How does the iPhone 5 camera compare to previous iPhone cameras?

As a mac fanboy, and always first to reach for my iPhone 5 I thought the comparison between the range of iPhones would be very interesting! From the photos below it’s amazing to see how much the quality has jumped up, especially from the 3G to the 3GS!

Photo comparisons from all iPhone version cameras taken with Camera+ (First generation iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S, and the new iPhone 5) in three situations showing both the original photo and a detailed view (zoomed to 100%) of each photo:

  1. A well lit macro setting to test detail and quality of the cameras
  2. A skyline shot to test sharpness and saturation
  3. A candle lit low light macro photo to test noise.

Macro comparison

Macro – Original iPhone

Macro – iPhone 3G

Macro – iPhone 3GS

Macro – iPhone 4

Macro – iPhone 4S

Macro – iPhone 5

Skyline comparison

Skyline – Original iPhone

Skyline – iPhone 3G

Skyline – iPhone 3GS

Skyline – iPhone 4

Skyline – iPhone 4S

Skyline – iPhone 5

Low light macro comparison

Low light macro – Original iPhone

Low light macro – iPhone 3G

Low light macro – iPhone 3GS

Low light macro – iPhone 4

Low light macro – iPhone 4S

Low light macro – iPhone 5

It’s clear from the detail shots that the iPhone 5 produces sharper photos with more accurate white balance, contrast, and saturation.

This blog was originally posted on Camera+’s website.