Dual-camera smartphones: Hereās how Moto G5S Plus, Huawei Honor 6X, Lenovo K8 Note and others compare
Motorola recently announced the launch of a special version ofĀ Moto G5, theĀ Moto G5S Plus. TheĀ G5S PlusĀ was launched alongside theĀ Moto G5SĀ at an event in Delhi on 29 August.
The key highlight of theĀ G5S PlusĀ is the unibody metal design carved out of a single block of metal, in addition to the dual camera setup on the back. TheĀ Moto G5S, despite its dual rear camera feature still falls in the relatively budget segment of devices.
However,Ā Moto G5S PlusĀ isnāt the only game in town. Offlate, a lot of companies such as Xiaomi and parent company for Motorola, Lenovo, Huawei, and Coolpad have launched theĀ Xiaomi Mi 5X,Ā Honor 6X,Ā Coolpad Cool Play 6Ā andĀ Lenovo K8 NoteĀ in the market. To be fair, Xiaomi has not launched theĀ Mi 5XĀ in the Indian market but the smartphone is expected toĀ launch in the coming week.
Dual camera setup may or may not result in an improved quality of images that users shoot using the camera. The implementation of dual camera setup may vary depending from device to device and from manufacturer to manufacturer. Usually, the configuration of the camera depends on the pricing of the device and what features the smartphone manufacturer is promising. Smartphone makers are capitalizing on buzz words like āDual cameraā as more and more people may think that Dual-camera setup is much better than a single-camera setup.
With the launch ofĀ Ā Moto G5S PlusĀ after the launch ofĀ Coolpad Cool Play 6Ā and upcoming launch ofĀ Ā Xiaomi Mi 5XĀ on the horizon. We thought that this is the right time to compare all the budget smartphones with dual camera setup available in the Indian market. So for our comparison, I choose theĀ Moto G5S Plus,Ā Xiaomi Mi 5X,Ā Lenovo K8 Note,Ā Huawei Honor 6X, andĀ Coolpad Cool Play 6. All these smartphones are around the same price point and target the budget smartphone buyers. We wanted to check out which is the best smartphone with a Dual-camera setup. One thing to note here is that the comparison here takes into account, the specifications of the smartphones on paper which may vary from the real world performance of the devices. You can check all the specifications of the smartphones that are part of this comparison below.
So for our comparison, I chose theĀ Moto G5S Plus,Ā Xiaomi Mi 5X,Ā Lenovo K8 Note,Ā Huawei Honor 6X, andĀ Coolpad Cool Play 6. All these smartphones are around the same price point and target the budget smartphone buyers. If you are in the market to buy an affordable smartphone with a dual-camera setup, then this story is for you. One thing to note here is that the comparison here takes into account only the specifications of the smartphones and we are yet to do a full review to talk about the real world performances of these devices. You can check all the specifications of the smartphones that are part of this comparison below.
Conclusion
Comparing the specifications of the smartphones in this comparison, the hardware in almost all the devices is very similar to each other. No device stands apart from each other in terms of processor and the Dual-camera setup. However, comparing just the specifications of the smartphones does lead me to believe thatĀ Coolpad Cool Play 6Ā edges past the others. Mind you, I am purely speaking from the comparison chart above. The real world performance may be very different for the phone and we still have to test that.
The reason for this is because the device matches the competition in the base-line specifications but it does hold its own offering Snapdragon 653 and 6 GB RAM for a price of Rs 14,999 in comparison to Snapdragon 625 inĀ G5S PlusĀ andĀ Mi 5X, Helio X23 inĀ K8 NoteĀ and Kirin 655 inĀ Honor 6X. The competition offers 4 GB RAM when compared toĀ Cool Play 6. However, there is no option to expand storage on theĀ Coolpad Cool Play 6.
Honor 6XĀ is the only device that offers a variant with 6 GB RAM and it is priced at Rs 15,999.Ā Cool Play 6Ā also offers the largest battery life with USB Type-C.Ā Mi 5XĀ is the only smartphone in the list that is expected to pack a USB Type-C port. One thing to note here is that almost all the devices in this range sport a camera setup where one camera sensor captures images in RGB while the second camera sensor captures images in monochrome mode.
