Compare iPhone X and Galaxy Note 9 photos with your own eyes

The brand new  Galaxy Note 9  and 10-month old  iPhone X  have a lot in common -- especially when it comes to photography. Both have dual rear cameras, portrait mode, optical stabilization and record 4K video.

Check out CNET's full iPhone X and Galaxy Note 9 camera comparison for a more in-depth look.

Here's a Note 9 photo of some apartments in the Mission.

A photo of the same building taken with the iPhone X.

Four Barrel serves up some delicious coffee and eats. This top-down shot was taken with the Note 9.

And here's the same croissant and cappuccino taken with the iPhone X which really made the colors saturated and upped the contrast.

Even with software optimizations, photos from the Note 9 often look more true-to-life when compared to the iPhone X.

The iPhone X does optimizations of its own often pushing colors to look more vibrant. The glass on the building to the right has an odd shade of aqua green.

Paul Scheer stopped by CNET for a quick Q&A. Here's a photo of him taken with the Note 9.

And here's the iPhone X's photo. His complexion looks better in this photo.

I took this photo using the Note 9 of a talkback after a screening of the documentary Science Fair.

Here's the iPhone X photo of the same talkback. I like the way the iPhone exposed the shot.

Each phone handles skin tones differently. The Note 9 tends to be on the warm side like in this picture.

The iPhone X rendered things a bit cooler.

This was taken with the Note 9's flower optimization.

And here's the same flower taken by the iPhone X.

The Note 9 identified Stella as a "pet" and optimized things accordingly.

Here's the same kitty taken by the iPhone X.

I took this Note 9 picture of a building just after sunset.

Same building, now taken by the iPhone X. I like how the phone punched up the colors a bit.

San Francisco's new Transbay terminal photographed by the Note 9. I'm impressed with how well the new phone handles those highlights in the clouds and on the facade.

The iPhone X has always had a wide dynamic range as it does here.

The Galaxy Note 9 captured these colorful chairs without overdoing it.

The iPhone X overdoes the colors and the color temperature a tad.

An underpass taken by the Note 9.

The iPhone X flexes its dynamic range muscles. The colors are on the warm side.

The Note 9 underexposed this photo.

The iPhone X nails the exposure.

It's hard to tell the difference between this photo taken by the Note 9 and the next.

And here's the iPhone X photo.

The Note 9 renders these onions and franks pretty true-to-life.

The iPhone X adds a bit of contrast to its photo.

The Note 9 nails the color of the sky here.

The iPhone X renders the sky with a slightly darker blue.

The next two photos are from the Note 9. This one has the scene optimization turned off.

And this has it turned on. The difference is subtle, but look closely at the colors.

The next dozen photos were taken in medium to lowlight. The Note 9 often used its dual aperture to switch to f/1.5 the widest aperture found on any phone -- aside form the S9 and S9 Plus which has the same camera hardware.

The iPhone X's photo of the coffee roaster.

A Note 9 photo of the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater.

And here's the iPhone X photo.

The Roxie's neon sign as taken by the Note 9.

The same sign taken with the iPhone X.

The Galaxy Note 9 expertly renders this foggy San Francisco scene.

The iPhone X's rendition has more noise in the sky.

The Note 9 does so well in lowlight. And while this photo has less noise than the iPhone X, it's also softer.

And here's the iPhone X version.

A photo of a light sculpture taken by the Note 9.

Here's the same sculpture taken by the iPhone X which handles the dynamic range better.

Each phone has portrait mode or as Samsung calls it "live focus." Here's a live focus photo taken by the Note 9 with beauty skin mode on.

The iPhone X has portrait lighting mode which allows you to change the lighting look of a portrait.

Here's the same photo with the "Stage Light" look applied.

And this one has "Stage Light Mono" applied.

Check out CNET's full iPhone X and Galaxy Note 9 camera comparison for a more in-depth look.