Hi guys, it’s KJ the MiTechGuy here, and today I’m going to be comparing the cameras
found on the iPhone 11 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+.
The iPhone 11 Pro has a lot of hype right now because of its new triple camera setup,
so let’s see how it compares to the camera setup on the Note 10+.
In this video, I’ll compare the cameras in various lighting conditions, both indoors
and outdoors, and I’ll also take a look at the video and audio qualities of both phones.
Both phones were set to automatic, let’s get right into it.
Both smartphones have high-quality triple camera setups with a main wide-angle camera,
a 2x telephoto, and an ultra wide camera.
The Note 10’s cameras optimize for different scenes and has a dual-aperture system that
helps in lower light, while the iPhone 11 Pro has new image layering techniques to process
its images.
The cameras allow both phones to take both wide and zoomed portrait pictures.
They can both record 4K video on all of its cameras including the front cameras.
Both phones’ selfie cameras also support HDR and can take portrait style pictures.
As I get into the side-by-sides, know that I’m going to start off with pictures and
video shot in ideal lighting scenarios, and then I’ll look at images shot in progressively
worse lighting.
Make sure to stick around to the end of the video to see how the night modes of both phones
compare.
This first picture shows how great both camera systems are.
Details are clear on both.
When we look at the pictures shot by the ultra wide cameras of both phones, we can see that
the iPhone will tend to take the warmer-toned images whereas the Note 10 will take the cooler
images.
The telephoto cameras again are right on par with each other.
Of course it is great lighting so its hard to differentiate in this case.
In this next image, The Note 10 showed one of the downfalls of Samsung flagships recently
which is overexposure.
The Note 10 is just slightly overexposed, and when seeing it next to the iPhone’s
picture, we can see that the Note 10’s picture’s colors just look slightly washed out because
of the exposure.
This next image shows what the Note 10 is capable of when it does get the exposure right.
This scenario isn’t quite ideal because of all of the shadows, but both phones’
HDR capabilities did a terrific job.
Outside of some of the color processing, there isn’t much differentiating these too pictures.
In terms of the portrait pictures of both phones, I think the iPhone 11 Pro just takes
the much better picture.
Both did a fine job with edges, but the level of detail and the color accuracy of the iPhone
11 Pro just makes the Note 10’s image not look that good at all.
Both can also take portrait pictures with their wide cameras, and again the iPhone 11
Pro just took the much better picture with better exposure, colors and details.
Before I get into the lower light images, let’s take a look at the 4K video qualities
of both phones, as both Samsung and Apple made a point to show their new video capabilities.
After looking at the 4K video shot by both, I will say that I am thoroughly impressed
by both cameras, and these might very well be the two best smartphone video cameras out
right now.
Phones have come a long way in terms of video quality and both are great in terms of detail
and stability.
And the different focal lengths give the creator more versatility.
I'd say that, overall, the iPhone did the slightly better job with stabilizing the video
without making the video look jittery.
At moments when I was panning and walking with the Note 10, there were very slight jitters,
and at other moments, the Note 10 was slightly overexposed.
The consistency was also better on the iPhone 11 Pro as I switched between the different
cameras.
Overall, both take phenomenal video.
In terms of the front video qualities of both phones, they both produce some very impressive
4K video from their front cameras.
They both pick up a lot of detail and produce some really stable video as I talked and walked.
There are noticeable differences though.
The Note 10's video seems slightly more washed out when put side-by-side the iPhone 11 Pro.
I'd say the colors just look a bit more natural in the iPhone's video.
In regards to the audio, the Note 10+ did do the better job with eliminating background
noise whereas the iPhone 11 did keep my voice sounding more true to life and less processed.
Let me know what you think in the comments.
So the images we looked at up to this point were shot in great lighting.
But when we’re paying for phones that cost more than a thousand dollars, they better
be able to perform well even when the lighting isn’t ideal.
So for the rest of this video, we will be looking at images in not as ideal conditions.
This image is challenging because it is a dimly lit hallway with exposed light fixtures,
and honestly both phones did a terrific job.
They both maintained the colors throughout the image while maintaining a consistent exposure
level throughout as well.
This next image has been challenging to phones in the past because of the bright light source
in an otherwise dim image.
I’d say the Note 10 actually did a better job of dispersing the light coming from the
fixture, while maintaining the details throughout the image.
That being said, the iPhone still produced a terrific picture and it also did a great
job with exposing the rest of the image in a natural way.
Here is a challenging lighting scenario because there is direct sunlight peeking in through
the trees.
Both phones did a great job with maintaining the details and colors of the foreground of
images.
However, I will say that the Note 10+ was able to maintain more of the blues in the
sky around where the sun is.
When we switch to the telephoto camera, the Note 10 is still able to maintain the colors
in the sky better than the iPhone.
But when I switched to the ultra wide cameras, the iPhone was then able to stay on par with
the Note 10 in regards to capturing the blues in the sky.
This next image is another very challenging one because of the windows across the back.
The iPhone 11 Pro was able to keep the foreground a bit brighter, however the Note 10 did the
much better job with the windows.
We can still see the blues of the sky outside and in the reflection on the floor on the
Note 10’s image, whereas the iPhone 11 Pro seemed to overexpose those areas.
Here, we can see portrait images shot in a dimmer environment, and again the iPhone 11
Pro was simply able to take the better picture.
It just does a better job picking up the details on Kevin’s face and shirt, while also maintaining
a more accurate skin tone.
And the same trend held when I used both phones’ wide portrait modes.
That being said, the Note 10+ still takes great portrait pictures, they just aren’t
as good as the iPhone 11’s.
Both phone manufacturers made an emphasis on both of their phones’ night modes, so
for the rest of this video, I’m going to see how the night modes of both phones stack
up against each other.
Something that I noticed right away when using both phones’ night modes is the face that
Samsung seems to want to just brighten the picture as much as possible, much like the
Pixel phones do.
However, with the iPhone 11 Pro, Apple seems to just want to brighten the picture enough
to bring up relevant details.
As a result, most of the time the Note 10 is able to produce the overall brighter picture,
while the iPhone’s pictures seem to be more close to what I actually saw.
And in some instances like this, the iPhone is able to do the better job with maintaining
colors.
B ut in this case, we can see that the Note 10 did the better job with exposing little
details like the lighting fixtures on either side of the door, which got blown out in the
iPhone’s picture.
But really the look that you prefer will come down to personal preference.
We can see that the Note 10 does produce the objectively brighter picture here, but on
the other hand, the iPhone is able to maintain details in the asphalt of the road.
Also, on the Note 10, you can turn on night mode whenever, whereas on the iPhone the phone
has to detect it to be dark enough.
As you can see, both of these phones have phenomenal cameras.
And while the iPhone 11 Pro did shine in some cases, the Note 10 actually held its ground
more than I would've expected.
Both phones produce really high quality photos and video, and at the end of the day, the
camera you prefer depends on the scenarios you're more likely to shoot in.
I love the Note 10+.
It was my daily driver, but at this point, I use my phones' cameras mainly for portrait
pictures and video, and in those cases, the iPhone 11 Pro just does a better job.
Let me know which camera you prefer in the comments section down below.
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