iPhone 6s camera isn't the best there is, but that's fine
No matter which flagship smartphone you get, you are very likely to be happy with its camera quality. According to DxOMark, this year's crop of premium handsets from Apple, Google, LG, Motorola, Samsung and Sony is extremely close in terms of photo and video quality.
But, while other makers have shown major improvements in this area over their previous efforts, Apple seems to have stagnated with its new iPhone 6s, which is no more better than last year's iPhone 6 despite having a new rear-facing camera. (DxOMark has not yet tested the iPhone 6s Plus phablet, but it is unlikely to be significantly better than its predecessor either.)
DxOMark's testing places the new iPhone 6s on the same level as iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Xperia Z3+, and below Sony's Xperia Z5, Samsung' Galaxy S6 edge and LG's G4. Even the Huawei-made Google Nexus 6P fares better, which is not something you get to say every day as Google-branded devices have typically had lousy cameras.
This goes to prove that, when we are talking about camera quality, having more megapixels does not make it any better. Last year's generation of iPhones showed up with 8 MP shooters on the back, but still performed better than almost all competitors.
The new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s make the transition to 12 MP sensors on the back, but their photo and video scores (83 and 80, respectively) are identical to their predecessor's based on DxOMark's testing. But how much does that matter?
Well, not much to be honest. DxOMark places iPhone 6s' camera in 10th place with an 82-point average. However, it is only two points away from reaching the third place on the podium, and matching Nexus 6P with its 84 points. It would take a bit more to match Galaxy S6 edge and its 86 points or Xperia Z5 with its 87 points, but let's face it, there is not much that separates most entries in the top 10.
If you want to read more about how iPhone 6s' camera fares in real-life conditions, check out our review of Apple's flagship smartphone here.
