How we test phone cameras: the 12-scene checklist our reviews follow

Camera scores are only useful if every phone gets the same test. Ours has twelve scenes shot on a tripod and by hand.

• Four daylight scenes: landscape, portrait, close-up and a backlit window.
• Three low-light scenes: street, room and a candle-lit table.
• Two motion scenes: a child running and a passing bus.
• Three video clips: walking, panning and low-light.

We shoot each scene with default settings, then with night mode, and score sharpness, colour, noise and speed. Scores come from three editors working blind, so a favourite brand cannot sway the result.

This is a demo story: every name, place, organisation and figure in it is fictional.