5-megapixel GSM Cameraphone Comparison Q4 2007

N82, N95 8GB, K850, G800, G600, Viewty

Published on: 05 January, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

Overall Ratings and Conclusion:

In each of the categories we gave all six phones a different rating. The first place brings 6 points, 5 points for the second place, 4 points for third etc.

1. N82: With very good performance during the day, the best in night scenes, and excellent flash performance, the N82 is the winner in our competition for 5-megapixel cameraphones. Additionally it also has a very good macro mode!

2. G600: Although it has smaller model number than the G800, the G600 is the best phone for shooting during the day and has a good overall image quality.

3. K850: While we are not really fans of the Sony Ericsson phone, its overall quality is good, compared to the competition.

4. N95 8GB: The N95 is good during the day, but it’s ridiculous that it turns the focus off in night mode, and the LED flash performs poorly.

5. G800: The G800 is very good during the day as well, also with optical zoom, but its overall performance doesn’t place it in the winners’ circle.

6. Viewty: Although the LG Viewty has lots of options and features, its camera quality is mediocre next to the competition.

Miscellaneous:

Although it does not influence the quality of the pictures directly, the operational time of the camera is rather important for its use.

#	Phone	Starting	Focusing	Saving
1)	Nokia N82	3 sec	2 sec	4 sec
2)	Samsung G600	2 sec	2-4 sec	5-6 sec
3)	Sony Ericsson K850	3sec	3 sec	6-7 sec
4)	Nokia N95 8GB	3 sec	2-3 sec	5 sec
5)	Samsung G800	3 sec	1-2 sec	5 sec.
6)	LG Viewty	3-4 sec	3 sec	5 sec

We’ve also captured some Video clips with each phone, at the highest possible quality. Below are links to download:

• Nokia N82: Video 1 | Video 2
• Samsung G600: Video 1
• Sony Ericsson K850: Video 1 | Video 2
• Nokia N95 8GB: Video 1 | Video 2
• Samsung G800: Video 1 | Video 2
• LG Viewty: Video 1

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N95 8GB @ 05 January, 2008 03:47:52 PM

it is a very good comparison.but N95 8GB IS THE BEST.

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Timothy @ 06 January, 2008 08:30:33 AM

n95

i agree, i hope at&t picks up this phone, would be a great additon to our line up

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dragon @ 06 January, 2008 01:55:05 PM

How is the N95 the best when during the day the N95 and N82 are equal, and at night, the N82 thumps the N95, Hmmm?

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k850i @ 06 January, 2008 03:48:29 PM

the K850i (in this test) have the old driver 2.9 but the latest is 3.4 i don't if this is important
saving time depends on the memory card( my k850i takes 3-4 sec)
in my k850i the foucsing takes 1 sec in good light but in poor light the same time as in the table

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vctrdnl @ 07 January, 2008 03:23:05 PM

this is the NOKIA N82 - the new imaging king

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Cruz @ 08 January, 2008 07:53:21 PM

The N95-3 is better than the N95 8 gb tested here.

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kim @ 09 January, 2008 06:51:37 AM

not real again

u can use the 100% crop to c which camera phone is better in each situation, then u'll find that the site's opinion is not honest.
compare it to the cannon camera and u'll c thet the n82 is not the best after all

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M @ 10 January, 2008 01:34:42 AM

I think my post is deleted.anyways i'm going to say it again.if you had taken the video clips quality to consideration LG viewty would in the 3rd place tops.it has the best quality among all these 5MP phones.

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rabbit @ 11 January, 2008 05:08:51 AM

yea...mine k850i takes 3secs to save...tsk tsk tsk

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Yow @ 11 January, 2008 09:50:29 AM

N82 kills all

There is no question about thequality of the images from N82 to all these other phones. Not to mention the Assist GPS, literally takes only 5 secs to lock. Duno why those SE Fans still argue when the winner is so clear...

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