Samsung Galaxy Note 20 vs Motorola Edge - Camera Comparison By DanieBoy's Tech

Hey guys and gals Danny boy here, and today I have the Samsung Galaxy note, 20 and the Motorola edge, and what I want to do in this video is talk about the cameras on these phones, both the rear cameras and the front cameras and just go over some picture samples and video and kind of see where we stand in this comparison between these two phones. Okay, so let's go ahead! Um and first discuss the prices of these phones. So the Galaxy Note 20 retails for 999 bucks. Okay, that's the regular retail price! I have seen this phone on sale. I've seen it as low as I think 7.99, which is a pretty good price. Furthermore, I think a more I think justifiable price for this phone and then the Motorola edge retails for 6.99 uh. Normally, however, I have seen it as low as 399.

, so big savings I've seen on the Motorola edge. So you know I think, especially for 399. This is a really, really nice phone, but let's go ahead and discuss how these phones compare camera wise. So let's pick up the note 20 here we can see looking at the back, we have a triple camera setup with led flash, so our first camera lens is going to be a 12, megapixel, f, 1.8 aperture, that's your standard lens, then there's a 64 megapixel, f 2.0, and that gives you two things really that gives you 3x optical zoom. So it's nice to have those optical zoom shots at 3x, definitely good and then the 64 megapixel part can also be used to take standard, high resolution photos or in fact, there's a 64 megapixel mode on this uh in the camera app, so that you can do that, and I actually use that quite a lot on this phone.

That's probably my favorite feature of the rear camera setup here. So. Finally, the third lens is a 12, megapixel, f, 2.2, ultra-wide lens, okay, so pretty decent there. I kind of wish it was a 16 megapixel, not sure why it dropped to a 12, but that is what we got this year: um and uh. You know, as far as video maximum video resolution we're actually looking at 8k at 24 frames per second for the maximum capability of taking video on this phone.

So that's really, really good. Okay, so um! Let's go ahead and discuss the single front camera here, as you can see, it's a center top cut out there on the display and that's going to be a 10 megapixel, f, 2.2 lens, so pretty standard affair there and our maximum video resolution is 4k at 60 frames per second, okay, so perfect there, okay! So in contrast now, let's discuss the Motorola edges specifications turning the phone over. We have what appears to be a quad camera setup, but it's actually a triple camera setup that circular part there at the bottom. That's just a couple sensors, I think, and then we do have a LED flash there. Okay.

So basically, what we're looking at here is a standard lens 64 megapixels at f, 1.8, aperture. Okay, so then we have an um, 8x or 8 um. Sorry, an 8 megapixel lens, f 2.4, and that's actually gives you 2x optical zoom, so kind of low megapixels there. But we still get our 2x optical zoom out of that lens and then thirdly, we have a 16 megapixel, f2 2.2 ultra-wide lens, okay, so 16 megapixel ultra-wide shooter there. So that's perfect.

Now, our maximum video capability here is 4k at 30 frames per. Second, it's a little more modest here on our maximum video, but still pretty good, all considering okay. So turning the phone over on the front, we've got a left corner, hole, punch, cut out there and this is the display for a single lens here, uh and that will be a 25 megapixel, f 2.0 lens and the maximum uh video resolution out of this lens is 1080p at 30 frames per second. So that's where you start to see. I think the fact that this is kind of an upper mid-range phone versus a flagship, okay, so we're kind of limited on our front-facing video here, okay, so both phones, you know- have perfect camera setups here specification, wise um, let's go ahead and look at their apps really quickly.

Okay, so I got the camera apps open on both of these phones. Here, let's look at the Galaxy Note 20 here first, so I definitely like Samsung's approach to how they set up their app okay. So you got all your different modes here on the bottom, if you're looking at it from a portrait standpoint or on the right, if you're holding it landscape, and you can customize those as far as order and what you want down here- okay, so this is really nice uh, there's more! You can even add to that or put in the more section if you don't want them. Okay, so that's perfect and then over here on the left side, we've got. You know our settings, our flash timer aspect ratio motion photo setting, and you can actually apply a filter uh as you take your pictures.

Okay, so that's perfect! So good! You know kind of set up here. Of course, you got the wide angle, shot there. Okay and then you've got your 3x zoom there, okay! So I like this setup. I definitely think it's good here's, the settings um. We can just kind of go through these really quickly uh and of course you can pause.

The video, if you really want to see something but kind of lot of settings here for the Samsung for sure, definitely like Samsung's approach here. Okay, so let's consider the Motorola edge. Okay, now their camera app is okay um! You know, like I'm saying I think I prefer Samsung's more. They have your. You know photo video right here, uh at the same spot that Samsung did, but your other modes are out.

You know in this drawer here, whatever you want to call it uh. Furthermore, you do have a lot of modes uh, as you can see here now. I wish uh that you could put them out here. I haven't figured out a way to do that. Okay, so it is what it is on this side.

We've got HDR flash, timer um active photos; they call it here um, and then you can do a manual like. I guess you know more of a pro mode here, so you get those other settings there, which is nice okay, and then we got our settings here, and you know uh. They have a lot of settings here on the Motorola more than you would, might venture to think there would be uh, so it is pretty good setup here too um so yeah I mean it. The Motorola is close to the Samsung as far as the app goes, but I think the Samsung has just a little better of approach here. So now, let's look at some photos and some video I don't want to get- you know super into this, but let's just look at some basic shots.

Okay, so let's look at the Galaxy Note 20 here um, and you know: here's a standard shot of some trees. Okay, very detailed shots here on the Galaxy Note, 20. , here's a wide angle, shot. Okay, wide angle is pretty good retains good detail. Um.

Definitely like the look of that. Okay, if we zoom in here to this bench, you know we got good detail here on the Galaxy Note: 20. Um, let me see if I can pull up a video here. Okay, so here's a video got good, color, again perfect detail. I think for um.

Video and sound, is you know pretty normal here. Um color is good for sure. Um stabilization, I would say, is middle of the road uh, it's good. It's not the best. I've seen uh, but it's good okay, so you know, I think, we've got a good camera set up here.

That was 1080p at 60 frames per second by the way. So let's look at the Motorola edge here. So one thing that surprised me about the Motorola edge here is you do get perfect high quality photos? I would say this is almost flagship. You know a thousand dollar phone level with the photos. I could definitely sport this for a year, as my daily driver photo wise and be perfectly fine, and especially with this phone for 399 dollars, if you can find it at that price.

This is a really, really good deal here guys. So if we look at the photos, I mean look. How detailed this is. I mean this is pretty much the same detail as the Galaxy Note 20. As a matter of fact, it would be just about because they both have 64 megapixel shots.

So if you use 64 megapixel mode here on the note, 20 you're going to get about the same detail here um, so that's just perfect, and the color is, is good. Um. Look at that now. This is the wide angle. Now I would say that this has a higher megapixel count on the wide angle.

This is 16 versus 12. Here on the note 20. Um, I think I would prefer the note 20s wide angle simply because I think it deals with the edges of the photos, maybe slightly better, but this is perfect here. You could argue, there's more detail here than the note 20 but like. If you look, I don't know the edges.

Don't look perfect! Uh, like the note 20, I think the edges of the wide-angle shots look a little better, okay, um. So anyway, uh. Let me pull up a video here now. This video guys is going to be 1080p at 30 frames per second, and the reason for that is because I have not had luck with 1080p at 60 on the edge here as a matter of fact, um. Well, let's go ahead and play this, and then I can show you the problem.

So we've got, I would say better stabilization here on the Motorola. Interestingly enough, I just gotta tell you, as I see it, uh detail, wise and uh. It's good color wise. I think I definitely prefer the note 20 color wise, but this is close to that. I would say the video looks a little better on the note 20 overall, but this is good.

Okay. So let me pull up that 1080p60 to show you the problem. So this is why I haven't been able to use 1080p at 60 on this phone. So let me play this video um. You get kind of the zoom problem going on and then the flickering of the light, and it's like the camera can't decide or make up its mind on what it's going to do.

It's I don't know if it's ultra sensitive, or you know it could just be a software thing um, but this has been my experience with it uh. So I'm a know I like to use 1080p at 60. Uh, so that kind of for me, I could not use the Motorola edge on a permanent basis, video wise, because if I'm stuck with 1080p at 30 uh, you know I don't really. I don't have to do that. So you know because I can just use another phone.

So for me, that's not good that I can't use 1080p at 60 here, but despite that, if you can overlook that this camera setup is really, really good. You know this camera setup is almost, I would say, a thousand dollar level um, except for that video problem. Um. Now, if you like, I said if you can get this phone for 399 or a good price or whatever uh. This is a excellent setup for that kind of price.

Okay, the note 8 or note 20 here, for if you can get it around 7.99 I'd, say you're doing perfect paying 9.99. For the note 20. , that's a little difficult to justify, though the camera setup wise. It's definitely worth a thousand dollars. You know, I would say you could pay 1100 or 1200 for this camera setup, okay, so quickly, quickly.

I know this video's gone long. Let's look at the front facing cameras, okay, guys so front facing camera. As, as I said, this is a 10, megapixel, f, 2.2, lens, okay, bottom line. The note 20 takes excellent front facing shots, as you can see here. Good detail on my face still retain good detail in the background, just a really solid shot.

I would not guess this to be only 10, megapixels um, here's some video now this would be 1080p at 60 frames per second excellent video. There good stabilization really like that. Okay- and let me pull up a portrait shot here. Okay, so here's a portrait shot as you can see, perfect background blur, and you can adjust that um. I like it to be really blurry um.

You know it did a good job around my head and even my hair really solid portrait mode here. I think they call it live, focus something like that here on the Samsung, okay, so good setup here, Motorola edge. Okay again now this is a 25 megapixel camera, guys, f, 2.0, okay and this picks up just excellent detail. If you're looking for detail on your selfies, it's probably going to be more detailed here um. I don't know that you would consider it a necessarily better overall shot because the Samsung's perfect, but bottom line guys.

This is perfect on a selfie here, yeah just perfect. Here's video this is 1080p at 30. Of course, it's okay, it's not bad um! I think the Samsung is definitely gonna. Give you better video, but it's definitely usable. Definitely! Okay! Stabilization is okay.

You know it's good um. Let me pull up a portrait chat here. Okay, so here's our portrait shot here on the Motorola edge, really nice background blur here um, it obviously doesn't handle the hair. I don't think it's good here I mean even on the sides. It's not it's not as good as Samsung.

I don't think uh here with portrait, and I'm trying to see if there's any way to adjust the portrait effect, I'm not seeing that here, um there might be while you're taking the shot. Let's try to look at that real, quick um. So if I go to portrait and switch over yeah, you can switch it while you're taking the shot, guys um but apparently not after. Maybe I didn't see it there anyway, um so yeah guys. This is my overall uh thoughts here.

On the Galaxy Note, 20 versus the Motorola edge both are great phones for both the rear and front cameras. Obviously you're. You know you're getting, I think, price to quality wise. I think you're getting a better deal here. Um, you know, especially you know, around 400 or whatever you get this phone at below the 699 retail you're, getting a perfect setup for your money and don't get me wrong.

The Galaxy Note 20 has a perfect setup, but you know you're probably going to be paying more for this phone, but both phones are excellent. Obviously, overall, I would pick the note 20. Definitely just because I think the video is significantly better here. Um, you know as far as photos, I think the photos are a little better on the note 20 uh, but especially video, so guys. Those are my thoughts um, as always, if you're enjoying my videos be sure to subscribe to my channel and then, of course, hitting that thumbs up button helps out as well for now guys, peace out.

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