OnePlus 5 photography sample sparks a mixed reaction
OnePlus continues to drip-feed us snippets of information about its upcoming OnePlus 5. We've already learned that the company has teamed up with DxO to improve the photography side of things, and now we have been treated to the first official sample photo shot on a OnePlus 5.
On both Facebook and Twitter, OnePlus shared a split-screen photograph, one side taken on an unknown camera, the other on the OnePlus 5. The company asked, "Can you tell which photo was taken with the OnePlus 5?" -- and the reaction was rather mixed.
On Facebook, OnePlus' followers were invited to use the Reactions feature to indicate which photo they thought originated from the OnePlus 5. Many pointed out that while it was safe to assume that the right-hand image was from the OnePlus 5, it was hard to make a reasonable judgment of what the quality was actually like without knowing something about the equipment used to take the other photo. Others pointed out that Facebook was perhaps not the best platform to showcase photography:
That cringe-worthy moment, when you read people being overly critical of an image uploaded at 960x960, and heavily compressed by Facebook.
Some people were impressed with the shot, but others were rather more critical. Sample negative reactions include: "both are of mediocre quality at best," "too vivid and has an unnatural look to it," and "to be honest, they're both pretty bad." Some were rather more positive: "that's amazing, I'm so excited for the next OnePlus." One commenter suggested: "it's a trap and both pics were taken with a OnePlus 5 but with different settings."
Over on Twitter, there was a similarly mixed response:
Can you tell which photo was taken with the OnePlus 5? pic.twitter.com/Pd27la4ewn
— OnePlus (@oneplus) May 29, 2017
"I hope neither because they both do not look that good tbh", "I have a feeling it's the same pic. Half has a filter on it. #trickery", "2 .....that looks sharp and detailed."
The OnePlus marketing machine has been going into overdrive in the last couple of weeks, but some harsh criticism of the photo samples is likely something that wasn't bargained for. It seems that while smartphone buyers are keen to see what the OnePlus 5 has to offer, they're rather tired of playing the company's little games.