Galaxy S9 vs. Xperia XZ2 shootout Comments
- Anonymous
- 4S2
Nick, 03 Apr 2018When you go darker, S9 will have an edge due to: -Wider aperture lens which lets more light i... moreHow does it defy physics when it is right in front of you. Both have pros and cons, but props to Sony for defying expectation without following the trend. If they can do this good without OIS and dual camera, then you can bet they will do better in the future. Sony will always be a unique and practical company.
- Anonymous
- 4S2
Faizal Firdaus, 03 Apr 2018Happy to see a Sony Flagship challenging a Samsung flagship to this extent. Hopefully Sony wi... moreNo, I want Sony to be unique without following any trend and defy expectation.
- AnonD-186803
- 3ad
Nick, 03 Apr 2018When you go darker, S9 will have an edge due to:
-Wider aperture lens which lets more light i... moreWhether it makes sense or not is irrelevant. The images speak for themselves.
If you're not holding the phone steady, the S9 will produce a better shot at night.
If you steady your arms (you don't have to have a tripod, it's possible to get the symbol up just bracing your arms on your ribs) or place the Sony on a surface, it CLEARLY produces better results.
It also, arguably, produces the better daytime shots and better video, making it the better camera overall.
- AnonD-186803
- 3ad
Shootergod, 03 Apr 2018Both in day and night shot, GS9's noise handling superb for a smartphone, oh boy!
So noticeab... moreThe problem being that it clearly - especially at night - removes fine details that the Sony captures. As with last year's tests, look at the shutters in GSMs standardised shots: the S9 simply gets the pattern WRONG. Whereas the Sony captures it correctly.
I will always, always, always trade a little noise for a more accurate image.
- Faizal Firdaus
- 0BR
Happy to see a Sony Flagship challenging a Samsung flagship to this extent.
Hopefully Sony will be way ahead against Samsung in few years.
I agree Samsung has better specification on paper compared to Sony, however in real life usage, Sony will definitely have the upper hand.
Things Sony should improve are,
1. OIS
2. Dual camera (Hopefully the next flagship will get it as marketed in MWC).
3. Bigger pixel size (1.5 similar to Huawei P20, which has the same size sensor)
4. Better screen to body ratio
5. Better slim, non generic design
6. 3.5mm audio jack
7. Better flash, at least few LEDs with dual tone or xenon at the max (I know xenon won't happen)
8. Better selfie camera, need not to be as of XZ1, at least 8 MP with auto-focus & OIS?
- Anonymous
- LQv
Nick, 03 Apr 2018Let me correct your comment:
1. XZ2 doesn't have a better battery life and that's quite obvio... moreNoise cancelling still works with wireless.
I dont know about usb.
My phone is 2 y.o , battery is still full. Even my phone has S810.
- guv
- 3A%
Wow. Look at all the fanboys going about "oooh OIS is sh*t for videos, and you can't disable it when needed, ooooh Sony is the king, oooh in yo face Sh*tsung oooh". Do these companies pay you to rally behind them like this? I'm not against only Sony fanboys, I'm against all faboys out there. Just get a life. As a long time Sony user, I've made my decision quite a while ago: I'll never ever buy an Xperia without proper low light HANDHELD performance. Be it OIS, or their new experimental high ISO dual sensor I don't care. I want it sorted before I will pay actual money to get another Sony. I do not like Samsung too at this point. 12MP feels so low res after using 23MP Z5C for a long time. Just give me an 18-19MP 4:3 (min 16MP 16:9) sensor with 1.22-1.25um pixel pitch, f/1.8 aperture (not a variable one, not necessary, the widest aperture I want in a smartphone is f/1.8), proper "handheld photo" stabilization and thus actual good handheld low light performance, and I'll pay for it.
- Anonymous
- 0CX
Nick, 03 Apr 2018Let me correct your comment:
1. XZ2 doesn't have a better battery life and that's quite obvio... moreThe battery life of the XZ2 IS better according to ALL tests. I don't know what you read. Also the fact that Samsung achieves same long term battery life results as Sony's Battery Care is your own pure speculation.
The update policy of Sony speaks for itself. The XZ1 was the fist Oreo phone, the XZ P received Oreo six months before the Samsung S8. There was also a report that Sony are the most reliable and bug-free devices. My XZ Premium is certainly totally bug-free. Being also close to stock means coherence: With a Samsung phone, you have two different OS designs in one device. One when you are in Samsung apps and one when you open a Google app. This looks cheap.
The colour inaccuracy of Sony displays is another myth: I calibrated the screen of my XZ Premium to match the screen of my Surface tablet (which according to tests, is the most colour accurate screen on the market) and the results are identical. According to test the XZ2 has even less of the old coldness of Sony screens, so bringing it to perfect white balance should be no problem. It's just that some websites like Phonearena don't bother playing with the White Balance settings of Sony, which they do for Samsung.
The cameras ARE on the same level, or isn't it the same article were commenting to?
Looks like you're only right about the loss of digital noise cancellation, which disappeared from the phone specs. Sony really wants to promote their wireless digital noise cancelling earphones, which is disappointing. However Samsung still has never had a competing solution to it.
- AnonD-745991
- 3Nd
if gsmarena says that the xz2 is better is that it is 1000 times better the s9
- AnonD-471320
- D0a
By this test sony says they are superior than any other in camera algorithm but far from superior in hardware implementation ( OIS)...
- AnonD-684258
- GQQ
u can see the reason why s9 failed in its own country
- Anonymous
- vV5
AnonD-745991, 03 Apr 2018Xz2 win easy. Best photocamera. Best video camera. Best stabilitation. Best slowmotion... moreHow many accounts do you have? Cirov1 to Cirov 9999?
- Anonymous
- vV5
A single person is able to take handheld non-stabilised shots at 1/8 s doesn't mean that everyone can do it. Please learn something about minimum shutter speeds for handheld shooting.
- AnonD-684258
- GQQ
sony is the best in camera, just compare pictures in original review. the new king
- AnonD-246723
- KSE
Nick, 03 Apr 2018Let me correct your comment: 1. XZ2 doesn't have a better battery life and that's quite obvio... moreStrange . All you finding are different from the article . Did you comment without reading the article?
- AnonD-745991
- 3Nd
Xz2 win easy.
Best photocamera.
Best video camera.
Best stabilitation.
Best slowmotion.
4k hdr 10 bits récord > obsolet sdr record of samsung.
the s9 is a mobile trash, has a low-end screen, little autonomy, an obsolete camera and poor performance.
Galaxies are for people who are losing
- AnonD-745991
- 3Nd
Xz2 win easy.
Best photos.
Best video, best stabilitation, 4k HDR record destroy obsolet sdr record
- LG Superfan
- vxx
Anonymous, 02 Apr 2018Depth of Field is notion you have that how far the background is from main subject. Exampl... moreOk thanks
- Tann Hauser
- 0uK
XZ2 turned out really one of the best android devices this year, topping benchmarks, excellent batterylife, excellent camera performance, excellent audio, great sturdiness, and that few tricks of its own, DVS, 3D scanner, SDR to HDR upscaling, and 10bit hdr video....
Just the darn lack of jack there... Ummmh...
Bring that back, and it will be a perfect smartphone.
- AnonD-749296
- u7Z
Shootergod, 03 Apr 2018Both in day and night shot, GS9's noise handling superb for a smartphone, oh boy! So noticeab... morethere is no noise canceling Feature on both phonr sensors. Samsung did with better software
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