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How does the iPhone 6s camera compare to other iPhone generations?

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Re: How does the iPhone 6s camera compare to other iPhone generations?

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It looks like the 4S had the biggest improvement over its predecessors. Each modal before and after the 4S look like they only slightly improved upon the previous model.

To my eyes, the 3Gs was the biggest improvement

3Gs was the first generation that seemed to take the camera seriously, speaking as a 3G owner who looked on enviously at the time.

Re: How does the iPhone 6s camera compare to other iPhone generations?

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It looks like the 4S had the biggest improvement over its predecessors. Each modal before and after the 4S look like they only slightly improved upon the previous model.

4S was indeed a big leap. When I broke my 4S, I temporarily downgraded to a 4 but missed the faster, better camera so much that I once again upgraded to the 4S.

Re: How does the iPhone 6s camera compare to other iPhone generations?

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The comparisions in this article are really nicely done, but even better would be to have a shot from a decent DSLR next to it just to get an idea of how a phone image compares to that.

I think it'd be more useful comparing with a "decent" point and shoot, because that's the market being eroded by camera phones. The only people moving from DSLRs to camera phones probably didn't really need the power of a DSLR in the first place.

Re: How does the iPhone 6s camera compare to other iPhone generations?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

To my eyes, the 3Gs was the biggest improvement

3Gs was the first generation that seemed to take the camera seriously, speaking as a 3G owner who looked on enviously at the time.

The original iPhone's camera (and thus the iPhone 3G's, since the 3G changed almost nothing besides the case and the cell radio) seemed to exist mostly to tick the "has a camera" checkbox. It was pretty awful at doing much beyond existing. It didn't even have the ability to change focus!

Re: How does the iPhone 6s camera compare to other iPhone generations?

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It looks like the 4S had the biggest improvement over its predecessors. Each modal before and after the 4S look like they only slightly improved upon the previous model.

Really? Looks to me like the 3G to the 3GS is the biggest jump, the improvement there is ridiculous
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