Camera face-off: HTC One vs Galaxy S4

Gadgets and Gizmos tests out the cameras of two ace smartphones in the market today - HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. Here are the results:

While HTC One is pushing the company's new "ultra pixel" technology, which the company claims gives the sensor larger pixels to take in more light, Samsung has borrowed its camera interface for S4 from the Galaxy Camera, allowing the users to toggle between various modes such as auto, night, HDR, drama etc.

HTC One's camera comes with an optical image stabiliser too. The images turning captured are crisp and bright, even in low-light conditions. However, Galaxy S4's 13MP rear camera, though very good in daylight conditions, has an Achilles heel in low light.

Both the phones fared decently in capturing videos at 1080p resolution, not giving any reason to complaint. A noteworthy mention: HTC One's new Zeo app that captures videos and still images simultaneously.