The $829 (£799, AU$1,349) iPhone 12 has two rear cameras and Samsung’s $800 (£769, AU$1,249) Galaxy S21 has three rear cameras. Are more cameras better? Or does a higher price mean better photos? To find out, I did a good old-fashioned camera shootout. The results surprised me. There aren’t many people deciding between an iPhone 12 and Galaxy S21 based solely on their cameras. Maybe there is a small niche of professional photographers, like me, who’d use cameras to decide between a Galaxy S21 Ultra or an iPhone 12 Pro Max. But most people stick to what they know and if someone switches from iOS to Android or the other way around, cameras won’t be the only deciding factor. Cut through the chatter Subscribe to CNET’s Mobile newsletter for the latest phone news and reviews. With that acknowledgement of reality out of the way, let’s take a look at these cameras. Despite a similar price, the Galaxy S21 and iPhone 12 represent two different approaches to phone photography and video capture. Samsung takes a “more is better” position, with three rear cameras (wide, ultrawide and telephoto) and a camera app with a dizzying number of modes including two different slow-motion… Read full this story
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