I think y’all should figure out a way to do ranked choice voting, not eliminate any phones, and test all 16 (or however many phones get included, you could have as many as you want). You could have them separated into pools that are made by price, features, etc or just completely randomized. That way instead of just a contest of “this camera took this one photo better in this moment,” it’s a true test where every camera gets the same shot.
Yeah i agree do something like each phone shoot in 4-5 different scenarios at day and night and let the crowd come in and see how many photo they are preferred out of all 5 photo and give a score based on that like the pixel took 5 photo and people love it all so they go yes for each photo on either a yes or a no on instagram so we have 5yes out of 5 for pixel , iphone 3/5 something like that and we can rank all of them later on in the end. and 5 photo can be break in to main camera , potrait shot , dynamic range test ( against harsh sun light ) or picture of a color pallet to see how well the software handle those color , and night shot
It will be really interesting to compare the phones to a professional camera. Maybe to use the pro camera as a reference, and truly appreciate the HRD, colors, white balance, textures… I also think that every phones is made for different types of photos, like for example Samsung with the 108Mp camera shines when it comes to detail, but maybe the HDR isn’t the best; so maybe the bracket should be more like a ligue, more that one photo, and the top 10 move on (in terms of more points overall, or more win matches)
Pixel 5A with a 12.2-megapixel camera beating pixel 6pro having a 50-megapixel camera says a lot about how much the photo depends on processing rather than just the number of megapixels.
great video i hope next year the challenge should be in another format : i have a idea : Taking The same photo with all the phones indoor round 1: 1v1 every winner get a point then next round: outdoor photo : then a new 1v1 but diffrent match ups then winners get 1 more point round 3 : night outdoor photo in the city, then last round selfie 2 personnes photo, then we take the top 4 of all the rounds and make a groupe photo to see who the winner one indoor semi final and one outdoor for the final ! :D it's just a idea haha i love those kind of comparaisons
One thing I've noticed in this test that's interesting is that to my eye the iPhone 13 Pro has better contrast & sharpness than its competitors but it white balance was completely off in comparison. Honestly I think if Apple can fix the white balance it would win more often... But I don't know maybe I'm wrong.
Always a fun video to watch and see the results. I do think it shouldn't be single elimination though. And social experiment time : post photos of MKB slightly smirking in one photo and slightly frowning in another and expressionless in another. Take all the photos from the same camera but pretend they were taken by different phones. See if people are just naturally drawn to the facial expressions rather than the phone.
In this test it should be almost random who wins. Framing differences, etc. will probably decide most of the duels. Also some of the photo-ops are just not that interesting or challenging
Y'know what would be really interesting is that after they created their predictions, is if they keep taking pictures each round with their predicted winner (even if it loses) to see how it compares with the winners of each round
I am pleased to say that in the first round I always picked the photo of what I consider to be a better phone with an exception of picking Motorola over iPhone because it made Marques look better instead of the window.
Enjoyed this version of video more! Really engaging and fun! Thank you! Btw, I was hoping that Vivo X70 Pro Plus would have a spot here, instead of hmm Surface Duo 2 I guess. That's really not a camera worth battling.
I think if the iPhone 13 didn’t have that bad green shift, it might have made it further! Would love to see this exact bracket re-lettered but color corrected and see how the results change! (That’s the techy photographer in me coming out)
I love this channel. Somewhat confused about the microphone distortion. A median of -12dB with peaks up to -6 for digital audio works wonders for recording. Then pushing it to -1 (not over) does the trick. No need to get anywhere near that distortion level during recording. Just play it safe, there's no background noise anyway ;). HAPPY 2012 Marques & Crew!
Next year I want to see an editor's bracket, where only the MKBHD studio team votes blind. Even better would be collabing w/ Who's The Boss, Mr. Mobile, Unbox, and the other top phone channels!
WOw Brilliant work This is one of the best videos i have ever seen. I saw in it how popular companies could not win this competition. And every moment of the video amazes me. I really liked oneplus. But the Pixal 5a won this contest. It was very surprising to me. The real MKBHD team has done a great job. And I appreciate it. I'm Shujat Ur Rehman
I love watching these videos man! your the reason I love tech I even bought a Macbook M1 just cause if my first book was gonna be any MacBook it had to be atleast the m1 MacBook Pro and this thing is a beast and I just wish you good day bruh>
The candle and ribbon in the second round looked so blant that people chose fuller colors. The subtle details on the candle flame and cookie color/texture were too small on the otherwise empty table. Same with ROG vs OP9P but honestly people either reeealy love full red or the camera was too high so the clapper reflects much more light.
Hey…how about a knockout on your own picking the images that actually look most like the real life subject…released after the public vote…??! Thanks for all your hard work and dedication, I’ve enjoyed every video and podcast this year and looking forward to what you will bring next year..!!!
would love to see these vids be 30-60 minutes long, even if it will bring a bit of dead air here and there. like to put these in bg while I work to soak up the studio vibes
I feel like for this challenge none of the pictures should be taken inside the studio cuz that place is overall well and evenly lit. Which is barely ever the case in a real life situation
Marques still living in the good, happy timeline RU-vid Rewind came out good Economy is booming PewDiePie still screams at barrels, Gangnam Style is a worldwide phenomenon Life is good.
as a OP9 Pro owner, I can understand the very high ratings. Out of the box with no edits, ultra wide and normals pics are just great. The last photo annoyed me because the difference in distance/ lense was so massive that it was no comparison.
There should be test done fairly I mean they should start this process on instagram month earlier And test each phone vs each phone And then calculate which phone got major likes For eg: oneplus -7/22 Iphone 13 pro - 15/22 And like wise Find top 10 And do same with these 10 phones And ultimately we will get actual winner of smartphones This processs is kind a lengthy but it may find actual winner
