5 Megapixel cameraphone comparison

Written by Meraj Chhaya on January 23, 2008 – 2:48 pm

I couldn’t help but post the great comparison that the guys from phonearena.com did from 6 different 5 megapixel camera phones.

They tried every single situation and mode possible to reach the final results.

They involved the Nokia N95 8GB, Nokia N82, Sony Ericsson K850i, LG Viewty, Samsung G800 and Samsung G600.

I will only post the final results below, the full review you can find it here.

In each of the categories we gave all six phones a different rating. The first place brings 6 points, 5 points for the second place, 4 points for third etc.

1. N82: With very good performance during the day, the best in night scenes, and excellent flash performance, the N82 is the winner in our competition for 5-megapixel cameraphones. Additionally it also has a very good macro mode!

2. G600: Although it has smaller model number than the G800, the G600 is the best phone for shooting during the day and has a good overall image quality.

3. K850: While we are not really fans of the Sony Ericsson phone, its overall quality is good, compared to the competition.

4. N95 8GB: The N95 is good during the day, but it’s ridiculous that it turns the focus off in night mode, and the LED flash performs poorly.

5. G800: The G800 is very good during the day as well, also with optical zoom, but its overall performance doesn’t place it in the winners’ circle.

6. Viewty: Although the LG Viewty has lots of options and features, its camera quality is mediocre next to the competition.

Miscellaneous:

Although it does not influence the quality of the pictures directly, the operational time of the camera is rather important for its use.

#	Phone	Starting	Focusing	Saving
1)	Nokia N82	3 sec	2 sec	4 sec
2)	Samsung G600	2 sec	2-4 sec	5-6 sec
3)	Sony Ericsson K850	3sec	3 sec	6-7 sec
4)	Nokia N95 8GB	3 sec	2-3 sec	5 sec
5)	Samsung G800	3 sec	1-2 sec	5 sec.
6)	LG Viewty	3-4 sec	3 sec	5 sec