Vlad Savov - As a Bloomberg tech editor, and gadget reviewer in a past life, I’ve been trying many of these companies’ phones as they’ve been released, and I’ve come to an inescapable conclusion: They are extremely good—and getting better.

 My Honor 10 takes pretty good photos and I find it more fun to use than my Panasonic camera, although the zoom isn't as good. With its panorama mode I can some stunning photos. I use a little bit of the panoramic effect to get a nice wide angle. 

The photo below was with the panorama mode and I put it through some filters after. 

In night time mode it takes multiple shots over 6 seconds and then gives an image without camera shake. I remember years ago having to lug a tripod with me everywhere, which meant I often did not take it with me at all. 

I used no filters or effects on this one below. Early morning field with sheep in. 

 Because of the sanctions on Huawei, the other Chinese phone manufacturers have invested heavily to produce some stunning new phones. 

It’s old news to say that cameras and design are priorities for smartphone buyers. But it’s still a little startling to see that some of the best of them are coming from the likes of Oppo—which until very recently was messing around with clumsy pop-up cameras but whose latest model now sports an undulating design with world-class fit and finish. Or how about Xiaomi, the company that defined the iPhone clone in many people’s eyes? It might well offer the most powerful camera system in the world right now.

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Vlad Savov - As a Bloomberg tech editor, and gadget reviewer in a past life, I’ve been trying many of these companies’ phones as they’ve been released, and I’ve come to an inescapable conclusion: They are extremely good—and getting better.