After various heated debates regarding which smartphone takes the better photos – the iPhone 6 or the Samsung Galaxy S6 – a blind test has revealed the winner.
Samsung and Apple have long been arch-rivals in the increasingly competitive smartphone market. Whereas the two dominant players have legions of loyal fans, there remain objective observers who only care about the best performance, regardless of the brand name.
When Samsung launched its latest Galaxy S6 flagship smartphone, it went head-to-head with Apple's iPhone 6 flagship. Both handsets are true powerhouses with top-notch specs and features all around — but tests can show which one is better — at least in some departments.
When it comes to cameras, a recent blind test pitted the two smartphones against each other to see which takes the best images, according to votes by the public.
More precisely, Phone Arena conducted a blind camera test between the iPhone 6 and the Samsung Galaxy S6. Users had to vote the photos they thought were better, without knowing which of the two smartphones took the photos.
Based on the votes, the test concluded that the Samsung Galaxy S6 takes the best photos by a wide margin. The photos taken with a Galaxy S6 received 27,063 votes, while the ones taken with the iPhone 6 got only 3,033 votes.
While in some images the differences are smaller and more subtle, in others, the quality is significantly different. In low-light photographs, the iPhone 6 didn't stand a chance against the Galaxy S6. Samsung's flagship won in all six scenes, delivering sharper images with more detail and higher quality.
The sixth photographed scene, which featured bottles, is perhaps the most relevant. In the photo taken with the iPhone 6, the bottles on the wall are barely distinguishable (see image above). The Galaxy S6, however, properly distributes the light and captures the view in great detail. The second image shows the details on the zoomed-in image, and the Galaxy S6 again wins the round.
In conclusion – at least in the camera department – the Samsung Galaxy S6 clearly beats the iPhone 6 by a wide margin. Check out the sample photos over at Phone Arena to see for yourself.
