We analyzed the cameras of the top Samsung, Apple, and Google telephones by taking pictures from the perception deck of the tallest structure in New York — and it's conspicuous Samsung's is best for individuals who care about photographs
I took the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, and Google Pixel 4 XL almost 2,000 feet above New York City, to the highest point of One World Trade Center, the tallest structure in the Western Hemisphere.
I tried out the cameras on every one of those significant lead telephones, including their ultra-wide, normal, and zoomed focal points. I likewise evaluated the S20 Ultra's new crazy 108-megapixel sensor and its 100x zoom. Spoiler alert, the photograph quality on 100x zoom is awful.
From the photographs, it's entirely certain that the Galaxy S20 Ultra has the unrivaled cameras.
Starting with the Galaxy S20 Ultra's ultra-wide camera. Keep in mind that photos were taken behind a glass wall, so there may be some reflection and glass glare.
Now here's the same ultra-wide photo taken with the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
I wish I could take an ultra-wide photo with the Pixel 4 XL, but Google unforgivably denied Pixel fans an ultra-wide camera on its latest phone. So, Pixel 4 users are limited to a standard photo.
If you squint, you can just about see the Statue of Liberty. Perhaps the Galaxy S20 Ultra's zoom will help with that. Let's try 10x zoom.
Now here's the iPhone's effort at 10x zoom, its maximum zoom range. There's zero doubt that the S20 Ultra photo above is significantly better.
Now here's the Pixel 4 XL's best try at its maximum 8x zoom. Google claims it uses software magic to make zoomed photos look better, and while it's better than the iPhone's photo, it's nowhere near as good as the S20 Ultra's.
But wait! The S20 Ultra still has more zoom left in it. Here's the Statue of Liberty at 100x zoom. It's ... not a good photo. In fact, the S20 Ultra's 100x zoom took bad photos every time I tried it.
Here's a photo taken with the S20 Ultra' regular camera with the default 12-megapixel setting.
Now here's the iPhone 11 Pro's photo from the regular camera.
And here's the Pixel 4 XL's photo from its regular camera.
Let's have another look at how well each phone can zoom. Here's the S20 Ultra's 10x zoom on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Now here's the iPhone 11 Pro Max's 10x zoom on the Brooklyn Bridge. It's nowhere near as sharp as the S20 Ultra's above.
And finally, the Pixel 4 XL's maximum 8x zoom. It's a little better than the iPhone's photo, but still nowhere near as good as the S20 Ultra's.
For good measure, here's another 100x zoom photo from the S20 Ultra to prove that just because you can doesn't mean you should.
The S20 Ultra also has a full 108-megapixel sensor. But such large photos at this size generally look pretty similar to a standard 12-megapixel photo. Here's a photo taken with the S20 Ultra's 108-megapixel camera.
But with so many megapixels, the camera captures more detail, even of distant objects. Here's a crop of the photo above.
Now here's the same crop of the iPhone 11 Pro Max's photo with its 12-megapixel camera. The iPhone's 12-megapixel sensor simply doesn't capture as much detail of far-away objects as the S20 Ultra's 108-megapixel camera.
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