Asus Zenfone 6 Vs Galaxy S10 | Camera Comparison
/Pic 1 Detail & Colour - Here is a regular photo was taken on the primary cameras in the rain...of a happy dog. The Samsung Galaxy S10 seems to be doing a great job of brightening up the picture and bumping up the saturation which you can clearly see on the grass.
The Zenfone 6 delivers a very natural colour... remember it was raining. There was a very little amount of sunshine. So I think it's pretty accurate.
Now let's zoom in 60% to check the detail. Both do a great job picking up fine details. The question for you is...which one is better?
Pic 2 Bokeh AKA Blurry Background- So the first image is a portrait shot of a baby tree. Immediately you'll notice the colour science of the two devices is completely different. You get much warmer tones from the S10 and slightly more neutral colours from the Zenfone 6.
In terms of background blur, the Samsung S10 seems to be ahead and the warmer tones are certainly helping the tree to stand out more from the background. Whilst the Asus Zenfone 6 delivers a good picture with a decent amount of background blur also.
Pic 3 Landscape / Ultrawide - Ok time to test a landscape photo & ultrawide cameras. So here is the primary. Again the Samsung Galaxy S10 has more saturation and cooler blue tones. You can see that is the colour in the sky also the cooler free tones.
The Zenfone 6 has a much warmer look right across the image. The sky has an almost magenta tint to it. It's a close call...two very different creative styles.
Now the ultrawide. So both are pretty good here. One thing I noticed here is actually the Zenfone 6 is doing a better job of details especially in the highlights. The Galaxy S10 seems to be cranking up the white levels and losing some detail in the left side of the picture on the grass.
Pic 4 Selfie / Ultrawide (Zenfone 6 only)- Ok because the primary and ultrawide double up as the Selfie cameras thanks to its motorized flip camera. I thought I'd test the selfie capabilities on its own. So on the right is a picture of me with the primary and an ultrawide on the left.
Pic 5 HDR / Contrast - So now back at the house. So I took this to demonstrate HDR because there's quite a lot of brightness coming from this monitor, I think this will work.
The Asus is doing really fantastic here. The black levels are surprisingly much better than the Galaxy S10 in this setting. Also, the colours seem to be better also. I've gotta say when it comes to shooting indoors the Asus is fantastic.
Pic 6 - Black Levels
It's Venom...I chose this particular setting because of the black surroundings. Now, this is interesting because. The Asus Zenfone 6 seems to have really boosted up the contrast, brightness and luminance because of the amount of black shades in the photo. Whilst the Samsung S10 has done a great job of just keeping everything well balanced.
I must admit though it was particularly hard to get both the devices to focus properly in this setting.
Pic 7 Colours
Yes, it's a Nintendo switch controller with the neon joycons. I've gotta say the Zenfone 6 has impressed me once again. Really vibrant colours, great black levels...my only criticism is the fact the buttons on the right side of the controller are a little out of focus.
Whereas on the Galaxy S10 photo the entire controller is perfectly in focus. The colours are much more neutral on the S10 here.
Pic 8 - So here's a Selfie on both phones taken at arm's length. As you can see the fact that the Asus Zenfone 6 can use its primary shooter to take selfies it certainly has an advantage...and a wider field of view.
The S10 whilst still very good it's just not quite as detailed as the Zenfone 6. Which one is better in your eyes.
ZENFONE VS GALAXY S10 | NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY COMPARISON
Pic 1 - Ok, so I took this one because I just liked the way the street lights were shining through the metal gates on the right hand side.
Although it was a low light situation, The Samsung Galaxy S10 photo is incredibly bright. This might be due to the F.1.4 aperture feature. The colours are pretty accurate and it's maintained good detail and colour in the sky.
The Asus ZenFone 6 photo is much warmer with a lot more orange tones. The Zenfone 6 photo is certainly more dramatic to look at, it almost looks like it's added a filter over the photo. Whilst it is a good picture there is a little noise in the night sky.
Pic 2 - Artificial Light
So this one is a low light shot with a lot of artificial lighting around the building. The Asus ZenFone 6 is doing a good job of controlling the lights around the lettering on the front of the building.
If you compare the neon lights to the Samsung Galaxy S10 photo, the Asus is doing a better job in this area.
However when it comes to the night sky. There's a lot of lens flare and again a bit of noise above the building. It's a close one...I know which one I like and I'll be placing my vote in the poll in the top right corner.
Pic 3 Night Selfie - So it's Selfie time. Here is where there's a pretty big difference. As I mentioned earlier the primary shooter on the Asus is the Selfie shooter.
So what we have here in the Zenfone 6 photo is a wider angle, better skin tones, better details in the shadows and really nice colour in the night sky.
Now that's not to say the Galaxy S10 is completely defeated here. It does deliver a bright image with good detail although I feel it's really turning up the highlights a bit too much. It's still good though given the lighting conditions.
Now onto so night video comparisons.
Pic 4 - Night Sky
So I've taken this shot in quite a few of my camera shootout videos. I actually filmed this on the longest day of the year, so it was a little bright out there even though it was very late.
Now I think there is a clear winner here. I'm sure you know which one I'm talking about. I really think the results of this comes down to the software.
I know the 48mp sensor in the Asus can do better than this. You should check out my OnePlus 7 pro Vs Galaxy S10 comparison to see what I'm talking about. Anyway, let's move on.
Pic 5
So this should give you a good idea of the different approaches the Asus ZenFone 6 and the Galaxy S10 when it comes to processing lowlight images.
The Zenfone seems to really like to boost up the saturation and crush the black levels, which works well sometimes. One area that I think the Zenfone 6 wins on here is the details in the highlights in the trees.
With that said the Samsung Galaxy S10 delivers a great picture with minimal noise in the sky and great detail right across the photo. It's really quite impressive.
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