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Summer photo shoot with HTC One, Nokia Lumia 925 and Lumia 928 (Gallery)

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  • HTC One: Seattle Waterfront

    HTC One: Seattle Waterfront

    There is no better smartphone hardware than the HTC One and I have no intention of giving it up. However, given the fantastic Nokia camera technology, and my desire for a good test Windows Phone 8 device, I just picked up the Nokia Lumia 925 on T-Mobile. I went on a short photo walk to see if the camera could sway me to use the Lumia 925 more often than the One. I also included the Nokia Lumia 928 since the 925 has an extra lens and I wanted to check if that made a difference too.

    This gallery of images is not a scientific test and I will leave that kind of detailed testing up to those sites who have the tools and resources to conduct those full tests. My intent and purpose was to just capture several photos that a typical consumer might take along the Seattle waterfront, near the Clink, and around my yard. Everything was left in auto with the two Lumia devices switched to macro mode for the close up shots.

    Like many of you, I am not a fan of the ZDNet gallery design, but that's what I have to work with. If you want to see the original images then feel free to visit my Flickr set collection of the images.

    Viewing and judging these photos is subjective as some people focus on clarity and detail, some on color replication, others on how much is captured, and more. If you zoom into the photos you will see that the ultra pixel method doesn't provide for much depth in the images. That said, for typical viewing online I found these images to show the HTC One shot the best in most cases (7/10 photos in my opinion), but the Lumia 925 could be chosen for many of those winning shots too. I did see that the Lumia 925 performed better than the 928 as well.

    To get another person's opinion, I had my wife perform the comparison test and she too selected the HTC One as the best result for the majority of photos I posted.

    I thought the Nokia Lumia 925 would be tops in nearly every photo with the six lenses and Nokia PureView technology, but HTC's One does very well and surprised me with its performance. I don't have to compromise on apps and services with the One while I still make tradeoffs with Windows Phone. It was good to see the HTC One camera stack up well and I will continue to use it as my primary device.

    Which phone do you think performed the best, the HTC One, Lumia 925, or Lumia 928?

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 925: Seattle Waterfront

    Nokia Lumia 925: Seattle Waterfront

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 928: Seattle Waterfront

    Nokia Lumia 928: Seattle Waterfront

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • HTC One: Front facing camera on the Seattle Waterfront

    HTC One: Front facing camera on the Seattle Waterfront

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 925: Front facing camera on the waterfront

    Nokia Lumia 925: Front facing camera on the waterfront

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 928: Front facing camera on the waterfront

    Nokia Lumia 928: Front facing camera on the waterfront

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • HTC One: Seattle Waterfront panorama

    HTC One: Seattle Waterfront panorama

    Notice how well the HTC software stitched the images together.

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Lumia 925: Seattle Waterfront panorama

    Lumia 925: Seattle Waterfront panorama

    I tried to stay steady, but the software didn't stitch the image together very well.

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Lumia 928: Seattle Waterfront panorama

    Lumia 928: Seattle Waterfront panorama

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • HTC One: Waterfall in park

    HTC One: Waterfall in park

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 925: Waterfall in park

    Nokia Lumia 925: Waterfall in park

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 928: Waterfall in park

    Nokia Lumia 928: Waterfall in park

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • HTC One: The Clink in HDR mode

    HTC One: The Clink in HDR mode

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • HTC One: The Clink

    HTC One: The Clink

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 925: The Clink

    Nokia Lumia 925: The Clink

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 928: The Clink

    Nokia Lumia 928: The Clink

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • HTC One: Sounders flag

    HTC One: Sounders flag

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 925: Sounders flag

    Nokia Lumia 925: Sounders flag

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 928: Sounders flag

    Nokia Lumia 928: Sounders flag

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • HTC One: Seattle city view

    HTC One: Seattle city view

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 925: Seattle city view

    Nokia Lumia 925: Seattle city view

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 928: Seattle city view

    Nokia Lumia 928: Seattle city view

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • HTC One: Flower view

    HTC One: Flower view

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 925: Flower view

    Nokia Lumia 925: Flower view

    Sorry, the flash was in auto mode and initiated on the 925.

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 928: Flower view

    Nokia Lumia 928: Flower view

    Sorry, the flash was in auto mode and initiated on the 925.

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • HTC One: A bit closer flower shot

    HTC One: A bit closer flower shot

    The HTC One doesn't do very well for close up shots and has no macro mode like we see on the Nokia Lumias.

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 925: A bit closer flower shot

    Nokia Lumia 925: A bit closer flower shot

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 928: A bit closer flower shot

    Nokia Lumia 928: A bit closer flower shot

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • HTC One: Blueberry plant in my yard

    HTC One: Blueberry plant in my yard

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 925: Blueberry plant in my yard

    Nokia Lumia 925: Blueberry plant in my yard

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Nokia Lumia 928: Blueberry plant in my yard

    Nokia Lumia 928: Blueberry plant in my yard

    Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

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Matthew Miller

By Matthew Miller for Smartphones and Cell Phones | July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT) | Topic: Mobility

  • HTC One: Seattle Waterfront
  • Nokia Lumia 925: Seattle Waterfront
  • Nokia Lumia 928: Seattle Waterfront
  • HTC One: Front facing camera on the Seattle Waterfront
  • Nokia Lumia 925: Front facing camera on the waterfront
  • Nokia Lumia 928: Front facing camera on the waterfront
  • HTC One: Seattle Waterfront panorama
  • Lumia 925: Seattle Waterfront panorama
  • Lumia 928: Seattle Waterfront panorama
  • HTC One: Waterfall in park
  • Nokia Lumia 925: Waterfall in park
  • Nokia Lumia 928: Waterfall in park
  • HTC One: The Clink in HDR mode
  • HTC One: The Clink
  • Nokia Lumia 925: The Clink
  • Nokia Lumia 928: The Clink
  • HTC One: Sounders flag
  • Nokia Lumia 925: Sounders flag
  • Nokia Lumia 928: Sounders flag
  • HTC One: Seattle city view
  • Nokia Lumia 925: Seattle city view
  • Nokia Lumia 928: Seattle city view
  • HTC One: Flower view
  • Nokia Lumia 925: Flower view
  • Nokia Lumia 928: Flower view
  • HTC One: A bit closer flower shot
  • Nokia Lumia 925: A bit closer flower shot
  • Nokia Lumia 928: A bit closer flower shot
  • HTC One: Blueberry plant in my yard
  • Nokia Lumia 925: Blueberry plant in my yard
  • Nokia Lumia 928: Blueberry plant in my yard

In this gallery I show several photos taken with three high end smartphones in typical summer time situations. Even though the HTC One uses a unique ultrapixel approach, it still holds its own against Nokia 8.7 megapixel cameras.

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HTC One: Seattle Waterfront

There is no better smartphone hardware than the HTC One and I have no intention of giving it up. However, given the fantastic Nokia camera technology, and my desire for a good test Windows Phone 8 device, I just picked up the Nokia Lumia 925 on T-Mobile. I went on a short photo walk to see if the camera could sway me to use the Lumia 925 more often than the One. I also included the Nokia Lumia 928 since the 925 has an extra lens and I wanted to check if that made a difference too.

This gallery of images is not a scientific test and I will leave that kind of detailed testing up to those sites who have the tools and resources to conduct those full tests. My intent and purpose was to just capture several photos that a typical consumer might take along the Seattle waterfront, near the Clink, and around my yard. Everything was left in auto with the two Lumia devices switched to macro mode for the close up shots.

Like many of you, I am not a fan of the ZDNet gallery design, but that's what I have to work with. If you want to see the original images then feel free to visit my Flickr set collection of the images.

Viewing and judging these photos is subjective as some people focus on clarity and detail, some on color replication, others on how much is captured, and more. If you zoom into the photos you will see that the ultra pixel method doesn't provide for much depth in the images. That said, for typical viewing online I found these images to show the HTC One shot the best in most cases (7/10 photos in my opinion), but the Lumia 925 could be chosen for many of those winning shots too. I did see that the Lumia 925 performed better than the 928 as well.

To get another person's opinion, I had my wife perform the comparison test and she too selected the HTC One as the best result for the majority of photos I posted.

I thought the Nokia Lumia 925 would be tops in nearly every photo with the six lenses and Nokia PureView technology, but HTC's One does very well and surprised me with its performance. I don't have to compromise on apps and services with the One while I still make tradeoffs with Windows Phone. It was good to see the HTC One camera stack up well and I will continue to use it as my primary device.

Which phone do you think performed the best, the HTC One, Lumia 925, or Lumia 928?

Published: July 20, 2013 -- 13:00 GMT (06:00 PDT)

Caption by: Matthew Miller

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