Google Pixel 2 beats the iPhone 8 Plus and the Note 8
At the top of the DxO Mark charts, a few days ago, the new iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 were positioned with the same rating. Both were clearly beaten by Google, who took the scepter with the new Google Pixel 2.
It’s the Google Pixel 2 the new king of ” camera phone “. The presentation of the new smartphone made in Google has changed the cards on the table with regard to the best smartphone on the photographic sector, and the device made by the Mountain View company has immediately ousted the top of the charts that iPhone 8 Plus and Note 8 had, equal merit, reached a few days ago.
According to DxO Mark, there is no doubt: the new Google Pixel 2 is the phone with the best camera of the moment even if single and not double as the other devices.
The new second-generation Pixel has totaled 98 points out of 100, distancing the rivals by 4 points and setting a new standard for filming with a ” simple ” smartphone. Reading specifically the in-depth analysis carried out by the technical portal we discover how Google with the new Pixel 2 has made a substantial step forward compared to what was done with the first generation that had still achieved a score of 90 out of 100 beating even in that case competition for the period.
On this occasion, the innovations introduced are really many, and technically we speak of a single 12MP sensor from 1/2.6 inches with Dual Pixel Autofocus, OIS and HDR functions. But it is clear that more than the technical specifications what came into play in these new Pixel 2 by Google is the optimization of the software capable of perfectly controlling the camera. With the Pixel 2 in hand you can get the now-famous Bokeh effect, with the rear blurring of an object in the foreground, even without having to forcefully resort to a second sensor.
DxO Mark wanted to test this novelty and making over 1500 shots the device has never made a misstep. Same for the video where the technicians have strongly rewarded the Google Pixel 2 with a score of 96, much greater than in the past when the first generation had stopped at 91. What is good about the new device of Mountain View is to always make and anyway in the shots, even in difficult lighting conditions, managing to obtain excellent details and above all chromatic yields and dynamic range of colors always at the top.
A camera in a smartphone. The new Pixel 2 can replace a real camera working optimally even in shots in the dark where hardly details are lost. The only drawback to the competition is undoubtedly the zoom: not being able to rely on a sensor with telephoto lens Pixel 2 certainly loses against the ” Dual Camera ” opponents. Certainly, the disadvantage is also kept here short for thanks to a strong optimization by Google able to improve compared to other devices with single camera.
In short, a very good job that Google with Pixel 2. He decided to do ” the nonconformist ” in this sense and to present a smartphone with only one camera unlike what is the current trend. The absence of a sensor has not been practically felt and this only thanks to a desktop work of Google and its engineers.
