How to delete similar photos on Android and keep the best one

How to delete similar photos by hand

1. Open the gallery in date order. Open Google Photos or your phone's gallery. Similar shots sit next to each other because they were taken seconds apart.
2. Zoom in on each group. Open the first photo of a group and swipe through. Zoom in on the main subject to check sharpness.
3. Pick the keeper. Decide which one to keep. Favourite it (heart or star) so you don't select it by mistake.
4. Multi-select the rest. Back in the grid, long-press the first unwanted photo and tap the others in the group.
5. Delete and repeat. Tap Delete or Move to trash. Repeat for the next group.

Does Samsung Gallery find similar photos?

Some recent One UI versions group similar images and suggest one to keep. Look in Gallery under the menu (☰) > Suggestions or in storage cleanup. Availability varies by model and update.

How long does it take to do by hand?

At 2 to 3 seconds a photo to view, judge and select, 3,000 photos take around 2 hours, and it is easy to give up halfway. That is the main reason galleries stay full.

What makes one photo better than another?

• Sharp main subject. Zoom to 100% on the person or thing that matters.
• Good exposure. Not too dark, no blown-out sky.
• Framing. Nobody's head cut off; level horizon.
• The moment. In group shots, pick the one where everyone looks ready. Only you can judge that.

GalleryJury's AI judge scores sharpness, exposure and framing; give group shots a quick look yourself. You can swap its pick in one tap. See how the best-shot picker works.