Every where I go, there is always a comment/ complaint about Galaxy Nexus' 'shabby 5MP' camera, both from droid fans and apple fans. This comment is almost always replied with the fact that megapixels does not count, that sensors and lenses are the most important in judging picture quality.
However, no one has real evidence that Galaxy Nexus' camera has a top of the range camera that can compete with 8MP shooters, until now.
GSMarena (I know, I always refer to these guys) has recently reviewed the iphone 4S, of which Apple claims to have the best camera in a smartphone. They had also released a preview of the Galaxy Nexus a couple of days ago and both of these include camera samples.
I then jumped into both the camera samples of both phones and surprise surprise, the Galaxy Nexus indeed competed very well against the iphone.
Check it out for yourself!
Samsung Galaxy Nexus hands-on: First look - GSMArena.com
iPhone 4S review: Fast 4ward - GSMArena.com
just to illustrate how similar they are:
Galaxy Nexus sample photo
IPhone 4s sample photo
luckily GSMarena took the shots for each phone almost at the exact same time, you can tell by the position of the cars. This is good so that no one can complain about how the lighting is different for each photo because they are literally the same.
Obviously the Nexus has the disadvantage of lower megapixel count and this is pretty evident with iphone producing sharper images when zoomed in. But do notice how both phones have almost the same amount of noise level, exposure and detail.
It may seem that the iphone is able to handle exposure better, with better contrast in bright areas, as also seen by This is my next's post (Galaxy Nexus vs. iPhone 4S comparison photos | This is my next...), and also that a light pink oversaturation mark is quite clearly apparent in some sample photos taken from the Nexus. But bear in mind that this is still a pre-production version of the Nexus and since this problem was also seen in Galaxy SII models, I would safely assume Samsung has done something to fix this.
From what I have seen, I think the iPhone will be better in low light scenarios and also the macro samples have turned out pretty great, and this is where the iPhone would triumph over other smartphones imo.
as for video, Im not much of a fan of video taking so I didn't pay too much attention to it. I did notice however that in the video sample, the Nexus is very choppy at certain points (take a look at the fluidity of the cars' movements) and also lighting is very unstable (look at the sky, nearing the end the colors went haywire)and also, the pink stain in the middle is still there. The iPhone 4s however does produce a more fluid video sample but I don't really think it's a noticeable difference unless you put the two together.
So what do you guys think? Have I provided enough evidence or am I just simply stating the obvious?
However, no one has real evidence that Galaxy Nexus' camera has a top of the range camera that can compete with 8MP shooters, until now.
GSMarena (I know, I always refer to these guys) has recently reviewed the iphone 4S, of which Apple claims to have the best camera in a smartphone. They had also released a preview of the Galaxy Nexus a couple of days ago and both of these include camera samples.
I then jumped into both the camera samples of both phones and surprise surprise, the Galaxy Nexus indeed competed very well against the iphone.
Check it out for yourself!
Samsung Galaxy Nexus hands-on: First look - GSMArena.com
iPhone 4S review: Fast 4ward - GSMArena.com
just to illustrate how similar they are:
Galaxy Nexus sample photo
IPhone 4s sample photo
luckily GSMarena took the shots for each phone almost at the exact same time, you can tell by the position of the cars. This is good so that no one can complain about how the lighting is different for each photo because they are literally the same.
Obviously the Nexus has the disadvantage of lower megapixel count and this is pretty evident with iphone producing sharper images when zoomed in. But do notice how both phones have almost the same amount of noise level, exposure and detail.
It may seem that the iphone is able to handle exposure better, with better contrast in bright areas, as also seen by This is my next's post (Galaxy Nexus vs. iPhone 4S comparison photos | This is my next...), and also that a light pink oversaturation mark is quite clearly apparent in some sample photos taken from the Nexus. But bear in mind that this is still a pre-production version of the Nexus and since this problem was also seen in Galaxy SII models, I would safely assume Samsung has done something to fix this.
From what I have seen, I think the iPhone will be better in low light scenarios and also the macro samples have turned out pretty great, and this is where the iPhone would triumph over other smartphones imo.
as for video, Im not much of a fan of video taking so I didn't pay too much attention to it. I did notice however that in the video sample, the Nexus is very choppy at certain points (take a look at the fluidity of the cars' movements) and also lighting is very unstable (look at the sky, nearing the end the colors went haywire)and also, the pink stain in the middle is still there. The iPhone 4s however does produce a more fluid video sample but I don't really think it's a noticeable difference unless you put the two together.
So what do you guys think? Have I provided enough evidence or am I just simply stating the obvious?
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