I am a proud proprietor of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely, top-of-the-line digital camera telephones you can purchase proper now, and I am at all times speaking about the way it can seize a reasonably sharp shot with out a lot effort. I additionally have a tendency to make use of my cellphone digital camera much more than my Sony mirrorless digital camera for each day snaps. However what about Samsung’s new S25 Extremely mannequin?
Earlier than getting my arms on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely for overview, I used to be satisfied that an improve from my S24 Extremely wasn’t mandatory. In spite of everything, the one main improve is the leap from a 12MP wide-angle lens to a 50MP lens, proper? Oh boy, was I mistaken. On paper, the distinction in digital camera specs between the S24 Extremely and S25 Extremely fashions could be very minimal, nevertheless it’s not till you utilize each digital camera telephones you can actually discover the increase in picture high quality, and I am fairly certain that is due to the AI ProVisual Engine.
Check out the picture sliders under to see how final 12 months’s Galaxy flagship holds up in opposition to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely. In case you’re extra of an Apple fan, you would possibly want our information to one of the best iPhones for pictures, or you can even try my current digital camera cellphone shootout utilizing the iPhone 16 Professional Max Vs the S25 Extremely.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely boasts the very same 200MP primary digital camera (f/1.7) because the S24 Extremely mannequin, with the identical 10MP telephoto (f/2.4), ans 50MP periscope telephoto (f/3.4) lenses. The primary distinction is that the S25 Extremely is sporting, a brand new 50MP ultrawide (f/1.9) lens, which was beforehand 12MP on the S24 Extremely.
By way of video high quality, each Samsung fashions can shoot 8K at 30fps as a most.
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As I’ve stated already, my present smartphone is the S24 Extremely, and since shopping for it again in February 2024, I have been extraordinarily proud of its efficiency and picture high quality. Samsung’s S24 sequence launch was bold and extremely progressive, with main upgrades plus the introduction of Galaxy AI options for the very first time.
I believe this made it more durable for Samsung to impress with the announcement of the S25 sequence this 12 months, because it had already set the bar so excessive that there wasn’t a lot room for enchancment (a minimum of in my view). In my current Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely overview, I’ve famous that there have been much more upgrades to this cellphone than I initially thought, largely software program and AI-based, which makes the cellphone a best choice for content material creators. However does it justify an improve for present S24 customers?
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To maintain issues truthful, I stood in the very same spot when taking pictures with these telephones, used the identical facet ratio (16 by 9), the identical lens, and shot utilizing the very best doable high quality setting (excluding RAW modes) that each digital camera telephones may muster, which is 200MP for each fashions.
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Whereas Samsung and Apple are positively key gamers within the digital camera cellphone trade, keep in mind that it is not all about proudly owning the costliest machine to get nice pictures, and among the finest price range digital camera telephones have pleasantly shocked us too.
The primary focus of this digital camera cellphone shootout has been panorama imagery, however try Rankin’s 8 steps to Smartphone Pictures Success when you’re looking for some wonderful tips about taking pictures portraiture with a smartphone.
It is perhaps difficult to see the small print on this article, however when viewing the photographs captured by the Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely in Photoshop and on my OLED pill display, the sharpness and stage of element from the unedited photographs is outstanding (and far sharper with a greater distinction than pictures captured with my S24 Extremely).
The general picture high quality with the Samsung S25 Extremely is leaps forward of the S24 Extremely, regardless of each gadgets sharing quite a lot of the identical {hardware} and digital camera specs. So, the place has the standard increase come from? With the Galaxy S24 and S25 sequence, all media captured is enhanced by what Samsung calls its AI ProVisual Engine. It is a suite of AI-powered instruments that contains an AI engine designed to optimise picture high quality.
Options of the engine, like ProScaler for AI upscaling, are processed on the cellphone’s {hardware} (not the cloud) and are used to reinforce picture high quality for a crisper viewing expertise. It is doubtless that Samsung has made some enhancements to the AI ProVisual Engine which has impacted the picture high quality of the smartphone, with none main {hardware} developments.
Excited about extra digital camera cellphone comparisons? Check out my shootout between the Honor Magic 7 Professional and my S24 Extremely to see how these fashions tackled beautiful Slovenian landscapes. Extra lately, I additionally pitted the Nothing Cellphone 3a Professional in opposition to my Samsung, and the outcomes have been spectacular.
