My gosh is this the end of the first month of 2021??? You’d better be kidding. Anyways, it’s time for another CAS journey blog post.
A few months ago, my parents received a really cool dual-screen smartphone made by LG as a gift, and they decided to let me play around with it and compare it to my current iPhone before they give it away (our house is already abundant in smartphones. No need to get another one.) It was indeed very cool, but one thing that came to my attention was the cameras. iPhones have a reputation for having one of the best smartphone cameras in the world, but can this fancy smartphone beat my iPhone in terms of photo quality? Let’s see.
Left: my iPhone 11 Pro Max; Right: New dual-screen LG G8X
First of all, let’s talk about their camera setup.
iPhone:
- 12 MP wide camera, 26mm f/1.8 (top)
- 12 MP telephoto camera, 52mm f/2.0 (bottom)
- 12 MP ultra-wide camera, 13mm f/2.4 120˚ field of view (right)
LG G8X:
- 12 MP wide camera, f/1.8 (left)
- 13 MP ultra-wide camera, f/2.4 136˚ field of view (right)
Left: my iPhone 11 Pro Max; Right: New dual-screen LG G8X
Can you guess which row shows the pictures that are shot on iPhone and which one shows the pictures that are shot on the LG G8X?
If you guessed that the top row shows pictures that are shot on iPhone and the bottom row shows pictures that are shot on the LG G8X, then you are correct. As you can see, the colors of the photos shot on iPhone are warmer and richer, creating more magnificent pictures. However, the ultra-wide photo shot using the LG G8X shows more detail due to its wider field of view.
Let’s zoom in to see the details, shall we?
Well, as you can see here, the details of the pictures, for example, the tiles, the color, and the clarity of them are all gone in the photos taken with the LG G8X. Those remained intact in the pictures taken by my iPhone. The lines between the tiles were super blurry in the pictures taken with the LG G8X, and I was completely SHOCKED by the lame-duck quality of this fancy phone’s cameras. Well, that’s why iPhones’ cameras have been consistently ranked one of the best ones worldwide…
This difference can also be seen in portraits and night mode pictures… 
I can say that the LG G8X definitely sucks in portraits and night mode… The details of my hair are completely gone, leaving behind messy, black stuff on my head. You cannot see my hair individually when you zoom it in… A similar situation exists in night mode, in which you can’t even see the numbers clearly when you zoom in on the picture shot on the LG G8X using night mode. At least you could see the outline of the number on the picture shot on iPhone using night mode. No wonder why people would rather buy an iPhone for professional photography than a fancy, dual-screen phone for this.
I’m actually quite glad that our family gave that phone away. 😆😆😆 Even though the LG G8X is extremely fancy with the support of a dual-screen accessory and MagSafe-like charging, I wouldn’t recommend using that phone for professional photography. But with that dual-screen accessory, the LG G8X is definitely better than my iPhone when it comes to multi-tasking.
See how it closely resembles a laptop when the dual-screen accessory is attached!
These reasons combined proves the reason why iPhones are still popular among users alike, let alone any other Android phones. Photos shot on iPhones are just significantly better compared to other phones, and that’s the main reason why its camera has been consistently ranked as one of the best worldwide.
CAS Project Update: I updated some of the rules of my High School’s Got Talent talent show competition to better suit the school’s needs. But as new COVID restrictions are now in place (stupid Rona I hate you so much), I don’t know whether this project will still work in the coming months or not… We’ll wait and see.