Hi all, I'm loving the camera on my shiny new Galaxy S7. I've gone out after work and taken lots of photos to directly compare to the phone it's replacing, the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact as well as my work phone, the Galaxy S6 edge.
Here are the full resolution samples (completely unedited raw .jpg output, no enhancements added via editing software) via OneDrive: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=9D224292E8241A33!23829&authkey=!AKUntqxGtEqmuzc&ithint=folder,
They are best viewed on a desktop/laptop/tablet to truly see how dramatic of an improvement the S7 camera is, though the differences can still be easily seen on a phone display.
In summary, the Z5 Compact tends to produce more accurate colours in decent lighting vs the Samsung phones but as the light diminishes it really starts to struggle to capture detail and maintain sharpness. The S7 is a noticeable step up over the S6 edge, which is in turn a noticeable step up over the Z5C in most cases. Both the S7 and Z5C have wide-angle optics, notably more so than the S6e. In fact, people worrying about the move to a 4:3 aspect ratio sensor vs the 16:9 one in the S6e needn't, as the S7 is able to capture more of the scene anyway thanks to the wide-angle optics.
Have a look for yourself and I'll upload some of the best examples directly to this post soon. Enjoy!
Here are the full resolution samples (completely unedited raw .jpg output, no enhancements added via editing software) via OneDrive: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=9D224292E8241A33!23829&authkey=!AKUntqxGtEqmuzc&ithint=folder,
They are best viewed on a desktop/laptop/tablet to truly see how dramatic of an improvement the S7 camera is, though the differences can still be easily seen on a phone display.
In summary, the Z5 Compact tends to produce more accurate colours in decent lighting vs the Samsung phones but as the light diminishes it really starts to struggle to capture detail and maintain sharpness. The S7 is a noticeable step up over the S6 edge, which is in turn a noticeable step up over the Z5C in most cases. Both the S7 and Z5C have wide-angle optics, notably more so than the S6e. In fact, people worrying about the move to a 4:3 aspect ratio sensor vs the 16:9 one in the S6e needn't, as the S7 is able to capture more of the scene anyway thanks to the wide-angle optics.
Have a look for yourself and I'll upload some of the best examples directly to this post soon. Enjoy!