Smart pointer constructor: what is the difference between passing 'new' and std::make_...? [duplicate]

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I would like to know the difference between these two declarations:

• std::unique_ptr<Foo> pFoo(new Foo());
• std::unique_ptr<Foo> pFoo = std::make_unique<Foo>();

I heard that the second usage is for exception safety, therefore preferred one? Is that also correct?