Smartphone Camera Quality: Explained!

[@ColdFusion]

That pixel analogy made the concept of camera sensor sizes make more sense to me. Great video!

[@themcbobgorge]

Up until this video I never understood why Google was advertising larger pixels as an advantage.

[@kiarariex]

OH MY GOD!COLD FUSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@arunabhalahiri4931]

Glad to see you here too. Maybe you too should make a video of modern photography someday. I really liked your evolution of digital camera video.

[@AndrewSauls]

I as well, I'm excited to see you in the comments section. thank-you as well for your contributions 😎

[@Satya4188]

+themcbobgorge many companies advertising larger pixel because non tech savvy would think that is better like example normal people would not understand why Htc use smaller pixel over the higher one, or (the rumor) why samsung galaxy s7 (will) use 12mp instead of 16mp or 18mp. some people just say nah it has smaller pixel somekind like that. sry my eng.

[@averygordon256]

MKBHD: "All smartphone cameras have fixed apertures." Samsung: "Hmmmmmmmm..."

[@crazytgirl]

Haha😂

[@nitin9837560]

Yeah... But after 1.5 year later... 😂😂

[@urwah1248]

@@nitin9837560 2.5 not 1.5

[@B0bb217]

Watching on my s9

[@pranavlimaye]

You poooooor, I'm watching this on my S17

[@lukehero]

The amount of people that say "my phone has x amount of megapixels so it's got a really good camera!" To which I reply "well, my phone has a 20mp camera (Xperia Z3 Compact), and so does my DSLR (Canon 5D MK III), does my phones photos look the same as my DSLRs photos?"...

[@herobrine2511]

+Luke Hero I´m using a Nikon D2Xs, who cares about megapixels, its about the lens you use.

[@lukehero]

+KurwaSniper Exactly. It's the glass and the sensor.

[@user-cd9cw4gp4v]

+Luke Hero I was looking around for a good phone on ebay and i came across a z3 for about 300 and the lg g4 for around the same price. How is the z3 compact going for you ? hmm i dont know if i should get it ...

[@lukehero]

It's an excellent phone! The camera is good, the screen looks nice, it's super responsive and one of my favourite things about it, the battery is great too. I can get 2 days from it with moderate use, which is pretty rare nowadays I think.

[@98ma]

now people talk about EIS and OIS. so many people say OIS is the best, but EIS beats them right now.

[@Icarus975]

I am surprised he did not do a review on the LG V10 yet

[@faraji16]

Rightt! I've been waiting on it for so long

[@Icarus975]

+Marques Brownlee HOLY SHIT YOU REPLIED! :D you made my day!

[@ecmonkey13]

I've been commenting that on every one of his videos! Not even Jonathan or Unbox Therapy have covered it.

[@MouhammadEmadHlwani]

+Marques Brownlee I am waiting your HTC A9 review.

[@japzone]

He likes to actually spend a decent amount of time with a phone when reviewing it, and he was just doing the new Nexus phones. Give him a chance. It's not his fault that the manufactures love releasing their phones do close together.

[@lovergurl454]

*****​ Dude, wtf are you wearing?

[@noahdejesus5601]

black Clippers jersey

[@gorgmonger]

lmao

[@armykid0000]

Clippers jersey..

[@xsmockjrx]

a awesome Jersey. which I tend to love

[@xsmockjrx]

+Adam Anonymous I love it

[@tinuthomas531]

The intro was so good, I had to watch it more than once

[@sumairb9978]

yeah me too

[@TechSource]

lol loving those skits, great vid Marques.

[@bikeenjoyer977]

+TechSource ayeeeeeeeeeeeeee I love u bro

[@johnkaczmarek2215]

+TechSource They are showcased quite well in the Dream Smartphone video. And congrats on the new HQ Ed.

[@TechSource]

John Kaczmarek thx john!

[@navneetraman]

Are you going to try those now?

[@MrNubshow]

A similar thing can be said about all aspects of smartphones. More does not always equal better. More cores does not always signify better performance Higher resolution does not always signify a better display More RAM does not always signify better multitasking (stock android vs touchwiz) Bigger battery does not always mean longer lasting

[@MacDaddyDev]

Why do I feel as if you're attacking Samsung?

[@nathaniel6286]

Que the iphone and how it can keep up with android flagship that have hardware that is twice as good.

[@MrNubshow]

D33M0N3Y I'm not.

[@MacDaddyDev]

***** You're probably not, it just sounds like you are because most of the things on there can apply to Samsung like the RAM thing and the cores thing.

[@nathaniel6286]

Not to be rude, but it wasn't written with a tone that was attacking anything, he was just asserting that it also relates to the things he mentioned. ☺ Basically ever Android phone tries to have the best hardware.

[@kdentonjm]

This guy makes me love technology and phone information even more, he has a gr8 sense of humour and explains everything so clearly and understandable dan many others on youtube, so i am always tuned in to get some gr8 knowledge, keep up the good work, bro

[@TEDdeMedici]

And then you get a smudge on the lense of your $850 that no matter what you can't clean off. And there goes all the specs in the world the photos are ruined. ...

[@TEDdeMedici]

+DIYEyal The Xperias are hard to work on and the cost of replacement despite it not being the latest Xperias is close to the value of a new phone. I've tried Alcohol but yet to use my glasses spray. But thanks I will try and look more into it.

[@giin97]

Heh, my old HTC M8 got scuffed up right in the middle. Scuff marks, plus low MP, equals ugh...

[@ianrasmussen5380]

+Ryan Gunn That's an M8 problem. I have one, I would know. Has to do with a bad, cheap coating on the lens that scratches super easy, not the lens itself. You need to scrape the coating off (I used toothpaste and a qutip, or some kind of car polish). There's a thread in the Android Central forums dedicated to it, if you can find it.

[@giin97]

+Ian Rasmussen already changed to an LG G4. So far, the camera is the only thing I've NOT had problems with :/

[@HaloPwNnCrab]

+T.E.D. de Medici Hey, I found an upside to the smudges. It can give photos a cool lens flare effect and you can manually adjust the angle of the flare by manually smudging the lens with your finger. They kind of look like anamorphic lens flares.

[@thatonebeone]

waiting for Sony z5 premium review

[@Justinian43]

me too, I'm curious about his opinion on its 4k display and camera quality

[@rheuthium]

The phone he shows seems to be a regular Z5... The Z5 Premium has a super reflective back if I'm not wrong.

[@AlienwareGaming]

+JustinianXLIII It'll be his standard opinion on 1080p displays with some opinion on certain things in 4K. I'm interested to see how reviews pan out with it considering it's 1080p 100% of the time unless it's viewing a 4K video shot from the camera or if an app is updated to allow it. Screenshots are also taken in 1080p

[@bondplayz]

+John Phillip Shelton Al lthe premium really gives is a 4k display

[@sanzthescorpion]

yeah he didn't even mention it in this video or show it.. waiting patiently!

[@TheJRSvideos]

Any real photographer will tell you that the camera which produces the most accurate results is also the most preferable. You can always edit a photo to get a desired look, but you want to make sure that any image you're working with was accurate to begin with.

[@Tom44224]

+Ry Perhaps the most preferable for a photographer but they aren't going to be using a cellphone camera. The vast majority of people just want their photos to look good when they take them.

[@Takadiurga]

Yeah nice try for pushing the iPhone there. But any "real" photographer, knows that smartphone cameras are a joke to begin with... Apple's products are not legitimate solutions for "real" or "professional" photographers - as much as I'm sure their consumer base pretends they are.

[@MythicSuns]

+Harrison Brady I think the closest I've seen a phone get to being like a DSLR is the LG G3,but to be honest that's based on the experience and not really on the photos. And while i'm sure apples camera enabled devices could never replace the likes of a Nikon or a Canon camera I do think their Macs are pretty good for photo editing, I won't act like they're the only solution but I do think they're one of many good solutions

[@blamblam889]

+Ben Knight (KnightVision) and the closest i have seen a phone get to a mirrorless which are better than dslr are samsung phones... and mirrorless such as sony a6000 sony a7... have huge sensors and best image quality at high ISO and MP and LG phones are like my second favorite phone because of the camera.. samsung and then Lg

[@ronnietjikoeri9965]

I dont wanna start a war here, but every photographer knows that even a shitty smartphone can take great pictures. It all depends on what u expect from it. I dont expect my phone to take lowlight shots and i dont expect a lot of bokeh (background blur) and when it comes to processing i dont wanna mess around with a shitty jpeg after each picture. I want the smartphone camera to do that for me otherwise i would shoot RAW

[@JamesV84]

Thank you for making this *MKBHD*! There are way too many people that just think more megapixels means better camera. Smartphone cameras are getting a lot better, but due to restrictions of the sensor size in them, it will be forever before they can produce the same quality as a DSLR for example :)

[@thesagarmahapatra]

Well, There's products like the Sony QX1 that have APSC DSLR like sensors and can be attached to your smartphone Via NFC, Only thing being they're expensive af. And man are you all over youtube :P, Be it Buzzfeed or MKBHD.

[@JamesV84]

Sagar Mahapatra That's the price you pay for new technology unfortunately, but there's also the added bulk, which goes against one of the big advantages of smartphone cameras is their portability. Sony are one of the pioneers that are trying to bridge the gaps in the camera market in the most unique ways though and I'm very much a big fan of theirs for doing so :) And yes, I'm on quite a channels on KZbin :)

[@thesagarmahapatra]

+Zeyu C You don't say :P

[@thesagarmahapatra]

+Zeyu C I know you're talking about the graphic guy

[@JamesV84]

Zeyu C Quite a few people have now I think :)

[@javianbrown8627]

Everyone around me seems to judge the camera based on MegaPixels alone and it's super annoying. They'll see 2 phones and say this one is better just because of that. I do prefer more pixels but it's not the only thing in the camera.

[@javianbrown8627]

i have seen so many phones with way more pixels than mine yet mine literally always look better. Like the colors are all weird and you can hardly see any detail (even though more pixels generally means more detail).

[@dvdossbsvskfbdvav]

Javian Brown I find this so annoying as well, everyone keeps going on about how more MegaPixels is better but look at the Google Pixel. It only has 1 yet is an amazing camera

[@johnyu260]

Yeah, It's about how the camera uses the pixels not how many pixels there are.

[@dom3827]

Sony is such a fail in terms of camera.

[@SuhasThalanki]

Javian Brown I completely agree. It's just so irritating when people do that.

[@WVUSaxMan]

Waiting on that Casey Neistat collab

[@WaqarQamri]

me too man.

[@dogepocalypse3335]

lets admit it; the intro track was awesome

[@k4piii]

2019 and still to dam good

[@hamzagamalmohamed288]

2020 and still awesome

[@flyingdiamonds8492]

Lol

[@flyingdiamonds8492]

@@Kiror0_ same

[@nuclear_reactor5x5]

Nope

[@DmxAng]

KZbin notification is awesome

[@a-khanation5279]

Yes its kinda new

[@lovergurl454]

+A- KHANATION its not, I've been getting notifications for months

[@a-khanation5279]

Stalker- San Well yeah that's what I mean it's under 6 months old

[@a-khanation5279]

EdwaᴚĐ Σℓℛῗς When was this KZbin notification released on smartphone

[@viktorkjellberg5508]

+Stalker- San I believe A- KHANATION was being sarcastic...

[@SimpleCartoon]

damn, them Casey Neistat style intros though... Nice work Marques.

[@codylarson3943]

+THE CHALLENGE I see u on every channel im subscribed too, espicially RomanAtwood's.

[@SimpleCartoon]

Adam Ibrahim ok...

[@seangehrke3133]

+Adam Ibrahim I see him everywhere also

[@psaicon0]

+THE CHALLENGE casey is all over youtube now. That guy is a genius. Huge fan here

[@SimpleCartoon]

Pedro H. Same! I love Casey.

[@khtannnnnnnnnn]

Recommended 5 years later

[@nicktziolas6773]

Dunno exactly why this video was recommended to me in 2021, but l am not complaining. Such a nice throwback!

[@ProfessorFragrance]

MKBHD is my Tech Senpai. Crispy Level is over 9000. Awesome Video once again.

[@FaheemKhan-bs3yk]

Marques Brownlee channel had a LG ad feat. Marques Brownlee, that's so cool

[@francocirillo8236]

I think at 1:30 you are wrong. The ligh absorbent does not depend at all in the number of pixels, but the surface actually does. The same light enters the lens whether it has 16 or 4 MP, as long as they cover the same surface (have the same aperture)

[@dimitry3671]

You explain very well and simple, nice video

[@UniZebra00]

Lumia 1020 and other high-end Lumias have the best cameras hands down

[@rustynugget2288]

+UniZebra i disagree. 41mp is good for crop, but on such a small sensor it's a disaster especially in any place that isnt bright as day. even on full frame sensors (that are like 5-7 times the surface area of the lumia 1020 sensor) suffer compared to full frames in the 20-24mp range. i was going to get a lumia 1020 just for the camera, but after looking at it compared to other cameras i quickly realized it isn't great at all.

[@gdmoto4176]

it has the most megapixel but doesn't use it to it's full potential. while Samsung and iPhone with it's limited Megapixel count has very good image processing and sensor. also Sony.

[@MTc61x]

+UniZebra Did you even watch the video?

[@rambo68]

Get educated son...

[@UniZebra00]

Giovannie Doldolea I've never had the chance to work with new Galaxy s6 but I've heard that it also has a really good camera but camera of iPhone isn't good at all and just for the record when I say Lumias have the best cameras it's not because of the amount of megapixel they have but because of their photo quality, color accuracy, lossless zoom etc.

[@LongXue]

So, is higher pixels ok if it's in the back, while the front camera having a smaller pixel is a good phone camera right?

[@wakaneut]

I prefer the camera that capture as color-close as possible as the real object. Whether I want it warmer, more exposure, etc, I'll do it with software (post photo). The original should be as close as possible as the real color, even if it looks worse to some people.

[@EposVox]

Awesome video!

[@malaydubey4613]

Who are you man

[@John-xm7hj]

who are you?

[@asgherrizvi5530]

Whats with MKBHD videos that were posted 8 years ago re-appearing? "So I've been using the youtube algorithm to my benefit for a few years now"

[@obdhinesh]

3:31 empire state building with France flag. RIP people who lost their lives in the attack.

[@JoelDjuel]

+Dhinesh O B How does that work :O? this video was uploaded a day before the attack

[@stevenarmstrong5364]

No, I don't think that's the French flag. It has white underneath the red, aswell as above. Maybe it was for 9/11? IDK.

[@tiaanengelbrecht9378]

+ImA NewbieCuber It was from the Charlie Hebdo attacks back in January

[@stevenarmstrong5364]

+Tiaan Engelbrecht Aahhhh. I see know.

[@adamaquarium9228]

Tiaan Engelbrecht

[@ameerafzal9942]

was that lew from unbox therapy in one of the photos

[@tunacici1440]

yeah i think that's him

[@bishalsenhdri7655]

Yeah... you're TRUE!

[@invoker40]

lmao yes

[@de1mystery]

It's lew, Austin Evans and UrAvgConsumer.

[@ChrismasBoy95]

Hey Austin, this is guys.

[@Casp3r.aka.Droid.]

It's so crazy he used to film from his bedroom then he ended up getting his own building now he's moving to a even bigger building this man has blew up I've been watching him since the beginning literally

[@anirudhkashyap23]

This was damn informative, till now i just though the megapixels played the most important role.

[@hhhfghhh]

i find it quite fitting that an LG Ad featuring TeamCrispy played right before this

[@aaa-vl1lk]

SgtShaken4 Same

[@S.Ali3]

that opening sequence must of been a pain in the ass. It looked great! Also thumbs up for reppin my Clippers

[@abualzuaree]

THIS VIDEO IS CRISPIER THAN MY DORITOS

[@AirsoftMan69]

U make the best videos. and I love ur shorter intro with music!! keep up the great work ☺

[@bwithacamera1]

+Marques Brownlee Waiting for your Blackberry Priv review, which will help me decide if I should exchange it for my SGS6 Edge. Thanks.

[@bwithacamera1]

+Chidiogo Onoh I really like the looks of the Priv, and I don't know how much useful the keyboard is, but it looks really appealing. I know from the other reviews that the camera is crap, but then again some of the functionalities that blackberry have implemented in their os looks really promising.

[@ProHD1]

+Chidiogo Onoh What? Moto x costs less than nexus 6p.

[@bryantchen9853]

lol that clipper jersey tho... Warriors all day. Strength in numbers. clipper r going down on the 19th

[@LightSpeedFIash]

That intro was beautiful, the quality of these videos just keeps getting better. Keep up the good work man.

[@mattworkshere]

Basically in this video I talk a lot without saying anything. Thanks for watching and please tunes in to the next video; Peace.

[@KLK01]

I was here before I commented this comment.

[@daksheshnimishe1485]

+FUBAR SAme

[@MrMysteryyy]

+Adam Anonymous really? i just commented and then read your comments, obviously. Why would you even watch the video before commenting? commenting before watching is second nature

[@chrisvax7009]

we want more video like this my friend!! be our mythbuster in mobile tech

[@mike_dunno]

One plus 2 doesn´t has good OIS

[@onee]

OnePlus has shit cameras, don't know why.

[@bobBob-oz5zc]

onee Cause they’re budget phones...

[@dr.wumbo8552]

onee That's one thing that has always been bad about budget smartphones, the camera. No matter how good the phone is you can almost always tell the difference between a flagship phone and a budget phone by the camera. And it's all because of the profit. Obviously the company wants to make a lot of profit but they have to start at a budget phone level because they don't got the reputation like Samsung and Apple have. So if they want to become the next Samsung or Apple they need to make a good smartphone that's still kinda cheap and they still want to make money. But good cameras take a lot of money not just for the hardware but the software too because you have to pay someone to code the software for that. Hope this helps😁

[@michaeljordan6553]

Miika Mäentaus You doesen't has good grammar

[@bess00]

GD DatDawg lol

[@meusmartt]

Falar de smartphones com câmera de qualidade e não dar um destaque para um dispositivo Lumia?

[@joaovitorxn]

Apenas volte pro início do vídeo e veja de novo

[@Felipaugustoex2612]

Ele não citou nenhum modelo específico, mas um Lumia aparece claramente quando ele fala de flash...

[@meusmartt]

+João X. N. sim poxa, o Lumia 950 deveria ser exibido no vídeo também

[@DanielDuarteSza]

+Meu-SmartPhone 1. Imagina alguém comentando do jeito que tu comentou aqui, no teu canal? O que tu acharia? Legal? 2. Você assistiu o vídeo? Entendeu a ideia? Ele não ta falando de smartphones específicos, ele tá falando de "CÂMERAS" de smartphone, em geral. A tecnologia nelas. Deixa a entender um pouco que tu só queria ter o ego afagado por escutar um pouco o nome e número dos teus smartphones preferidos. Ele não citou Note 5, não citou S6, não citou G4, não citou Nexus 6P, só mostou imagens de alguns. Não foi uma apresentação das câmeras de cada smartphone, mas como funcionam, as diferentes tecnologias. Por isso ele citou a HTC, porque ela trouxe uma abordagem diferente em 2013 com o M7: menos megapixels, mas pixels maiores. Não foi um comentário legal, desculpa.

[@DanielDuarteSza]

+Daniel Duarte além disso, ele só mostrou os smartphones que ele tem. Ele não pode mostrar o 950 se ele não tiver, só pra dar um gostinho aos fãs do 950.

[@Jayrod64]

My LG G3 has Optical Image Stabilization, and it's awesome. It works incredibly well in videos. This really helps me since I do most video game accessory reviews, and I often need to have one hand free.

[@josuebetancourt9527]

which phone do you think has the best camera app? in my opinion its the LG G4 and LGV10

[@fangyideng3131]

Marques already said S6/S6 Edge/Note 5/Edge+ camera does better when in auto mode, and G4/V10 one does better in manual

[@josuebetancourt9527]

Fangyi Deng agreed

[@fangyideng3131]

But again not counting 6P or any late 2015 phones camera, so hopefully he'll do a top camera phones 2015 video!

[@ssaini5028]

+josue betancourt LG has the better camera App by far

[@extreme989]

+Fangyi Deng As someone with a G4, I totally agree with this

[@jhi-gill]

your videos are amazing dude seriously keep it up your editing skills are insane

[@Un4gettablewolf]

I thought the iPhone had the best camera, until I got a note 5 :D

[@Red-tn3wm]

+Jared Williams iPhone's have always had the crappiest camera since the beginning of time. Nonetheless, I'm glad you switched.

[@KristofferStalsberg]

+Red that's such bullshit

[@ArvindRajan]

uhh actually iPhone cameras have a reputation for being pretty nice shooters

[@MacDaddyDev]

+Red If you're an Android fanboy, iPhone cameras are absolutely garbage. Wanna know why? You're blinded by the hate. As an unbiased consumer, I can tell you right away that iPhones have some of the best cameras on the market.

[@ArvindRajan]

I agree completely man.

[@singh1334]

Galaxy S7 f/1.7 😛

[@itsamemario1772]

Even in 2018 this video still holds up

[@EleMenTfiNi]

As a side note, more lens elements are usually used to correct the sharpness of an image, for instance when nokia switched to 6 elements, it was to improve sharpness in the corners.

[@fathersagainstdrunkdrivers5979]

Hey, Did Marques change his name from Brownie to Brownlee...

[@giltbrickgaming1201]

That intro was amazing! EDIT: I keep clicking on this video just to watch the intro. I don't know why but it's addicting.

[@arjunthesinger]

you are a rockstar marques.. i wonder from where you have so much energy and time to spend on each device and details you review... my best wishes brother.. a reviewer from Dubai :)

[@Gavztermeizter]

You should make a video explaining the invite system of One +. It's pretty original and alot of people are confused or even frustrated from it. Your work is awesome btw!

[@servel2]

"more isn't better" When it comes down to picture quality, if the hardware and software are similar, the higher megapixel count will produce much better pictures. Sorry guys, Megapixel count does matter.

[@ZacDonald]

+Sergio Velasco, Not really with most phone sensors. If the lens is letting in the same amount of light, and the senor is the same size and similar spec, just a 10 megapixel and a 15 megapixel version, the image will basically look the same when you scale the either image up/down, you wont really get increased detail and clarity, because you'll get more noise with the higher megapixel version due to the less light per sensor pixel.

[@servel2]

Zac D Do explain why most DSLR cameras are 20-30+ MP instead of being 10-15mp. There's a whole episode of Pocketnow weekly dedicated to camera sensor and picture quality. I recommend you watch it, a higher megapixel count is always better than a lower megapixel count. Obviously MP count isn't the the epitome of why a camera is good, but it is always good to have a higher megapixel count if possible.

[@ZacDonald]

Because DSLRs don't have to worry about all the extreme limitations of cellphone cameras (cost, size, depth, amount of light), when a cellphone sensor, you are typically trading number of megapixels with quality/accuracy/noise of those pixels. It's really a balancing act. As sensors get better or larger, you can get more megapixels while keeping or improving the quality of the image. With flagship cellphones they are all using very similar senors and they are all making similar trade offs. With DSLRs there's so much more variation in quality and size of sensors, and people are willing to pay the price premiums for better sensor, but not many people are going to pay an extra $100-200 for a better cellphone camera.

[@kahiri78mohdidris53]

+Sergio Velasco geez another guy that doesnt know how sensor inside of the camera works. Firstly: 1. There will always a different between brands in terms of sensor design. Even though many models might have sma pixel count. 2. Pocketnow is not a calibre photography website. You should go to something like DP review or Photography Life. Don't believe why big sensor with less pixel are better than small sensor with 20mp or more like you mentioned? Well take a nikon D4 with only 16mp vs nikon d610 with 20 plus mp side by side in low light to compare. You can straight away tell which the clear winner

[@JusPGar]

That intro song used a sample of "Anthony's Song" by Billy Joel... Excellent tune.

[@RGCTech]

My one is bad only 2MP

[@musclehead2680]

RGC Tech mine is 23 mp

[@RGCTech]

mine is 2MP i have microsft lumia 435 its soo bad its my first phone :(

[@aaa-vl1lk]

RGC Tech 12mp

[@skylake_thememe6586]

13mp

[@saadsgamingunboxingvideoss4204]

lion mine is 23

[@erlisvelasquez8186]

The best intro to a MKBHD video.

[@wiredbeats9058]

Motorola.

[@karl5874]

1. Larger sensor size does not improve low light performance because the lens will need to spread out the light over a larger surface area which lowers the intensity. The result is that each receptor gets exactly the same amount of light. 2. Fewer, larger photoreceptors leads to less noise per inividual pixel but more, smaller receptors give more samples. This means that resolution-normalized measured SNR for the full photo is the same. 3. The aperture number does not tell you how much light the lens collects, it tells you how large the aperture is relative to the focal length, as a result, a camera with f/1.4 could collect LESS light than one with f/4.0 if the sensor size is not the same. To demonstrate; the iPhone 6s has aperture f2.2 which is equivalent to f/16 on a lens design for full frame. This is due to the crop factor of 7.21 in the iPhone. Sources: clarkvision.com dxomark.com devicespecifications.com photographylife.com (advanced photography tutorials)

[@whitedesku]

you change the way of picture quality work thanks marques

[@deepee1544]

your best video in a while Marques

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

First time viewer. Thanks so much for the explanations. I'm not big on most cell phones as far as features except camera and calling. Have been trying to find a decent inexpensive android phone that takes decent photos. You just helped immensely. I have an IT background, and will use a desktop for my computer work, but my phone should take decent photos and video for social media..:-) Again, thanks and will check out your other video's..Regards from southern In.

[@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ]

I suggest you the Sony Xperia M. Maybe is 2013, but still does miracles, but the big minus is the internal storage

[@pearyo7085]

Marques humor was kinda nostalgic

[@ItsMrFresh]

Dude I love these things! There are a lot of phones out there which I don't care about, especially after buying a new phone (which I recently did) so most of the phone reviews I don't watch anymore (I watched all of them when I was deciding what phone to get though (LG G4) so I'm not complaining lol). However these informative reviews videos I think are great! I love this and the chipgate video! Please keep these sorts of videos coming, thanks :)

[@chimmy540]

Your editing and video quality is so dope!!!!!

I've been following your channel for a while now and I'm really pleased with the quality of your videos. You keep getting better and better with every video. P.S. These videos in which you explain tech are really good, keep up the good work!

[@radelosbreaker4737]

Rly good explained, those are RLY RLY important informations that if somewho wanto get good photos or at least mid range, not only selfie, have to know

[@Lgv2800]

What about this idea??: What about a new series called "How It's Made In Tech" or "How Tech Is Made" or "Making Tech Explained"? Like "How it's made"? Thanks Please upvote comment so Marques can see this comment.

[@Gigaheart]

I was pretty impressed with your level of knowledge regarding cameras, did you do research or is camerawork a hobby of yours? Very informative video, I learned a few things.

[@jvgGAMESnl]

Nothing to say other than that I really enjoyed watching this video! Keep up the great work!

[@starkk19]

MKBHD wearing those crappy Clippers jerseys

[@RobertKhalatian]

Man, I just love when you put a Hip-Hop flare you put into your vids. Also, #Clippers. Thoughts on new logo?

[@karthiksen8967]

You explain everything very well.

[@ian1439]

The intro is just magic

[@kingragnar423]

You need to redo this with todays phones, this is a great topic to bring up. And to show how your comments are still valid

[@kclose85]

dude you always pick the best music for your videos

[@RichardStephensonMelendez]

One of the best break downs of the truth I have seen! Great job!

[@BobDiaz123]

Sadly, size limitations prevent us from having a really large image sensor like APS-C or Full Frame 35mm. No phone can match the image quality you can get from a DSLR camera.

[@sentimentaloldme]

Tip: Re Video Stabilization..Hold the phone as close to you as possible with your two hands...also in post editing use the KZbin Video Editor Stabilization...works fine provided the video is not too shaky...

[@RyanLandt]

processing aside, I would like to hear what stats you think would make the best phone camera with the current tech.

[@DavidBennettplus]

Excellent - clear, meaningful, fact-filled.

[@Muffinglo]

I cant wait until MKBHD hits 3m subs!!!

[@ZCfilmes]

Marques, you should have also made it clear that low light performance and background blur are related to the ratio between sensor size and lens aperture. For example, the iPhone 6s has a sensor 7,21 times smaller than a full frame camera (35mm equivalent). So, it's f2.2 lens multiplied by that crop factor results in a equivalent aperture of circa f16. That's not good for low depth of field photos and why, specially in low light conditions, pictures from smartphones have much more noise (because they need to compensate with a higher ISO).

[@luyangche8278]

Spot on right

[@ZCfilmes]

+Luyang Che Thanks! I and many of my friends initially got fooled by the f/stops of smartphone (also point and shoot) cameras. All manufacturers give the equivalent 35mm focal length but not the lens aperture :(

[@luyangche8278]

Zé Caetano​​ Very right. It's kinda a scam to express the focal length in full frame without changing the f stop number. The equation is flawed. Anyways, your welcomed.

[@shubhamkhedaskar]

as far as my Moto X(2nd) camera... it improved very much with the software update !!! now it takes really awesome pics...

[@siben2665]

almost the end of 2015, still no 60fps video from this channel.

[@redpulsion]

You should now add the 5 axis stabilisation technology from the Xperia XZ line

[@10ajem]

I have learned more tech info from you than from my technology teacher.. *Sending more support!!* 🤗

[@dman8733]

killing it with the intros

[@riccahuang8405]

This is really great, dive deep and explain it in a simple way

[@Barsomn]

Thank you so much for explaining photography so I can simply share this with curious friends instead of attempting to explain! Once again MKBHD is the bomb. This channel has helped me with my tech addiction to say the least.

[@i_anon]

Great video in explaining how smartphone cameras work, loving the music you're starting to put into these videos more!

[@charanb5026]

That intro is straight up lit🔥

[@williamloughron5256]

Nice Video! You make it easy to understand and easy to learn about camera quality.👍🏻

[@gabrielsegura8455]

i really like your videos +Marques Brownlee i always learn something , i don't have the money for one of that great smartphones but thanks to you i'm up to date

[@danijelujcic8644]

If you could make another, maybe expanded video talking about Bayer filter array, pixel size, RAW/JPG etc., that would be very nice. It's been done before but I'd still like to hear your opinion.

[@victorlazo238]

Thank you! Your reviews video are awesome but are these type of explained videos that really give you the upper hand in a sea of reviewers. Keep it up!

[@SeanWithaFada]

Loving these in-depth camera-related videos!