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We've all heard of DxOMARK camera rankings before. Smartphone brands that get that top DxOMark rank for their phone's cameras proudly plaster the score next to their device, and why shouldn't they? Getting a top score in a camera ranking is something to be proud of, right? We've even recently seen the likes of the OPPO Find X6 Pro and the Honor Magic5 Pro recently top DxOMark camera rankings. But how exactly does DxOMark rank smartphone cameras? DxOMark describes itself as an "engineering services company whose testing, software, and benchmarking services help smartphone, speaker, and digital camera makers create the best possible products." The DxOMark website has become famous for providing users with digital image, audio, battery, and display quality ratings. While DxOMark is an independent company, they also make it clear that they provide consulting services to manufacturers  to help "tune and optimize [their] device throughout the camera development cycle." This means that companies can go to DxOMark and avail of their services to help fine-tune camera performance. The DXOMARK Camera protocol To test smartphone cameras, DxOMark developed what they call the DXOMARK Camera protocol back in 2012. Read more in our articles including "DxOMark camera rankings explained" and "LG XNote S210 hovers at 1kg".