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I compared the Galaxy S25 Ultra's camera against three of the best competitors and one thing stood out
Mar 12, 2025
Is the Galaxy S25 Ultra still the best?
A few times every year, we get new flagship smartphones that promise to "change our world" or try to help us "reimagine" what a phone is capable of. We've reached a point where just about every launch event is accompanied by a promo video that's been recorded using whatever phone is being announced.
This continued with the Galaxy S25 Ultra despite the only change being an upgraded 50MP ultrawide lens. It also marks the third year that Samsung has relied on the 200MP ISOCELL HP2 as its primary lens. Even still, Samsung's flagship devices are regularly touted as being among the best for mobile photography.
So, with that in mind, we decided to put those claims to the test against the iPhone 16 Pro Max and Pixel 9 Pro. I also included the Galaxy S24 Ultra just to see whether it's really worth upgrading, purely for the cameras.
Before diving in, I want to assure you that all of the pictures you see were taken with the default settings. The images were not manipulated in any way, as to provide as balanced of a comparison as possible.
Galaxy S25 Ultra vs. iPhone 16 Pro Max
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Kicking things off, I compared the two phones that will likely dominate the market in 2025: the Galaxy S25 Ultra and the iPhone 16 Pro Max. The first picture in the gallery makes use of the ultrawide lens from both devices, with the iPhone definitely having a warmer tone.
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