Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Note8 full camera shootout

21 October 2017
It's a pair of cameras each but who wore it better? We all know the iPhone did it first, and Samsung's a little late to this party. And yes, we all know that between these two it's not really a 'hey, you've got the same shirt, let's hang out together' moment - no, it's more like 'look the other way and pretend they're not there'.

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  • 22 Oct 2017

AnonD-551482, 22 Oct 2017the iPhone 8 plus does a really good job... but it will be ... moreThe iPhone X has the same camera as the iPhone 8+.

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    • mir
    • sxr
    • 22 Oct 2017

    DxO mark should take notes from gsmarena on how to review phone cameras.

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      • Anonymous
      • g3Z
      • 22 Oct 2017

      AnonD-263072, 22 Oct 2017i chose 4K 60fpsI choose 3.5 mm jack, better still photos and spen..

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        • Anonymous
        • g3Z
        • 22 Oct 2017

        The comments are downright hilarious. It's not the phones camera prowess speaking, it's everyone's fanboyism. Both are good with their own pros and cons. Gsma did it the right way. Now stop fanboyism and admit the weakness of your beloved brands else they won't improve

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          • Anonymous
          • sR1
          • 22 Oct 2017

          Great job GSMarena , waiting for Pixel 2, Mate10 and iPhone X review 👌

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            • AnonD-263072
            • 61p
            • 22 Oct 2017

            i chose 4K 60fps

              Good one guys, side by side picture representation is awesome. I'd like to see more of that in future comparisons.
              Thnx.

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                • AnonD-551482
                • 2C5
                • 22 Oct 2017

                the iPhone 8 plus does a really good job... but it will be interesting to see how the iPhone x camera compares to the Samsung galaxy note 8 camera....

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                  • Anonymous
                  • gBV
                  • 21 Oct 2017

                  Iphone has yellow tint. Grey becomes beige => unnatural colors

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                    • m@e
                    • 21 Oct 2017

                    Great rewiev! Ill go with Google Pixel 2 !

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                      • nbt
                      • 21 Oct 2017

                      Good shootout guys as usual. How would Asus Zenfone 4 Pro stack up with these heavy shooters? Are u gonna review 4 Pro?

                        My God. Those day light shots from the Note 8 is the very reason why one will start to hate the typical over saturation! Reminds me of the photos I drew when I was like 10 with my newly gifted sketch pen sets! Pathetic to say the least. The Note however is the clear winner in low light. Its a tie. iPhone 8 significantly better in day time, Note 8 in much better in night time, video is iPhone's forte, front camera is Note 8's. ROFL.

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                          • qG3
                          • 21 Oct 2017

                          Basically Note 8 wins in photos and iPhone slightly wins in video. Voila review over.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • TkG
                            • 21 Oct 2017

                            LMAO this shouldn't even be a comparison, it's pretty embarrassing for the iPhone 8 tbqh...

                              Nice article and I prefer the note better and if you got retail unit V30 do a threeway please pixel vs V30 vs note8

                                Stop talking so much, plain-jane, Note is better and everyone nottice, end

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • gBV
                                  • 21 Oct 2017

                                  Iphone 8 (and iPhone 7) camera totally overuses an Adobe Lightroom-like clarity effect. Really awful and unnatural! No smartphone does this!

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                                    • gK2
                                    • 21 Oct 2017

                                    I haven't read the article to the end but I can't help myself admiring what serious and unbelievable work has been done by you guys. You do like your job. This is a super pro article. Thanks internet and your resource we are able to compare phone cameras in such a depth. You're great! Thank you!

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                                      • nYN
                                      • 21 Oct 2017

                                      The iPhone camera is great. The note camera is amazing. I had both of them and I staid with note 8.

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                                        • Anand
                                        • X}T
                                        • 21 Oct 2017

                                        Superb comparison.. I'll go with Note8