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Does the Galaxy S8 take better photos than the iPhone 7 Plus?

Take a look for yourself... The results from our comparison between Samsung's newest flagship and Apple's dual-lensed iPhone.

Vanessa Hand Orellana
As head of wearables at CNET, Vanessa reviews and writes about the latest smartwatches and fitness trackers. She joined the team seven years ago as an on-camera reporter for CNET's Spanish-language site and then moved on to the English side to host and produce some of CNET's videos and YouTube series. When she's not testing out smartwatches or dropping phones, you can catch her on a hike or trail run with her family.
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Galaxy S8+ vs iPhone 7 Plus: Which one takes better photos?

We took both phones out for a two-day shoot around the San Francisco Bay area and tested them in seven categories: landscape, zoom, close-ups, action, portrait selfies and low-light. Both were set on the default automatic settings unless they had a specific mode for that category.

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Lanscape shot

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Lanscape shot

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Landscape shot (overcast)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Landscape shot (overcast)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Zoom (8X)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Zoom (8X)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Zoom (8X)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Zoom (10X)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Close-up (manual focus)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Close-up

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Burst

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Burst

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Portrait (Selective focus)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Portrait (Portrait mode)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Portrait (Selective focus)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Portrait (Portrait mode)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Low light

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Low light

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Low light (Close-up)

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Galaxy S8 vs iPhone 7 Plus - Low light (Close-up)

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