Camera test: Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 versus the iPhone 6 Plus

Does Samsung’s new smartphone hang with the best?

by Dan Seifert

Mar 31, 2015, 3:15 PM UTC

Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 is the most impressive phone the company has ever made, and a large part of that is thanks to its new camera. It’s fast, reliable, and takes great photos. It’s easily the best camera on any Android phone ever. But how does it compare to the iPhone 6 Plus, the reigning champ of smartphone photography?

To find out, we put the S6 head to head with the iPhone 6 Plus to see how it fared in a variety of situations. As it turns out, the S6 can hang: it’s very close to the iPhone in terms of image quality and detail. The S6 shots are a little warmer, but not offensively so, and the two phones handle low-light a bit differently.

On the whole, the S6 holds its own against the iPhone, and we wouldn’t hesitate for a second to use it as our primary smartphone camera. You can see the comparisons for yourself below. The Galaxy S6 images are on the left and the iPhone 6+ are on the right. All images were shot with auto HDR settings and have been cropped and resized for the web. For more on the Galaxy S6 and what makes it so great, check out our full Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge review.