The year 2022 has been full of all kinds of interesting releases and in the photographic section we have had all kinds of surprises. To such an extent, that there are up to 4 mobiles that compete for the best camera award due to the image quality and technology they present, such as: the iPhone 14 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, OPPO Find X5 Pro and Google Pixel 7 Pro.
Four high-end smartphones that for one reason or another dominate the field of mobile photography. All of them boast excellent qualities and each one shows greater solvency than its competitors in certain situations, so we are going to investigate each of the aspects to see which is the best of all in general terms.
The best camera of 2022
Before going deeper into the axis of the matter, it must be taken into account that both the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and the OPPO Find X5 Pro landed at the beginning of the year 2022 , while the iPhone 14 Pro and the Google Pixel 7 Pro did the same in recent months. A difference that, a priori, may seem insignificant, but which may be key in this comparison.
However, Samsung’s top of the range is the only one that has a quad camera setup, since it equips two telephoto lenses (one of them with 3x and the other with 10x). On the other hand, the OPPO Find X5 Pro boasts an image processing chip and collaboration with Hasselblad and the Pixel 7 Pro has a CPU with outstanding image processing. Optimal technology to get the most out of the photos, but now it’s time to see which of these 4 mobiles has the best camera of 2022.
Day photos
The photos shown below have been taken by EFTM colleagues, who have done a great job. They specify that most of the photos have been taken in decent light (it is important to mention that, when taking photos, the ideal time is with a partly cloudy sky so that there is not too much overexposure).
On this occasion, the Google Pixel 7 Pro is the one with the greatest affinity compared to reality through a fairly faithful representation of colors . The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is also worth mentioning because it shows a more than remarkable performance with a much more impressive level of detail than the rest. Likewise, all the results are very good and none can be determined to be bad.
Night mode
Darkness is the main enemy of smartphone photos and even the best mobile cameras of 2022 notice it when taking photos at night. The images are once again very similar to each other, all of them presenting an almost exact reproduction of reality. Again, it seems that the Google Pixel 7 Pro is a small step above the rest in terms of color representation, although the difference is not that significant. So in this section there is no clear winner.
Selfies
When taking a selfie, the most important aspect of the phone’s front camera is the rendering of skin tones . Under this premise, the Google Pixel 7 Pro is once again the winner and this is something that Google itself has already emphasized in the presentation due to the great work at the top-of-the-range software level.
Another determining factor in this section is the effectiveness and cropping of the portrait mode, where the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra easily reaches the Pixel 7 Pro , while the OPPO Find X5 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro are also on its heels. Regarding the level of detail, both the Google flagship and the Samsung flagship are able to obtain great detail in distant elements and the Apple phone is better for close elements.
Conclusion
Choosing a winner among these 4 devices is a complicated task, but you have to choose the mobile with the best camera of 2022 among the iPhone 14 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, OPPO Find X5 Pro and Google Pixel 7 Pro. Generally speaking, the latter is above the rest both in colorimetry and representation of reality, although it must be taken into account that the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra arrived on the market much earlier.
Despite this drawback, we find an outstanding performance and capable of matching the most current releases . That is why we think that Samsung’s flagship is the champion of this comparison due to the great level of detail it achieves, as well as the effectiveness of its telephoto lenses. Of course, the rest of the terminals are perfect for taking photos, but the circumstances and the context have made us opt for this option.