In my final picture shootout between the iPhone 15 Professional and Galaxy S24 Plus, Apple’s flagship got here out on high between the 2 $999 telephones. This time, nevertheless, I’m taking the iPhone 15 Plus and Galaxy S24 Plus for a spin to see which one is the higher cellphone for pictures.
Relating to the {hardware}, the Galaxy S24 Plus presents a 50MP major digital camera, 12MP ultrawide, and 10MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom. That telephoto digital camera is essential as a result of the iPhone 15 Plus doesn’t have a devoted one — the iPhone’s digital camera setup contains a 48MP major shooter paired with a 12MP ultrawide lens. Nonetheless, you shouldn’t depend out the iPhone 15 Plus simply but as a result of it leverages pixel binning with the principle digital camera to provide it optical high quality efficiency when zooming to 2x.
In my iPhone 15 Plus assessment, this method satisfied me that its 2x photographs have been adequate to rival different digital camera telephones with optical zoom lenses. In the meantime, I point out in my Galaxy S24 Plus assessment how its digital camera app higher caters to content material creators with its guide modes for photographs and video.
I’ll present you the iPhone 15 Plus vs Galaxy S24 Plus digital camera face-off outcomes to crown a winner, each under and in my newest YouTube video. Ten classes, two telephones, just one winner can come out on high.
iPhone 15 Plus vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Primary digital camera
Beginning off with their major cameras, I can’t complain a lot about them as a result of they’re each glorious for each scene. What stands out is how the iPhone 15 Plus casts a brighter image with this carousel in Bryant Park, but it surely tends to blow out the highlights. The S24 Plus casts a extra even publicity between the highlights and shadows, regardless of it not being as vivid of a picture. This one’s a tie for me.
Winner: Draw
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iPhone 15 Plus vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Ultrawide
Each telephones have the identical 120-degree discipline of view with their ultrawide cameras, in order that they each do properly at capturing everything of those buildings. After I zoom into the photographs, I do discover that the S24 Plus pulls in a bit extra element with the brickwork across the constructing, however the iPhone 15 Plus once more casts a brighter picture that will get my consideration — so it’s one other tossup right here.
Winner: Draw
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iPhone 15 Plus vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Dynamic vary
Facet-by-side, I like how the iPhone 15 Plus handles dynamic vary between the statue within the center that is below a shade and the brighter sky within the background — primarily as a result of it boosts the publicity of the shadows, which elevates the general look of its shot. The Galaxy S24 Plus nonetheless presents glorious dynamic vary efficiency, however the shadows don’t get almost the identical publicity enhance because the iPhone.
Winner: iPhone 15 Plus
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iPhone 15 Plus vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Colour replica
Instantly I can inform there’s a noticeable distinction with how these two digital camera telephones reproduce colours, with the iPhone 15 Plus ramping up the saturation ranges way more in these photographs. The inexperienced leaves within the comparability photographs above specific have this shiny look. Don’t get me flawed, it helps to get my consideration, but it surely’s just too saturated. In the meantime, the Galaxy S24 Plus continues to be on the saturated aspect, but it surely’s not too overboard with it.
Winner: Galaxy S24 Plus
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iPhone 15 Plus vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Macro
Neither cellphone technically has a devoted macro mode, however I’m nonetheless capable of seize unimaginable wanting closeup photographs with them. The element captured is unbelievable with each telephones, which I can see with all the main points on the leaves of this flower.
However between them, there’s higher sharpness and readability once I zoom into the iPhone 15 Plus’ picture. It does overexpose the shadows greater than the S24 Plus, however its capacity to tug in higher element makes it the higher one for me.
Winner: iPhone 15 Plus
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iPhone 15 Plus vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Selfie
It’s one other shut one with these selfies. Each telephones have 12MP front-facing cameras and do an excellent job at capturing the wonder marks and wrinkles round my face — however the hotter hue and sharper particulars of the iPhone 15 Plus will get my vote.
Winner: Galaxy S24 Plus
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iPhone 15 Professional vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Portrait
I caught with 1x zoom for these portrait photographs, but it surely’s clear that the Galaxy S24 Plus’ major digital camera has a wider discipline of view. Whereas that may matter for some of us, I’m not too essential about it as a result of I’m extra in how these telephones isolate me from the background.
For probably the most half, they do a reasonably good job at that activity — together with how my stretched out arm is extra out of focus the nearer it’s to the digital camera — however I choose the way in which the iPhone 15 Plus handles my pores and skin tone, which isn’t as oversaturated because the Galaxy S24 Plus. Plus, the iPhone captures extra element, like the material materials of my shirt and all of the marks on my face.
Winner: iPhone 15 Plus
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iPhone 15 Plus vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Zoom
On paper, there’s a transparent benefit for the S24 Plus relating to zooming as a result of it presents a devoted one with 3x optical zoom. The iPhone doesn’t have a telephoto lens of its personal, so it’s leaning on the principle digital camera for all of its zooming, which is digital past 1x zoom. I’m evaluating photographs at 3x and 10x zooms, with the latter being the utmost that the iPhone 15 Plus can obtain. (The Galaxy S24 Plus can go as much as 30x.)
Realizing that, I’m stunned by how effectively the iPhone performs right here as a result of it’s clearly doing one thing within the background to reinforce its shot. The general shot appears to be like awfully near the Galaxy S24 Plus, however that’s till I zoom in additional into them. The S24 Plus has extra definition across the stature, particularly across the legs and sneakers — but it surely’s not by an enormous stretch. The iPhone impresses me, however Samsung will get the nod right here.
Winner: Galaxy S24 Plus
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iPhone 15 Plus vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Panoramic
Relating to capturing panoramic photographs, I can use both the principle or ultrawide cameras on both cellphone. I caught with their major cameras for all of my comparability photographs, which I’ve to say captures the identical quantity of element — just like the stonework within the far background of the New York Public Library.
I’m immediately drawn to the colourful inexperienced garden at Bryant Park with the S24 Plus, however the publicity is far and wide. For instance, the clouds are overblown, whereas a small part of the garden is a bit of below uncovered in direction of the center proper. The iPhone 15 Plus retains the publicity constant and paints a extra sensible image with its pure colours.
Winner: iPhone 15 Plus
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iPhone 15 Plus vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Low gentle
And eventually, we’re again to my yard the place I all the time seize low gentle photographs of my indifferent storage. I need to point out once more that I took these photographs in pitch black situations — however these photographs make it appear like there are ambient gentle sources close by. However there aren’t!
This one’s a troublesome name as a result of they each gentle up the scene properly, however the publicity’s a smidge higher with the iPhone 15 Plus. Additionally, there’s a good quantity of element within the tree branches and garden, however the Traeger identify on my smoker isn’t as smudgy wanting with the iPhone 15 Plus.
Winner: iPhone 15 Plus
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iPhone 15 Plus vs. Galaxy S24 Plus: Verdict
Nicely, this shootout turned out to be a detailed one — however the iPhone 15 Plus wins out right here primarily for the way it constantly produces the brighter photographs in almost each shot I captured. And regardless of it missing a telephoto digital camera, it nonetheless presents cheap zooming high quality once I want it.
As for the Galaxy 24 Plus? It’s nonetheless a unbelievable digital camera cellphone and technically has the higher zoom efficiency, however you’re paying a bit extra for it at $999 — versus the $899 for the iPhone 15 Plus.
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