Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs iPhone XS Max Camera Test

**Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S10 and iPhone Camera: A Detailed Analysis**

In this article, we'll delve into a comprehensive comparison of the Samsung Galaxy S10 and iPhone camera systems. We'll examine their display capabilities, low-light performance, portrait mode photography, flash photography, and overall image quality.

**Display Capabilities: A World Apart**

The first thing that stands out when comparing these two cameras is their display capabilities. The Galaxy S10 features a Super AMOLED display, which provides a level of color accuracy and saturation that's unmatched by the iPhone's LCD display. On our test device, the Galaxy S10's display looked significantly more vibrant and detailed than the iPhone's, with a notable difference in its ability to render colors and textures. To illustrate this point, we noticed that the flat-looking bush on the iPhone looked bland and uninteresting compared to the rich, detailed rendering of the same scene on the Galaxy S10.

**Low-Light Performance: A Surprising Difference**

When it comes to low-light performance, both cameras deliver impressive results, but there's a noticeable difference in their ability to capture details and colors. The Galaxy S10's Super AMOLED display helps bring out the vibrancy of the scene without looking overly processed or artificial. In contrast, the iPhone's LCD display can sometimes make the image look flat and lifeless, even when it's trying its best.

To test this hypothesis, we took our cameras to downtown Portland, Oregon, where the giant neon sign offers a challenging low-light environment. While both cameras performed admirably in capturing the overall scene, the Galaxy S10's Super AMOLED display clearly brought out more details and colors than the iPhone's LCD display. However, it's worth noting that the camera's megapixel count certainly plays a role in this performance, as the Samsung Galaxy S10 has significantly more pixels on its sensor.

**Flash Photography: A Bright Spot for the Galaxy**

When it comes to flash photography, both cameras have made significant strides in recent years. The Galaxy S10's flash is brighter than the iPhone's, but there's an interesting trade-off to consider. Sometimes, the Samsung camera's flash unit can result in overexposed images, particularly when capturing subjects at a distance. On the other hand, the iPhone's flash is often more gentle and natural-looking.

One notable example of this difference is in portrait photography. When taking close-up shots of people, both cameras tend to struggle with harsh shadows and overexposure. However, while both cameras delivered decent results, we found that the Samsung Galaxy S10 was slightly better at capturing skin tones, especially in low-light conditions. The iPhone's flash tends to add a noticeable "glow" to facial features, which can be distracting.

**Portrait Mode Photography: A Tale of Two Cameras**

In portrait mode photography, both cameras deliver impressive results, but with some notable differences. The Galaxy S10's wide-angle lens provides an incredibly versatile framing option, allowing for creative and unusual compositions that are hard to achieve with other smartphones. On the other hand, the iPhone's telephoto lens is a masterclass in capturing detailed portraits with a pleasing bokeh effect.

However, when it comes to actual image quality, both cameras tend to struggle with noise reduction and color accuracy. While the Samsung Galaxy S10 often delivered better results in terms of detail and vibrancy, we found that the iPhone's image processing algorithms sometimes compromised on these fronts in favor of reducing noise.

**Conclusion: A Verdict on Camera Capabilities**

After putting both cameras through their paces, it's clear that each has its strengths and weaknesses. While the Samsung Galaxy S10's Super AMOLED display provides a level of color accuracy and saturation that's unmatched by the iPhone's LCD display, we found that the camera's flash unit can sometimes result in overexposure.

On the other hand, the iPhone's portrait mode photography is hard to beat, with its telephoto lens providing an impressive bokeh effect. In terms of actual image quality, both cameras delivered excellent results, but there were some noticeable differences in noise reduction and color accuracy.

Ultimately, the choice between these two cameras will depend on your specific needs and preferences. If you value color accuracy and saturation above all else, the Samsung Galaxy S10 is a clear winner. However, if you prioritize portrait mode photography and image processing algorithms, the iPhone may be the better option for you.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what's up guys here in the forest we're gonna be doing the ultimate galaxy vs. iPhone camera comparison test this is exciting because the Samsung Galaxy S 10 now has three cameras two on the front and there is an extensive difference between the iPhone tennis max with its we'd be 12 megapixel camera and the 3 camera 16 megapixel ultra wide beast the galaxy s 10 okay just all of that aside let's see is this a genuinely good camera that's that's just the point of this video am I gonna get some good footage that I would actually like to use on a day-to-day basis compared to the iPhone because at the end of the day 2 megapixels even matter that much it's literally about the sensor size how it accepts lights how the low-light is flash photography all those things matter to me more than you know numbers on paper so in this video just gonna go around the Pacific Northwest we're gonna check out is the galaxy s 10 plus camera better than the iPhone Tenace Max and why and how all right let's get to it here in the forest I don't know what this guy is doing but let's get out of here all right look at that scenery course with oregon roads i can give you a really good stabilisation test here without lifting a finger in the car oregon so we're on our way to japanese gardens all us there always a favorite place if you want to come down to Portland's how have you been like in the s10 plus now that you switch like what's it like you're different it's once the rough edges are gone I've set it up it's pretty good this is a magical place Pacific Northwest does not joke around no it's beautiful alright we got my boy Keaton over here what do you think you belong in an urban jungle this is completely out of your element I love it I want to go to Japan so much more now all right so I'm glad you wore some purple pants that's contrasting heavily for some hiking shoes today you know I just know we go oh yeah yeah so I'm very curious to see how the audio will sound both on the tennis max and the galaxy s 10 plus in the past the galaxies have done better than the iPhone so I hope that tradition continues and I'll be doing the camera test with the S tiny versus the 10r if you guys want to know just from what I'm seeing through the viewfinder here on the display you know the colors seem to pop more as they always do in a Samsung fashion Oh maybe oversaturated maybe just tweaking it a little so it's more pleasant to see you later all right so some movement here you can definitely see that the stabilizer on the s10 is working in overtime that's a beautiful shot so what do you think Philip they look pretty good I mean what do I think is what I should be really saying right yeah your jacket really pops it doesn't look kind of like the highlighter yellow looks more just kind of like a Crayola yellow but on the iPhone it looks a little bit more true in real kind of with that neon effect about realistic colors he never tries to make the colors anything more than the art and it's softer too you don't really have that sharpness either it's so sharp on the s10 plus no man it looks way better it just is softer on the tennis max that's who you give it the Apple profiles but but it's all kind of really a personal preference it's my first time seeing it too so I'm just in awe let's do a zoom test we getting real close here galaxy I think has far superior macro look at those details oh my goodness dude looks like we're National Geographic literally it helps you become a pro without even trying too hard but look at the colors and from looking at it behind the phone what colors do you prefer without a doubts the galaxy they just look more pleasing but it's not real that's what I can tell you from what my I see that's not real huge difference all right so I got Keaton bustling over there I'm gonna try out the zoom test this is 2 times zoom the stabilizer doesn't seem that great on the iPhone like just handheld as you normally would the galaxy is so stable and sharper without a doubt the megapixel count here really adds up let's take this further my five times zoom enabled without a doubt more stable sharper what it's okay it looks really beautiful always pop what does it look like in the zoom test could you see way sharper on the galaxy s time for sure I'm not sure if this is real but looks like your face is overexposed on the galaxy I don't know and then this is the ultra wide just to give you an idea here standard ultra wide you can get so much in this shot it's ridiculous like those crazy picture angles they usually wouldn't be able to get the galaxy allows for now I like that a lot I think it's very important to have a great front-facing camera look at the facial features the lighting the dynamic range even like look in the background well actually they're pretty close to the dynamic range but in terms of color just capture I can hold the galaxy right around the same distance from my face and it'll still capture more I love that now those little details they do add up quality without a doubt is good like on both but the galaxy takes the cake here you have the other two lenses you have the higher megapixel count that stacks up so Apple is lacking on the selfie camera I think they need they need a big redo there so by default HDR is enabled but HDR 10 plus is a separate option let's see if you guys will be able to tell the difference here and again you do need a display that enables this but this takes that color and saturation to a whole nother level so look at how flat the iPhone looks whereas this picks up all those extra details and colors only if your monitor is supported of course but there is a huge difference just from the displays look at this look at this flat looking bush on the iPhone boring over here so much color and vibrancy but again it's not very real it's pleasing but it's not real all right so giving you some low-light perspective here we went to downtown to take a look at the giant neon sign in Portland Oregon and I gotta tell you this and this is something that stumped me with the s10 every single time one filming the footage looks better on the galaxy s10 and I think that's do part because of the incredibly great Super AMOLED display it helps you just bring most of the vibrancy out of the shot without looking at it on an objective monitor but actually looking over the footage what I can tell you is that the detail definitely you can you can see more on the galaxy s 10 the megapixel count certainly does help here but overall just clarity and the color quality at night it's very hard to say all right from facing and this is whoa the color temperatures here are completely different so I'm gonna contrast myself with the light here oh my gosh is it just me or is the Galaxy camera super bad that's weird you'd think it'd be better contrast against this scene here I don't know on this screen it seems very interesting but I'm curious to see on the computer the proper display would it'll look like I expected a little better from what I'm seeing here though huh noise on both but to me the iPhone looks more pleasing at this point it's too cool that's not the true colors here in Portland it's way too cool my yellow isn't even popping properly so here's some nice variety had my v4 speciality picked up today thank you but of course we got some beautiful juicy red in here the galaxy's certain toothpick setup very vibrant ly different than the iPhone mess for sure definitely like the contrast here and next up I wanted to show you the focus test responding to a new subject in the frame right away and I gotta tell you both had very great difficulty when there's a lot going on in the background I had to bring this galaxy s 10 up real close to the camera to get it to even register now with a different backdrop not so much going on both were very good it's hard to tell the difference between the two even I'd say the autofocus is up to par on both there's not one I preferred in any way for any particular reason both were able to recognize the subject in frame respond accordingly in a timely manner so focus is good on both I can say now this is where things get interesting flash photography I think this is a very big one both companies have worked extensively to get their Flash up to par with modern standards and each has their strengths from what I've noticed so the Galaxy S 10s flash is brighter it has less flash units than the iPhone but ends up being more bright but the problem with that is sometimes the subject would get overexposed red eyes were more common on the galaxy s 10 for me personally when the subject was further back from the camera and you needed to use flash at s 10 definitely you know I was glad I had that one for that particular situation take notice of the skin tones the iPhone definitely managed that much better I'd say the skin came out looking much more natural it doesn't look so much like there's this bright glaring flash on your face and front-facing cameras in the dark this is alright on both both pretty crappy now actually take some photos some portrait photography I gotta say both cameras do have their strengths the galaxy if with that wide-angle lens you're able to capture more and crazier shots both are difference the iPhone you got to get closer in certain shots the Samsung Galaxy you can stand and get such a better picture framing in general and with zoom especially you're able to zoom in get a clearer sharper picture on the galaxy just because it has that megapixel counts the stability was pretty decent all around on both but I wouldn't say any camera is bad by any means you just you might be getting a slight edge on one just because it's newer in particular so wrapping this up just like to say what I liked about each camera the most the galaxy definitely the ultra wide lens was amazing the framing with it was great on the iPhone it definitely appreciated the attention to color tone and facial facial highlighting definitely that one was a strength for it but thanks for watching guys hopefully you learned something with this camera comparison and leave your comments down belowhey what's up guys here in the forest we're gonna be doing the ultimate galaxy vs. iPhone camera comparison test this is exciting because the Samsung Galaxy S 10 now has three cameras two on the front and there is an extensive difference between the iPhone tennis max with its we'd be 12 megapixel camera and the 3 camera 16 megapixel ultra wide beast the galaxy s 10 okay just all of that aside let's see is this a genuinely good camera that's that's just the point of this video am I gonna get some good footage that I would actually like to use on a day-to-day basis compared to the iPhone because at the end of the day 2 megapixels even matter that much it's literally about the sensor size how it accepts lights how the low-light is flash photography all those things matter to me more than you know numbers on paper so in this video just gonna go around the Pacific Northwest we're gonna check out is the galaxy s 10 plus camera better than the iPhone Tenace Max and why and how all right let's get to it here in the forest I don't know what this guy is doing but let's get out of here all right look at that scenery course with oregon roads i can give you a really good stabilisation test here without lifting a finger in the car oregon so we're on our way to japanese gardens all us there always a favorite place if you want to come down to Portland's how have you been like in the s10 plus now that you switch like what's it like you're different it's once the rough edges are gone I've set it up it's pretty good this is a magical place Pacific Northwest does not joke around no it's beautiful alright we got my boy Keaton over here what do you think you belong in an urban jungle this is completely out of your element I love it I want to go to Japan so much more now all right so I'm glad you wore some purple pants that's contrasting heavily for some hiking shoes today you know I just know we go oh yeah yeah so I'm very curious to see how the audio will sound both on the tennis max and the galaxy s 10 plus in the past the galaxies have done better than the iPhone so I hope that tradition continues and I'll be doing the camera test with the S tiny versus the 10r if you guys want to know just from what I'm seeing through the viewfinder here on the display you know the colors seem to pop more as they always do in a Samsung fashion Oh maybe oversaturated maybe just tweaking it a little so it's more pleasant to see you later all right so some movement here you can definitely see that the stabilizer on the s10 is working in overtime that's a beautiful shot so what do you think Philip they look pretty good I mean what do I think is what I should be really saying right yeah your jacket really pops it doesn't look kind of like the highlighter yellow looks more just kind of like a Crayola yellow but on the iPhone it looks a little bit more true in real kind of with that neon effect about realistic colors he never tries to make the colors anything more than the art and it's softer too you don't really have that sharpness either it's so sharp on the s10 plus no man it looks way better it just is softer on the tennis max that's who you give it the Apple profiles but but it's all kind of really a personal preference it's my first time seeing it too so I'm just in awe let's do a zoom test we getting real close here galaxy I think has far superior macro look at those details oh my goodness dude looks like we're National Geographic literally it helps you become a pro without even trying too hard but look at the colors and from looking at it behind the phone what colors do you prefer without a doubts the galaxy they just look more pleasing but it's not real that's what I can tell you from what my I see that's not real huge difference all right so I got Keaton bustling over there I'm gonna try out the zoom test this is 2 times zoom the stabilizer doesn't seem that great on the iPhone like just handheld as you normally would the galaxy is so stable and sharper without a doubt the megapixel count here really adds up let's take this further my five times zoom enabled without a doubt more stable sharper what it's okay it looks really beautiful always pop what does it look like in the zoom test could you see way sharper on the galaxy s time for sure I'm not sure if this is real but looks like your face is overexposed on the galaxy I don't know and then this is the ultra wide just to give you an idea here standard ultra wide you can get so much in this shot it's ridiculous like those crazy picture angles they usually wouldn't be able to get the galaxy allows for now I like that a lot I think it's very important to have a great front-facing camera look at the facial features the lighting the dynamic range even like look in the background well actually they're pretty close to the dynamic range but in terms of color just capture I can hold the galaxy right around the same distance from my face and it'll still capture more I love that now those little details they do add up quality without a doubt is good like on both but the galaxy takes the cake here you have the other two lenses you have the higher megapixel count that stacks up so Apple is lacking on the selfie camera I think they need they need a big redo there so by default HDR is enabled but HDR 10 plus is a separate option let's see if you guys will be able to tell the difference here and again you do need a display that enables this but this takes that color and saturation to a whole nother level so look at how flat the iPhone looks whereas this picks up all those extra details and colors only if your monitor is supported of course but there is a huge difference just from the displays look at this look at this flat looking bush on the iPhone boring over here so much color and vibrancy but again it's not very real it's pleasing but it's not real all right so giving you some low-light perspective here we went to downtown to take a look at the giant neon sign in Portland Oregon and I gotta tell you this and this is something that stumped me with the s10 every single time one filming the footage looks better on the galaxy s10 and I think that's do part because of the incredibly great Super AMOLED display it helps you just bring most of the vibrancy out of the shot without looking at it on an objective monitor but actually looking over the footage what I can tell you is that the detail definitely you can you can see more on the galaxy s 10 the megapixel count certainly does help here but overall just clarity and the color quality at night it's very hard to say all right from facing and this is whoa the color temperatures here are completely different so I'm gonna contrast myself with the light here oh my gosh is it just me or is the Galaxy camera super bad that's weird you'd think it'd be better contrast against this scene here I don't know on this screen it seems very interesting but I'm curious to see on the computer the proper display would it'll look like I expected a little better from what I'm seeing here though huh noise on both but to me the iPhone looks more pleasing at this point it's too cool that's not the true colors here in Portland it's way too cool my yellow isn't even popping properly so here's some nice variety had my v4 speciality picked up today thank you but of course we got some beautiful juicy red in here the galaxy's certain toothpick setup very vibrant ly different than the iPhone mess for sure definitely like the contrast here and next up I wanted to show you the focus test responding to a new subject in the frame right away and I gotta tell you both had very great difficulty when there's a lot going on in the background I had to bring this galaxy s 10 up real close to the camera to get it to even register now with a different backdrop not so much going on both were very good it's hard to tell the difference between the two even I'd say the autofocus is up to par on both there's not one I preferred in any way for any particular reason both were able to recognize the subject in frame respond accordingly in a timely manner so focus is good on both I can say now this is where things get interesting flash photography I think this is a very big one both companies have worked extensively to get their Flash up to par with modern standards and each has their strengths from what I've noticed so the Galaxy S 10s flash is brighter it has less flash units than the iPhone but ends up being more bright but the problem with that is sometimes the subject would get overexposed red eyes were more common on the galaxy s 10 for me personally when the subject was further back from the camera and you needed to use flash at s 10 definitely you know I was glad I had that one for that particular situation take notice of the skin tones the iPhone definitely managed that much better I'd say the skin came out looking much more natural it doesn't look so much like there's this bright glaring flash on your face and front-facing cameras in the dark this is alright on both both pretty crappy now actually take some photos some portrait photography I gotta say both cameras do have their strengths the galaxy if with that wide-angle lens you're able to capture more and crazier shots both are difference the iPhone you got to get closer in certain shots the Samsung Galaxy you can stand and get such a better picture framing in general and with zoom especially you're able to zoom in get a clearer sharper picture on the galaxy just because it has that megapixel counts the stability was pretty decent all around on both but I wouldn't say any camera is bad by any means you just you might be getting a slight edge on one just because it's newer in particular so wrapping this up just like to say what I liked about each camera the most the galaxy definitely the ultra wide lens was amazing the framing with it was great on the iPhone it definitely appreciated the attention to color tone and facial facial highlighting definitely that one was a strength for it but thanks for watching guys hopefully you learned something with this camera comparison and leave your comments down below\n"