Results: Big 2017 blind phone camera comparison!

Which phone has the best camera?

It’s hard to tell, but judging phone cameras objectively is even harder when personal brand preferences get in the way of objective judgment. That's why we took nearly all of the hottest camera phones of 2017 and shot a bunch of photos with them, but we removed all camera information, so that you can vote on your favorite picture without knowing which phone took it.

The phones in this comparison are:

• Apple iPhone X
• Google Pixel 2 XL
• Samsung Galaxy Note 8
• Huawei Mate 10 Pro
• OnePlus 5T
• LG V30

Now, you have cast your votes and the results are in.

Scene 5: As the sun sets in the park





Scene 6: A selfie!





Scene 7: Architecture





Scene 8: A colorful fence





Scene 9: The ancient church





Conclusion

So... who won?

The results are a mixed bag (as you'd expect with so many great cameras), but some phones do stand out.

The iPhone X won scenes 1, 2 and 8, the Pixel 2 XL won the selfie (scene 6), as well as scene 5, the LG V30 won scene 3 (narrowly beating the iPhone) and scene 4, the Galaxy Note 8 won scene 9 and the OnePlus 5T won scene 7. Unfortunately, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro could not win in any of the scenes.

iPhone X - 3 winsPixel 2 XL - 2 winsLG V30 - 2 winsNote 8 - 1 winOnePlus 5T - 1 winMate 10 Pro - 0 wins

There is another way of looking at the results, by the number of total votes. So here is the total amount of votes that each phone got:

PhonesTotal Votes% of VotesApple iPhone X563825%Google Pixel 2 XL494121.9%LG V30437119.4%Samsung Galaxy Note 8372216.5%OnePlus 5T265911.8%Huawei Mate 10 Pro12105.4%TOTAL22541100%

All in all, the big takeaway is that you cannot quite quantify a camera in absolute figures, but you can look at trends. The iPhone X and the Pixel 2 XL stand out as the big winners in most cases, capturing pictures with color and dynamics that people like. The LG V30 and Note 8 ended up as close runner-ups, while the OnePlus 5T and Huawei's Mate 10 Pro are not quite on the same level as the other phones in this line-up.

Did you end up voting for your favorite phone? Are you surprised by the results? And what would you want to see us test next?

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