56 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 63Drawing conclusions
Rather than judge the photos by viewing them on
each phone’s screen independently, we opened in
them in Photoshop on a calibrated Philips Brilliance
272P. This is a 27in 4K display which allowed us to
see all the detail in 4K video. Bear in mind that your
own display may have a lower resolution, and may
not produce accurate colours.Best camera phone
Winner: Huawei P30 Pro
The P30 Pro has the best cameras of any phone right
now. The main rear camera is simply amazing, able
to take fantastic photos even in very low light. The
other cameras can’t match it for quality, but add huge
versatility. The ultra-wide camera is great when you’re
shooting indoors or for landscapes, but it’s the 5x
optical zoom that impresses most.
Like every phone here, the P30 Pro isn’t perfect:
the screen has a lower resolution than we’d like for
the price and the mono speaker feels like a step
backwards. Video quality is improved, but still lags
behind the best (Xiaomi Mi 9). But if you can live with
those things and you take more photos than videos,
the P30 Pro will not disappoint.Runners-up
Although we didn’t include it in this round-up,
Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro is almost as good, and if you’re
not bothered about a zoom or a wide-angle camera,
Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL delivers sharp and
detailed pictures.ROUND-UP