Sony Xperia XZ vs Galaxy S7: Which camera phone offers the fastest autofocus?

Sony Xperia XZ was announced last week. It’s a solid photo phone with everything it takes to compete with the Samsung Galaxy S7, one of the best in its class. Today, the two face off for a test that focuses on one particular point in the photo: focus. Which of the two offers the fastest autofocus?

Until the end of July, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and HTC 10 took first place in the DxOMark test tool and are therefore considered the best camera phones on the market. Since then, Sony Xperia X Performance has joined them at the top of the podium, scoring 88 points. Today is Xperia XZ’s turn to compete with its Korean rival, which was announced at IFA last week.

Note that if, like its predecessor, the Xperia XZ still has a 23-megapixel photo sensor, it’s now combined with an incoming laser autofocus to assist with phase detection autofocus, an infrared RGBC sensor aimed at delivering more natural colors, and a third sensor. sensor that will in turn allow maintain focus while the subject is moving. As such, it looks better-provided than before, but what does it have against the Galaxy S7?

That’s what this video is trying to tell us where the autofocus of the two devices was tested. Note that it is difficult to decide between them. Both are doing extremely well. It should be said that both manufacturers are tech-heavy, offering big photosites combined with Dual Pixel and OIS optical stabilization on the Samsung side, and three sensors aimed at helping the camera on the Sony side.

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To be honest, the difference is minimal, although both are striking and sometimes give the impression that Samsung is taking advantage.