Samsung's new flagships, the Galaxy S8 and S8 +, are already on sale in different countries, and Everything indicates that it will be a new success of Apple's main rival. In fact, in Korea it already had more than a million pre-launch reservations, and analysts predict that global sales will reach at least 45 million units. However, putting the numbers aside, It seems that the Galaxy S8 exceeds, albeit slightly, the photographic capabilities of the iPhone 7 Plus.
Although it is one of the most important elements in any current smartphone, the camera on the new Galaxy S8 is the one that has received the least attention, at least so far. It is true that, basically, we find an item similar to the previous generation However, there is something that elevates it a bit above the camera of the iPhone 7 Plus.
In low light, the S8's camera performs better
Sure enough, the Galaxy S12's 8MP camera module is the same as last year's Galaxy S7, however, Samsung has modified the f / 1.7 lens software in an attempt to improve image processing.
Tom's Guide has published a selection of images taken with both flagship smartphones and the result is that, even by a slim margin, the Galaxy S8 ranks above the iPhone 7 Plus.
According to this review, despite the poor macro performance experienced with the Galaxy S8, the camera results of both smartphones are brilliant and basically similarexcept with one exception.
The camera of the new Galaxy S8 surpasses in night photography to the iPhone 7 Plus, both in well-lit conditions and in low-light situations as, in both circumstances, the colors are "generally richer" and offer "much more detail" both indoors and outdoors.
As regards the frontal cameraEven though the Galaxy S8 has more megapixels than the iPhone 7 Plus (8MP vs. 7MP), the analysis concluded that Apple phone took sharper images with richer colors.
And in terms of video, both present similar results in 4K video tests at 30fps, although Galaxy S8 audio is a bit cleaner.