Mobile phone imaging is developing year by year, and the rapid iteration of technology has also made it possible to "replace the old with the new" every year. Just recently, DXOMARK released its latest image rankings, and the Huawei P60 Pro, which was originally in first place, was replaced by the Huawei Mate 60 Pro+, slipping to second place. The iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 15 Pro also slipped from second place to third.
This time, DXOMARK gave the Huawei Mate 60 Pro+ a top score of 157. It's one point higher than the Huawei P60 Pro. In terms of specific scoring rules, the Huawei Mate 60 Pro+ scored perfect scores in autofocus, bokeh, and wide angle.
In different shooting conditions, the Huawei Mate 60 Pro+ struggles only in low light. Others, such as outdoor, indoor, and even portrait shots, the Huawei Mate 60 Pro+ is able to perform steadily. Of course, the reason why the low-light shooting performance is not as good as that of competitors is that my personal guess should be that Huawei's sensor area is relatively small. After all, many models in the back use one-inch outsoles.
As for the pros and cons, DXOMARK also mentions them. The Huawei Mate 60 Pro+ has a wide dynamic range, good color, a variable aperture that optimizes depth of field in every scene, very good photo detail, and low noise. The downside is a loss of detail in high-contrast scenes, a tendency to noise in sports videos, and a slight lack of contrast on faces and skin tones in backlit scenes.
So the question is, do you think DXOMARK's scores are accurate and informative?
HOW IS DOXMARK KNOWN?
Although the Huawei Mate 60 Pro+ topped DXOMARK this time, many pollen are happy. But this image evaluation agency has also been in turmoil in the past two years. The main reason for this is that his authority has been questioned, as the Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Xiaomi 13 Pro, for example, have received low scores in DXOMARK for their own shooting quality, mainly because the Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Xiaomi 13 Pro's color grading style does not follow DXOMARK's criteria.
Of course, DXOMARK's first rise to fame dates back to 2016. At that time, Huawei launched a new machine, the Huawei P9, and one of the highlights of the machine was the imaging system created together with Leica. Although Huawei had already won the first position in China at that time, in order to enter the international market to compete with Samsung and Apple, Huawei also had to prove its strength through DXOMARK.
(Huawei P9)
However, the original Huawei P9 just entered the DXOMARK rankings with only 80 points, missing out on the top 10 of the list. But in 2016, the Huawei Mate 9 was among the top five on the list, at the same level as the iPhone 7 series released at that time. This also indirectly led to the popularity of DXOMARK, and since then, whether it is Huawei or the flagships released by domestic manufacturers, they want to find DXOMARK to rush to the list.
(Huawei Mate 9)
DXOMARK is on the list
Since its rise to fame, DXOMARK has always played the role of "judge". However, such an institution must be profitable after all. Although it does not sell points or lists, it sells services. In this regard, some bloggers have criticized accordingly.
First of all, DXOMARK has its own scoring system. BEFORE MAJOR MANUFACTURERS SUBMIT DOXMARK, THEY CAN ADJUST THE ALGORITHM OF THE IMAGE ACCORDING TO THE SCORING SYSTEM. In layman's terms, it is equivalent to an open-book exam. You can even ask the proctor, known as DXOMARK, to teach the manufacturer how to tune it. Under such a set of operations, mobile phone manufacturers will naturally be able to get higher scores.
In addition to the shady operations of selling services, DXOMARK has also had a number of oolong incidents. For example, in the Xiaomi Mi 9 review, video recording defaults to 4K, so its video texture score is much higher than that of other models. However, on other models, the default is 1080p, and it is clear that DXOMARK does not do the basic control variables, so it is straightforward.
(Xiaomi Mi 9)
epilogue
Overall, this time the Huawei Mate 60 Pro+ topped the image list, which is naturally congratulations. But this list, let's just refer to it, after all, it is not representative. On the contrary, in addition to the Huawei Mate 60 series, the image level of the current domestic machines is also quite strong, such as Xiaomi 13 Ultra, vivo X100 Pro, etc., the image performance is not worthy of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which ranks third.