Both photos are pretty solid, but the M9 ended up tinting the entire image a slightly yellowish color. The bright sunlight tripped up both phones a bit here - which is something that happens to some degree with almost every phone I test using this same shot - but the M9's image is far more washed out in general than the S6's composition. (Yes, these were taken mere seconds apart!) Just look at that lighting and the coloring. Part of that may be because its auto-HDR feature appears to have kicked in here, as the detail and lack of washing out in the sky suggest. Two reasonably respectable images, though the S6 continues to have a distinct upper edge. But when you look closely and compare it to the S6's image, it's still a meaningful step behind. The M9 definitely looks a lot better than before, though - look at the sky and the big green tree in particular - and in and of itself, its photo isn't half-bad. No visible change on the S6, since it was shooting with HDR automatically the first go-round in this case. The same shot, only with HDR mode manually set to "on" on both devices.
The M9's photo looks washed out in comparison - note the sky in particular - and shows a lot more detail loss when you zoom in and look closely at the full-res image.
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A gorgeous shot from the S6, with lovely clarity and an impressive amount of detail even when you zoom in at full resolution (the full-res view is worth checking out on this one). Same deal: The S6 picture is crisp and full of light while the M9's, though not awful, is definitely a little murky-looking and inappropriately colored. Both images are reasonably decent, but the S6's photo looks sharper and more color-realistic while the M9's is a bit muddied in comparison - almost like it was taken with a layer of film over the lens. You can click on any image to view it in its full resolution.