Huawei Mate 10 Pro
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Monochrome shots have a very attractive tonality to them 1/3000sec at f/1.6, ISO 50
In this low-light interior shot, the Mate10 Pro has given attractive colour and good levels of detail 1/25sec at f/1.6, ISO 320
It's a much-repeated truism that the rise of smartphones has changed the face of the photographic industry. Mass-market point-and-shoot compacts are now all but extinct, simply because for most people, phone cameras are good enough. This has caused traditional camera manufacturers to concentrate on the high-end market, producing models with ever-increasing features and higher image quality, but also higher prices.
Most serious photographers, of course, also own a smartphone and use it to take pictures when they don't have a ‘proper' camera to hand. But I suspect that few see it as more than a casual snapshot device. I've owned three generations of iPhone since 2008 and watched the cameras improve in leaps and bounds. But while the technical image quality is pretty good under favourable conditions, the tiny sensor is still clearly a limiting factor.
That said, the technology giants that make smartphones have invested vast amounts of money into getting their
