2020's best smartphone cameras

(Left) Portrait-shot winner: Huawei P40 Pro 5G. (Right) Selfie-shot winner: Apple iPhone 12 Pro. ST PHOTOS: TREVOR TAN
Above: The shot taken with the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra. The phone won the Best Landscape (day). Below: The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra also won the Best Landscape (night) category.
The shot taken with the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra. The phone won the Best Landscape (day).
Above: The shot taken with the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra. The phone won the Best Landscape (day). Below: The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra also won the Best Landscape (night) category.
The Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra also won the Best Landscape (night) category.
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Thus, the real test is on a phone's ability to capture white and skin colour accurately.

The Huawei P40 Pro was the best at this: capturing the subject's skin tone accurately while maintaining the white balance of the surroundings.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 24, 2020, with the headline 2020's best smartphone cameras. Subscribe