The iPhone 12 is far from a top-end camera. The smartphone took 13th place in the DxOMark ranking – this is the level of last year’s Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro and Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
iPhone 12 is the worst smartphone in the series in terms of camera, but it shoots much better than its predecessor!
DxOMark specialists completed a series called “iPhone 12 tests” in three parts: in the first series, they examined the iPhone 12 Pro camera, in the second – the iPhone 12 Pro Max, and now it finally came to the base model of the iPhone 12 line. 12 mini doesn’t – it has the same camera as the iPhone 12.
If the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max performed relatively well, receiving 128 and 130 points and taking 5 and 4 places in the rating, respectively. The iPhone 12 was far behind: it has 122 points and 13th place in the rating – this is the level of last year’s Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro (Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition) and Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G. However, it should be noted that the camera of the iPhone 12 is much better than the iPhone 11 (with its 109 points is now in 40th place in the ranking).
The iPhone 12 received 132 points for shooting a photo, 41 points for its zoom capabilities, and 112 points for shooting a video. The problem already looms here by itself: if Apple provided this model with optical zoom at least at the level of the Pro model, the final score would be higher.
When taking photos, experts note the exact metering and colors but note that the dynamic range could be more comprehensive. Autofocus is fast and accurate (familiar to all iPhone 12s), and details are useful. On the other hand, there is more noise than we would like. Imitation of the bokeh effect in portrait mode is “disappointing,” and there is no sensible scaling due to the lack of a “tele-module.”
In video shooting, the smartphone is rehabilitated – it has only 1 point less than the iPhone 12 Pro Max. There is also a wide dynamic range due to support for Dolby Vision HDR, rich colors, accurate exposure, good detail in bright light, and effective stabilization. However, with a lack of light, details are lost, and the main problem when shooting video is noise, which is visible even in right lighting conditions.
In general, Apple has squeezed out, probably, all that is possible from 12-megapixel sensors and optics installed in the iPhone 12. The smartphone cannot equal the top positions in the rating, but it cannot be called a failure. Still, it shoots much better than the iPhone 11, and in this case, an upgrade for the camera makes sense.
Source: DxOMark