{"id":898527,"date":"2026-09-20T04:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T04:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/898527\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T04:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T04:54:14","slug":"iphone-18-pro-misses-out-on-dxomarks-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/898527\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 18 Pro misses out on Dxomark’s top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro has scored 172 in Dxomark’s camera ranking<\/a>, placing second both overall and in the ultra-premium tier for phones above $800. Huawei’s Pura 80 Ultra<\/a>, which has held the top spot since August 2025, remains three points ahead on 175. <\/p>\n

Low-light photography is one of the iPhone 18 Pro\u2019s strongest areas, with a score of 150 that Dxomark identifies as the highest in its rankings. Photos exhibit strong detail, accurate exposure and controlled noise in difficult lighting, alongside a wide dynamic range and natural contrast. Video stabilization also performed well, including during movement, while recording at 60fps improves motion rendering. <\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s new variable aperture is another notable addition. The six-blade physical iris ranges from f\/1.48 to f\/4.0 and can help keep more subjects in focus for group portraits while providing manual control. The phone uses three 48MP rear cameras, although its telephoto performance remains comparatively weak: its 143 telephoto score trails the 173-point best from the Oppo Find X9 Ultra<\/a>. <\/p>\n

There are other shortcomings. Dxomark reports occasional color casts and white-balance shifts, noticeable flare in some conditions and brightness differences between photo and video previews. Long-range zoom also trails several competing flagships. Overall, the results show a camera system with particularly strong low-light and video performance, but with clear areas where rival smartphones are at an advantage.<\/p>\n

\"Jacob<\/a>Jacob Fisher<\/a> – Tech Writer \/ Translator – 3128 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2022<\/p>\n

I first became acquainted with computers in my early teens after a broken leg from a football (soccer) match temporarily condemned me to a predominately indoor lifestyle. Soon afterwards I was building my own systems. Having studied philosophy and anthropology, I am particularly fascinated by how computer technology has fundamentally and dramatically reshaped human culture, and how it continues to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro has scored 172 in Dxomark’s camera ranking, placing second both overall and in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":898528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[220863,1337,64,63,8046,199132,53297,25135,6465,1341,220861,467163,203,8212,140820,7461,220862,105,191732,446,64776],"class_list":["post-898527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-aperture","tag-apple","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-camera","tag-dxomark","tag-exposure","tag-flagship","tag-huawei","tag-iphone","tag-lowlight","tag-megapixel","tag-mobile","tag-photography","tag-pura","tag-smartphone","tag-stabilization","tag-technology","tag-telephoto","tag-video","tag-zoom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=898527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/898528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}