Samsung hasn’t gone back to the drawing board entirely with the cameras on the Galaxy S22+ but it does claim changes to the sensors on the rear and selfie cameras and a new “AI Stereo Depth Map” feature have dramatically improved portrait photography.
To put the Galaxy S22+ to the test we captured portraits with several different subjects and lighting situations to see how the new cameras handled the details. Then we compared the same shots with ones taken with a Pixel 6 and iPhone 11.
The contestants
Why the Pixel 6? Its camera is one of the best on Android. More importantly, why the iPhone 11 and not the iPhone 12 or iPhone 13? Most iPhone users are upgrading every 2+ years. It feels fair to see whether they should make the leap for a better camera (or not). We’ll have another portrait comparison between the S22 Ultra and the Pixel 6 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro — just flagships.
The iPhone 11 absolutely trails both the Pixel 6 and Galaxy S22+ (as expected) but between the two newer flagships, the comparison is a bit closer. Let’s zoom in to peep the hair details, which Samsung claims is a major advantage with its AI Stereo Depth Map.