[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
S5 vs. S4 vs. PureView 808, vs. Z1 Compact vs. HTC One 2013

Source, full size: http://www.komputerswiat.pl/testy/s...y-s5-porownanie-aparatow-w-smartfonach,2.aspx

This excellent Polish review compares the S5 to the 808 among others, nice way to make some conclusions. I will take a couple of scenes and share my comments on exposure, dynamic range, white balance and level of details, and link to the full size images. The order of the phones (with filenames marking the type) is S5, S4, 808, Z1C & HTC One. Right click and open in new tab is recommended.

Bright daylight - good way to check phones' dynamic range, we don't want the white towers burning out/clipping, but we want enough exposure on the planes. S5 balance is superb, towers offer white details, planes & grass are well lit, colors spot on. Unsurprisingly, the 808 offers the most details without any oversharpening, but result is a tad blueish and underexposed (lower dynamic range?). There's a lot of softness and heavy sharpening on the Z1C (see ladder), and dynamic range is low on the HTC One (towers clipping).

http://www.komputerswiat.pl/media/2014/93/3390309/s5-20140402_135015.jpg

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Bright background + dark foreground - both foreground and background should be visible and all do well here with details as mentioned before (the S5 ISOCELL is comparable with the S4 Exmor). 808 again a bit darker, One's sky is slightly greenish

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80% Shadow - here some background clipping is necessary to light the tank well, we want accurate military and museum colors. S5 & S4 very well balanced, 808 again bit blueish and underexposed. "Muzeum Wojska Polskiego" is best readable on the S5 & 808.

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Into sunlight - while sun is behind the left building, clouds are extremely bright. We want to see the most details of the clouds with least clipping, but also bright enough green grasses. Again, S5 seems to offer best dynamic range, there's more clipping on the S4, Z1S & One, 808 underexposes results a bit, One has a neon green halo around the clouds. 808 sky is slightly purplish on the right and there's some lens flair, Z1C has the purple effect on the left.

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Indoors good light - fruits should be well lit and accurately colored. The 808 has the most natural orange and yellows, the One is the best balanced (look at greens), others not behind. 808 and S4 offers most details.

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Indoors low light - good exposure and color balance is key, the One does best which is no surprise, followed by Z1C and S5. 808 is unexpectedly dark here, the S4 as expected. S5 was shot in normal mode (stability mode recommended), Samsung could improve here.

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Low light with flash - we don't want too bright results nor LED tinting results (which often happens on mobiles). S5, S4 & Z1C results are close, S5 slightly underexposed but nice colors, One also underexposed, 808 overexposed. Z1C wins a category yay!

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Verdict? The S5 again is a very well balanced all-around performer. In low light OIS and longer exposure could improve results, but without them, switching to stability mode can improve pictures. In indoors and outdoors it's fantastic and dynamic range is even slightly above the 808. Level of details is lower however and some sharpening is visible. Color accuracy and level of saturation is highly satisfying.