Compare Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera vs Samsung Galaxy A36 Camera

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Main Cameras
Wide Camera The 48 MP main camera on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features an f/1.8 aperture and a 24mm wide lens, offering high-resolution images with excellent detail. The 1/1.28" sensor and 1.22µm pixels allow for improved light sensitivity, resulting in better performance in low-light conditions. Additionally, the camera includes dual-pixel PDAF for fast and accurate focusing, while sensor-shift OIS helps reduce camera shake for clearer, more stable shots and videos. The Samsung Galaxy A36 features a 50 MP wide camera with an f/1.8 aperture, allowing for detailed, bright images even in low-light conditions. The camera sensor has a 1/1.96" size, helping to capture more light for improved image quality and clarity. Additionally, it supports PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus) for fast focusing and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) to reduce motion blur for sharper, steadier shots.
Telephoto Camera
Ultrawide Camera The 12 MP ultrawide camera on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features an f/2.2 aperture and a 13mm focal length, offering a 120° field of view to capture expansive landscapes and group shots. The 1/2.55" sensor and 1.4µm pixel size allow for better light capture, ensuring clearer and more detailed images in various lighting conditions. With dual-pixel PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus), the camera delivers fast and accurate focus, even in wide-angle shots. The Samsung Galaxy A36 also includes an 8 MP ultrawide camera with an f/2.2 aperture, providing a 123˚ field of view for capturing more expansive scenes. The camera sensor is 1/4.0" in size and has 1.12µm pixel size, which helps in capturing decent quality images even in moderate light conditions. This ultrawide lens allows users to take wide-angle shots, perfect for landscapes or large group photos.
Periscope Telephoto Camera The 12 MP periscope telephoto camera on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features an f/2.8 aperture and a 120mm focal length, enabling 5x optical zoom for sharp, detailed long-range shots. With a 1/3.06" sensor and 1.12µm pixels, it captures clear images even at zoomed-in distances, while the dual-pixel PDAF ensures quick and accurate autofocus. The inclusion of 3D sensor-shift OIS helps stabilize the camera, reducing blur and ensuring steady photos and videos, even when zoomed in.
Macro Camera The Samsung Galaxy A36 features a 5 MP macro camera with an f/2.4 aperture, designed for capturing close-up shots with fine details. This lens allows users to focus on objects as close as a few centimeters, making it ideal for photographing small subjects like flowers or textures. While it offers good detail in close-up images, its performance is best in well-lit conditions.
Depth Camera ​The TOF 3D LiDAR scanner on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is a depth-sensing technology that enhances photography, particularly in low-light conditions, by measuring the distance between the device and objects to create accurate depth maps. This improvement facilitates faster autofocus, better Night mode performance, and enhanced augmented reality (AR) experiences. Notably, Apple has transitioned to sourcing LiDAR components exclusively from Sony for the iPhone 15 Pro models, aiming to reduce power consumption and potentially improve performance
Night Vision Camera
Features The main camera on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features a Dual-LED dual-tone flash, which provides more accurate and balanced lighting in low-light conditions, reducing harsh shadows and highlights. It also includes HDR (High Dynamic Range) for both photos and panorama shots, helping to balance the exposure between bright and dark areas for more detailed and natural-looking images. These features enhance overall photo quality, ensuring clear and vibrant shots in a variety of lighting scenarios. The main camera of the Samsung Galaxy A36 is equipped with an LED flash, allowing for better illumination in low-light situations. It also supports panorama mode, enabling wide, sweeping landscape shots, and HDR (High Dynamic Range) to enhance image details and balance exposure in both bright and dark areas of a photo. These features work together to improve overall image quality in various shooting conditions.
Video The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers exceptional video recording capabilities, including 4K video at multiple frame rates (24, 25, 30, and 60fps) for stunning, high-quality footage. It supports 1080p video at various frame rates (25, 30, 60, 120, and 240fps) for slow-motion or fast-action shots, and features 10-bit HDR and Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps) for vibrant and detailed color reproduction. Additional features like ProRes for professional-grade video, 3D (spatial) video for immersive content, and stereo sound recording further enhance the video experience. The Samsung Galaxy A36's main camera supports video recording in 4K at 30fps, offering high-quality, detailed video capture. It can also record in 1080p at 30fps or 60fps, providing flexibility for different video resolutions and smoother footage at 60fps. Additionally, gyro-EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) helps reduce camera shake, ensuring steadier and smoother video performance during recording.
Selfie
Selfie Wide Camera The 12 MP selfie camera on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features an f/1.9 aperture and a 23mm wide lens, making it well-suited for bright, sharp self-portraits and group selfies. With a 1/3.6" sensor and 1.0µm pixel size, it performs well in various lighting conditions, maintaining detail and clarity. It also includes PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus) for fast, accurate focusing and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) to reduce blur from hand movement. The Samsung Galaxy A36 features a 12 MP wide-angle selfie camera with an f/2.2 aperture, capturing clear and detailed self-portraits. The wide lens allows more people or background to fit into the frame, making group selfies or landscape shots easier. This camera is designed to deliver vibrant, sharp images in various lighting conditions.
Slefie Ultrawide Camera
Selfie Depth Camera ​The SL 3D sensor on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is a depth and biometrics sensor integrated into the selfie camera. This sensor enhances facial recognition capabilities, enabling secure features like Face ID for user authentication. It projects infrared light to create a detailed 3D map of the user's face, ensuring accurate and reliable identification, even in low-light conditions.
Selfie Features The selfie camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max includes HDR for capturing images with balanced exposure across highlights and shadows, resulting in more detailed and natural-looking selfies. It also supports Dolby Vision HDR for video recording, allowing for cinematic-quality front-facing videos with rich colors and dynamic contrast. These features make the front camera ideal for both high-quality selfies and professional-level video content.
Selfie Video The selfie camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max supports 4K video recording at 24, 25, 30, and 60fps, offering ultra-high-definition quality for vlogs, social media, and video calls. It also allows 1080p recording at 25, 30, 60, and 120fps, making it great for smooth motion and slow-motion front-facing videos. With gyro-EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization), videos remain steady and blur-free even when you're on the move. The Samsung Galaxy A36's selfie camera supports video recording in 4K at 30fps, allowing for high-resolution, detailed videos. It also offers 1080p video at 30fps for smoother Full HD footage. Additionally, with 10-bit HDR support, it enhances video quality by providing more color depth and better dynamic range, resulting in more vibrant and lifelike videos.