![]() And for people who just want to pull out their phone, snap a photo, and not have to fiddle with settings, they'll appreciate that. The iPhone 5s does a great job of balancing colors, tones, and exposure 99.9% of the time. HTC and Apple made very different choices this year when it comes to camera hardware. I didn't find that to be the case with the iPhone 5s. In comparison, the iPhone 5 really struggled in low light last year - if you can remember from our 2013 HTC One vs iPhone 5 comparison. In most instances both devices produced images that were so similar, the different was negligible. I may have been able to overlook some of that if the low light photos on the HTC One M8 were what I expected. Not only are the iPhone 5s' images consistently crisper and clearer, the zoom feature is actually useable. Having only 4 megapixels, even if they are UltraPixels, has a seriously negative impact on resolution. Sure the Duo camera is a neat feature, but it doesn't save the M8 from falling short during every day scenarios. The HTC One M8 offers a lot of extras but it's at the sake of consistency - which is something Apple has managed to pretty much nail with the iPhone 5s. Winner: HTC One M8 iPhone 5s vs HTC One M8: The bottom line Zoes, Duo effects, and video highlights on the HTC One M8.If you want to learn more about the HTC One M8's Ufocus feature as well as the other special effects the depth sensor is capable of achieving, check out Android Central's coverage of the M8's camera. It may be a novelty, but it's a damn cool one. When it comes to bokeh and other special effects, the HTC One M8's depth sensor blows the iPhone 5s out of the water. Those are stock photos in order to show the depth of field difference straight off the camera. The only photo above I did not use the Ufocus feature on is the photo of the Lego keychain on the railing. You can tell in the bottom photo of the coffee cup that the Ufocus feature not only works, but it works extremely well. Since it's built into the camera, it's fair game for this comparison. A feature built in to the camera called Ufocus lets you tap to change the focus of a photo, as well as do a plethora of other cool things. ![]() The secondary rear camera on the HTC One M8 is specifically made to capture depth information. iPhone 5s vs HTC One M8: Capturing motionįrom left to right: iPhone 5s, HTC One M8īokeh is a term used when you want to achieve a shallow depth of field, also known as blurring the background for those not familiar with photography terminology. The HTC One struggles in bright settings and that's a much more noticeable problem. The iPhone 5s may not balance whites as well as the HTC One M8 but it's more consistent in producing images that are well lit and not over exposed. The shelf looks yellow in the iPhone 5s sample while it's a better representation of real life in the HTC One's sample. On the other hand, if you look at the photo of the incense jars, the M8 does a much better job of handling white balance than the iPhone 5s. In other instances the HTC One M8 produced darker images in bright light, almost as if it overcompensated in order to not overexpose. This is most likely due to the larger sensor and higher aperture on the M8. The lighting in both is blown out in the HTC One's samples. This is especially evident in the photos of the candle holder and the dogs on the bed. The first thing I noticed is that the HTC One M8 occasionally has a hard time handling bright light. That should make it faster and more able to capture brighter shots without over exposing them. The iPhone 5s on the other hand has a higher megapixel count and a lower aperture. It could also cause it to struggle a little while capturing motion shots. Looking at specifications only, our gut tells us that means the HTC One M8, like the one before it, should take some seriously great low light photos but struggle a bit in brighter settings. Like its predecessor, the HTC One M8 focuses less on sheer megapixel count and more on the size and quality of the pixels. Both the iPhone 5s and HTC One M8 feature backside illumination (BSI) which gets the wiring out of the way so the sensor can capture as much light as possible. The secondary lens is there strictly to gather information about depth. The main lens sports a 4 megapixel (1520 × 2688) UltraPixel sensor with an f/2.0 aperture and a pixel size of 2.0 micrometers. The HTC One M8 has not one, but two rear cameras. The iPhone 5s has an 8 megapixel (2448x3264) iSight camera with a pixel size of 1.5 micrometers, and an f/2.2 aperture. IPhone 5s vs HTC One M8: Camera specifications
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