20 Stunning Photos You Won’t Believe Were Taken with a Phone

With platforms like Instagram, easy-to-use photo editing apps and ever advancing mobile technology, the field of photography has blown wide open to the average smartphone user.

Samsung has set itself apart for having the highest quality cameras in the mobile market, and their newest baby, the GALAXY S6, is consistently rated as the best overall camera in smartphones yet. Why? Because the camera lens’ F1.9 aperture allows more light to enter for brighter, more vivid pictures. And yes, to those photography enthusiasts out there, to achieve an F1.9 aperture on any other professional camera, you’d have to attach that insanely massive lens you see being lugged around.

So here are just 20 examples of what the F1.9 16-megapixel S6 camera can do, and there’s plenty more where these came from.

The hubs and I battle for the more artistic shot. #art #mke #mkephoto #milwaukeehome #waterstreet #photo #bestshot #loveit #colors #JesusIsMyHope #nightflower #flowers #samsungs6 #galaxys6

A photo posted by @vrhinze on May 5, 2015 at 6:44pm PDT

#nofilter • #cincodemayo • #lunch • #cilantro • #onions • #shrimp • #ceviche • #samsungs6 • #thatphonecamera More food @alexlo00 cooked up! (That s6 camera… so goooood!) A photo posted by Ken Zeng (@heyitzsky) on May 5, 2015 at 4:52pm PDT

Red sky at night #red #sky #skline #shard #clouds #london #england #follow #follow4follow #like4like #sunset #samsungs6 #thames

A photo posted by Daniel Solomos (@danielsolomos) on May 5, 2015 at 12:14pm PDT

Something a bit different @greatoceanroad #Greatoceanroad #visitgreatoceanroad #australiagram #australia #seeaustralia #seegor #instagood #ig_shotz #ig_australia #liveinvictoria #sky_sultans #12apostles #nature #longweekend #amazing_australia_2 #sky #coast #visitmelbourne #exploreaustralia #melbourne #becreative #wow_australia #samsungs6

A photo posted by @peter.p88 on May 5, 2015 at 12:28am PDT

#phonepic #photooftheday #picoftheday #nature #samsungs6 #sea #travelgram #instapassport #instatravel #sorsogon #philippines #blue #water #boat A photo posted by Dar San Agustin (@hellotheredar) on May 4, 2015 at 2:24am PDT

My tiny secret forest in Northern Manhattan and my 1st Picture with my new #S6! #Boohyah #excited #siked #samsungs6 #NYC #newyorkcity #nycspring #inwood #inwoodhillpark #spring #forest #composition #contrast #naturelovers #timeoutny #hiking #manhattan #noma #saturday #trees #peaceful #instadaily

A photo posted by Mr. Happy (@randomlyfeliz) on May 2, 2015 at 2:54pm PDT

Rain over me… #Brasov #rainyday #travel #spring #SamsungS6 #quickmobilero A photo posted by Robert Cadar (@romanticu) on May 2, 2015 at 9:34am PDT

#samsungs6 #lowlight

A photo posted by BK Magazine (@bkmagazine) on May 2, 2015 at 7:51am PDT

sunsetphoto with my new handy samsung s6 #sunset #sun #sunshine #landscape #sky #clouds #horizon #view #moment #jj #jj_editors #nature #summer #spring #instagood #instadaily #picoftheday #pictureoftheday #samsung #samsungs6 #s6 #rape #wonderful_places #discoverearth #ig_deutschland #ig_germany A photo posted by Jörn (@joernohneb) on May 2, 2015 at 6:39am PDT

#sunrise #sun #trees #pond #water #fog #barn #shed #newyork #upstateny #s6 #samsungs6

A photo posted by Josh LaCelle (@joshlacelle) on May 1, 2015 at 4:42pm PDT

Black n’ white #urbanlife #bgo #skyss #photooftheday #instapic #architecture #highlightsnorway #wu_norway #ig_energy_bw #railway #worldcaptures #telegrafen #igs_europe #photography #bybanen #fashion #bergen #ig_daily #visitbergen #rails #architecture #fineart_photobw #ilovenorway #samsungs6 #mobileonly #mittbergen #edit A photo posted by Thomas Green (@thmzg) on May 1, 2015 at 12:32pm PDT

1 May #sunset #prinTransilvania … #travel #Brasov #ig_romania #romaniamagica #SamsungS6 #quickmobilero

A photo posted by Robert Cadar (@romanticu) on May 1, 2015 at 10:07am PDT

Deeper into the twilight, stumbled into something unique, taken at a parallel angle, a tunnel of kaleidoscope, full of the new Samsung S6 #samsung #s6 #samsungs6 #paragonsg #orchardroad #kaleidoscope #art #abstract #photo #photowalk #photojourney #phototrail #solotraveler #travelsolo A photo posted by Monocle MY (@my_monocle) on Apr 30, 2015 at 7:47pm PDT

Can you tell between reflection and the real thing? #perspective #reflections #sky #mountains #mountaingirl #clouds #mountaingirl #photography #samsungs6 #spetersenphotography

A photo posted by Shannon Petersen (@s.petersenphotography) on Apr 30, 2015 at 2:50pm PDT

#macrophoto by #samsungGalaxyS6edge Можно выкинуть свою профессиональную камеру смартфоны теперь не уступают проф фотикам #macrophotography #naturelovers #nature #samsungS6 #nofilter A photo posted by Tanya Kim (@tanyushka08) on Apr 30, 2015 at 7:36am PDT

Enjoying the time you given #SamsungS6

A photo posted by Ofentse Rangaka (@ofentserangaka) on Apr 30, 2015 at 6:06am PDT

Sunt darnic in seara asta, am fost la blogmeet in #Brasov #casastiti #travel #printransilvania #instacity #ig_romania #romaniamagica #SamsungS6 #quickmobilero A photo posted by Robert Cadar (@romanticu) on Apr 28, 2015 at 10:46am PDT

Barbers point lighthouse this evening. #hawaii #lighthouse #sunset #samsungs6 #mobilephotography

A photo posted by Jason Bartimus (@jbartimus) on Apr 27, 2015 at 12:10am PDT

#SquareInstaPic #italia #igerspescara #ig_abruzzo #ig_pescara #abruzzo #pescara #igers_abruzzo #samsungs6 #vsco #vscocam #cat #gattidiinstagram #gatto #sleepy A photo posted by Paolo Marchegiani (@pm88_) on Apr 29, 2015 at 2:37am PDT

TIME #galaxys6 #s6photography #vsco #vscogram #hdr #sunset #beautiful #koblenz #saturdayafternoon #photographer #professionalphotographer #s6 #sungoesdown #photochallenge #samsungphotography #samsungs6

A photo posted by ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ＴＡＳＳＩＬＯ (@taseventyd) on May 9, 2015 at 12:17pm PDT

WE SAID THIS: Don’t miss our first impressions of the Samsung GALAXY S6 and S6 Edge and stay tuned for our full reviews!