HTC One vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Camera software shootout

Smartphone cameras have replaced point-and-shoot cameras for most people. Like everything else in the smartphone world, each camera has their own way of doing things, so when the Galaxy S4 and the HTC One — today’s top Android phones — shipped with excellent but very different camera setups, we got curious about who was the best.

In our low light shootout, we determined that the HTC One was much better than the Galaxy S4 when shooting in less-than-perfect conditions. In previous, full-light shooting we had found that the HTC’s 4MP UltraPixel sensor was about on par with the GS4′s 13MP sensor. But which Android superphone has better software? After all, the native photo app is what most people will use and it’s the tool with the coolest hottest new photo features.

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