This $530 Android phone can take better shots than the $1,000 iPhone X - sometimes

We're at the point where you can buy a premium smartphone for as low as $530 and still get a similar high-end experience as you would on a $1,000 smartphone, and the option to go the less expensive route is more alluring than ever.

One of the biggest deciding factors between cheaper and more expensive smartphones - and even between phones that cost around $700 - is camera performance. The endless smartphone camera debate rages on, and it's likely to keep going until smartphone makers can't possibly improve smartphone cameras any further.

This time, I looked at how a $1,000 phone, the iPhone X, compared to one of my favorite Android phones, the $530 OnePlus 6. 

With such a massive difference in price tags, you'd image the iPhone X has the better camera. And you'd be right - at least in certain situations. But there were certainly some instances when the OnePlus 6 actually did better than the iPhone X. 

Check out how the $530 OnePlus 6 does against a smartphones that's almost twice its price: