Zoom, dusk and slow motion put AuthenTech's cameras through their paces

Ben Schmanke's five new uploads compare the iPhone 18 Pro with GoPro Mission 1 Pro and Insta360 Luna Ultra.

Channel: AuthenTech - Ben Schmanke Story of October 19, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Zoom Test! iPhone 18 Pro vs GoPro vs Insta360 Luna Ultra

Ben Schmanke split his latest camera comparison into five practical questions: how close, how smooth, how dark, how slow, and how much detail? Rather than one all-purpose verdict, AuthenTech - Ben Schmanke gave each test its own upload.

"Zoom Test! iPhone 18 Pro vs GoPro vs Insta360 Luna Ultra" drew the biggest audience of the new batch, reaching about 39,000 views. The tripod-mounted comparison puts the iPhone's longer focal length alongside Luna's standard lens and telephoto attachment. In the comments, viewers are suggesting Samsung and Oppo phones for future comparisons, while another points out the appeal of a camera that also handles calls and everyday tasks.

The other tests make the tradeoffs more specific. In "Is 8K Overkill? iPhone vs GoPro vs Insta360 Luna", Ben reports that Luna retained the most detail when he enlarged the footage. The slow-motion upload shows the other side of an impressive specification: GoPro's high-frame-rate burst stretches a brief action dramatically, but Ben notes a loss of image quality. Stabilization and dusk-to-dark shooting round out the set.

Across the channel, the subscriber count stayed unchanged while weekly views rose by roughly nine million, a substantial week alongside technology neighbors HTX Studio and Salem Techsperts. Today's viewing is slightly above AuthenTech's usual daily level.

The fresh camera tests aren't carrying the strongest daily momentum, though. "27 Balls vs 5 RYOBI Fans" remains the busiest active upload, followed by the Cyberquad speed modification and September's three-phone camera comparison. Ben's gadgets have room for both careful image inspection and a considerably less restrained use of fans.

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The videos drawing views on AuthenTech - Ben Schmanke right now

Is 8K Overkill? iPhone vs GoPro vs Insta360 Luna16,180 views · 2026-10-16 Stabilization Test! iPhone 18 Pro vs GoPro vs Insta360 Luna11,746 views · 2026-10-13 Low Light Test! iPhone 18 Pro vs GoPro vs Insta360 Luna11,439 views · 2026-10-12 Slo-Mo Test! iPhone vs GoPro vs Insta360 Luna8,656 views · 2026-10-15 27 Balls vs 5 RYOBI Fans405,522 views I Doubled My Son's Cyberquad Speed for $200264,952 views iPhone 18 Pro vs Galaxy S26 Ultra vs Pixel 11 Pro: CAMERA TEST Compar…665,507 views

The numbers

Here is how AuthenTech - Ben Schmanke's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

AuthenTech - Ben Schmanke

8,790,807

Salem Techsperts

8,249,238

HTX Studio

8,136,077

Gamers Nexus

3,129,904

ShortCircuit

2,296,130

Hayls World

2,031,110

ThioJoe

1,145,319

Bitwit

325,340

Jonathan Morrison

11,475

subscribers

2,730,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

4,398,195,303

views per day

1,257,194

typical day: 1,187,523

first-day views of each video posted this week

Zoom Test! iPhone 18 Pro vs GoPro vs In…

10,379

Is 8K Overkill? iPhone vs GoPro vs Inst…

7,423

Stabilization Test! iPhone 18 Pro vs Go…

5,711

Low Light Test! iPhone 18 Pro vs GoPro …

5,099

Slo-Mo Test! iPhone vs GoPro vs Insta36…

3,292

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

ThioJoe

3,140,000

HTX Studio

3,010,000

Salem Techsperts

2,830,000

Hayls World

2,750,000

AuthenTech - Ben Schmanke

2,730,000

Gamers Nexus

2,730,000

ShortCircuit

2,550,000

Jonathan Morrison

2,510,000

Bitwit

2,350,000

As of October 19, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.