iPhone X vs. Galaxy S9+ shootout

24 March 2018
So which phone do you get when you part ways with your Google Pixel 2 XL? If you are after a great camera, chances are you are going to pick either the iPhone X or the Galaxy S9+. Well, this is exactly what happened to two of our editors.

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  • Anonymous
  • JpF
  • 25 Mar 2018

Check the photo tool..

Iphone has awful samples.

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    • AnonD-234961
    • 0Cc
    • 25 Mar 2018

    So, in a non-politically-correct translation: Samsung wins.

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      • PiCosm
      • mpR
      • 25 Mar 2018

      Fearghast, 24 Mar 2018Since iPhones record sound really poor ... and they even ca... moreSpot on.

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        • Anonymous
        • JpF
        • 25 Mar 2018

        AnonD-44232, 24 Mar 2018The photo which highlights the curtain, well, did anyone no... moreS9 works 1.5 or 2.4 only.

          Anonymous, 24 Mar 2018Go on instagram and see what photos get the most likes. The... moreOr if you like accurate colors that you can mess around with in Photoshop or something, you have something called 'RAW' mode on the Galaxy S9+.

          Most peoples prefer lively pictures that looks nice and punchy over dull, but color accurate pictures as you say. And if someone likes color accurate pictures, then we have the 'RAW' picture mode anyways.

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            • Anonymous
            • sEN
            • 24 Mar 2018

            Anonymous, 24 Mar 2018If you wan to compare phone camera pictures it is no use of... moreThe purpose of the camera is to produce real what... colours? In what planet? Have you seen wedding pictures? Instagram pictures? Promotion posters? It all depends what you like and the purpose of the photo... but most people prefer vibrant colours because it looks better than real life.

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              • Anonymous
              • JpF
              • 24 Mar 2018

              AnonD-739779, 24 Mar 2018Those are not "muted" colors, those are the "right" colors,... moreIphone turns sky into purple.
              Front cam makws ppl yellow, like liver issues

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                • Anonymous
                • E8p
                • 24 Mar 2018

                AnonD-739779, 24 Mar 2018Those are not "muted" colors, those are the "right" colors,... moreiPhones 8, 8 plus and X all have a pinkish tone to their photos comparing them side by side to the photos taken with my 7,6s, 6 and even my iPod Touch 6 gen has better color accuracy, especially when it comes to skin tones. I do not like their new cameras they are too pink and process skin tones in an off way.

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                  • AnonD-739779
                  • Tqh
                  • 24 Mar 2018

                  Those are not "muted" colors, those are the "right" colors, iphone takes photos as close to as real life when it comes to color accuracy. Samsung phones always take oversaturated photos.

                  You can always give a photo a bit more vibrance or contrast when youre uploading to instagram, since phones own editing software wont be enough already, but you cannot true oversaturated colors, and if you are taking photos of that important things, maybe relevant to your job and you need accurate colors your best bet is iphones camera.

                  Its true samsungs oversaturated photos are easy to trick general consumers, who just doesnt care about accuracy or anything. And its clear iphones camera needs better noise cleaning optimisation. But more importantly, smartphone producers should decide to use even bigger sensors already, for the next big step. Right now, smartphone cameras are limited with these tiny sensors imo.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • pQr
                    • 24 Mar 2018

                    "One will prefer the more muted colors of the iPhone's images, but that's the same person who likes to post-process every photo they take on their smartphone."
                    No, the iPhone 7/8/X have muted colors due to the completely overused Lightroom-like clarity effect which destroys color detail. The color information is lost, you can't get back the color information, it's lost.

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                      • AnonD-747061
                      • nIj
                      • 24 Mar 2018

                      The video comparison would have been much more accurate if the footage had been recorderd fairly, as they were filmed at different times of the year !!! come on GSMARENA!!! The grass and the trees on the iphone are more vibrant because it looks like it was filmed in Summer / Autumn .. Whilst the Samsung footage looks like it was flmed in Winter / Spring.
                      If you are going to do a fair comparison at least record the footage at the same time ;-)

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                        • Anonymous
                        • JpF
                        • 24 Mar 2018

                        Fearghast, 24 Mar 2018Since iPhones record sound really poor ... and they even ca... moreYes.. Iphone records poor audio.
                        Funny thing is the fact this is never a con when PA reviews the iphones.

                          Since iPhones record sound really poor ... and they even capture sound just in mono, I don't see a posibility of an iPhone winning any video capture category.
                          Sound is literaly one half of the captured video - sound + image = video.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • n}%
                            • 24 Mar 2018

                            r33fd, 24 Mar 2018Long story short: Photos: Smasung wins hands down. Videos... moreiphone may have slight advantage in video picture quality, but low quality mono audio recording is a huge let down.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • P@Y
                              • 24 Mar 2018

                              iPhone is already lost
                              Pixelated pictures again

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                                • Arman
                                • DxF
                                • 24 Mar 2018

                                r33fd, 24 Mar 2018Long story short: Photos: Smasung wins hands down. Videos... moreyeah you can say that...
                                but you're forgetting something,When you are recording videos, isn't it nicer to have less shaking videos than a little better color ?
                                i have s9+ and i must admit that the video stabilization is just perfect... It's like you are riding on rails when you are walking...
                                just watch samples yourself.

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                                  • r33fd
                                  • LaB
                                  • 24 Mar 2018

                                  Long story short:
                                  Photos: Smasung wins hands down.
                                  Videos: Iphone wins.

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                                    • saw089
                                    • B{R
                                    • 24 Mar 2018

                                    Those 2 pics in 1 thing that you guys are doing are nice, seems the samsung has the better camera here, but it's also newer..., still though, I like my Iphone :)

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • vjw
                                      • 24 Mar 2018

                                      AnonD-44232, 24 Mar 2018The photo which highlights the curtain, well, did anyone no... moreThe cameras don't even have the exact same apertures to begin with. What's the point of going manual mode to select the aperture?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • vjw
                                        • 24 Mar 2018

                                        Anonymous, 24 Mar 2018If you wan to compare phone camera pictures it is no use of... moreGo on instagram and see what photos get the most likes. The saturated ones or the dull ones? Most people prefer vivid colours. If you prefer dull colours, you are free to use other brands or just use a proper camera.