TheiPhone12’scamerahardwareisonlyslightlyimprovedover
theiPhone11’s,butit takesfarbetterphotos.need to upgrade
to one of the other
models (S21+ or S21
Ultra) to get that on
the S21. Like last
year, the iPhone 12
has Face ID, while
the S21 has an
ultrasonic in-display
fingerprint sensor.
My pick: iPhone 12
CAMERA
Somewhat
surprisingly, both Samsung and Apple
opted to stick with similar camera
hardware compared to their respective
predecessors. In the S21’s case, the
triple-camera system is identical to
the S20’s, while Apple only slightly
upgraded the wide-angle sensor on
the iPhone 12 with a wider aperture
(f/1.6 vs f/1.8).
You’ll find more improvements in
the software that drives the hardware.
Samsung claims the S21 takes brighter
pictures in the dark, Portrait Mode
“more accurately separates the subject
from the background” and Space
Zoom “minimizes shaky hands and
captures clearer images at 30x zoom”.
Meanwhile, the iPhone 12 is one of
the best smartphone cameras you can
buy, with stellar shooting in all kinds
of light and situations.
However, while we already know
the iPhone 12 takes great photos,
it doesn’t have anywhere near the
power of 30X zoom. In fact, it doesn’t
have a zoom lens at all, so you’ll need
to get very close to your subject.
On paper, the Galaxy S21 has the
superior shooter, but we’ll need to
test it out to see.My pick: Galaxy S21OS AND UPDATES
As always, you’re getting the latest
OS with each of these phones – One
UI 3.1 based on Android 11 with the
S21, and iOS 14 with the iPhone 12 –