Results From This Blind Smartphone Camera Test Will Surprise You - PetaPixel

Marques Brownlee, also known as MKBHD, hosted his third annual, 17-minute blind smartphone camera test featuring 20 new smartphones.

The point of this playoff-style bracket isn’t to objectively claim one camera is better than another, but rather serves as a good case study for what people think makes a photo “good.” By the end, and after over 10 million total votes were cast, Brownlee was able to point out some interesting conclusions from the information he gathered.

The first round used this photo:?

Which photo is better?

— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) November 23, 2020?

Which photo is better.

— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) November 24, 2020.

The third round used this photo:.

Which photo is better.

— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) November 25, 2020.

And the final round used this photo:.

Which photo is better?

— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) November 26, 2020.

Brownlee makes several interesting notes about the images he and his team chose to take, and why he thinks the iPhone in particular continues to struggle in this competition

Which photo is better

— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) November 23, 2020