Hi guys, it's MTG here, and today I'm going to be comparing the cameras found on the OnePlus
5T and the iPhone X.
This camera comparison is interesting for a couple of reasons.
First off, the OnePlus 5T is half the price of the iPhone X.
Also, Boston just experienced its first snowfall, so expect to see a lot of snowy pictures and
4K video of MIT's campus.
Both phones are on their latest software updates, and everything was set to automatic.
Let's get right into it.
The OnePlus 5T is equipped with a dual camera system.
Both cameras have an aperture of f/1.7.
The main camera is 16 megapixels, whereas the second low-light camera is 20 Megapixels.
By intelligently combining every 4 megapixels into one, the 5T is able to reduce noise in
very dark scenarios.
This feature cannot be manually activated and is only activated when it gets really,
really dark.
The 5T, heavily utilizing software, can take wide-angle portrait mode pictures.
The main camera can shoot 4K at up to 30 fps and 1080p at up to 60 fps.
It has gyroscope-based electronic image stabilization.
The front camera has an aperture of f/2.0 and is an impressive 16 Megapixels with auto
HDR capabilities.
It can record up to 1080p at 30fps and also has gyro-based EIS.
The iPhone X has a dual-12 Megapixel camera system, with a wide-angle and telephoto lens
at f/1.8 and f/2.4 apertures respectively.
The telephoto lens allows the X to have 2x optical zoom and take depth-effect portrait
pictures.
The cameras can record up to 4K at 60 fps and 1080p at up to 240 fps.
They have dual optical image stabilization.
The X's front TrueDepth camera is 7 Megapixels with an aperture of f/2.2.
It can take portrait mode pictures, and can record video at up to 1080p at 30 fps.
Right off the bat, we can see how great both cameras really are.
But the iPhone X seems to have the upper hand in that it was able to capture more of the
colors in the sky.
Everything just looks more vivid in the iPhone X's image.
In this next shot, you'll start to notice the trend that the iPhone will shoot the warmer
image.
Both images are very detailed, and both do a good job of not letting the sun overpower
the image.
Again, both the 5T and the iPhone X were able to pick up a great amount of detail, but the
colors pop more in the iPhone's image.
In my testing, the iPhone may sometime oversaturate the images, which leads to unrealistic colors.
But many people do prefer this saturated look.
It's just something to keep in mind.
This shot had challenging lighting conditions with light and dark areas, but both the iPhone
X and 5T were able to capture lots of detail in both the foreground and background.
The iPhone's great HDR capabilities are shown here, and everything is just a little brighter
in the iPhone X's image.
This image shows how the iPhone does tend to oversaturate their shots and put warmer
tint on its images.
The wall in the iPhone X's shot looks more yellow, whereas the 5T's shot depicts the
colors more naturally.
Again, the iPhone X's very warm image is apparent.
The colors look a lot more natural and true to life in the OnePlus 5T's image.
On the other hand, iPhone X's camera seemed to be able to better handle more complex situations.
Resulting in overall brighter, and more detailed images.
In various outdoor shots, the pictures produced by each phone are almost indistinguishable
except for the differences in color temperature.
Some may prefer the coolness of the 5T's shots, and others may prefer the warmness of the
iPhone X's shot.
In good, even lighting, it's virtually impossible to criticize either phone's cameras.
In this shot, you can see that there is a slight lens flare on the 5T's shot, but the
5T does the overall better job at maintaining the colors on the side of Kresge Auditorium.
The 5T actually had the better HDR shot with this picture.
In instances where you're far from the subject, the iPhone X is the only phone that can get
close enough with its telephoto lens that can do 2x optical zoom.
The 5T would have to digitally zoom to get the same shot, which leads to degradation
of quality.
Shifting over to portrait mode, I expected the iPhone X to really blow the 5T out of
the water, especially because the iPhone X has a telephoto lens to help find edges, whereas
the 5T has to heavily utilize software because it lacks the telephoto lens.
You'll notice that the OnePlus 5T's portrait pictures can capture a lot more in frame because
it doesn't utilize a telephoto lens.
In order to have the same framing, you have to actually step back a couple of feet with
the iPhone X.
The 5T actually did the better job of keeping everything that was supposed to be in focus,
in focus.
The iPhone X keeps my face in focus, but even my jacket is blurred when it shouldn't be.
Some people will still prefer the warmer look of the iPhone X's shot, but the 5T's portrait
mode is also really good.
Looking at pictures from the front cameras of both phones, you will be satisfied with
both phones.
In these shots, I turned off the skin smoothing features of the OnePlus 5T.
The 5T has the slightly wider-angle lens, and any other differences really just come
down to color temperature.
Looking at video, keep in mind that the iPhone X can shoot 4K at 60 fps, but it was set to
30 fps because that's what this video is posted at.
The 4K video produced by both phones is great, with each phone having its pros and cons.
The iPhone X's optical image stabilization made for smoother pans, whereas the gyroscope-based
electronic stabilization on the OnePlus 5T made for smoother forward walking shots.
The iPhone X's camera was able to take in more light, resulting in an overall brighter
image.
The other hand, the OnePlus 5T's camera was able to capture the colors of the sky better.
The front cameras
also take some pretty solid video.
The 5T's front camera also uses gyro electronic image stabilization.
As a result, the 5T's video looks smoother as I walk.
The iPhone X doesn't have stabilization on the front camera, but you do get the larger
frame of view.
And the iPhone X's video gets my skin color closer to what it actually is.
On the other hand, the OnePlus 5T had the clearer audio, where the iPhone X's audio
sounded slightly more muffled.
Next I'll show how the cameras performed in low-light.
Again, on the 5T you can't switch to the low-light camera automatically, but when it detects
that its dark enough, the phone automatically switches to it.
The only time it actually switched cameras when I was taking night shots was when I was
the actual subject of the image.
The OnePlus 5T did the better job at dealing with lights that were in frame.(memorial drive
sign) Almost every light in the iPhone's image created a streak of light, whereas in the
5T's shot, the lights aren't overblown and the general noise of the picture is less.
(circle lamp posts) Again in this shot, the OnePlus 5T was able to handle the light coming
out of the lamps better and also captured the picture with less noise.
This is the first scenario where the 5T actually switched to its low-light camera, and honestly
I think its also the first low-light shot that the iPhone X did better in.
Colors just look more realistic in the iPhone's shot, while it still maintains clarity.
The 5T makes the sky and my jacket look black, and can't differentiate where the auditorium
behind me ends and the sky starts.
This shot also utilized the second lens on the 5T.
The 5T handles the light better as usual, but again in this shot, the iPhone X did the
better job of maintaining all of the colors in the image.
As you can see, each camera had its advantages and disadvantages.
Also, different people will prefer different levels of saturation and different color temperatures.
I just really enjoy the fact that I can compare two phones' cameras when one phone is twice
the price of the other.
Clearly, the iPhone X's camera isn't twice as good as the OnePlus 5T's.
Let me know in the comment section which scenarios you're more likely to shoot in, and let me
know your thoughts on which cameras performed better.
Tomorrow I'll be posting another camera comparison, this time with the Pixel 2 XL, so stay tuned
for that.
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