When it comes to plus-sized phones, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 has long been the de facto standard — but if any Android phone has the goods to give it a run for its money, Google’s Nexus 6 is the one. 

So how do the two XL contenders compare when it comes to camera quality? I took them out into the world together to find out.

Just a few quick notes before we begin:

  • The photos in each of the following sets were taken seconds apart, with as close to identical framing and positioning as I could manage. I took two back-to-back photos with each phone to compensate for any incidental issues like my hand moving; if I saw any difference between the two, I selected the better image to show here.
  • Except where noted, both phones were on their default camera settings — which are the settings the vast majority of people will use most of the time when taking photos.
  • All of the photos shown here are the original images captured by the phones, with no editing or modifications (aside from being scaled down to fit on this page). You can click on any image to view it in its full resolution.

All right — enough chit-chat. Let’s get to the pictures:

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