Android Advisor - UK (2021-08)

ISSUE 88 • ANDROID ADVISOR 39

evidenceof artificialsharpening,but

in goodconditionsthemaincamera

definitelyholds its own for the price.

ThelackofOIShurtsa little– camera

shakeis evidentin a fewofmyshots,

especiallywithfastermovingsubjects,

butfewotherphonesattheprice

deliverOISanyway.

It’sin lowlightthatthereduced

stabilizationandpresumablysmaller

sensorbegintocauseproblems.In dim

eveninglightperformanceis acceptable,

droppingofftounusableasit gets

dark.Thereis a nightmode,butthe

EISdoesn’tprovideenoughstability

tomakeit worthwhile.Shotsendup

brighter,butsonoisyandblurrythat the

trade-offrarelymakessense.

Theultra-wideis alsogoodin bright

light,solongasyoudon’tlooktoo

close– there’sa bitlessdetailthan the

maincamera,especiallyin shadows,

butnothingtoounpalatable.In low

lightthewide-anglestrugglesmuch

more,andevennightmodecan’t

improvethings– avoidthiscamera

whenit getsdark.

Finally,the 16Mp selfie shootertells

asimilarstory. There’ssufficientdetail,

andcolourslookbrightandattractive,

butin dimmerlighta lotofnoise

creepsinto photos.

Our final two test photos are a portrait with the main lens (left) and a selfie (right).