Yesterday, we confirmed you a Galaxy S25 Extremely vs. S24 Extremely digicam shootout – now it’s time for half two. Yesterday, we might solely shoot images on the occasion venue, however in the present day we went wandering round San Jose with each Ultras in hand, so we now have extra images to share.
Most of the modifications (if not most) can be coming from the brand new Snapdragon 8 Elite ISP – Samsung saved many of the digicam {hardware} the identical, all however the ultra-wide module.
Beginning with the primary 200MP digicam 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 photos – it will probably go overboard in locations, although. The colour rendering is analogous sufficient, even when the 2 telephones don’t all the time agree on white steadiness.
Most important digicam: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
Most important digicam: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
The distinction in sharpness turns into extra pronounced at midnight. Colour rendering is completely different too, with the S25 Extremely leaning extra in direction of hotter hues.
Most important digicam, night time: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
Most important digicam, night time: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
Shifting over to the mid-range zoom digicam, the outcomes are rather more comparable although not similar – the older telephone tries to spice up the shadows extra and it finally ends up with extra noise. These are small variations, although.
3x digicam: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
3x digicam: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
Utilizing the identical 3x digicam at midnight, the distinction in noise is extra pronounced with the brand new S25 Extremely producing cleaner-looking photos whereas preserving extra element too.
3x digicam, night time: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
3x digicam, night time: 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 digicam: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
5x digicam: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
This carries over to the nighttime images taken with the 5x cameras.
5x digicam, night time: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
5x digicam, night time: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
Subsequent up is the 10x digicam – a 50MP sensor paired with a 111mm lens. It’s the identical {hardware}, so far as we’ve been instructed, however the brand new Galaxy S25 Extremely produces noticeably extra detailed photos and does a greater job of reining in aberrations from the lens.
10x digicam: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
10x digicam: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
In the dead of night, 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 digicam, night time: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
10x digicam, night time: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
Now, let’s have a look at the digicam that truly bought 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 digicam: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
Extremely-wide digicam: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
In the dead of night, the older mannequin produces noticeably noisier photos – no surprises right here, noise discount is without doubt one of the benefits of pixel binning.
Extremely-wide digicam, night time: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
Extremely-wide digicam, night time: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
On the Extremely telephones, the ultra-wide digicam can be answerable for macro pictures. 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 digicam on-board, the 12MP selfie digicam, is identical as final yr. Because of this, the pictures are fairly comparable, although pictures from the brand new S25 Extremely as soon as once more have much less noise.
Selfie digicam: Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely
Selfie digicam: Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely
Lastly, listed below are 4K movies shot with the primary digicam at 30fps:
We additionally shot 4K movies with the primary cameras at night time:
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 assessments to come back to determine what has modified and what has not when it comes to picture high quality.
