Hey guys, It’s Krystal!
And I think it’s about time we put the two newest android phones to the test and see
how their cameras do against each other!
I got the Samsung Galaxy S8+ and the LG G6 and I’m also going to throw in the Google
Pixel because, even though it’s 6 months old, there’s still some people out there
who think it has the best camera.
With the S8 and Pixel - they both have 12 megapixel sensors.
Aperture of 1.7 and 2.0 and on the LG G6 we go up to a 13 megapixel sensor, aperture of
1.8.
And a cool thing about this one is we have a second lens on there - a wide angled one
that also has 13 megapixels just like it's main camera.
But it has an aperture of 2.4.
So anyway, let's go take some pictures!
So I took a lot of pictures here in New York City on a somewhat cloudy day but pictures
on all 3 phones came out really nice and colorful.
I think right off the bat, you’ll notice one of these phone’s sticks out with a different
photo style.
And that’s the LG G6 - it has a bit more of faded look than the others - the S8 and
Pixel look pretty similar - both with deep blacks and with nice HDR modes exposing the
sky.
The G6’s faded might make it seem less interesting than the others - less eye catching I guess
but this does make for a more realistic picture I think.
With the Pixel’s camera there’s tons of software processing going on.
It doesn’t just have an HDR mode it has an HDR PLUS mode which does a lot more than
you’d think.
If we zoom in you can see that the Pixel’s image has a bit of a warmer tone than the
others.
It also looks like it some artificial sharpening going on but still has a lot of detail if
you look at my jacket.
The S8 almost looks a little soft.
And I don’t know if you’ve noticed by now but the LG G6’s photos look a little
more zoomed in.
The lens definitely is a bit more tight.
But that really doesn’t matter because you can easily switch over to the wide angle lens.
And you cant really do it justice in portrait mode…
I find it to be much more awesome shooting in landscape, allowing you to take photos
you would never be able to take with the S8 and Pixel.
Now now the LG G6 tends to usually lean a little towards the cooler side than the S8
and Pixel - you can really see this when looking at the sky.
And even the small leaf buds on the trees look much brighter and greener than the others.
Whether that’s a good or bad thing is up to you.
I really do like it though.
It does look like there’s a lot of sharpening going on kinda tricking you into thinking
you can see each individual leaf.
Oh and course, let’s check out that wide angle lens with the LG G6.
Yeah it looks cool but kinda unnecessary here…
But there are going to be times where it could be necessary like here.
Sometimes you can’t get far away enough to get everything you want in the shot.
But you can just switch the wide angle lens.
And this year the G6’s wide angle lens has the same amount of megapixels as the standard
lens but I’ve found since you end up getting more of the bright sky in the shot when doing
this, your subjects come out a little darker.
I mean the HDR mode on the LG G6 does work very well but in extreme situations like this,
it’s definitely not up to par with the Galaxy S8.
So the sky is pretty much totally washed out with the G6.
The Pixel does show what’s going on with those clouds better though.
That HDR+ mode really does work WONDERS but the pixel also does usually take overall darker
photos in extreme situations like this so even though the sky looks good, the flowers
might be too dark for some people.
It’s hard to say which is better in really any of these outdoor shots... so I’m curious
to know what you guys think so make sure you leave a comment below telling me which phone
is doing the best so far!
I guess what I get from these outdoor tests are the LG G6 has the brightest photos at
the expense of making the colors of the sky disappear sometimes, while the Pixel has darker
photos but that allows that sky to punch on through!
The G6 usually has a tad more natural image while the others darker areas are crushed
a little more.
And the Pixel is by far the warmest of the bunch, shifting all those colors which I think
looks great but some might hate it haha.
Now when it comes to selfies, The Galaxy S8 and the Google Pixel have 8 megapixel sensors
while the LG G6 is stuck at only 5 megapixels.
So in order to compensate for that, once again we have that artificial sharpening going on
with the G6, kinda tricking you into thinking you get more detail.
And it works alright I think.
Overall, the same characteristics we saw with the rear camera we can see here.
The LG G6 is the brightest of the photos with the Google Pixel being the darkest - although
you can see the sky sometimes which I also love haha.
The Pixel also shifts all those colors to a warmer temperature and that HDR+ mode makes
my face seem a little…
more artificial looking….
And overall definitely creates an unflattering look sometimes.
But sometimes it looks pretty decent.
The Pixel does however capture the best detail I think.
Now, no we don’t get a second selfie lens on the LG G6.
There is only one…..
But what’s kind of crazy is by default, your selfies on the G6 are actually cropped
in.
It’s not using the entire sensor.
There’s a button that you can push within the camera interface that allows you to zoom
out in a sense, using the entire sensor!
Once again, the LG G6 is being tricky little rascal, trying to trick you into thinking
you two selfie cameras.
I really do love this because not only can you fit more friends in the shot but you can
just get more of the background for context as to where you are.
Ok now let’s get into lowlight shots - with Selfies...unfortunately…. the LG G6 kind
of gets spanked.
It’s very noisy and hard to get a non blurry shot.
Although of course you can switch to that full wider shot.
The Galaxy S8 and Pixel do a really good job though - although I do think I like the Pixel
a bit more - it seems a little sharper and clearer especially if you look around my eyelashes
and eyebrows.
Going back to rear facing cameras and shooting some low light images - first thing you probably
notice is look how well the pixel is doing!
It’s nice and bright - has some beautiful colors and isn’t very grainy.
Once agains thats thanks to the crazy processing power of HDR+ mode.
The LG G6 has some ok color to it, although miles behind the Pixel but there is a lot
of grainyness going on here!
It is pretty sharp though….but so it the Galaxy S8 and it does this without having
pretty much any noisy grainyness.
Still though, the S8’s colors just aren’t as vibrant as the Pixel’s but the S8 still
does look fantastic.
I think I’m going to have to give it to the pixel here.
Oh, and yes you can still use the G6’s wide angle lens in low light but… for some reason
it looks a lot worse.
Here’s a more simple low light shot and it’s a little more closely matched now.
The G6 has that more faded and natural look… where the S8 and Pixel almost look identical
until you realize the Pixel for once actually shifts its colors to a cooler side.
And when we zoom in, the Pixel actually comes in last in terms of detail and sharpness - probably
because there is no optical image stabilization with the Pixel and the LG G6 captures the
most!
The common theme with low light is the LG G6 is going to have that faded look - although
has some nice detail.
The S8 takes great low light pictures with decent color, no noise and some good amounts
of detail.
But the Pixel is crazy colorful which I think makes it my favorite low light shooter, even
if it’s a little soft.
You do have to be careful though with those lens flares and little halo effects though
when shooting in low light with the pixel.
So now let’s talk about video recording.
All 3 phones can shoot in 4k and that’s what you’re seeing here.
They all look really good… the LG G6 I think has some more saturated colors….
And also has that sharpening processing going on.
It’s hard to say which is the best but if I had to pick my favorite, I’d go with the
Galaxy S8.
It’s pretty natural looking here, I feel as though the G6 with it’s saturated colors
and sharpening effect is a little too much sometimes and the Pixel has pretty dark image
and crushes the blacks.
But really, I’d be happy with any of these phones for video.
It’s when testing the optical image stabilization in each camera, we have some more obvious
differences.
The Pixel is by far the smoothest but what’s crazy is that…
it HAS no optical image stabilization!
It’s all software haha.
But it can make it look a little unnatural and janky at times.
The S8 doesn’t seem to be doing the best job…
it’s pretty jittery… and the G6 is a little bouncy but it’s not too bad.
Ok so after looking at all these pictures and videos, it’s hard to say which is better
because not only do they each kind of have their own style but the LG G6 has a big feature
that the others don't.
So I’m really curious to hear what you guys think is the best overall camera.
In outdoors it’s really hard to say - but in low light I’d have to go with the Pixel,
with selfies, the S8 and with Video maybe the S8 too.
But be sure to comment below and share your thoughts.
And if you’re wondering how the Galaxy S8’s camera ranks up against the iPhone 7 Plus,
and even a chance to win an S8 check out that video right here - thanks for watching guys!
I’ll see you later!