Discussion - Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max vs iPhone 17 Pro: Sample Photos Comparison

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R1ftt
R1ftt
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• 1mo ago

I thought this would be close but lol, Apple got absolutely trounced. What are they doing with shadow detail? It completely crushes it.

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R1ftt
R1ftt
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• 1mo ago
↵ECPirate37 said:

Also good at spying on us.... don't forget to give credit where it is due. haha

So just like Apple and Google then. Who probably do spy and sell more personal data than any company bar Meta.

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JCDK1984
JCDK1984
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• 1mo ago
↵ECPirate37 said:

Also good at spying on us.... don't forget to give credit where it is due. haha

I trust Huawei more than Google

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pimpin83z
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• 1mo ago
↵nucnuc said:

iPhones take terrible photos at night—they're even worse than Samsung phones.

The lens flare on their night photos has always made them worse than Samsung phones. This is nothing new.

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ECPirate37
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• 1mo ago
↵JCDK1984 said:

I trust Huawei more than Google

I do too, that's why I use Huawei.

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IanChiang370LZ
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• 1mo ago
↵ECPirate37 said:

WOW!!!! Usually with these comparisons I'll like one phone for some and another for others but Huawei dominated this! The only thing I like better was portraits on the iPhone but everything else, WOW! I would LOVE to see a comparison between the Vivo 300X and Xiaomi Ultra 17 Leica Edition and Huawei. Huawei has always had the best low light photography, but this is just wild.

Correction - I reckon Vivo has the best low light photography, especially the huge ultrawide on X200U/X300U is ABSOLUTELY HUGE and UNCOMPARABLE!

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ECPirate37
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• 1mo ago
↵IanChiang370LZ said:

Correction - I reckon Vivo has the best low light photography, especially the huge ultrawide on X200U/X300U is ABSOLUTELY HUGE and UNCOMPARABLE!

I have the Mate XT and the Vivo X300 Ultra, and it's hard to say. The XT (which is now almost two years old) looks more "natural" in very low light. The Vivo has a little bit of a "yellow" tone to it. They both allow me to read the bottles in my bathroom if the writing is large.


When I go into almost NO light (my coat closet) they are both very dark, but with Huawei, you can see the outlines of the coats, but no patterns. With Vivo it is a completely black photo other than the slight light reflection from lightleak around the door that reflects off the clothes rack that I was using as my edge point for both photos.

So for my completely unscientific approach, the Pura 90 Pro Max should most definitely be the best at low light photography if their almost 2 year old phone is still beating the vivo x300 Ultra.


As an aside, for the Xiaomi Ultra 17 Leica edition, I can't do a fair comparison because I have the cracked glass on the back, but for the closet with almost no light it does better than the Vivo, but in low light (the bathroom) does worse than the Vivo.

This is a fun game. Thanks for the comment to lead me on this journey.

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IanChiang370LZ
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• 1mo ago
↵ECPirate37 said:

I have the Mate XT and the Vivo X300 Ultra, and it's hard to say. The XT (which is now almost two years old) looks more "natural" in very low light. The Vivo has a little bit of a "yellow" tone to it. They both allow me to read the bottles in my bathroom if the writing is large.


When I go into almost NO light (my coat closet) they are both very dark, but with Huawei, you can see the outlines of the coats, but no patterns. With Vivo it is a completely black photo other than the slight light reflection from lightleak around the door that reflects off the clothes rack that I was using as my edge point for both photos.

So for my completely unscientific approach, the Pura 90 Pro Max should most definitely be the best at low light photography if their almost 2 year old phone is still beating the vivo x300 Ultra.


As an aside, for the Xiaomi Ultra 17 Leica edition, I can't do a fair comparison because I have the cracked glass on the back, but for the closet with almost no light it does better than the Vivo, but in low light (the bathroom) does worse than the Vivo.

This is a fun game. Thanks for the comment to lead me on this journey.

I admit that Huawei can draw a parity or even hold a slight advantage to Vivo X300 Ultra when shooting in low light conditions USING ITS MAIN CAMERA, as this is evident from a couple of review videos I viewed in Chinese TikTok.

Nevertheless, when low light shooting tests are conducted using ultrawide cameras, Huawei/Oppo/Honor/Xiaomi flagships will all be blown out of the water by Vivo X300 Ultra because they (or mainstream cameraphones) use much much smaller ultrawide sensors (something from 1/2"-1/2.78") compared with Vivo X300U (which utilizes a massive 1/1.28" Sony LYT-818 sensor), and the advantage Vivo holds in the respect is nothing but significant!

That's probably the biggest reason why I prefer Vivo flagships to other cameraphones because I just cannot accept the fact that one of the lenses in the camera system comes out crippled which prevents me from getting satisfactory results in certain focal lengths and light conditions. 😰

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meanestgenius
meanestgenius
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• 1mo ago

As expected, that 🤡🧟K😭 beedubya can't stay on the topic of the article and has to take cheap potshots, due to the fact that it lacks the intestinal fortitude to address me directly.

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ECPirate37
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• 1mo ago
↵IanChiang370LZ said:

I admit that Huawei can draw a parity or even hold a slight advantage to Vivo X300 Ultra when shooting in low light conditions USING ITS MAIN CAMERA, as this is evident from a couple of review videos I viewed in Chinese TikTok.

Nevertheless, when low light shooting tests are conducted using ultrawide cameras, Huawei/Oppo/Honor/Xiaomi flagships will all be blown out of the water by Vivo X300 Ultra because they (or mainstream cameraphones) use much much smaller ultrawide sensors (something from 1/2"-1/2.78") compared with Vivo X300U (which utilizes a massive 1/1.28" Sony LYT-818 sensor), and the advantage Vivo holds in the respect is nothing but significant!

That's probably the biggest reason why I prefer Vivo flagships to other cameraphones because I just cannot accept the fact that one of the lenses in the camera system comes out crippled which prevents me from getting satisfactory results in certain focal lengths and light conditions. 😰

OHhhhh sorry, I missed the ultrawide part. My mate XT has a crack over the ultrawide (the same bicycle accident that ruined my Xiaomi) so unfortunately I can't test that. But I'll charge my Pura 70 Ultra and see how big the difference is (which is also 2 years old). And I just learned today when doing my night shots of my cats, I should switch to Ultrawide. haha Thanks for the info. I often take screenshots of the camera so i can show friends it was pitch black, and then somehow I get a full photo of my cat when I take the picture... MAGIC! (or large sensors open for 3 seconds haha).


Thanks again for this, I have a packed day today but I'll try to play with this by this weekend and update you on what I'm seeing.


Also, I just noticed on my VIVO the night mode is 4 sec and both Xiaomi and Huawei are 3 seconds. But the quick test shot I just did on Ultrawide, the Vivo did VERY VERY good at making it look realistic. The Huawei is still "brighter" on ultrawide but with the crack on the back glass, the details are smudged. No clue what of that is processor and what part is the crack.


I'm excited to play with this more. THANKS!!!!!

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