Bogus!
@MATTHEW.MAURER, why are you defending RLSMITH? It's an opinion if one is doing an independent review and not being compensated for it. Otherwise, it's not an opinion.
As for me, I really don't like Samsung's ethics and values. However, I will call it as I see it. Too many people are biased for one particular brand that they just can't be objective. That's why we need blind tests done to give a much more accurate result.
These links provided are paid endorsements. How else did they get their hands on an iPhone before it was released to the public? The expectation by Apple is to leave a rather favorable review. Some of the sample photos look rigged to me. The Note 8 portrait mode is atrocious. Using the feature paints a completely different picture. These articles are slanted toward Apple.
As we have seen, most phones take decent pictures in normal light. What sets a good camera phone from others is it's low light performance. There is no way an iPhone can beat a Samsung because Samsung 8 has a faster lens which is better in low light, regardless of any processing adjustments. If the iPhone beats the Samsung 8s, then it's rather obvious., The results were altered.