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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. LG G4: Which Android smartphone has the better camera?

By Marcus Wong - 21 Jul 2015

Conclusion

Conclusion: Which smartphone has the better camera?

Both the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the LG G4 produce images with outstanding quality and colours, with details that would leave you hard pressed to tell they were shot from smartphones if you viewed them on screen. Most would be happy the photographs from with either smartphone.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 produces images with good colour, detail and handles flare better. The UI is also easier to figure out, but it offers less manual options than the LG G4. If you like using physical buttons to take photos, the S6's shutter button - located on the side - is easier to reach, whereas the LG G4's - found on the back - is more awkward.

However, the images from the LG G4 were consistently sharper with less evidence of camera shake, perhaps evidence of a better optical image stabilisation system. There does seem to be a little bit more detail in the images taken by the LG G4 too, and we like how the G4 gives you more manual controls, with the option to save in raw from the native camera app (the Samsung Galaxy S6 can only save in raw with third-party apps that have the feature). The G4's one drawback is the appearance of artifacts in high ISO JPEG images, but those artifacts aren't present in raw.

It's a close call, but if you want the finest image quality possible, like having more control and you're willing to work with raw files, the LG G4 is the winner of our flagship smartphone camera comparison.

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