[Galaxy S6 General] Timbukto:
I disagree, I think it is a pixel peeping problem just like the lens optic variation I see in broad daylight with the Sony lens on the Russian site. In fact it is *less* of an issue because it is likely the lens variation issue is going to happen *all* the time in good lighting conditions where autofocus can function just fine, while the pink tint issue happens at the lowest of light levels which gives any camera a difficult time. In addition if your image looks overexposed, pushing the exposure back down is going to make it far less noticable. Even the images you show me with red circles is clearly a *pixel* peeping problem...it doesn't even look like a big deal on my IPS LCD laptop. So we are talking about a pixel peeping problem in a situation where if you pixel peep a sensor and lens an order of magnitude more massive than the smartphone...you will *still* see gunk! To me that is not a big deal.

You are telling me that dynamic range can suffer on a tiny sensor and lens in low light levels at high ISOs, and I am saying that is very much fact of life for any camera system. Great it as a pink tint perhaps more so than the Sony (which has more a tendency to not produce an overexposed night shot in the first place). But I absolutely agree it can very much be a problem to someone who wants to shoot auto-exposure images in terrible lighting conditions in which the iPhone 6 Plus seems to be better for this. I think it can be mitigated by taking more manual control, but I understand when smartphone users just want to take casual snaps, etc. Yes this is a disadvantage of ISOCELL as I currently see it. But then again the slight magenta shift in blue skies in broad daylight is a slight disadvantage of the Sony sensor and the ISOCELL based on what I see from the Russian site likely has *better* dynamic range at *low* ISOs which for advanced users is better. Again there are some slight disadvantages and advantages, nothing that will make or break a buying decision for most casual shooters. IMO as a pixel peeper I find the poorer lens quality in broad daylight for the Sony shot on the Russian site as a big deal. My lens is sharp corner to corner except for the extreme lower right corner which is not that big a deal to me cause its also based on DOF (depth of field) in the scene, while the Sony sample had significant blurring on the left side for things clearly in DOF.

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I agree its not an ideal situation, but shooting a low light scene with a tiny sensor isn't the most ideal situation. So yes in *auto* exposure + even multiple exposure blending the S6 ISOCELL seems to do a poorer job in situations where there are dark shadows on the borders of the frame (which is not uncommon for extreme low light shots). IMO even the S6 Sony shots has significant NR. Take a look at the images it is very very obvious that the Samsung is boosting amplification greater than the iPhone shot...so yes it has a pink tint but it also pulled up exposure for the boat, buildings, etc. I would have to guess the iPhone is less heavy handed with NR, shoots lower ISO, shoots a longer exposure (if stabilized). At least that is what I get out of my wife's iPhone 6 Plus. The iPhone also IMO has a terrific way to adjust exposure comp with gestures. This seems to be the norm, poorer hardware, but very well thought out 'system'. Same as for games...Samsung has far more firepower but the iPhone gets gaming right with higher FPS often since it doesn't overshoot with unneeded resolution, etc.