If there was ever a year to replace your camera with a smartphone, this is it. The iPhone 6s Plus (technically a late 2015 device), iPhone SE, Galaxy S7, LG G5, and now the HTC 10 combine to form an impressive slate of pocket cameras. Even the LG G5, the worst of that bunch, features a conceptually interesting dual camera and far outshines that company's gadgets of years past.
The new HTC 10 aims for Samsung's current throne, strapping an f/1.8 shooter with a sensor that sits right in that 12.1 megapixel sweet spot we're seeing on most of the best phone cameras. But can it compete with a Galaxy S7 shot-for-shot? I put it to the test.
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Early results look good for the HTC 10.
In an easy setting these cameras produce nearly identical images. The S7 has bit more color and contrast, and clips the highlights to white just a bit less. But the differences are really on the margins.
In most daylight situations these cameras are neck-and-neck.
If you look closely though, you'll notice that the colors are just a bit faded and the highlights a bit blown out again on the HTC 10.
But the more I shot with the HTC 10 the more it made mistakes like this.
Android phones in general tend to go bright and bold when they shoot, which can lead to errors. It's why serious photographers have stuck with iPhones for years. The HTC 10 has a habit of overexposing images and fading colors in even easy situations like this one. The Galaxy S7 rarely makes that kind of mistake.
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