Camera comparisons between two phones produced by the same manufacturer are probably my favorite
type of comparison.
Smartphones are becoming many people's main cameras, so it's really interesting to see
how these camera systems improve with each phone iteration.
With these comparisons, we can see if the new phones are worth the upgrade.
Hi guys, it's KJ the MiTechGuy here, and today I'll be comparing the cameras found on the
OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 6T.
These two phones were released about 6 months apart from each other, so I'm curious what
types of improvements OnePlus made in the camera department.
In this video, I'll be comparing the two phones in various lighting conditions, both indoors
and outdoors.
I'll also take a look at the video and audio qualities of both phones.
Make sure to stick around to the end of the video to see how the two night modes compare.
Let's get right into it.
Last year's OnePlus 6T had a pretty solid camera setup.
Its dual camera setup consists of a 16 Megapixel and 20 Megapixel camera with the same focal
lengths, where the 20MP camera mostly helps with depth information for portrait shots.
On the other hand, the OnePlus 7 Pro has the far more versatile triple camera setups with
3 different focal lengths.
Its main, 3x telephoto, and ultrawide cameras are 48, 8 and 16 megapixels respectively.
They can both shoot 4K video at up to 60 frames per second.
Both selfie cameras are 16 megapixels, where the 7 Pro's is slightly larger and pops out
of the top of the phone.
So now we're going to get into the side-by-sides.
I'll first compare images shot in great lighting conditions.
I don’t expect to see to many differences initially, but when I start to look at images
shot in progressively worse lighting we’ll see how much OnePlus actually improved their
camera setup.
This first image shows that the OnePlus 6T’s camera is not bad at all, and it also shows
that OnePlus tried to go more towards the more contrasty Pixel look in terms of photos,
and away from the more punchy color iPhone look that we can see on the 6T.
I don’t have any real complaints with either camera.
They both produced beautiful photos here.
But while the 6T can only capture this framing, the 7 Pro is able to capture this really impressive
3x zoom shot, as well as this clear ultra-wide shot, just making it the more versatile camera
setup.
This next image again shows how great both cameras are still, and besides the differences
in color reproduction, I really can’t find any real differences between them.
Here, the differences in color reproduction are clear.
The more contrast on the 7 Pro does seem to allow for more visible detail, whereas many
people may still prefer the more colorful look of the 6T.
With portrait shots, the glaring difference is the fact that the 7 Pro uses its telephoto,
while the 6T can only take the wide-angle shot.
So I from the same vantage point, the portrait images look like this.
The 7 Pro did the better job with the edge detection.
The 6T seemed to struggle around Julia’s arm. and if I were taking solely portrait
shots, I prefer the telephoto look as opposed to the wide-angle look.
Even if we tried to create the same framing, we can still see a clear difference.
Let me know in the comment section which portrait mode you prefer.
In terms of selfies, I think the 7 Pro simply produces the better images both in its standard
mode and portrait mode.
The 6T seemed to slightly over expose my face whereas the 7 Pro did the much better job
of preserving colors throughout the image.
The edge detection around my hair also seems to have improved between the 6T and 7 Pro.
Before I shift over to more challenging lighting scenarios, let’s take a look at the 4K video
and audio qualities of both phones.
So my biggest problem with the 6T’s video quality was how over saturated it was.
It just makes all colors look unnecessarily vibrant.
With the 7 Pro, I think OnePlus really fixed this.
The 7 Pro’s video produces the much more realistic colors and as a result, the much
more natural video as compared the that of the 6T.
I also think OnePlus made tweaks to their image stabilization algorithms because the
stabilization also looks to be more natural on
the 7 Pro.
When we look at the front video qualities, the stabilization and detail level seem to
be very similar on each phone, but it is very clear that OnePlus made some major improvements
with the front camera on the 7 Pro.
The 7 Pro is able to pick up much more of the colors on my face and in the background.
On the other hand, the 6T seems to blow out any colors on my face.
In regards to the audio quality, the 7 Pro is able to produce more natural sounding audio
as well.
The 6T’s audio has much more harsh sounds because of how aggressive its noise reduction
algorithms are.
It was expected that both cameras performed great in great lighting conditions, so from
here on out, I wanted to only compare images shot in more challenging lighting conditions.
This image was shot as the sun was setting, and I can see that the 6T seemed to overexposed
the building on the right, making its colors look a bit washed out.
On the other hand, the 7 Pro has the less vibrant sky, but good exposure levels throughout,
creating a nice, true to life image.
Here the sun was peaking in, which is very challenging for any cameras, let alone smartphones.
I’d say both handled the image well, while the angle by which I took the images led to
a lens flare not he 7 Pro’s image.
At this point, I will go out and say that the 6T’s shot is just over saturated to
the point where the grass has such an unnatural green hue to it.
In this picture, there is a shadowed region and the bright building and sky, which is
challenging.
Right off the bat, I can see that the 7 Pro’s image is much better exposed, preserving more
color and detail on the building itself without being oversaturated.
Even the foreground seems to be better exposed on the 7 Pro’s picture.
When it gets really dark outside, the 7 Pro really starts to separate itself from the
6T in my opinion.
In auto, the 7 Pro is able to capture the brighter image while also having less noise.
But most of the time, you’ll be shooting in night mode at night, or at least I recommend
that you do.
And when we compare the night modes of both phones in this same scene, the results are
night and day.
I’ll even add that the 7 Pro takes about half the time to shoot and process the image
as well.
This next image again shows how impressive, the night mode is on the 7 Pro.
It is able to properly expose the lit sign and indoors, while still preserving light
and details of the rest of the image.
It goes without saying that the 6T’s image is still impressive given the lighting scenario.
Here, the 7 Pro once again does a great job with the lit up areas of the image.
The 6T’s image is good, but the reds are ever so slightly more blown out in the 6T’s
picture when compared side-by-side the 7 Pro’s.
This image shows clearly how much the 7 Pro improved over the 6T in terms of processing
lighting fixtures.
The 6T blows out every single light source in the frame, whereas the 7 Pro simply does
not.
In poorly lit environments, even indoors, the 7 Pro just produces the brighter and more
balanced images.
Couple this with the sped up capture and processing times for night mode, and I think this is
the biggest improvement OnePlus made in their new camera system.
I hope this video was informative for all of you.
As I was finishing up this video, I got word of a new software update with the 7 Pro’s
camera, so it only gets better than this, which is exciting.
Let me know in the comment section what camera you want me to put the updated OnePlus 7 Pro
against next.
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