GSM Cameraphone Comparison Q2 2007

5 megapixels vs 3 megapixels: D900, K800, KG920, N93i, N95

Published on: 11 May, 2007 by PhoneArena Team

Keywords:
Nokia
Samsung
LG
Sony Ericsson
Camera

Review index:

Overall: Total Rating

In each category we gave the five phones a different rating. The first place brings 5 points, 4 points for the second place……. 1 point for the fifth place. In the macro test two pairs of phones have a comparatively similar performance and have been awarded 3 and 1 point respectively.

Ratings

As you have seen, in each category we also posted the sample photos taken by our portable Canon SD630 digital camera with 6-megapixel resolution. We haven't rated it as it is not a PHONE, but have put it just as a refference. In the beggining we were wondering if any of the phones will be able to beat its performance - our final conclusion is that still, this moment hasn't arrived. Probably in our next cameraphone comparison we will see phones that will produce better images than a pocket camera.

Here is the final rating with points (out of 5):

#	Phone	Points	Comment
1)	Nokia N95	4.6	Perfect result, living up to our expectations!
2)	Sony Ericsson K800	3.6	The previous leader is still going strong.
3)	LG KG920	3.2	We have been disappointed by the colors and the flash.
4)	Samsung SGH-D900	2.2	A previous leader, now rather mediocre?
5)	Nokia N93i	1.2	N93i was not able to improve N93’s result.

MISCELLANEOUS

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

#	Phone	Starting	Focusing	Saving	Time between 2 pictures
1)	Nokia N93i	4	2	3	5
2)	Samsung D900	3.5	2	4	6
3)	Sony Ericsson K800	3	2	5	7
4)	Nokia N95	4	2	6	8
5)	LG KG920	3.5	3	15	18

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SAAD @ 14 May, 2007 08:41:54 PM

DEVIL

I think the price tag of N95 is quite high. It costs 52000 RS.(875$) here in Pakistan.
Undoubtfully N95 has a better cam than K800 and personally I preffer the colors of N95 over K800.

It's an exllent comparison and will help a lot of people who want to buy a good camera phone..

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Ian @ 17 May, 2007 12:43:03 AM

Actually looking

Comparing detail areas from any of the picture sets shows that the N95 is virtually incapable of capturing any! It has *strong* in-camera sharpening and noise reduction, and consequently leaves, grass, faces, etc. are unrecognizable. The colors for many sets were also less accurate, to my eyes, than the K800.

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WK @ 17 May, 2007 03:14:03 AM

Bias

I'm yet to understand the meaning of this test. The K800 had far better colours than the N95; both accurate and not oversaturated. But even that wasn't enough to win each round, because the N95 had 'more resolution'. The extra resolution was wasted because the shots were blurred beyond recognition by the noise reduction system.

In fact at night, the N95's shots were blurry and not as close to the real colour compared to the K800, but yet it still gets a better score.

And a better test for resolution as shown in the test chart, shows that the absolute resolution of the cameras to be the same.

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Harry @ 17 May, 2007 09:27:22 AM

False Review!!!

I wanted to see a fair camera comparison between camera phones... But what has phone arena done... Given the N95 the top spot for nothing... In most of the situation th K800 took better pics... Better color both at night as well as day... As for close up pics, did u guys turned the macro on, on th K800???

When I clicked to check which phone takes better pics, I thought N95 would be the best... But I m wrong... And The conclusion of this review is even more wrong and false... And I m not the only one to realise this, check others comments before me...

It seems like *okia gave u money for this!!!

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Dane @ 17 May, 2007 01:59:33 PM

k800 n00bs

The macro feature on the k800 is one of its shining points. The fact that you can't even figure out how to use it pathetic and pitiful. All avid k800/790 users know that in order to get the best macro shots, use the zoom to zoom in a tid bit to the object, then let the phone do the rest. It's saddening to see that the k800 was scored poorly in the macro section by people who obviously don't know how to use the phone.

just my .02

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Patrick @ 17 May, 2007 02:31:52 PM

Who cares about 5mp?

What's the big deal about 5 megapixels? Unless you want to print big prints it does nothing for the quality of the shot. I don't see why you rated N95 higher than K800 in some areas simply for that.

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LiSa @ 17 May, 2007 04:24:29 PM

Commenters Are @$$holes!

i'd like to see u all open up your own websites and post useful information about news and reviews. it's easy to talk $hit about other people when ur the ones who haven't made ANY effort to prove them wrong other than BASHING their legit review. if u hate them so much...FIND ANOTHER BLOGSITE YOU AGREE WITH!

moving along...kudos to you guys at Phone Arena for another stellar review. clearly the n95 came out a winner, and i can't wait til i receive mine next week!! keep up the good work! ;-P

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PhoneArena Team @ 17 May, 2007 04:47:04 PM

Rating

"We shall add to those comments and evaluations for all phones in each different category, thus expressing our personal and SUBJECTIVE opinion. You could use our opinion as a reference, although you do not have to be influenced by it in any way. It’s up to you to choose what you like." PhoneArena Team

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andrew @ 17 May, 2007 05:10:34 PM

What about other phones in the comparison

I would like to see how older phones like the sharp 903sh would have held up in the competition and also the imobile 902.

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Voytech @ 17 May, 2007 06:07:08 PM

Biased?

Look at the night pictures again and tell me why you scored N95 higher than K800. Left me puzzled there.

On a different note, the N95 shines with its optics. Compare the day photos for magenta fringing on contrasting edges.

And finally, while the N95 is a superior phone, its camera still is sub par to the one in K800. 2 extra megapixels don't really matter for much if the pictures have that "cheap digicam" video look.

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