The optical zoom of Galaxy S21 Ultra launched by Samsung is much ahead of Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max. However, this is the only area where these smartphones differ.
Galaxy S21 Ultra introduced by Samsung has much better camera technology than the Ultra model that Samsung introduced last year. But, where it stands against the top smartphone lineup iPhone 12 Pro Max of Apple? Comparing the features of these standard smartphones equipped with best-in-class technology is quite impressive. The comparison is interesting because these two leading manufacturers of smartphones have taken entirely different approaches; however, both are significantly closer in their camera features.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the largest among the new smartphones introduced by Apple. Also, it is equipped with the largest imaging sensor. It is crucial because of providing a vast surface area for the absorption of light per pixel. The pixel size is about 1.7-micrometers, which larger than 70 percent as found in usual cameras. The introduced feature helps increase sensitivity for photography in low-light. It has brought the iPhone back into the cut-throat competition with the smartphones in terms of smartphone photography in low light.
The company has used sensor-shift technology to improve the stabilization and to capture super crisp telephoto shots. Besides, the use of LiDAR scanner gives accurate and fast focus even in almost darkness. These specific improvements introduced in iPhone 12 Pro Max set it apart from other iPhone 12 Pro. Samsung has introduced Galaxy S21 Ultra cameras with extra features, modifications, and capabilities. The Galaxy S21 Ultra has been packed with the primary camera of 108-megapixel, an ultra-wide camera at three times zoom, and two telephoto cameras at ten times zoom. When we compare these features to those introduced in the Galaxy S20 Ultra, it is clear that introducing optical zoom in two levels can solve the problems occurring with zooms in low levels in odd artifacts or muddy spots while cropping and editing an image.
Now, it is possible to get perfect and excellent optical zooms at the focal lengths of 240-millimeter and 70-millimeter in addition to the 13-millimeter ultra-wide and 24-millimeter wide-angle cameras. Moreover, improvements have been brought to space zoom also. However, cropping the photos that are digitally zoom appear more like a painting than any photograph. If you are getting the option to zoom in on the moon’s face is excellent, even the quality is not so good. Still, it is a smartphone and not a DSLR camera with a bigger attached lens. When compared, the iPhone 12 Pro Max has only the single option of 2.5-times telephoto with digital zoom. It allows the users to zoom up to twelve times.
Comparing the Best Cameras of Apple & Samsung
While comparing the best smartphones introduced by these two leading manufacturers, the most apparent differences occur in zoom abilities and the main cameras. Samsung has equipped a smartphone camera with a wide-angle 24-millimeter lens with an aperture of f/1.8. It has included the imaging sensor of 108-megapixel with 0.8-micrometer pixels. On the contrary, Apple introduced the standard imaging sensor of 12-megapixel with a larger f/1.6 aperture, bigger 1.7-micrometer pixels, and a focal length of 26-millimeter.
These features are relatively close to the Samsung smartphone camera but not so vast as it. It is good to introduce more pixels, but low quality and less light for each pixel is the trade-off. Samsung has solved the problem by integrating 9-pixels into one. However, in some cases, the users can’t find the end result even close to the iPhone 12 Pro Max’s larger aperture and its naturally larger pixel size. While looking on some samples of photos have revealed that Apple has handled low light in a better way. Also, the Apple smartphone camera can give sharper images. When you use the full resolution in bright sunlight, you get to know the worth of 108-megapixels, allowing more oversized prints that you can’t get with Apple’s smartphone.
Samsung has included two cameras based on telephoto technology, and 3-times and 10-times cameras of optical zoom to single 2.5 times optical zoom camera of Apple. Clearly, Samsung has an upper edge in terms of zoom capability. It doesn’t require any debate over space zoom usability to prove its superiority. Both have front-facing and ultra-wide cameras giving almost the same performance. It isn’t easy to decide which camera array of Apple and Samsung smartphone is superior in overall comparison.
Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max has the edge over Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra in providing photos of standard resolution even in less light. However, Samsung is better than the Apple smartphone camera in providing special zooming features. When you choose between these two smartphone cameras, you need to think about using these in low-light and how often you need zooming. If you need to shoot photos and videos outdoors more often, then choosing the Galaxy S21 Ultra will be the best decision for you. If you want something to shoot photos and videos outdoors and indoors at night or dusk, choosing the iPhone 12 Pro Max will be the best choice.
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