DxO test is more biased towards evaluating the quality of all aspects of mobile phone photography. In addition to the hardware and parameter data, how is the camera experience in real life? We still rely on the actual measurement to speak and share the actual experience for us. .

Before the beginning, it was explained that because of the previous experience of the two mobile phones, the AI ​​camera optimization gave us a deep impression, so all the proofs are the performance of the two phones after the AI ​​camera was turned on. The photos were uploaded during the upload process. Certainly compressed, in the mobile phone home site to read the friends, you can click on the thumbnail to view the big picture, and the platform users, Xiao Bian will try to describe the differences clearly.

Daytime

In the daytime light environment, both phones have lowered the ISO to their lowest value, and the shutter speed has been deliberately lowered to a very low level. With the excellent focusing speed of both, the camera success rate is basically no problem. Photo shooting The time is 8:00 in the morning, the daylight angle is relatively large, and the sun should be slightly golden yellow. This is reflected in the sample of Xiaomi 8, while the P20 Pro will 'correct' the sunlight to become neutral white, and the blue sky is also because The optimization of the two is different, but the overall perception is better. It belongs to the category of fairy fights. Let's zoom in and out.

Put it in 150% to watch, you can see that the processing of the big scene is completely different, P20 Pro tends to maintain the purity of the picture, while Xiaomi 8 tends to improve the sharpness and resolution of the picture. The actual result is The purity of the sky is not as good as the Huawei P20 Pro, but the decorative texture in the red frame is also obvious. The resolution and sharpness of the P20 Pro are slightly worse than the millet 8.

Part of the reason for this choice is due to the hardware of the two, Xiaomi 8's 1200W pixel main camera CMOS is IMX 363, its performance in noise control, picture purity is very good, so Xiaomi will be more inclined to sharpen and retain more In detail, the noise is naturally sharpened together. Of course, this is the result of zooming in, and the actual picture is still very good.

As for the P20 Pro, the main camera is the 4000W pixel Quad Bayer array of IMX 600. When high resolution is required, the 4000W pixel can be very powerful. When the amount of light required is required, the 4 pixels can provide a larger single. Pixel photosensitive area. emmmm, it sounds very good, but if it is really good, no other manufacturer has done this all the time, 4000W pixels are too high for 1/1.7 inch photosensitive elements. Some, the actual resolution is very limited, and the 4 pixels are combined. Because there is a physical difference between the pixels, the actual area of ​​the synthesis and the generated noise will affect the picture. Perhaps this is the case, Huawei will choose More inclined to apply a scheme to ensure the purity of the picture.

After a brief understanding, let's take a look at how the Huawei P20 Pro features a zoom function.

In the above jigsaw puzzle, the Huawei P20 Pro shoots 1x, 3x, 5x, and the limit 10x zoom proofs on the left, and the millet 8 on the right puts similar proofs. Here we need to explain 1. Huawei officially claims to support 3x lossless light Change; 2. Millet 8 can only pull up to 8 times zoom, so the final screen is slightly smaller than the P20 Pro.

Can see from the proofs, in fact, Huawei's 3x optical zoom and millet 2x zoom image quality is about the same, which also shows that the two said lossless zoom range basically reliable, but in 5x zoom, P20 Pro contrast Xiaomi resolution There is no obvious advantage in force, but the dynamic range is much worse than that of millet. The dark area in the dark part of the leaves is significantly larger than Xiaomi. As for the extreme zoom of the two mobile phones, the P20 Pro's 10x zoom is better than the Xiaomi 8's 8 times. The size of the sign is still legible, Xiaomi 8 has begun to appear blurred and artifacts.

Under the P20 Pro's AI optimization, the color of the picture will appear brighter, the color saturation will be higher, the first time will feel more transparent, and the dynamic range of the millet 8 will be larger, and the details of the shadow will be retained. Many, but at the same time the reflective control of the highlights will be better, but the picture appears a slight green tendency.

With different optimization strategies, the screen styles of the two proofs are quite different, and the millet 8 is more realistic, while the P20 Pro is more vibrant. The dynamic range of the two is good, but the P20 Pro has a tendency to significantly increase the contrast. Caused the dark part of the dark, and the bright part of the more serious problems, we zoom in and take a closer look.

The more pleasant surprise is that Xiaomi 8 basically corrects the problem of purple fringing on MIX 2S. The highlights are well controlled, and the P20 Pro is more miserable under the contrast. All the highlights are different. The degree of purple fringing.

Although the sample of Xiaomi 8 has better control over the global exposure, the sky in the upper left corner is not overexposed like the P20 Pro, but there is a problem with white balance. The copper-colored horn has appeared bluish.

at night

After coming to the night scene, when the AI ​​camera is turned on, the Huawei P20 Pro often prompts 'improving the shooting quality, please hold your device' after shooting. At this time, the P20 Pro stunning handheld night mode is already in place. Played a role, in view of the automatic opening in the AI ​​state, we also did not force the closure, directly with the open AI optimization of the millet 8 against.

From the camera parameters, it can be seen that Xiaomi uses the standard operation of controlling the ISO to maintain the purity of the image, and using the optical image stabilization to extend the shutter time to increase the exposure. Huawei's operation is quite popular, not only the ISO directly. 400 (for mobile phones is already very high), the shutter time is also maintained in the relatively safe 1 / 25 seconds without optical image stabilization, such parameters can have such excellent performance, on the one hand, the power of Huawei algorithm, one The aspect indicates that either the camera parameter records the information of a certain photo in a plurality of compositions, or because the participation of the algorithm synthesis, the camera parameter record has a deviation.

In terms of actual look and feel, the brightness of the picture is basically the same, but the global exposure control of the P20 Pro is very good, the highlights are not overflowing, and the dark part is relatively pure, except that the resolution in the area where the light is appropriate is slightly worse than the millet 8. , still has a big advantage.

This one can see that the shutter time of the P20 Pro has been pulled to 4s, and the handheld can still produce the film normally. The AIS anti-shake function is indispensable. The contrast between the two sets of samples, Huawei's brightness is obviously higher, the top of the left building is very Clear. But even with the handheld night scene blessing, the P20 does not form a spike on the Xiaomi 8, we can zoom in to see the details.

After zooming in, you can see that although the P20 Pro's algorithm is already very powerful, but it is a multiple-composite after all, it will still have some impact on the picture. For example, the background of the window lines, although the P20 Pro brightness is higher, but the millet 8 lines Sharper, the same situation also appears in the "fictional" word under the pattern, P20 Pro although the line is more obvious, but compared with millet 8, can clearly see the line has been blooming open, the right letter, P20 Pro also have Obviously the traces of synthesis. The disadvantage of Xiaomi 8 is that the picture has a lot of noise, and the purity is obviously worse than that of P20 Pro.

to sum up

The daytime scenes can be said to have a success or failure. Huawei P20 Pro's white balance is more stable. AI optimization shows a more pleasing color in most scenes, while Xiaomi 8's resolving power has more advantages. And the performance of the dynamic range is also surprising, especially the obvious purple fringe on the MIX 2S, in the millet 8 has been greatly improved.

At night performance, P20 Pro will still have a better overall performance than Xiaomi by virtue of its three-shot camera and algorithm. The disadvantages of the P20 Pro will be even more subtle under normal size previews. The Night View of Xiaomi 8 is similarly People are impressed with their performance in terms of sharpness and resolving power. I believe they will also win the favor of many classmates.

The two are indeed very good, and the trump card has some meanings for the trump card. Even if it is not for comparison, some of the shortcomings may not be a weakness compared to other mobile phones. P20 Pro Innovation The three shots show the strength of Huawei, and the strong rise of photographs on the MIX 2S and Xiaomi 8 also completely shattered the banter that rice noodles did not need to be photographed for many years. The outcome of the two has been difficult to distinguish. , it may still depend on the user, which is your choice.

Although many friends think that DxO's photo evaluation is not small, but from the evaluation of the professional process, environmental variable control, the number of proofs, it is still very informative, if its conclusion is not recognized, can Combine the proofs with their own analysis. As the two protagonists of our comparison today, Xiaomi 8 and Huawei P20 are the domestic upstarts in the DxO mobile imaging rankings.

Among them, Xiaomi 8 scored 99, and single shot scored 105 points. The video was dragged slightly behind. It was only 88 points. But even then, in the list of Chinese mobile phones, it is only second to Huawei's P20 series and HTC U12+.

The Huawei P20 Pro is now the king of the rankings, and its performance is even more severe. The overall score has reached 109 points, with a single shot score of 114 and a video recording score of 98 points.

Of course, the above DxO test is more biased towards evaluating the quality of all aspects of mobile phone photography. In addition to the hardware and parameter data, how is the camera experience in real life? We still rely on the actual measurement to speak and share the actual experience for us. .

Before the beginning, it was explained that because of the previous experience of the two mobile phones, the AI ​​camera optimization gave us a deep impression, so all the proofs are the performance of the two phones after the AI ​​camera was turned on. The photos were uploaded during the upload process. Certainly compressed, in the mobile phone home site to read the friends, you can click on the thumbnail to view the big picture, and the platform users, Xiao Bian will try to describe the differences clearly.

Daytime

In the daytime light environment, both phones have lowered the ISO to their lowest value, and the shutter speed has been deliberately lowered to a very low level. With the excellent focusing speed of both, the camera success rate is basically no problem. Photo shooting The time is 8:00 in the morning, the daylight angle is relatively large, and the sun should be slightly golden yellow. This is reflected in the sample of Xiaomi 8, while the P20 Pro will 'correct' the sunlight to become neutral white, and the blue sky is also because The optimization of the two is different, but the overall perception is better. It belongs to the category of fairy fights. Let's zoom in and out.

Put 150% to watch, you can see that the processing of the big scenes is completely different between the two, P20 Pro tends to maintain the purity of the picture, while Xiaomi 8 tends to enhance the sharpness and resolution of the picture. The actual result is The purity of the sky is less than that of the Huawei P20 Pro. However, the decorative texture of the red box can also be clearly seen. The resolution and sharpness of the P20 Pro are slightly worse than those of the Xiaomi 8.

Part of the reason for this choice is due to the hardware of the two. The 1200W pixel master CMOS of the millet 8 is IMX 363. The noise control and the purity of the picture are very good. Therefore, millet will tend to sharpen more. In detail, the noise is naturally sharpened together. Of course, this is the result of zooming in. The actual picture is still very good.

As for the P20 Pro, the main camera is the 4000W pixel Quad Bayer array of IMX 600. When high resolution is required, the 4000W pixel can be very powerful. When the amount of light required is required, the 4 pixels can provide a larger single. Pixel photosensitive area. emmmm, it sounds very good, but if it is really good, no other manufacturer has done this all the time, 4000W pixels are too high for 1/1.7 inch photosensitive elements. Some, the actual resolution is very limited, and the 4 pixels are combined. Because there is a physical difference between the pixels, the actual area of ​​the synthesis and the generated noise will affect the picture. Perhaps this is the case, Huawei will choose More inclined to apply the program to ensure the purity of the picture.

After a brief understanding, let's take a look at how the Huawei P20 Pro features a zoom function.

In the above jigsaw puzzle, the Huawei P20 Pro shoots 1x, 3x, 5x, and the limit 10x zoom proofs on the left, and the millet 8 on the right puts similar proofs. Here we need to explain 1. Huawei officially claims to support 3x lossless light Change; 2. Millet 8 can only pull up to 8 times zoom, so the final screen is slightly smaller than the P20 Pro.

Can see from the proofs, in fact, Huawei's 3x optical zoom and millet 2x zoom image quality is about the same, which also shows that the two said lossless zoom range basically reliable, but in 5x zoom, P20 Pro contrast Xiaomi resolution There is no obvious advantage in force, but the dynamic range is much worse than that of millet. The dark area in the dark part of the leaves is significantly larger than Xiaomi. As for the extreme zoom of the two mobile phones, the P20 Pro's 10x zoom is better than the Xiaomi 8's 8 times. The size mark on the top is also clearly identifiable, and the blurry and artifacts of the Xiaomi 8 have begun to appear.

Under the P20 Pro's AI optimization, the color of the picture will appear brighter, the color saturation will be higher, the first time will feel more transparent, and the dynamic range of the millet 8 will be larger, and the details of the shadow will be retained. Many, but at the same time the reflective control of the highlights will be better, but the picture appears a slight green tendency.

With different optimization strategies, the screen styles of the two proofs are quite different, and the millet 8 is more realistic, while the P20 Pro is more vibrant. The dynamic range of the two is good, but the P20 Pro has a tendency to significantly increase the contrast. Caused the dark part of the dark, and the bright part of the more serious problems, we zoom in and take a closer look.

The more pleasant surprise was that Xiaomi 8 basically corrected the problem of purple fringing on the MIX 2S. The highlight control was much better. The P20 Pro's purple border was relatively miserable. All the highlights appeared differently. The degree of purple fringing.

Although Xiaomi 8's proofs have better global exposure control, the sky in the upper left corner is not as overexposed as the P20 Pro, but there is a problem of white balance. The copper-colored horn has appeared in pan-blue.

at night

After coming to the night scene, when the AI ​​photography is turned on, the Huawei P20 Pro often prompts 'Immediately improving the quality of the shots, please hold your device' after shooting. At this point, the P20 Pro's stunning hand-held night view mode is already Played a role, in view of the automatic opening of the AI ​​state, we did not force the closure, directly against the open AI optimized millet 8 counter.

It can be seen from the camera parameters that Xiaomi’s use is to try to control ISO to maintain the purity of the screen, and to use optical image stabilization to extend the shutter time to increase the normal operation of the exposure. Huawei's operation is more coquettish, not only the ISO directly to the 400 (for mobile phones is already high), the shutter time is also maintained in the relatively safe 1/25 second without optical image stabilization, such parameters can have such excellent performance, on the one hand shows that the Huawei algorithm is powerful, The aspect shows that either the camera parameters record the information of a single photo in multiple synthesizers, or the camera parameters record deviations due to the participation of algorithm synthesis.

In terms of actual look and feel, the brightness of the picture is basically the same, but the global exposure control of the P20 Pro is very good, the highlights are not overflowing, and the dark part is relatively pure, except that the resolution in the area where the light is appropriate is slightly worse than the millet 8. , still has a big advantage.

This one can see that the shutter time of the P20 Pro has been pulled to 4s, and the handheld can still produce the film normally. The AIS anti-shake function is indispensable. The contrast between the two sets of samples, Huawei's brightness is obviously higher, the top of the left building is very Clear. But even with the handheld night scene blessing, the P20 does not form a spike on the Xiaomi 8, we can zoom in to see the details.

After zooming in, you can see that although the P20 Pro's algorithm is already very powerful, but it is a multiple-composite after all, it will still have some impact on the picture. For example, the background of the window lines, although the P20 Pro brightness is higher, but the millet 8 lines Sharper, the same situation also appears on the pattern under the word "fictional". Although the P20 Pro line is more obvious, but compared to the Xiaomi 8, it can be clearly seen that the lines have been blurred. The letters on the right, P20 Pro also have Obviously the traces of synthesis. The disadvantage of Xiaomi 8 is that the picture has a lot of noise, and the purity is obviously worse than that of P20 Pro.

to sum up

The daytime scenes can be said to have a success or failure. Huawei P20 Pro's white balance is more stable. AI optimization shows a more pleasing color in most scenes, while Xiaomi 8's resolving power has more advantages. And the performance of the dynamic range is also surprising, especially the obvious purple fringe on the MIX 2S, in the millet 8 has been greatly improved.

At night performance, P20 Pro will still have a better overall performance than Xiaomi by virtue of its three-shot camera and algorithm. The disadvantages of the P20 Pro will be even more subtle under normal size previews. The Night View of Xiaomi 8 is similarly People are impressed with their performance in terms of sharpness and resolving power. I believe they will also win the favor of many classmates.

Both of them are very good. The trump card has a lot of fairy fights, even if it is not a contrast. Some of the shortcomings may not be a weakness compared to other mobile phones. P20 Pro Innovation The three shots show the strength of Huawei. The strong rise of the photos on Xiaomi MIX 2S and Xiaomi 8 has completely smashed the banter that rice noodles do not need to take pictures for many years. The success and failure of the two, the quality is already difficult to distinguish, more It may still depend on the user, that is, your choice.