The Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 are two smartphones at the top of their game. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have their adherents, the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge their own. When it comes to the never-ending battle between Cupertino and Seoul, fanboyism is never far behind. However, the fanboy battle is but one: the other pertains to the devices. No matter how much devotion you have for one company in particular, average consumers who don’t have a stake in the fanboy wars will look at one thing: performance.
The Galaxy S6 series is the hottest Samsung star at the moment, and there’s good reason. A recent PhoneArena blind camera test between the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 had users vote for which photos were the best (without knowing which photos were taken from which of the two rival smartphones). After voting, the results were then compiled and announced. In this most recent blind camera test between the two top smartphones, Samsung’s Galaxy S6 won – in overwhelming fashion. The Galaxy S6 received 27,063 votes to the iPhone 6’s 3,033 votes.
While these results may seem lop-sided to you, a simple glance at the photos in the camera comparison at the source link below will explain all. Some photos have slight, nuanced differences, but Samsung’s Galaxy S6 shined the best in low-light photos. Of the six different scenes snapped, scenes 2, 5, and 6 show the GS6’s camera prowess against that of its rival.
In Scene 2, Samsung’s Galaxy S6 camera provided a better portrayal of the ruins in the sunlight, while the iPhone 6 smears the sunlight’s color all over the ruins. Scene 5, the battleship, shows the GS6’s accurate portrayal of the scene with some accurate lighting for daytime photos. The iPhone 6 fairs well, but tends to have a colder portrayal of photos outdoors as though every object is in the shade.
In Scene 6, titled “Chill Out,” the Galaxy S6’s camera prowess clearly outpaces the iPhone 6. You can hardly see the bottles on the wall in the iPhone 6 photo, but the light is distributed exceptionally well in the GS6’s portrayal of the same scene. Even when zooming in, the GS6’s 16MP camera could better handle details than the iPhone 6’s 8MP camera.
In Scene 3, the iPhone 6 could very well be guilty of oversaturation, as many a tech reviewer of the iPhone 6’s camera has said the same. Scene 1’s close-up view shows the beauty of cameras with more megapixels: the GS6’s 16MP camera fared better in its details than that of the iPhone 6. Samsung’s f/1.9 apertures on both cameras continue to send the message that specs such as “f/1.9” really do matter – they’re not just impressive numbers on a spec sheet.
Don’t take our word for it: check out the link below to validate the win in your own mind.
