The
Sony flagship we've all been anticipating since the introduction of the
X-series is finally here. The Xperia XZ brings further refinements to
the 23MP shooter introduced with the Xperia Z5 and its siblings, adding a
laser autofocus to phase and contrast detection, and a dedicated sensor
to assist with picking the proper white balance. What the Xperia XZ
lacks is optical image stabilization - even the iPhone has that box
checked this year.
Indeed,
the iPhone 7 is the first generation small-sized Apple smartphone with
OIS - up until now the feature could only be found on the Plus-sized
models. That's not the only upgrade over the iPhone 6s' cam, though -
you get much faster optics (f/1.8 vs. f/2.2), marginally wider FOV
(though at 28mm-equiv it's not particularly wide) and a 4-LED flash.
When
it comes to 'wide' there's no beating the LG G5 and its 8MP 135-degree
FOV wide-angle rear camera. However, that's quite a specialty tool - for
general shooting you have a proper 16MP f/1.8 wide-ish 29mm cam with
laser autofocus.
The
Galaxy S7 takes a different approach to the focusing race and has a
phase detection sensor at each pixel - a total of 12 million phase
detection agents. Beat that, triple-hybrid Sony! The Galaxy S7 also
boasts the widest aperture of the bunch, though the difference between
f/1.7 and the f/1.8 of the others is marginal.
The
Sony flagship we've all been anticipating since the introduction of the
X-series is finally here. The Xperia XZ brings further refinements to
the 23MP shooter introduced with the Xperia Z5 and its siblings, adding a
laser autofocus to phase and contrast detection, and a dedicated sensor
to assist with picking the proper white balance. What the Xperia XZ
lacks is optical image stabilization - even the iPhone has that box
checked this year.
Indeed,
the iPhone 7 is the first generation small-sized Apple smartphone with
OIS - up until now the feature could only be found on the Plus-sized
models. That's not the only upgrade over the iPhone 6s' cam, though -
you get much faster optics (f/1.8 vs. f/2.2), marginally wider FOV
(though at 28mm-equiv it's not particularly wide) and a 4-LED flash.
When
it comes to 'wide' there's no beating the LG G5 and its 8MP 135-degree
FOV wide-angle rear camera. However, that's quite a specialty tool - for
general shooting you have a proper 16MP f/1.8 wide-ish 29mm cam with
laser autofocus.
The
Galaxy S7 takes a different approach to the focusing race and has a
phase detection sensor at each pixel - a total of 12 million phase
detection agents. Beat that, triple-hybrid Sony! The Galaxy S7 also
boasts the widest aperture of the bunch, though the difference between
f/1.7 and the f/1.8 of the others is marginal.
Apple iPhone 7
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LG G5
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Samsung Galaxy S7
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Sony Xperia XZ
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Rear camera
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12MP
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16MP
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12MP
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23MP
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Sensor
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Unspecified Sony sensor (IMX315?): 4032 x 3024px, 4:3 aspect, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22µm pixel size
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Sony IMX234: 5312 x 2988px, 16:9 aspect, 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size
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Sony IMX260 / Samsung S5K2L1: 4032 x 3024px, 4:3 aspect, 1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size
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Sony IMX300: 5520 x 4140px, multi-aspect, 1/2.3" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size
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Lens
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f/1.8, 28mm
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f/1.8, 28mm
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f/1.7, 26mm
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f/2.0, 24mm
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Stills OIS
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Autofocus
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Phase/contrast detection
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Laser/contrast detection
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Phase detection (Dual Pixel)
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Predictive Hybrid AF - laser/phase/contrast detection
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Flash
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Dual-tone, 4-LED flash
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Dual-tone dual-LED flash
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Single LED Flash
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Single LED flash
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Video recording
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2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps
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2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
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2160p@30fps, 1440p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps
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2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps
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Video IS
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OIS+EIS
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OIS+EIS (not in 2160p)
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OIS+EIS (only in 1080p@30fps)
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EIS
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Audio
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Mono
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Stereo
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Stereo
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Stereo
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Rear camera
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12MP
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16MP
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12MP
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23MP
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Front camera
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7MP, 1.0µm, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps
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8MP, 1/4", 1.12µm, f/2.0, 28mm(?), 1080p@30fps
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5MP, 1/4.1", 1.34µm, f/1.7, 22mm, 1440p@30fps
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13MP, 1/3", f/2.0, 22mm, 1080p@30fps
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