Video stabilization has been a marquee feature of flagship phones: more affordable devices simply don't get it and video that's recorded on such phones - even in 4K - looks terribly jittery and often borders with the unusable.
Both phones support a dual camera system on their back with a main, wide-angle camera and a secondary, tentatively called 'telephoto' lens that allows a 2x optical zoom. The main camera on both has optical image stabilization (OIS), while the secondary tele lens only has OIS on the Note 8.
Here are the full camera specs:
Camera Specs | Apple iPhone 8 Plus | Samsung Galaxy Note 8 |
Rear Camera 1 | 12MP | 12MP |
Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
Focal distance | 28 mm | 26 mm |
Optical Image Stabilization | Yes | Yes |
Rear Camera 2 | 12MP | 12MP |
Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.4 |
Focal distance | 56 mm | 52 mm |
Optical Image Stabilization | No | Yes |
Does this make a difference?
Take a look at the video right above and see for yourselves.
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