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Camera Comparison: Samsung S24 Ultra vs iPhone 15 Pro Max
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that is most likely due to a different focal lengths used in the photos. the wider angle will make a narrower face.
Some photographers say a 50mm on a standard 35mm SLR will give a natural look to photos. BUT, an 85mm will give a more appealing portrait.
Comparing photos of flagship smartphones has become ridiculous at this point. It's a definition of first world problems. They all look the same. Similar. No difference.
Also: Off topic but I'm I the only one who sees a problem with taking pictures of a child for this comparison? It's questionable enough people photograph their children and upload their pics in social media, but for news article, come on... just use adults who understand and can agree or disagree with using their picture.
Also: Off topic but I'm I the only one who sees a problem with taking pictures of a child for this comparison? It's questionable enough people photograph their children and upload their pics in social media, but for news article, come on... just use adults who understand and can agree or disagree with using their picture.
For the most part they seem to be pretty much equal. I could be happy making photos with either one.
However... there's no way I'd ever give up Apple's ecosystem.
However... there's no way I'd ever give up Apple's ecosystem.
I like the audio of the S 24 front facing camera. Maybe because I’m on an iPhone and I’m used to the colouring on an iPhone I like the colouring of the pictures on an iPhone more than the S 24. I find that the iPhone does a better job at capturing the mesh of the Sonos speakers than S24. The video on the other hand seems to be capturing more sharper on the S24 four than the iPhone.
For me it boils down to how much environmental context you want in your photos and your shooting situations when making portraits. It's good to experiment; say from 35mm to 85mm.
For my impromptu engaged street portraiture I always use a 35mm f/1.4, giving me the amount of environmental context I like/need.
I just have to remember that objects (hands, noses, hats, etc) can appear too large if I shoot too close (due to perspective distortion). But that's become second nature having made hundreds/thousands of portraits over the years.
I find most of these comparisons taking random photos in uncontrolled situations and posting the renderings on the internet pretty useless in really assessing the capabilities of either camera.
Most pro cameras aren't overstuffing pixels because there are other limitations such as the optics quality. You're not going to get 200 mp pics outa this no matter how much you pray. You're also not getting a 48 mp image out of the iphone, sorry.
I have both the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the S24 Ultra and as of right now the iPhone is superior over the S24 when it comes to photos, it takes better low-light photos, the iPhone shutter is also faster and overall the iPhone photos is representing the subject on what it looked like. However many believe that the S24 is running prerelease photo software just like the S20 and S22 and just needs Samsung to push a software update to tune the camera, the current camera hardware should be taking way better photos than what it's currently capturing.
In the end, the S24U is a great phone and someone looking to leave Apple would have a great device to choose from, but if are looking to switch to get a better camera experience this is NOT it, not right now at least.
In the end, the S24U is a great phone and someone looking to leave Apple would have a great device to choose from, but if are looking to switch to get a better camera experience this is NOT it, not right now at least.
I’ll never own a galaxy phone. Even if I have to buy a work phone I’ll probably get something like Nothing Phone or Fairphone, one plus or even a new age flip phone. But I would never get a true Google or Android phone.
With that said, Galaxy is very clearly better in just about every photo except the lady in the coffee shop.
With that said, Galaxy is very clearly better in just about every photo except the lady in the coffee shop.
So really the only way forward would be a larger sensor which the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max are rumored to get.
Sorry, it's just that I saw it at the store, and I really thought it was just full of holes. not attractive. sure, its a good phone in general.
Maybe that’s why teens like the iPhone so much, the camera makes them look like they’re in their twenties.
There's slightly bigger and there's actually meaningfully bigger if we're going with a single sensor. The rumoured bump is not going to make any kind of meaningful difference. It'll just be slightly better (which is obviously going to be blown out of all proportion among some here).
Now on the other hand if we're talking something like e.g. 17mm x 13mm with readout fast enough to support shot stacking etc, then that's going to be meaningful difference. But... well, physics, among other factors.
This is why I still think to take things genuinely further means more typtophobia inducing phones.
The picture of the woman shows the most glaring differences to me. One phone looks like the real version, one phone looks like it's been put through a beauty filter.
It's like seeing a dating profile picture and then meeting the person in real life and you see them without a filter.
It's like seeing a dating profile picture and then meeting the person in real life and you see them without a filter.
S24 Ultra is a beast and Apple should have released their Ultra 3 years ago. They missed the Hype Train and they themselves are to blame. If Apple made an iPhone with same hardware as S24 Ultra.. people will lap it up, yes the same people who are trashing S24 here. Credit where it is due guys.
What do you mean by this? You DO get 48Mp images from the iPhone unless your'e using certain combinations of lenses / settings.
And they're actually quite good, esp. in good light. Not Nikon Z9 + 50mm f/1.8 "good"
but perfectly usable. You'd only see the difference at 100%.
I think that both devices produce photos that are of exceptional quality, given the size of the lens and other optical components, particularly when compared to an SLR. There might be a subjective winner or loser across a few shots, but both devices are so good that the camera is not going to be the determining factor in whether to choose iPhone or Android. I think the camera would have to be astonishingly bad for an iPhone user to switch to Android, and vice versa. Eco-system and other factors win out because the camera is just nowhere close to being a negative.
In this respect, therefore, the comparison is irrelevant. Although I get it that it's nice to know if your phone is the current "winner" in the subjective competition that is the MR camera poll. FWIW, I think the iPhone wins this one.
In this respect, therefore, the comparison is irrelevant. Although I get it that it's nice to know if your phone is the current "winner" in the subjective competition that is the MR camera poll. FWIW, I think the iPhone wins this one.