The Samsung Galaxy S4 Has The Best Smartphone Camera
For most people, there are only three phones you should consider buying right now: The Samsung
All three are great phones.
And all three make a big deal out of how great their cameras are, especially HTC, which invented a whole new marketing term for the One's camera.
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But megapixel count is a relatively meaningless spec nowadays, especially on
What's more important in a smartphone camera is how its sensor handles different environments and integrates all that with its software.
We put each phone's camera through the paces in four key areas. Here are the results:
Sunlight
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Winner: The
Low Light
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Winner: The HTC One pulls in the most light in low-light settings. However, colors don't look as good. It's a trade-off, but you're going to get the brightest picture with the HTC One.
Motion
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Winner: All of them! Each camera does a great job at taking still photos of quickly moving objects.
Software Interface
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Winner: The Galaxy S4 has the best camera features built in. It's also a lot easier to access them from a simple, visual menu that provides a clear explanation of what each feature does.
Conclusion
Overall, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has the best camera experience. Its software is the easiest to use, and has some really clever and useful shooting modes. However, if you plan on taking a lot of photos in low light, you're probably better off with the HTC One.
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