iPhone 4S vs Droid Bionic vs Galaxy S II vs Amaze 4G: camera comparison
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Increasingly, we're becoming less reliant on using our point and shoot cameras, for the simple reason that our smartphones have become our best companion. In the last few months alone, we've been seeing quite a few smartphones packing even better sensors and lens to capture the moment perfectly.
Details:
After meticulously combing over several different shots, we have to say that thecameras of the iPhone 4S and the Amaze 4G are able to capture the sharpest looking details. For things further away in the background in some of our landscape shots, such as the chimney in the photos below, we can see that the individual bricks that make up the chimney are defined more clearly with them. Moreover, they have the best details in lower lightning conditions. The Amaze 4G's images are rather over sharpen, which we don't really like though. The Galaxy SII is on the softer side and is a step behind the best two. It has great detail, but once the light is not perfect, it has its weak moments. DROID BIONIC has decent detail as well, but it often has too much digital noise in its images, making it the worse in this aspect.
Color reproduction:
Naturally, when it comes to color reproduction, the eye dictates what is perceived to be the most preferable tones. However, when our eyes are attracted to such vibrant colors produced by saturated displays, such as Super AMOLED plus, we sometimes forget about how realistic colors should be paramount.
Indoor shots:
Generally, handsets typically fare better with outdoor shots, but when it comes to showing their true potential, it's undoubtedly found with photos taken indoors – especially in low lighting situations. In such situations, it is harder to keep the details high, while maintaining a well exposed and color-accurate photo.
Looking at the shots of the tiles on the wall, which are somewhat lit up by a faint incandescent ball, we find that color production remains deep in tone – whereas the Samsung Galaxy S II and Motorola DROID BIONIC tend to have a slightly washed out appearance. With the latter, there's a bluish tint that casts the overall shot, which in turn produces the most unrealistic colors.
Meanwhile, when we look at the low lighting shot of the stuffed animals, there is some evidence of faint noise levels with the Motorola DROID BIONIC and Samsung Galaxy S II. Yet, it's not terribly recognizable, however, the photos don't quite look as sharp when you compare them to the iPhone 4S and HTC Amaze 4G. Excelling highly in the areas of detail, exposure, and color reproduction, there's no arguing that the backside illumination on the two handsets are equipped to handle low lighting conditions.

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