The GalaxyA53 has four cameras and the iPhoneSE2022 only has one, so surely a battle between the two can only go one way? Don't be so certain.
Samsung or Apple? It’s a common question among tech fans, and there’s never an easy answer. Here, we’ve got two of the brand’s most popular devices facing off against each other in a camera shootout, but instead of putting the most expensive models into battle, it’s a pair of far cheaper ones — the Apple iPhone SE and the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G.
Flipping the phones over, the iPhone is made of glass and the Galaxy A53 is plastic. There’s a single, 12-megapixel camera on the back of the iPhone with optical image stabilization and an f/1.8 aperture. The back of the Galaxy A53 has a 64MP main camera with optical image stabilization, plus a 12MP wide-angle camera, and a pair of 5MP cameras for macro and depth duties. The two phones really couldn’t be any more different.
Main camera Let’s start with the photo of the car. The Galaxy A53’s photo is bright, vivid, and colorful. Comparatively, the iPhone sets a more natural and realistic tone. There’s no question the scene was closer to the iPhone’s photo in real life. The grass doesn’t look radioactive, the contrast is perfect between the clouds and blue sky, and the gray gravel is filled with detail.
Leaving the field of view aside, the Galaxy A53’s photo shows the reflection of the boats and trees in the water more, but the detail on the boat itself is lacking. I prefer the iPhone’s handling of the name, the red door, and the balance between the green and yellow sections. The yellow is too pronounced — actually throughout the image, not just on the boat — in the A53’s photo.
No, it should not. This photo was designed to show the cute wooden owl placed inside the tree trunk. Tap the 2x option on the Galaxy A53 and you get a noisy photo in return, lacking detail and muddying the background in an unpleasant way. The owl itself is visible, but the exposure means it’s a little lost in the tree trunk. The colors make the photo look harsh and unattractive.
Zoom in on both and there’s plenty of noise, but less so in the A53’s photo, where the small blue and white flowers have more shape and definition compared to the noisier blobs in the iPhone’s photo. It’s obviously not a picture you’d normally take, but it’s a great example of how each camera will handle colors in lowlight settings. The Galaxy A53 will help you bring out more color and detail at night.Portrait selfie Both phones have very different selfie cameras.
Having a wide-angle camera is a considerable advantage, and the Galaxy A53’s wide-angle camera is quite consistent with its results, matching the main camera for visual impact with its bright colors and enhanced contrast. It’s not very good in poor lighting though, and results suffer from a lack of detail and digital noise in those environments. However, it’s better to have the option to take a wide-angle photo than not.