Tom's Guide compared the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs. iPhone 15 Pro Max through a 200 photo face-off to decide which is the best flagship smartphone for photography. Between the telephoto zoom of the S24 Ultra and the versatile main camera in the iPhone 15 Pro Max, there can only be one winner. This is Photo Shootout!
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00:00One of the first things we did shortly after getting our hands on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
00:04was to test out its camera. We decided to pursue a more comprehensive camera shootout against
00:10the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Both phones handle portrait mode very well, making the differences between
00:15them harder to discern from a cursory look. The iPhone 15 Pro Max certainly has the truer-to-life
00:20colors, but it doesn't totally blur out my colleague's glasses as better than the Galaxy
00:25S24 Ultra, which you can see around his eyebrow. The iPhone's stronger dynamic range performance is
00:30again on display here when you look at how the stone pathways boosted to better tone out the
00:35exposure throughout the entire scene. This one's tougher because the iPhone 15 Pro Max seems to
00:40boost the exposure throughout the entire scene to make it brighter, but at the expense of the
00:44highlights. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S24 Ultra seems to be the opposite, preserving the highlights a
00:50little bit better, but by making the entire shot look a little underexposed. Apple's clearly boosting
00:55exposure in this clock tower zoom shot. The shadow areas are undoubtedly brighter with the iPhone,
01:01whereas they're better preserved with the Galaxy S24 Ultra, despite its darker composition. When
01:07the scene's dominated by a plethora of colors, it's really hard for us to choose a definitive
01:11winner. The floral shot proves this because depending on your preference, you could find
01:15any one of them to be the better one. The pinks, purples, and the reds all have vibrant tones,
01:20while the yellows and greens get enough saturation to balance out the shots.
01:24Overall, I think the iPhone 15 Pro Max is the sure bet winner.