Ok, some more photos from the Honor 6+ and then shots from the Samsung S6 Edge and Sony Xperia Z3.

First up a selection from the Honor 6+. Original shots uploaded and unedited.

Non hdr below.

Hdr above. Non hdr below.

What I have noticed with the Honor 6+ is it is very consistent and reliable at capturing the scene first time. The above shots were only taken once.

Now some comparisons using the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. These are all in manual mode. Auto mode is a waste of space.

Now hdr below.

The Sony Z3 Compact did a great shot of the pony above.

Below shots from the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. All in auto hdr.

So which phone photos do you prefer? In all honesty any of the phones camera shots would be just fine, and if you didn’t quite like the finished article, a quick edit and voila. The S6 Edge is one incredible auto shooter. No need to understand anything about photography, it just translates the scene and captures it really well. Video recording is superb and goes up to 4K. The Honor 6+ takes decent shots but with moving objects in low light it will bring in some blur. In good light, using its burst mode moving objects are not so much of an issue. Then you have the supernight and wide aperture modes that open new options for taking photographs. Like the S6 Edge it has a good front camera for selfies. Lastly my view of the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is that it has the worst auto mode I have ever seen. Just do not use it. Switch to manual and change the file resolution down to 8mp. Even if you do not select any other settings/scenes you will get a better shot than using auto. The Z3C is capable of taking really fast burst shots, meaning moving targets in focus are more likely. It also offers a huge range of shooting modes (more than your kitchen sink) and even more extra to download.

Personally, there are aspects of each phone that I would like to combine to create my perfect device, but manufacturers will never create that phone. If they did, we would never buy another one!