Pioneering quality testing and insights
to help brands build standout products

DXOMARK is a leading authority in consumer and professional products quality evaluation. We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including image, display, and battery quality testing, to drive innovation and ensure products meet the highest standards.

We empower manufacturers and industry leaders to bring higher-quality products to market by providing actionable, data-driven insights. Our rigorous testing and analysis help identify areas for improvement, ensuring that products meet the highest performance standards and deliver superior user experiences. Our comprehensive suite of services drives innovation and elevates product quality.
 
We empower consumers to make informed purchasing decisions through objective, expert evaluations of consumer electronics. Our meticulous testing follows rigorous, repeatable, and scientifically validated protocols, incorporating real-world usage scenarios to ensure that users receive reliable insights and make well-founded choices.

More about DXOMARK

In 2003, a group of passionate imaging engineers and researchers had a vision to unlock the full potential of digital cameras. This vision led to the founding of DXOMARK Image Labs, which was initially established as the image quality assessment division of DxO Labs, a company specialized in developing innovative solutions to correct lens and sensor flaws through digital processing and co-optimization.

DXOMARK’s team developed Analyzer, a revolutionary suite of hardware and software specifically designed for camera testing and tuning. Analyzer’s capabilities extended beyond the basics, allowing for in-depth assessments of distortion, sharpness, and vignetting, among other crucial image quality attributes.  These tools not only empowered the industry, but also helped photographers achieve stunning results through advanced editing tools and  contributed to the development of superior image processors (ISPs) found in smartphones today.

DXOMARK Image Labs (now simply called DXOMARK) became an independent company in September 2017, building upon its legacy of innovation with a comprehensive suite of products such as the industry-leading Analyzer system,  image quality testing services, and the trusted dxomark.com website.

Scientific rigor 

We meticulously test devices through rigorous, repeatable, and scientific protocols. Our tests cover various use cases and environments to represent typical daily usage, ensuring that they reflect both the device’s performance and the quality of the user experience.

Independence

Our company operates independently, ensuring transparent and unbiased testing. To uphold this transparency, we make the formulas used to calculate each DXOMARK score and the structure of our protocols public. We test commercial devices regardless of whether the manufacturers are clients, and all commercial device reports are available for purchase.

User-centricity

DXOMARK’s protocols are designed to mirror real-world consumer usage, providing insights that are directly relevant to everyday experiences. This user-focused methodology ensures our evaluations are practical and meaningful.

Innovation & adaptability

We stay at the forefront of the latest trends and technological breakthroughs. Our evaluations include the newest technologies embedded in electronic devices, such as HDR, to provide accurate and up-to-date assessments.

“To foster innovation and improvement, we must first measure performance. At DXOMARK, we understand that driving innovation requires the continuous evolution of our tools and processes for precise assessment. For years, we have empowered manufacturers with data-driven insights, enabling them to push technological boundaries and enhance user experiences. Our dedication to rigorous testing and objective analysis positions us as a partner in helping manufacturers achieve new levels of excellence.”

Frédéric GUICHARD – CEO & CTO

Our milestones

2024

Introduction of the Eye Comfort label

This label is awarded to smartphones that meet our stringent display quality evaluation thresholds for flicker, brightness, blue-light filtering, and color consistency, ensuring a comfortable and high-quality viewing experience for users.

2023

Introduction of our laptop quality evaluation protocol

A new proprietary testing protocol and online ranking system, designed to evaluate the camera, display, and audio performance of laptops across two key use cases: video conferencing and multimedia consumption.

2022

Introduction of the DXOMARK label

A yearly updated 3-tier (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) program, based on our scores and protocols, that rewards the best devices in each of the areas that we test

Automotive testing

Addition of laboratory solutions dedicated to the automotive market and compliant with IEEE P2020 Standards.

2021

Introduction of battery testing for smartphones

A new proprietary testing protocol and online ranking system that evaluates smartphone battery performance across three key aspects: autonomy, charging speed, and energy efficiency.

2020

Introduction of display testing

New proprietary testing lab that measures the display capabilities of various types of screens, including smartphones and tablets as well as the screens and readouts in vehicles of all sorts.

2019

Introduction of audio testing

New proprietary testing protocol evaluating the playback quality of speakers as well as the recording quality of microphones in smartphones

Introduction of front camera testing

New proprietary testing protocol for smartphone front cameras

2017

DXOMARK becomes an independent company

DXOMARK Image Labs (now DXOMARK) spun off from DxO Labs (which continues to design and sell photography software and camera products).

2012

Introduction of our smartphone camera testing protocol

DXOMARK proprietary testing protocol that was designed to deliver a comprehensive and scientifically rigorous evaluation of smartphone camera quality.

2008

Launch of DXOMARK.com and camera testing

In 2008, DXOMARK.com was launched as a pioneering platform dedicated to setting new benchmarks in the objective evaluation of image quality for digital cameras, offering transparent performance assessments and detailed rankings.

2003

Company founding and launch of Analyzer

DXOMARK began as the image quality evaluation (IQE) team of DxO Labs when it was founded in 2003. The IQE team introduced its first product that year Analyzer (previously called DxO Analyzer) — the first comprehensive suite of hardware and software for camera testing and tuning, as well as for assessing distortion, sharpness, and vignetting, among other image quality attributes.

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