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Because the OnePlus 13 held its own against both of the top contenders and myFujifilmX-T5.
I want to see the natural colors of the flowers.
This photo was taken with the Fujifilm X-T5(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
Then I want fine details.
Finally, I expect a dreamy, blurred bokeh background that looks natural and isolates my subject without distraction.
What surprised me most on this trip was how much the camera software matters.
This photo was taken with the Fujifilm X-T5(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
As expected,Samsungoffers the most camera options, though some features require additional software and downloads.
The Apple iPhone 16 Pro, however, was the worst of all.
Its Camera app crashed often, especially if I used the new Camera Control button to open it.
This photo was taken with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
It also had trouble focusing on the proper subject.
I also brought along my dedicated camera, aFujifilm X-T5, with a 23mm f/2 lens.
The iPhone 16 Pro had immediate problems with this shot.
This photo was taken with the OnePlus 13(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
It’s the lowest resolution of the bunch, though, so printing later may be problematic.
This was a big mistake, as you could see.
Usually, Galaxy phones oversaturate colors, but here, the jade vine looks a bit duller.
The OnePlus 13 simply flubbed this shot.
It got the colors wrong.
This is a problem with the OnePlus 13.
When it works, it produces photos that look spectacular.
Whenever possible, you should turn off this macro mode because it will ruin your photo.
First of all, macro is usually handled by the ultra-wide camera, not the main camera.
Worst of all, it’s clear that these phone makers don’t take macro photos very seriously.
Here are some examples below.
The OnePlus 13 does a better job with its macro mode.
Which phone is the best?
All of them (but they all have issues)
Which of these camera phones is the best?
However, the iPhone 16 Pro was buggy.
This is my ideal shot, with the moth orchid in focus and the dancing lady orchids floating in and out of the focal plane(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
The Camera app crashed often, especially when I tried opening the camera through the newCamera Controlbutton.
Also, Apple offers far fewer camera control options and shooting modes than the other phone makers.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra produced results that looked fantastic, most of the time.
The iPhone 16 Pro could only focus using its macro camera, which produced terrible color results(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
The OnePlus 13 was pleasantly surprising.
That’s the big problem with the OnePlus 13.
I also took multiple photos with a variety of options to see how they compare.
The Galaxy S25 Ultra produced nice results with dreamy looking dancing lady orchids, but the image is underexposed(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
The Galaxy S25 Ultra also gives you more focal range options at 50MP than 200MP.
I compared the best images, whether or not the camera used Macro mode.
The OnePlus 13 crafted the superior photo, with more of the moth orchid and dancing lady orchids in focus(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
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The iPhone photo lacks some detail, but produces the most pleasant bokeh results and accurate colors(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
The Galaxy S25 Ultra captured plenty of detail, but the image is underexposed and looks a bit warm compared to the real thing(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
The OnePlus 13 forced this capture as a Macro image, which means the background blur is mostly absent(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
The color of this jade vine was luminous and shimmering, almost metallic in its hue(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
The iPhone 16 Pro did the best job capturing the real color of this jade vine(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
The Galaxy S25 Ultra rendered this jade vine a bit flat, though it was easier to see the details in the petals.(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
This OnePlus 13 image has bad color reproduction, rendering the flowers more green than they were in reality(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
This is a 50MP image from the Galaxy S25 Ultra main camera. The colors are inaccurate and too warm, though the background has a pleasant blur(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
This is a ‘macro’ image from the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The color is good, but the image is mostly in focus, with little pleasant background blur.(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
This is from the main camera on the iPhone 16 Pro. The color is slightly warmer, but the background is nicely blurred to isolate the orchids in front.(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
This is a ‘macro’ image from the iPhone 16 Pro. The color is fine but the background is so jumbled and distracting that it’s impossible to appreciate my subject.(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
This is an image from the OnePlus 13 main camera in Photo mode. The background is pleasantly blurred, and the colors are consistent.(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
This is an image from the OnePlus 13 in ‘macro’ mode. The color is good, but the background is noisy and distracting.(Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)
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