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Camera Comparison: iPhone 11 Pro Max vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+

Interesting. iPhone does seem more accurate true to life but I'm guessing most people will be drawn to the over saturated colours on the the Note.

I personally rather have a more true to life picture to start and then you can edit or use filters to punch it up.

I can hear all the pro photographers out there "shutter" as I type this out and mention filters. ;)
 
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iPhone has that hepatitis skin tone (Dan's face), salmon/wasabi look spoiled and there's more distortion in the ultra wide while having less FoV (bend of street pole) otherwise it boils down to preference of naturally dull or more pleasing photos. Overall, the Note is the more capable and future proof package with more uninterrupted screen area, pen support, DeX, better ultra wide angle camera, less buggy, etc.
 
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It’s pretty close, but I bet Apple could edge out the Galaxy S10 but adding a better ultra wide camera with optical image stabilization and support for night mode.
 
We are at a point where camera performances are so similar, it no longer matters which camera is better. There has been minimal improvements lately, so someone needs to come out and do something groundbreaking with phone cameras. My money is on Microsoft.
 
mi7chy said:
iPhone has that hepatitis skin tone and there's more distortion in the ultra wide while having less FoV. Overall, the Note is the more capable and future proof package with more uninterrupted screen area, pen support, DeX, better ultra wide angle camera, less buggy, etc.
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5 lies all in one post. Bravo.
 
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The iPhone absolutely smokes the Note in the darker shots. The night mode (which activates in any low light) is 100% worth the upgrade to any iPhone 11 model in my opinion.
 
A true to life photo is better. There are many options to tweak a picture.

I have the 11 Pro Max. The camera is good. It would be good to see a 4th lens to get clear 10x pictures...or maybe a 5th lens for extreme close-ups...say cheese ant
 
JGIGS said:
Interesting. iPhone does seem more accurate true to life but I'm guessing most people will be drawn to the over saturated colours on the the Note.

I personally rather have a more true to life picture to start and then you can edit or use filters to punch it up.

I can hear all the pro photographers out there "shutter" as I type this out and mention filters. ;)
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Yeah, from what I gathered of the photo comparisons, it seems like Samsung wants to punch it up from the get-go, and leave it to their users to tone down photos after the fact. The Apple photos all seemed to cling more closely to the richness and depth that you'd see in real-life, which I prefer (even if less 'punchy' than the Samsung photos.

They both take striking photos, though, and make me embarrassed that I once considered acceptable a USD $400.00 Kodak digital camera from 1998 (one of the first!) that took probably less than 1 megapixel shots.
 
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Without looking at the RAW files, you can't tell and such tests become subjective.
 
Looks like the 11 conclusively outperforms the “Jack of All Trades, Master if None” gimmick phone; the first image is ridiculously one sided, not even close
 
I find it interesting that Dan said the iPhone 11 has a wider angle for Face ID to unlock, when I’ve experienced that same thing on my XS max since iOS 13. It almost more of a lowering of security than a “wider unlock angle”. If I look approximately 3 inches above my iPhone, it’ll unlock and I have Required Attention enabled so don’t @ me.
 
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After a few years on cruise control, Apple is definitely setting the benchmark in smartphone photo/video quality.
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Yeah, they (Apple) had some catching up to do in terms of low light improvements, wide angle additions, stabilization, etc. But I see camera technology being more of a ‘marathon versus a race’. I don’t necessarily think it’s about who puts out the technology first, but what makes it more of a refined experience for the user that appreciates the small details, and I think when you’re comparing smart phones in general, they all generally take fairly good photos, but the iPhone is on par of being the best in my opinion.
 
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These photos tell me all smart phone cameras are quite good now. I don’t think one is objectively better than the other.
 
You should add a basic point n shoot to these comparisons. Something from Sony for instance.

These phones are ridiculously expensive. The iPhone Pros range from AUD 1,749 for the entry level model to a whopping 2,499 for the 512 GB Max version in Australia! That’s only $100 less than a 512 GB 13” MacBook Pro; which you can frequently get for 10% off, so the iPhone ends up being more expensive. It’s crazy! Yes those prices include tax, but still: I never thought an iPhone would cost more than a MacBook Pro with a decent amount of storage.

My point is, if people are spending this much in part because of the cameras (they are certainly a heavy part of the marketing), maybe some perspective is in order. What is the value of the computational processing the phones are doing? And convenience? You could buy a standard iPhone 11 and still have enough left over for a decent point n shoot so is the extra worth it for the cameras alone?
 
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These days, almost all flagships have a very good camera you can't go wrong with any of them.
 
IPhone is way better in color distribution / range. Color Is horrible in Note 10. Seems to be always a tad blue and also shows reduced/poor amount of variation in the luminance channel. The note 10 also seems to be adding sharpening through filtering. iPhone is the big f winner here. I’m surprised people can’t see the difference. Sad...
 
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