Check out this photo quality comparison of all six generation iPhones by Lisa Bettany.
Photo comparisons from all iPhone version cameras taken with Camera+ (First generation iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S, and the new iPhone 5) in three situations showing both the original photo and a detailed view (zoomed to 100%) of each photo.
● A well lit macro setting to test detail and quality of the cameras ● A skyline shot to test sharpness and saturation ● A candle lit low light macro photo to test noise.
Which iPhone are you most impressed with? Let us know in the comments.
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Tom - May 10, 2013 at 12:33pm
• Clear improvment here.
• 3GS has yellowish tint and lil bit more noise. 5 is better.
• And i dont know what are some people talking about the pix of the empire state building must have been taken approx the same time. You can see the shadow of the dish barely moved.
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davidupa - May 10, 2013 at 10:52am
nokia asha beats them all
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cody - May 10, 2013 at 11:59am
Thank you for the info. This was just a photo comparison. The comments are for opinions relevant to the topic.
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Fayez Najeeb - May 10, 2013 at 10:27am
So technically 3GS has the best camera ? :/
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channyein - May 10, 2013 at 8:18am
I am wondering 3gs is better than 4
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f1982 - May 10, 2013 at 7:19am
The 4S shot is actually better than the 5 for close-up, however the 5 is superior for the distance shot.
Quite interesting to see.
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Saul - May 10, 2013 at 6:40am
5 is the best so far.
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Kannan - May 10, 2013 at 5:29am
For me always 4s.....
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Akshay21 - May 10, 2013 at 5:27am
3GS was nice .... !!
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Joshua Trevino - May 10, 2013 at 4:44am
While I agree that the 3GS was a revolution, in all of the pictures, except the last one, the 4 did the best. In the last one I thought the 5 did the best.
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A.R.A - May 10, 2013 at 4:41am
iPhone 3GS was really a revolution :)
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Beto - May 10, 2013 at 3:31am
Technically iPhone 4s and 5 have exactly the same camera. There shouldn't be any difference
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Zizo - May 10, 2013 at 3:07am
3GS my fav iPhone. By far so far.
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the real J - May 10, 2013 at 3:00am
Hmm. So the 3GS has the best cam?
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Wow - May 10, 2013 at 1:58am
I wonder what happened with the 4's. And it's amazing how bad the original iPhone was.
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Ivor Lee - May 10, 2013 at 1:56am
The iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 5 (the quality)
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Juan leche - May 10, 2013 at 1:04am
Man that iPhone 3GS is bad ass, also the 5 generation.
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iH85CH001 - May 10, 2013 at 12:33am
I actually think the 4s looks best.
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Mike - May 10, 2013 at 12:30am
Is it me or does that 3Gs do a decent job? I think the 3GS is right behind the 5.
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