#Smart phone with best camera 2015 android#
Since the release of KitKat, Android's last major update, Android is a better fit for how I used my mobile device. That's why the Samsung Galaxy S6 was such a revelation.įor the last few years, I'd begun to prefer the Android experience over the iPhone. Today, the best camera in a smartphone may well be inside the Samsung Galaxy S6. This ad campaign went on to win the Gold Lion at Cannes. They know it's their iPhone that always grabs the perfect shot of their son or daughter.Īpple's recent ad campaign for the iPhone, Shot on iPhone 6, ignores all other aspects of the phone to simply showcase the camera inside. And the average person can see when a photo looks great. Rather than spruik the specs – megapixels, processor speed or RAM, the things most people do not understand – Apple focuses on what the average person can see and feel. It was the iPhone 4S that made smartphone cameras exceptional and, since then, Apple continued to improve the camera while Android cameras were still just good enough.Īpple has always focused its efforts on the tangible qualities of its products. Meanwhile, smartphone cameras have been "good enough" for most people. I don't know anyone with a point and shoot camera these days, the market has been in a steady decline for years. Could the new phone raise the bar for cameras once again? Credit:Sony Camera quality has long been one of Apple's key selling points for the iPhone.Ī new Sony flagship is rumoured for release this year, to follow the pictured Xperia Z3+ (called Z4 in Japan). Not just camera phone, the most popular camera of any type. The iPhone has long been the most used camera on Flickr. I'm surprised it has taken Android manufacturers this long to challenge the iPhone for camera superiority. Sorry, iPhone, that's just the way that it is now – this might sound like hyperbole, but it's not." Gizmodo's Campbell Simpson writes: "For a smartphone, the G4's camera can't be beaten. A first for smartphones, the G4 even lets you capture images in the RAW format as well as JPG.
With more advanced optical stabilisation and an even lighter 1.8 aperture, it may emerge as the new king once the dust settles. The LG G4, released this week, is receiving even better reviews for its camera. The S6's reign as top smartphone camera may be short lived. On a recent trip to Hobart, the camera's performance rivalled the best point and shoot cameras I've used. In simple terms, this means better low light performance and clear, crisp shots in most other conditions. The S6's relatively wide 1.9 aperture allows more light to enter the camera, allowing for a faster shutter. I'm no camera expert, but the Samsung Galaxy S6 camera is a joy to use. The camera on the LG G4 improves on Samsung's entry in every way on paper, but it's yet to be fully tested in the real world.