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Pixel 2 beats iPhone 8 Plus, Galaxy Note 8 in camera fight: reviews

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/10/05/p.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - Google&#x27;s second-generation Pixel phones have the best camera on a mobile phone, beating Apple&#x27;s iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung&#x27;s Galaxy Note 8, according to photography review website DxOMark.Google&#x27;s Pixel 2 phones scored 98 in DxOMark&#x27;s tests based on 1,500 test images and 2 hours of video, the reviewer said on its website. The iPhone 8 Plus and the Galaxy Note 8 tied at second place with 94 each.There was no rating yet for the iPhone X, which will be on sale later this year. Only the iPhone 8 Plus and Galaxy Note 8 are available in the Philippines so far. The new Pixel phones have a single lens rear camera set up compared to the twin lenses on the iPhone and the Note.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/26/17/dual-lens-smartphone-battle-which-is-best-for-you">Dual lens smartphone battle: Which is best for you?</a></li></ul>The camera on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL had &quot;excellent&quot; auto focus, &quot;very good&quot; white balance and &quot;good detail preservation,&quot; DxOMark said in its <a href="https://www.dxomark.com/google-pixel-2-reviewed-sets-new-record-smartphone-camera-quality">review</a>. The camera, however, had flare and flickering issues and some details are lost with zoom.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/05/17/pixel-smartphone-upgrade-highlights-google-push-into-hardware">Pixel smartphone upgrade highlights Google push into hardware</a></li></ul>The <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/25/17/iphone-8-goes-on-sale-to-muted-fanfare-around-the-world">iPhone 8 Plus</a> has the best &quot;bokeh&quot; effect or background blur and high dynamic range or the ability to differentiate between dark and light portions of an image, according to the <a href="https://www.dxomark.com/apple-iphone-8-plus-reviewed-the-best-smartphone-camera-ever-tested-2">review</a>. The sensor, however, had &quot;some auto focus issues.&quot;<a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/24/17/samsung-answers-burning-question-why-release-the-galaxy-note-8">Samsung&#x27;s Galaxy Note 8</a> had &quot;excellent&quot; zoom up to 4 times and delivered &quot;very low&quot; noise in low light. Auto-focus was fast and accurate with bright and vivid colors, <a href="https://www.dxomark.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-best-smartphone-zoom">DxOMark said</a>. Dynamic range, however is &quot;limited&quot; and the &quot;bokeh&quot; effect was not visible at times even when the feature was turned on.

Google's second-generation Pixel phones have the best camera on a mobile phone, beating Apple's iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung's Galaxy Note 8, according to photography review website DxOMark.

Google's second-generation Pixel phones have the best camera on a mobile phone, beating Apple's iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung's Galaxy Note 8, according to photography review website DxOMark.