SomeGadgetGuy’s TOTALLY Biased Pixel 4XL vs LG V50 ThinQ Comparison! Brains vs Brawn!

I’ve already gone on record proclaiming the V50 as my favorite phone of 2019. As a reviewer and editorialist, I don’t believe there can be “true objectivity” in a review. If you know more about me, how I use my gadgets, and the work I put them through, you will have a better understanding of my analysis. You can apply my experiences which overlap with your needs, and you can disregard the parts of my analysis which don’t apply to you. I made a video on this idea, which you can watch below.

I try to be as fair as I can. I try to examine a gadget based on the claims made by the manufacturer, not my preconceived idea of what the gadget SHOULD be. I try to figure out who the audience might be for EVERY gadget I review.

Every phone I’ve reviewed this year has gotten SOME kind of purchasing recommendation, but obviously some phones have been more broadly recommended than others.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at one of the most brutal comparisons in the premium tier of the Android ecosystem. This is a battle of polar opposites. Two substantially different takes on the idea of an expensive phone. And when the dust settles from this showdown, the songs we will sing of these mighty titans will echo through the halls of history.

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LG V50 vs Sony XPERIA 1: The REAL Pro-Grade Camera Showdown!

FIGHT! Sure. Some companies spend a TON on advertising a “pro” camera, but then cut manual controls which pros might care about. I just got the V50 in house, and before I have to send the XPERIA back to Sony, I shoehorned in a little camera comparisons. Better than just advertising a “professional grade” camera, these two companies really offer up the goods. Which camera takes the top spot? Let’s battle!
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Honor View 20 vs View 10: The best one-year upgrade?

Splitting up my commentary on the View 20, having a little more fun covering specific features. One of the most difficult questions to answer about a phone, is it good enough to warrant a one-year upgrade? Compared against its predecessor, how much better is the View 20? What new kit did we get? What did we lose? Where is there still room to improve? Let’s take a trek through the mid-range!
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Nokia 9 PureView Bokeh vs Pixel 3: Depth Mapping!

Shot, edited, and rendered in 4K from the Nokia 9!

Smartphone bokeh modes are going to get a lot better! The Nokia 9 PureView is known for having five cameras, but the crazy evolution might come from a special sensor that measures distance. Here’s an impromptu comparison of portrait modes.

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Night Shots! 3-Way Smartphone Camera Comparison Results!

What were you doing last Friday night? I was hiking around Ventura Blvd collecting night shots for smartphone reviews, so it’s time for a showdown! I posted three sets of photos from three different phones, and requested YOUR comments on Instagram. Which phone would YOU take with you for a night out on the town?

I was going to post the results on IG , but I felt this round required a touch more explanation than I could easily deliver in an IG post. To start, here are the full res images, uncompressed. The only edits were cropping them all into squares.

I got a TON of great comments on that post. Lot’s of people sharing their thoughts on their favorite processing styles. More than a few people guessed the phones correctly, which makes me really happy. Even with TERRIBLE Instagram compression, I’m interacting with people who understand and appreciate the nuance of what different cameras bring to the table. I’ll always point to those conversations as data points. Maybe we shouldn’t ONLY consider the lowest common denominator “average user” while we review these pocket supercomputers. But I digress… Continue reading “Night Shots! 3-Way Smartphone Camera Comparison Results!”

Smartphone Portrait Mode vs DSLR: Bokeh Fight!

Portrait mode vs DSLR! Can software processing on our phones FINALLY match the output from a standalone camera? Is Portrait Mode a worthy competitor to a nice camera body and fast glass? Years ago I produced a comparison where DSLR’s handily crushed phone cameras, but for consumers, the battle is a LOT closer. Let’s take a quick look at some samples, and see how far phones have improved!

Phone vs DSLR (2015) https://youtu.be/AyQOgf7NVBk
Smartphone Bokeh Test (2013) https://youtu.be/zGVtbcDtsV4

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iPhone 8 Plus vs Galaxy Note 8: A surprisingly close fight… – Pocketnow

While we’re waiting to get our hands on the iPhone X, it doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun with an Android and iPhone showdown! How does the iPhone 8 compare against the top premium offering from Samsung? Here’s our Note 8 versus iPhone 8 Plus comparison!

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Top 5 Smartphones of 2017: Pocketnow Editors Vote on the Best So Far!

We’re through the first half of the year, the major phones of this year have been reviewed, so it’s time for a ranking! Pocketnow editors voted on a secret ballot. Those votes have been counted, and it’s time to share the results! Did your phone make the list? Here’s our top 5 best phones (of the first half) of 2017!

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