Compare Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera vs Samsung Galaxy M56 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 M56's 50 MP camera features a wide-angle lens with an f/1.8 aperture, allowing for bright and detailed photos, even in low-light conditions. The camera is equipped with Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) for faster and more accurate focusing. Additionally, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) helps reduce blurriness caused by camera shake, ensuring sharper images and smoother video recording.
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 M56's 8 MP ultrawide camera has an f/2.2 aperture, allowing for wider shots with a larger field of view. This lens lets you capture more of the scene, making it ideal for landscapes or group photos. While the resolution is lower than the main camera, the ultrawide lens still delivers good detail and clarity in wider perspectives.
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 M56's 2 MP macro camera with an f/2.4 aperture is designed for close-up shots, allowing you to capture fine details of small objects. While the 2 MP resolution is relatively low, it still provides the ability to focus on subjects as close as a few centimeters. This camera is perfect for capturing intricate textures, patterns, and small objects with a blurred background effect.
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 M56 comes with LED flash, which helps illuminate low-light scenes for clearer shots. It also supports panorama mode, allowing you to capture wide, sweeping landscapes, and HDR (High Dynamic Range) for improved contrast and color accuracy, ensuring both bright and dark areas are well-exposed. These features enhance the versatility and quality of photos in various lighting and scene 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 M56's camera supports 4K video recording at 30fps, delivering high-resolution footage with sharp detail. It also offers 1080p recording at both 30fps and 60fps for smoother videos, along with gyro-EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) to reduce shakes and provide steadier footage. Additionally, 10-bit HDR enhances the color depth and dynamic range, producing vibrant and more lifelike video quality.
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 M56 features a 12 MP wide-angle selfie camera with an f/2.2 aperture, which captures clear and detailed self-portraits. The wide lens helps include more background and group members, making it great for selfies with friends or scenic backdrops. With its high resolution, the camera ensures vibrant and sharp images even in varying 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.