The Blind Smartphone Camera Test 2021!

16 smartphones. You chose a winner. This is what you picked!

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[twintetas]

Next year do a league format instead of knockout stage, so that every phone can be tested in every scenario. Would be more complete! Good video and idea nonetheless !

[CircleToonsHD]

Always immensely excited for these <3333

[cooperbibaud]

I actually look forward to this every year, hope they don’t scrap it entirely next year.

[sommeone]

Would you consider doing double elimination in the future? That way the phones won't be disqualified if they happen to present one scene uncharacteristically worse than usual (or the other phone does uncharacteristically well.) This method introduces bias simply due to the order the pictures are in (for example, if you had done the second photo first, we would probably have different results.)

Another great option would be a points system, that way you can focus on different challenging situations, and really get a sense for how well all the phones can handle those situations.

[isaiahwp]

I would love to see another test like this in more low light scenarios

[ThisIsTechToday]

I would love to see this where the Pixels aren't put up against each other right away but on opposite sides of the bracket 🙂

[ravivano]

At this moment the camera of any new smartphone is just very good

[OneSizeFitsNone]

This is a great test, but I'd also like to see a similar experiment testing the selfie cameras of these phones, and especially the video capabilities of both back camera and selfie cameras of these phones. Testing both cameras' photo, video, and portfolio/night sight/etc capabilities would be a huge undertaking, but it would incredibly informative.

[ReggieRichardson]

Please don't kill this series. I look forward to it every year! A format tweak could be cool though!

[SuperLol]

this is like an end-of-the-year show for me now... if Marques ever stops doing this im gonna miss it

[jalisamarshall]

This series is like waking up as a kid on Christmas morning! Thanks Marques!!

[Roy_Godiksen]

Please don't stop making this "Blind Smartphone Camera of the year" tests. It's one of the most interesting "phone" videos of the year. 💖💖👏🏼👏🏼

[promo]

$1300 superphones: we have the best cameras in the game

$399 pixel: hold my plastic

[TLOIAcademy]

Appreciate your effort in trying to keep this as unbiased as possible.

[EldisUnwraps]

Love how all fanboyism and brand loyalty goes right into toilet each year on these blind tests.
Just shows you how much people really know about photography and how much is just a biased fanboyism for the brand you prefer.
Love these tests.

[handlealreadytaken]

I wonder how much the screen that the voters are seeing the photos on impacts the outcome. That’s the uncontrollable factor in all of this.

[andrewmercier]

Is there a chance for like a double elimination format in the future? I think this might help the phones that are more consistent with their photos make it further in the competition in case they lose in the 1 style of photo they are weak in.

[JSLReview]

There should be a million dollar prize for anyone who fills out a perfect bracket.

[paulsmyers]

I hope that your team continues to do these blind camera tests. It's one of my favorite things you publish.

[SLK_]

"Or would you rather have a camera that just gives you 9/10, 9, 9, 9, every single time"

MKBHD, after the iPhone lost the blind camera test 4 years in a row.