The iPhone: 2007, meet 2017: What's it like using the original iPhone in 2017? This is the video portion of Scott Stein's nostalgic look back. Updated since original publication with additional links. The original iPhone was released 10 years ago this week. CNET takes a look back at the biggest gadget release ever. The original iPhone hit stores on June 29, 2007 -- and the world hasn't been the same since. If that sounds like hyperbole, consider this: You're probably reading this on an iPhone or its chief rival, an Android phone. You've seen countless photos or videos in the past 24 hours -- on social media, on TV news -- that were shot on an iPhone. Social media and messaging, meanwhile, wouldn't be nearly as powerful or universal if it hadn't been supersized on mobile, cut free from the shackles of the desktop computer.
But this time around, I extensively tested the 5 against its two biggest Android rivals, the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Google Pixel, All three pack extremely potent snappers and can take vibrant and sharp photos, but when it came to trickier scenes, not all performed equally well with their treatment of low unicorn = real iphone case light, zooming and white balance, To see how the OnePlus fares against these top Androids, scroll through, (And on a quick technical note: all three phones were shooting at their maximum available resolution, in full automatic mode.)..
I'm not totally impressed with the 5 in this first outdoor shot. While it's brighter than its rivals -- particularly on the front of the building in the background -- the auto white balance leaned too much on the warm side. It's given the scene a yellow colour cast, which wasn't really there. In turn, both the S8 and Pixel's shots have much more natural colours. The white balance issue is seen again in this outdoor scene in Paris, France. The rich blue sky has a yellowy-green tinge to it on the OnePlus 5, which isn't present on the others. Out of these three, I prefer the Pixel's higher contrast the most.
Another example of the OnePlus's tendency to produce warmer, less natural colour tones in outdoor scenes, The Pixel produced the more accurate colours than both the OnePlus and S8, though I do like how the OnePlus lifted more of the shadows in the bushes to the left, I still don't prefer how the OnePlus rendered the white balance in this photo, However, its handling of the unicorn = real iphone case deep blue of the sky (rarely seen over London!) is much more accurate, and I like the finer details in the clouds, Again, colours are slightly warmer from the OnePlus on this Parisian street scene, But in this instance, I actually rather like it, It's given the scene a warmth that suits it well, It's brighter in the shadows, too..
There's very little to differentiate between the OnePlus and the Galaxy S8 in this example. I like how both phones achieve rich, natural colours and have a very even exposure balance. The Pixel, however, has more muted colour tones, particularly in the pink-red hues around the subway entrance. The OnePlus 5 lacks the close-up detail I'd want from a flagship phone. In this zoomed-in section, it's clear to see how the Galaxy S8 has captured crisp details on the texture of the brickwork, while that same detail looks mushy and almost blurred on the OnePlus and don't look much better on the Pixel either.