Yesterday, we confirmed you a Galaxy S25 Extremely vs. S24 Extremely digital camera shootout – now it’s time for half two. Yesterday, we might solely shoot photographs on the occasion venue, however at the moment we went wandering round San Jose with each Ultras in hand, so now we have extra photographs to share.
Most of the adjustments (if not most) shall be coming from the brand new Snapdragon 8 Elite ISP – Samsung saved a lot of the digital camera {hardware} the identical, all however the ultra-wide module.
Beginning with the principle 200MP digital camera set to its default 12MP mode, the distinction in picture processing is extra noticeable than it was indoors. The older Galaxy S24 Extremely produces sharper pictures – it will probably go overboard in locations, although. The colour rendering is comparable sufficient, even when the 2 telephones don’t all the time agree on white stability.
Most important digital camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
Most important digital camera: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
The distinction in sharpness turns into extra pronounced at the hours of darkness. Colour rendering is totally different too, with the S25 Extremely leaning extra in the direction of hotter hues.
Most important digital camera, evening: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
Most important digital camera, evening: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
Shifting over to the mid-range zoom digital camera, the outcomes are way more related although not an identical – the older cellphone tries to spice up the shadows extra and it finally ends up with extra noise. These are small variations, although.
3x digital camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
3x digital camera: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
Utilizing the identical 3x digital camera at the hours of darkness, the distinction in noise is extra pronounced with the brand new S25 Extremely producing cleaner-looking pictures whereas preserving extra element too.
3x digital camera, evening: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
3x digital camera, evening: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
We dial up the zoom stage to 5x and discover that the distinction between the 2 generations shrinks even additional. The older mannequin once more produces a barely noisier picture, however solely simply.
5x digital camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
5x digital camera: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
This carries over to the nighttime photographs taken with the 5x cameras.
5x digital camera, evening: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
5x digital camera, evening: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
Subsequent up is the 10x digital camera mode – a 50MP sensor paired with a 111mm lens, permitting it to double as much as 5x optical zoom to 10x. It’s the identical {hardware}, so far as we’ve been instructed, however the brand new Galaxy S25 Extremely produces noticeably extra detailed pictures and does a greater job of reining in aberrations from the lens.
10x mode: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
10x mode: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
At midnight, the hole closes once more, however the older S24 Extremely leaves extra noise within the picture and manages to protect a bit extra element in doing so.
10x mode, evening: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
10x mode, evening: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
Now, let’s have a look at the digital camera that truly obtained new {hardware} this technology – the ultra-wide. It now pairs a 50MP sensor with the 120° lens, up from 12MP, although it bins its output all the way down to the identical decision.
The older Galaxy S24 Extremely has to lean extra closely on the sharpening and generally it’s fairly noticeable. It does handle to point out extra element in locations, although.
Extremely-wide digital camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
Extremely-wide digital camera: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
At midnight, the older mannequin produces noticeably noisier pictures – no surprises right here, noise discount is likely one of the benefits of pixel binning.
Extremely-wide digital camera, evening: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
Extremely-wide digital camera, evening: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
On the Extremely telephones, the ultra-wide digital camera can be liable for macro photographs. Here’s a pattern – together with a 50MP macro shot to flex the brand new sensor.
Macro shot from Galaxy S25 Extremely: 12MP • 50MP
Macro shot from Galaxy S24 Extremely: 12MP
The ultimate digital camera on-board, the 12MP selfie digital camera, is identical as final 12 months. Because of this, the pictures are fairly related, although photographs from the brand new S25 Extremely as soon as once more have much less noise.
Selfie digital camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
Selfie digital camera: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
Lastly, listed here are 4K movies shot with the principle digital camera at 30fps:
We additionally shot 4K movies with the principle cameras at evening:
This was simply our first prolonged picture shoot with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely – the primary of many, most likely. There are extra in-depth exams to come back to determine what has modified and what has not by way of picture high quality.
