Which one has better optical image stabilization? iPhone 6 Plus vs Note 4

Optical image stabilization is now common in smartphones, but Samsung and Apple seem to have adopted it later, respectively installing it in their latest flagship models, the GALAXY Note 4 and iPhone 6 Plus, which can make the phone smoother and more stable when recording videos. So the next question is, under the same circumstances, which one has better optical image stabilization, the Samsung GALAXY Note 4 or the iPhone 6 Plus?

Software support required

For this question, perhaps fans of different brands will come to different conclusions. The foreign website PhoneArena also conducted an optical image stabilization test on the two mobile phones. The main test contents included "car-mounted" and handheld. The former is to put two mobile phones in the car, drive on a road and record videos; the latter is self-evident, which is the usage mode often used by ordinary users.

However, before we reveal the answer, let's briefly introduce the optical image stabilization technology on mobile phones. Simply put, the optical image stabilization function is not only helpful for video recording, but also allows the mobile phone system to use a slower shutter speed, so that more light enters the lens, which can greatly improve the quality of photos in low-light conditions. Of course, without the support of the camera software, this optical image stabilization hardware will not play a big role.

Each has its own winners and losers

It is worth mentioning that although Samsung and Apple have their own descriptions of the optical image stabilization function used in their mobile phones, in fact, the technical principles are the same. Among them, Samsung calls the optical image stabilization on the GALAXY Note 4 "intelligent optical image stabilization" technology, but the rendering of the term is more for advertising. The principle is still the combination of optical image stabilization hardware and digital image stabilization. As for Apple's iPhone6 ​​Plus, it combines light image stabilization and software image stabilization. Although Apple calls it "Cinematic Video Stabilization", there is no essential difference in technology.

As for the final test results, everyone is happy. From the video released by PhoneArena, we can see that the anti-shake level of Samsung GALAXY Note 4 is better than that of Apple iPhone 6 Plus when walking with slight vibration, and when the vibration is greater while driving, the overall image stability of iPhone 6 Plus is higher. Of course, based on the usage habits of ordinary users, PhoneArena is more inclined to choose GALAXY Note 4, but this is just the preference of the media, and perhaps users of the two phones will come to different conclusions.

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