Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

Cameras in smartphones have come a long way, especially in 2017, almost every brand has focussed on delivering at least one good camera smartphone. Dual cameras are no more an affair of flagship smartphones; Google proved that it doesn’t require dual cameras to become the best; LG introduced world’s first f/1.6 aperture smartphone; Sony introduced 960fps video recording smartphone sensor, etc. are some of the highlights of 2017.

With smartphone cameras getting better every day, famous camera benchmark testing agency, DxOMark also upped its game. When Google Pixel 2 lineup was announced, the entire week was touted to be a camera benchmark week. When the week started, DxOMark rated Apple iPhone 8 Plus as highest ever rated camera smartphone, which was soon replaced by Samsung Galaxy Note 8. And finally, at the launch event of Google Pixel 2, the search giant revealed a whopping score of 98. The Google Pixel 2 still retains the top spot.
For the first time, DxOMark reviewed a Xiaomi smartphone- Mi Note 3 and gave it a score of 90, with which it secures a place in the top 10 list. The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 was launched alongside Mi Mix 2 in September 2017 and features a similar camera setup as the flagship smartphone Xiaomi Mi 6.

The Mi Note 3 rocks two 12MP sensors at the back. The primary 12MP sensor has a f/1.8 aperture, and 4-axis optical image stabilisation, while the secondary 12MP sensor has a telephoto lens and f/2.6 aperture. The phone also has a 16MP AI-backed selfie shooter.