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The " because as a *professional photographer* I think iPhone < use a bias to justify why iPhone is better>" must stop... Most of those pics (except blurred portraits)looked better on the pixel at first glance... And to all of the "not so professional photographer crowd" , we don't go in and edit 100 pics we take each day. Heck not even a "professional photographer" has time for that
I could not have had a bigger difference of opinion in the photos you showed. The pixel pics looked more pleasing to me. I literally picked it almost every time 😂 I have an iPhone 14 pro for work, so I don't have a 15 but damn, the iPhone is just too warm all the time.
@@dexterter"Proper color rendering" isn't the end-all be-all. I'm not a pro, I just want to take great point-and-shoot photos that look great. If a little color enhancement is needed, that's fine. Pixel all the way.
Those colors you are seeing, are they there in real life or not? You can edit the iPhone pics later but at least let the camera capture the real thing, not an edited thing
Specifically addressed this comment at 9:18, but I'll copy and paste it for you below: "Editing these pictures would have opened this comparison up to even more subjectivity, because it leaves everything open to my interpretation as the photographer. The only benefit to editing would have been to show you some of the computational features available on each phone - but my goal with this comparison was to show you how a consumer will experience the camera without any type of additional processing, and then share my thoughts on the results."
@@kevinraposo this doesn't really answer the question. If you take a 5x photo which results in enough zoom to appear close enough for portrait, you should get NATURAL Bokeh, without using Portrait mode. I think that's what these people are referring to. DON'T use portrait mode. Just use the 5x and see what you get.
Most of the pictures you said are worse on the Pixel were the best ones for me. The iPhone is usually too warm. I don't think it's representative of the reality at all. Also most of the iPhone pictures looks washed to me for some reason. The pixel video also looks better, more contrast, more "cinematic". I'm very surprised with your opinion but also the pictures... I really thought the best ones (for me) were from the iPhone.... but not.
Some of the ones he said he preferred just looked washed out to me. Like the nightsight ultrawide picture of the bank had the sign looking far better on the Pixel.
I mean, you don't have to be a professional photographer to see what looks more pleasing. Hands down the Pixel won this comparison even if he tries to convince you that the yellow tint on the iPhone looks better lol 😆
@@Klust413exactly then he comes out with some BS excuse saying that the edge on the iPhone looks better, but then he presents two other pics that had nothing to do with the pics he initially was comparing... very sus reviewer indeed.
This is the biased-iPhone-user effect. Anytime I see someone saying that the iPhone has accurate color representation, I basically get immediately turned off from their opinion. The iPhone is definitively one of the least color accurate phones you can use today. It can't resist turning faces orange, adding yellow to the image, and brightening shadows way too much.
In regards to the extreme HDR for the pixel it must be noted that you can darken it in post-processing you can't retrieve the crushed blacks from the iPhone
I picked the pixel almost every time haha. While I obviously have differing opinions about what I prefer, like you said it's all subjective! This was a great video to highlight the differences in each phone! Well done. Thank you!
Don't use fake portrait mode. Don't use fake cinematic mode. Everything that actually matters is dominated by the Pixel. Also, the iPhone can't resist to turn everything yellow/green. Better photos, more useful extra features, better colors - I'll take the Pixel.
@@KevinP-d9q genuinely no. That seems like an outdated narrative. I've watched maybe 20 comparisons between these two phones. The iPhone doesn't win every video comparison. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. The rhetoric used to be that the iPhone was clearly better all the time in all circumstances. But in 2023, iPhone video can be beaten in many scenarios. So to me, the video is about the same. However, the photography is a landslide win by the Pixel and I take photos 10x more than I take videos. So it's the Pixel for me.
@@KevinP-d9q the iPhone consistently wants to overbrighten shadows to an unrealistic point. It also has a yellow color shift. Both of those together make a worse image in my opinion. Shadows should look like shadows. Color should be accurate.
Have several questions: Did the cinematic mode on the iPhone not work? There seems to be almost no blurring in the background. I am kind of shocked that, as a photographer, you chose to only include this video mode. I wouldn't think that it was something that a professional would use at all. Seeing that this is famously the Pixels worst video mode, it can give the impression of bias. The Pixel has a wider ultrawide (126 vs 120 degrees field of view), a larger aperture and a bigger sensor. Therefor it has a shallower depth of field, which makes corners in close-up of flat objects naturally blurry in the corners. This is not a defect. Why didn't you compare corner sharpness in landscape pictures instead? As for 5x portrait mode, I don't know why Google does not allow you to choose this before taking a picture. Maybe limitations of the depth map? You can easily add the effect afterwards though and it looks really nice. Also surprised you didn't mention the pro settings of the Pixel 8 Pro, I would think that would be appealing to a photographer. Did you try any of the long exposure modes? I respect your opinions, but there is a clear bias in your comparison, not sure if it is deliberate though.
Exactly my thoughts after watching this video. He was trying so hard to justify the iphone... and cinematic mode on iphone didn't even work. When you get to the comments majority of people prefer pixel photos because they are the most realistic ones. So many apple fan boys are doing comparisons these days...
Thank you for your good, thoughtful questions - pretty refreshing after being repeatedly slammed by others for expressing an opinion. You deserve a detailed response, so I’m going to try and address everything below: 1) Regarding why I only tested cinematic mode: it’s the only video mode I would ever consider to be comparable with my camera equipment, and also the only mode that interested me as a photographer. The shallow depth of field and flat color profile is actually passable for professional video. 2: Regarding the background blur in cinematic mode: years of shooting with a very shallow computational depth of field has trained people to believe the background blur should be stronger than it actually is. I felt the iPhone was an accurate representation of what I would get while shooting at f/4 with a 24mm lens. 3: Regarding field of view for the ultra-wide lens: you are mistaken, distortion and corner sharpness is not impacted by distance. It is an inherent part of the lens. Shooting a landscape photo would have hidden some of the stretching, but it wouldn’t have changed how sharp the corners were. 4: Regarding portrait mode with the telephoto lens: I addressed this in the conclusion. I didn’t want to edit any of the pictures in order to avoid introducing even more subjectivity into this comparison, because it would leave things open to my interpretation as the photographer. 5: Regarding the professional settings on the Pixel 8 Pro: they were great, but as I mentioned in the video, I would never use either one of these phones in a professional context - and most consumers are never going to touch this feature. My goal with this comparison was simply to demonstrate what you’re going to get with some of the most popular camera functions while using it straight out of the box. Again, to reiterate what I said in the video: truly no bias or preference, could care less who won, was not paid to say anything. But your questions were good ones, and I do appreciate that over being repeatedly called a fanboy
@@kevinraposo Thank you for the detailed answer! 1) and 2) I still feel that Cinematic mode did not seem to work correctly in your first sample of the iPhone. It just looks the same as the natural blur that I get in normal video mode on the Pixel. Still, I agree that the iPhone is better for Cinematic mode. 3) Actually, you are mistaken here. If you take an ultra wide angle close-up picture, the distance from the lens to the object can be twice as large for the corners compared to the center (if you take a picture of a flat surface like you did). Especially with a shallower depth of field, this will give more blur in the corners, since the camera focusses on the center. For landscape photography where corner sharpness IS important, this is not an issue. For what it's worth, in another video a professional photographer preferred the Ultra Wide of the Pixel (in a landscape shot) just because it was sharper in the corners. 4) I understand your explanation and I partly agree. Still, I think you could have compared the 5x iPhone portrait to a 5x portrait (without the artificial blur) on the Pixel and mention that "you can apply the portrait mode effect (a one-click edit) afterwards, if you feel the need". I think you would have mentioned that had it been the other way around, since you are of course more aware of the available features on the iPhone. 5) Ok, but maybe not very consistent: for video you only use a seldomly used feature because on the iPhone(!) it is passable for professional video. But for photography you only use the most common features because it can't be used for professional work? I think Pixel photograpy modes like "Long exposure" and "Action pan" are easy to use and certainly can give professional results. Like you noticed, there are many idiots in TH-cam comments, from both sides. For example, (people with) Androids are called Brokedroids all the time. But amongst reviewers there is a clear bias in favor of the iPhone, because most content creators use Apple products. They will compare the features they like on the iPhone with similar features on other phones, but they most often do not compare great features of other phones, maybe partly because they are not aware. Also, they know how to get the best shots with the iPhone (and they might take a pic one more time if they feel the result was not as good as they expected), but with other phones they can make mistakes and just assume that the phone is not working. As an Android user I notice this all the time and yes, I do find this frustrating.
@@BasMeijer About the cinematic mode: I was shocked that one of the examples given for the iPhone had basically 0 depth of field. And to add to this, the iPhone's standard video mode can also produce some nice bokeh when shooting close subjects, so I don't see why computational blurring was favoured over the natural bokeh you could get out of that tiny lens. For video, the iPhone blows the Pixel out of the water but for the 5x telephoto and ultra-wide, the Pixel is very comparable, so in my honest opinion I felt parts of this video was biased towards the iPhone.
@@kevinraposo Given how the iPhone's ultra wide and telephoto is only 12MP, it is very impressive that it is comparable to the Pixel, goes to show how computation and optimization can in certain cases be more important than raw specs. Also I was wondering why you spent so much time explaining distortion and corner sharpness only to say that it barely matters? 8:45 - How long were both of those exposures? If the Pixel was able to resolve more detail/light in less or the same amount of time as the iPhone that is an instant advantage.
There is a reason why Pixels have won all the blind test comparisons since it's inception. IPhone don't even crack the top 5. It's going to be the same this year. These "professionals" don't know what they are talking about.
*Yes, the Pixel's are kinda meh in portrait edge detection.* Also, I don't see UW lens of Pixel 8 pro having softer focus at the edges being an issue...the higher binned MP + larger sensors tend to have softer focus on the edges of the frame. *And the UW lens should have distortion as it's feels natural* ...it shouldn't be auto-corrected unless required in post. I disagree with your main lens assesment but then it's a personal taste afterall. Both are great in my opinion but I like Pixel more as Iphone tends to add more green tint and warmth when it's not there. Apple's deep fusion kinda brings out unnecessary exaggerated textures on the roads, buildings especially in the Night-mode. Although the Pixel's rendition is brighter the iPhone clearly has a black crush issue in Night-mode. And the way Apple's HDR boosts the highlights of Sun, led lights, bulbs etc is a but too much although striking. I generally prefer Iphones for portraits and videos. But Pixel takes the win in Main lens, UW lens and zoom. It's actually a huge lead for Pixel that it's zoom and UW lens and straight up superior in most cases. Cheers 🥂
If what you said this "professional photographer" would have said in this review, no one would have said anything. But it makes me wonder, maybe he did it on purpose for clicks.
Literally every companion all the way through this video, I picked the Pixel photos. They just look better. Better color, better contrast. iPhone makes people look green!
I don't think you are even a professional photographer, color accuracy is always on point on the pixel 8 pro.. You are biased, that's why Google pixels win on blind test comparisons
@@mauricedicke9527 it might not be accurate, but honestly it's more accurate when it comes to skin tone and colors than an iPhone. IPhone makes skin tones yellowish
A photographer says he cares more about color accuracy of an iPhone, while he color grades each one every time as a matter of course when he comes home. Funny. I care more about exposure and detail. Color can always be adjusted. Also down the line, a firmware away, things like color bias change for the better.
I'm not color grading anything I take on an iPhone or a Pixel, because 99.9% of my pictures on these devices are personal. I'm only color grading professional work. Which means that color accuracy is important in this circumstance. Thanks for the comment
I can see you didn't make it to 10:04, so I'll copy and paste it here: "Truth be told, I could care less about which of these phones actually won this comparison, because I would never use either one of these phones in a professional photography context. This was purely intended to be an informative comparison, and if you think I'm a fanboy because of that, so be it."
@@kevinraposo I actually was referring to the OP for saying that. It is always these things with Android sheep that accuse every TH-camr for being an Apple fanboy.
I have a feeling that all these 'pro photographers/ videographers" make sure that before posting an iPhone 15 Pro camera review they make sure they do their best to make the photos and video of the iPhone look the best possible over any other phone.
Yeah you look like typical iphone fanboy there is clear different between hdr and color reproduction in every photo you love warner tone doesn't mean iPhone takes great photos 😆😂😂. Paid actors
Tim Cook really took out his wallet this year paying all these tech snob reviewers. Apple is failing bad with iphone they need to make google pixel fail so they can get back on track until iphone 16.
10:04: "Truth be told, I could care less about which of these phones actually won this comparison, because I would never use either one of these phones in a professional photography context. This was purely intended to be an informative comparison, and if you think I'm a fanboy because of that, so be it."
@@kevinraposo but is it really? You could easily say "no matter what as a professional photographer I prefer the iPhone pics" we could have saved all this BS but I'm sure this was intentional, clickbait right?
Without any biased preference simply looking what initially looked better from a first glance perspective the pixel 8 pro looked better in most pics. Having said that im returning my unopened pixel 8 pro due to battery life concerns (expressed repeatedly by others) I really would have liked it to work but not willing to take the gamble...
Whenever people complain about battery life always ask myself where do they live? In the woods where they can't easily access a phone charger or an outlet?
Wait, wait the guy wearing an iPhone watch prefers the iPhone 15 Pro photos. Shocker!! Haha so glad he noticed that BS comparison and brought it up at the end of his video. He had the need to point that out before someone else does. Clearly the Pixel took the most pleasing still photos here. The iPhone won in the portrait mode pics and portrait video. Everything else he even said is not fair the Pixel has more megapixels. What's not fair is how much Apple rips its customers off? In hopes that reviewers come out with some BS review trying to convince you that the iPhone takes better pics. Hilarious 😆 nice try professional photographer that prefers yellow tints on his professional photos.
I was able to detect iPhone's photos (except for one) simply because they are always kind of yellow-ish / green-ish. They are way too warm. I personally don't like this colors at all and to me Pixel looks more neutral and realistic. I'm not sure that iPhones pictures are closer to real colors, tbh...
I really don't get why people prefer the green tints from the iPhone most of the times, when you see a photo taken with an iPhone you instantly know it is because of the artificial green and washed out (probably because of the excessive contrast) looks it adds, I also find the Pixel's HDR way better, when it comes to video the iPhone wins of course, but photos just look better in the Pixel.
Actually for 70%of the photos i mistook the iphone ones for the pixel photos. At the end of the day this guy is a professional photographer and he did point out on a number of occasions that preference is 'subjective '. Personally speaking id day both phones did a good job!
@@kevinraposoi'm an iPhone user since 10 years. The pixel destroyed the iPhone in every single way, except the videos. Damn how can someone be so biased in a test and unironically say the iPhone did better. Holy 😂
Bro, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro can take 12 bit colour depth photo when ProRaw turned on. But iPhone 14 Pro and 15 Pro can only take 10 bit colour depth photo when ProRaw turned on. Why ? I don't have an iPhone, so can anyone please let me know if you turn ProRaw in 12 megapixel instead of 48 megapixel, can it take 12 bit photos ? I'm curious about this because, 12-bit = 68 billion colours. But, 10-bit = 1.07 billion colours. That's a huge difference. If iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro cannot take 12 bit photos, that seems to be a huge downgrade ! ???
I'm completely agree with your thoughts except for one thing : color accuracy for wide sensor. Isn't the pixel more accurate ? Seems Iphone has a yellow teint. But, like you, I prefer the contrast of Iphone than better shadows detail from Pixel 8 pro.
Wow lots of butt hurt fan boys in here lol I have the 15 Pro and prefer the color rending that the Pixel 8 Pro produces. Not all the time, but I’d say half of the time. Besides that, I think Google did a fantastic job with the 8 Pro as a whole package. Video isn’t on par yet and I doubt it’ll ever be but they’ve made a big improvement since the Pixel 7 Pro. Competition brings out the best, keep pushing the “smart” phone industry Google!
Both do an amazing job, if you didn't have them side by side each picture looked fantastic, one thing I noticed is the warmer color of the iPhone pictures and a bit greenish hue to some of the pictures. Overall great comparison anyone would be happy with either.
Your results are of no surprise. Apple being a 2 trillion dollar company whose revenue is mostly based on iPhone sales can spend so much more resources on the phone whereas Googles spends a lot less money on there phone devision. I think I would have been interesting to compare both phones shooting in “pro” mode creating DNG files
I disagree with several of your comments the pixel pictures to my eyes looked better and the average person is not worrying about the edges, and what's in the photo you didn't see when you took the picture, I would chose the Pixel 8 Pro for many reasons price $200 to $300 less plus magic eraser is a cool add on, and the ability to add smiles on subjects in a photo. The different in those pictures are small in the eyes of the average person.
10:04: "Truth be told, I could care less about which of these phones actually won this comparison, because I would never use either one of these phones in a professional photography context. This was purely intended to be an informative comparison, and if you think I'm a fanboy because of that, so be it." But sure, I’m an Apple fanboy and not a real photographer. lol
There is a more important question: why didn't you use the full resolution, because pixel has a clear advantage in all lenses, in standard shots, iPhone uses 24mp and pixel 12 only.
The iPhone shots are missing so much more detail than the pixel 8 pro, and thats coming from someone that just bought the 15 pro max and has owned a pixel. The main camera is close but all the other shots IMO Pixel dominated pretty hard ....
One thing I noticed across the board is how massive the inferiority complex is for Android users. I mean it's pretty subjective when it comes to contrast and colors and most normal people just prefer a more contrasty and vivid picture and that's why the pixels always win the blind camera tests. But there is a reason why so many photographers prefer the iPhone as a phone camera of choice. I just prefer the whole shooting and camera experience of the iPhone, often times I actually prefer the results of the pixel but results isn't everything, especially if it's this close of a comparison.
Every single image possible was shot in Pro RAW. As for why I didn't edit them, specifically addressed this comment at 9:18, but I'll copy and paste it for you below: "Editing these pictures would have opened this comparison up to even more subjectivity, because it leaves everything open to my interpretation as the photographer. The only benefit to editing would have been to show you some of the computational features available on each phone - but my goal with this comparison was to show you how a consumer will experience the camera without any type of additional processing, and then share my thoughts on the results."
Comparing phone cameras between a phone that has been here for a while and thus gotten many patches and software upgrades and a newly released phone that has barely received any patches and software upgrades is a bit silly. This competition is not fair at all. My last phone (Samsung S22 Ultra) was rubbish when first released, but it got pretty good after a while.
Enjoyed watching, can you please do same comparison with iPhones15 pro😂 max 460 Log ect and compare to the Pixel as would like to hear your thoughts, also can you advise me the best budget camera to buy in the £500-£1000 new or used for both photos and videos 🙏🙏😎😎
this bro is definitely an iPhone guy and I am a iPhone user but everything he says picture number whatever is the iPhone even when the pixel comes before the iPhone it just seem weird
I can see you didn't make it to 10:04, so I'll copy and paste it here: "Truth be told, I could care less about which of these phones actually won this comparison, because I would never use either one of these phones in a professional photography context. This was purely intended to be an informative comparison, and if you think I'm a fanboy because of that, so be it."
@@kevinraposo I think miss the point of what is said you’re doing a comparison with phone and the only phone that you can call in blind comparison is the iPhone even when it’s on either sides so what’s the point of doing a blind comparison?
Because there isn’t a ‘winner’ in the blind comparison. I’m literally just trying to name which picture is which as quickly and efficiently as possible so I can move on to the next one. For the sake of consistency, I chose to name which pictures were taken by the iPhone to avoid confusing viewers by switching back and forth. Both phones take great pictures, and I legitimately don’t care which device performs better. I’ve had Pixels, Blackberries, iPhones - they’re all the same to me.
I have seen quite some of the comparisons by now and often the iphone comes out on top and I could be fine with that result. But in your comparison I actually preferred the photos you took with the pixel 8/10 times and then your reasoning was all the other way around. Especially the cinematic mode, I thought that the pixel video was the iPhone since I expected the iPhone to be much better. But it wasn't. The iphone video looked shit and yet you preferred it? I am confused now.
Haha "Next up we have this ultra wide picture of the bank. Interestingly the Pixel 8 Pro has a lot more detail and resolves a lot more fine detail than the iPhone. But the Pixel lacks that yellow tint that us professional photographers fake love. So another point to the iPhone?" Whaaaaat?
I mostly agree but a few photos taken by the iphone seems to warm. But like you said, most is subjective. I never pixelpeep. I look at which photo gives the most pleasant look. Sometimes it's just a feeling but mostly it has to do with the colors, exposure and depth.
If you are going to be "subjective" in the last category, you should not award a point to one phone or the other. This should have made the contest result in a tie, not an iPhone win. For my taste (and obviously most of the viewers comments below) the iPhone images are way too warm casting a yellowish tint to the images. Concrete is should cast a blueish-gray color they way we see it in real life, not a creamy white color that appears in the iPhone images. For this reason, Pixel should be the winner of the color category. Everyone is aware that Pixel phones have better color management because everyone knows Pixel images represent people of color WAY better than iPhones. That is indisputable. So if you really want to be unbiased, you should change the outcome of the video to a tie, but we know where your allegiance lies just by watching the video.
The Pixel clearly has better low-light results. That's not up for debate, it's purely objective. The iPhone did great with the illumination of the subject's face while leaving the backgrounds alone, whereas some shots with the Pixel looked a bit too dark in the faces while the backgrounds were razor sharp. The biggest flaw with the iPhone is its zoom: it's terrible. Like, "2010 smartphone" levels of awfulness. It has much better video recording capabilities, however, compared to the Pixel. Basically, both phones will produce good pics. There isn't a camera that is objectively better than the other overall.
The " because as a *professional photographer* I think iPhone < use a bias to justify why iPhone is better" must stop... Most of those pics looked better on the pixel at first glance... And to all of the "not so professional photographer crowd" , we don't go in and edit 100 pics we take each day.
Besides cinematic mode, this guy got it all wrong except telephoto in my opinion. I picked pixel in nearly every photo. Much better than the 15 pro max.
@@kevinraposo I get that but these examples you provided, it was pretty clear the pixel did a better job. Everyone in the comments seems to agree as well.
I don't really understand your opinion on any of these photos. Pixel's camera seems to produce a more realistic pleasing image. But I agree about the video/edge detection issues, iphone is the clear winner there. Also for night shots, the majority of folks want the images they take to show up better than how they see it. So I feel like it should get a pass for providing more lighting and detail in night shots. Who the heck wants to take a picture of a building, but squander all the detail? Not me. If you want it darker, you can always edit it later, but that iphone night shot is gonna be difficult to do the reverse on. So the pixel should definitely get the point for night shots. So you can have your opinion on this, but it just seems like a pretty bad one that most people would likely disagree with and is almost verging on some kind of bias.
Great video!! so you think is it worth buying the 15 pro max? i was about to buy it but the issues mentioned had me scared enough to postpone my purchase. I m torn between the s23u and the iphone 15 pro max. As a samsung and android user since my childhood, i am kinda bored with the software changing only a tiny bit every year. I was looking for something new to be honest and having decided to turn to apple the issues pulled me away. I really like taking selfies and portrait with the rear camera, but i ve seen videos and many complaints about gray-ish effect on selfies after the selfie is taken.. On the other hand, ios 17.1 is said to eliminate the major issues such as the "burn-in" which wasnt even burn in, but only image persistence... any thoughts?
Professional photographer not even mentioning the lack of pro mode in iPhone is alarming. That's one of the biggest reasons why I don't go with iPhones. iPhone is only the best at one thing and that is videos. (Coming from a professional)
I like the cooler contrast photos on the Pixel but sometimes it is a bit much. I think the iPhone 15 Pro does a great job on portraits and portrait videos over the Sammy and Google. Google is definitely getting left behind in those 2 categories 😢. But I love the Pixel style in photos still.
You didn't mention that the IW on the pixel has a wider FOV so obviously more distorsion. Also color accuracy is "objectively" better on the Pixel. Let's not talk about lowlight details of the UW on the iPhone being completely washed out. IPhones is ahead on the video side and on portrait thanks to the Lidar sensor but on other aspects the Pixel is ahead. Definitely a biased review
2:00 are you wacky on the tobacky? The pixel photo was 10 times better, you can actually see the tree trunk way better on the pixel, in fact you could read the sign on the pole on the pixel,
I see you wrote your comment before making it to 8:08: "When I look at some of these pictures from the perspective of a photographer who cares about accurate color reproduction, I think the iPhone 15 Pro Max does a better job overall. My shots taken with the iPhone felt warmer, more natural, and more representative of what I was actually looking at. And more importantly, I found they compared nicely with what I would expect out of my professional camera gear. This largely comes down to personal preference, but I really felt the warmth of the iPhone was more flattering to human subjects. I also found that the iPhone did a better job of retaining contrast, whereas the Pixel 8 Pro tried to squeeze every little bit of shadow and highlight detail out of the shot. This was definitely apparent while shooting at night. Have a look at these two pictures. I can make out so much more of the building and the sidewalk and the tree - but is that what matters here? I personally thought the iPhone did a better job of representing what I was looking at. The ‘HDR’ effect is extremely popular - and for good reason, because it reflects what we see in real life - but I thought the Pixel 8 Pro took it a little too far. None of this shadow detail in the tree was actually visible to me while I was shooting This is all very subjective, of course - you might completely disagree with my assessment - but I’m just sharing with you what I look for when I’m reviewing my own pictures in a professional context. And in this category, I thought the point should go to the iPhone 15 Pro Max."
Thanks for the video but I’ve already determined this iPhone is currently the best smartphone out there. It’s stunning in every way and the pics are sublime! 😊
Disagree with u on the main camera test I'll give that to the Pixel. I have both. I use my iPhone for video, my Pixel for stills. I don't care about portrait mode their is no phone that can take a portrait picture at it's lowest F stop the right way so even with that free point for the iPhone, the pixel wins. Theirs no phone that can match the iPhone in the video department though.
Don’t just compare point and shoot. The iPhone is no longer a point and shoot device considering how many professional features are added by Apple- ProRaw, ProRes, Log Consider that too.
Feels like this video is just made to make apple look better, you even say all the time "This picture X is taken with iphone" never the opposites. It's all about making apple look better. Iphone always have a yellow tint/oversharpening and overexposing you don't mention that, most times Pixel make much more accurate colors!
I can see you didn't make it to 10:04, so I'll copy and paste it here: "Truth be told, I could care less about which of these phones actually won this comparison, because I would never use either one of these phones in a professional photography context. This was purely intended to be an informative comparison, and if you think I'm a fanboy because of that, so be it."
Pixel wins clearly. Every picture of the Pixels looked better in color balance. You did not mention this once.... But its the most important aspect. Íphone pictures looked yellow and green. Even knowing that the iPhone is video King, I liked the Pixel video more.
@chiroyce Did you make it to 8:08? "When I look at some of these pictures from the perspective of a photographer who cares about accurate color reproduction, I think the iPhone 15 Pro Max does a better job overall. My shots taken with the iPhone felt warmer, more natural, and more representative of what I was actually looking at. And more importantly, I found they compared nicely with what I would expect out of my professional camera gear. This largely comes down to personal preference, but I really felt the warmth of the iPhone was more flattering to human subjects. I also found that the iPhone did a better job of retaining contrast, whereas the Pixel 8 Pro tried to squeeze every little bit of shadow and highlight detail out of the shot. The ‘HDR’ effect is extremely popular - and for good reason, because it reflects what we see in real life - but I thought the Pixel 8 Pro took it a little too far. None of this shadow detail in the tree was actually visible to me while I was shooting This is all very subjective, of course - you might completely disagree with my assessment - but I’m just sharing with you what I look for when I’m reviewing my own pictures in a professional context. And in this category, I thought the point should go to the iPhone 15 Pro Max."
@@kevinraposo Thanks for your reply. I think I would not notice the yellow and green in the iPhone photos but next to the pixel it looks like there is something wrong with the iPhone. iPhone is still a great phone. Just don't show its pictures next to pictures of a pixel. Analysing other comments in this and other videos confirms that the iPhone is to warm. You see the yellow and green problem mentioned in multiple comments.
It seems to me that the pixels colours are over saturated. That’s how I mostly picked them out vs iPhone 15 PM, which has more realistic and warm tones. Great video my friend!
but the pixel's hdr is way better here @5:57 and talk about color accuracy and being more natural on the iPhone? the white balance is off on the iphone that is not how the scene should look like in real life. too much greens goin on #8:21
Easy to find the iphone pictures they all have a a green tint that affect the color reproduction of red, blue, and yellow :/ once you notice it becomes obvious and annoying .. :/
biggest isheep ever saw. he is giving all points to apple to color sharpness. pixels have bigger aperture which means natural blur with natural burl after a point of focus.
pixel is winner, even in cases you zoom in and see pixel wins you just comment edge detection and send it to iphone which doesn`t seem pro decided.. sorry .. but you can work later on more details than judging from base photo and not thinking about later adjustment with details which are missing with iphone .. man .. not telling though pixel 8 is everything better but many times .. you made wrong
Funny review cause I've watched about 10 of these pro photographer videos about pixel 8 pro vs pro max and 7/10 prefer pixel due to color accuracy etc. Also weird cause in the blind test I happened to prefer the pixel photos instead of iPhone. You're clearly biased here without u even knowing
I can tell you didn’t watch the entire video. Did you not hear me repeatedly mentioning (at least three times) how a photography comparison is highly subjective? Or how about when I explained why I didn’t care who won? I didn’t realize having a difference in opinion in a creative industry makes me less than professional. I’ll make sure to copy and paste what everyone else says next time
Blind tests don't help. They only confirm your preferences. I always noticed that Google and Samsung tend to oversaturate pictures. A lot of people prefer that. But is it really natural ? I don't think so.
@@Fuaaaark It depends on what your prefered objective is. In low light situations iPhones tends to red faces. I really don‘t like. But you may change the presets that helps a lot.Probably you can do that with the Pixel too.
DXOmark rated the Pixel 8 Pro one point lower than fhe iphpne. Largely due to video and bokeh. Pixel won the other categories. It tracks with this. Pixel 8 Pro is still (barely) the photo king, and has closed the gap on video. Although generally speaking you have to be a pro res videographer ro fully exploit iphone video
Iphone edge detection better? Check the cat photos, some of the cat's body being blurred by iphone but yourr showing different sample of the bench instead
Depth of field is based on distance, not subject matter. This is exactly how a professional camera lens would perform - facial features of the cat are sharp and in focus, body is further behind and therefore slightly out of focus when shooting with a shallow depth of field
Lmao at the salty comments about calling you an apple fanboy. All I hear is insecure android fanboys. Let me tell them this. The iPhone is better at video and is more consistent where the pixel can shoot amazing pictures, but when it misses it really misses. A lot of times it’s very cool and unflattering. The UW and TP lens are higher megapixel on pixel but you can’t shoot 5x portrait? The iPhone is just more consistent, plus it wins in video. I am a huge pixel fan but the iPhone is more consistent and video isn’t even close.
The Pixel 8 Pro's procedure is inferior to that of the iPhone and it still takes excellent photos and videos, If it had a processor with the same quality as the iPhone, the Pixel 8 Pro would be unbeatable
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The " because as a *professional photographer* I think iPhone < use a bias to justify why iPhone is better>" must stop... Most of those pics (except blurred portraits)looked better on the pixel at first glance... And to all of the "not so professional photographer crowd" , we don't go in and edit 100 pics we take each day. Heck not even a "professional photographer" has time for that
I could not have had a bigger difference of opinion in the photos you showed. The pixel pics looked more pleasing to me. I literally picked it almost every time 😂 I have an iPhone 14 pro for work, so I don't have a 15 but damn, the iPhone is just too warm all the time.
For him warm is the proper colour rendering lol
Same. I preferred every pixel portrait shot. The subject seemed too bright on the iphones.
I respect the difference in opinion. Thanks for sharing
@@dexterter"Proper color rendering" isn't the end-all be-all. I'm not a pro, I just want to take great point-and-shoot photos that look great. If a little color enhancement is needed, that's fine. Pixel all the way.
Lmao! Same.
This dude is fake and biased. He licks Apple for living it seems
Contrary to what I am seeing, Pixels color accuracy is better than what the iPhone produces.
Agreed. There are some that I liked better on the iphone, but the majority were better looking on the Pixel.
All Pixel pictures has an ugly magenta hue over it.
Those colors you are seeing, are they there in real life or not?
You can edit the iPhone pics later but at least let the camera capture the real thing, not an edited thing
@@mauricedicke9527so I'm assuming you prefer the ugly yellow mustard tint on the iphone? 😂
Pixel is so cols. I have a pixel 8 pro and my wifes iphone 15 pro max. Compare to each other in poor lightning iphone much better.
Why everyone ignores how pixels are capable of adding blur to every shot? So 5X portrait mode is also possible on pixels
In many videos i watched only very few you tubers mentioned this, and it is important to mention that option. 5x portrait photos on pixel look great.
Specifically addressed this comment at 9:18, but I'll copy and paste it for you below:
"Editing these pictures would have opened this comparison up to even more subjectivity, because it leaves everything open to my interpretation as the photographer.
The only benefit to editing would have been to show you some of the computational features available on each phone - but my goal with this comparison was to show you how a consumer will experience the camera without any type of additional processing, and then share my thoughts on the results."
@@kevinraposo this doesn't really answer the question. If you take a 5x photo which results in enough zoom to appear close enough for portrait, you should get NATURAL Bokeh, without using Portrait mode. I think that's what these people are referring to. DON'T use portrait mode. Just use the 5x and see what you get.
@@RandyMagruder you're right, he's stupid. lol
Most of the pictures you said are worse on the Pixel were the best ones for me. The iPhone is usually too warm. I don't think it's representative of the reality at all. Also most of the iPhone pictures looks washed to me for some reason. The pixel video also looks better, more contrast, more "cinematic". I'm very surprised with your opinion but also the pictures... I really thought the best ones (for me) were from the iPhone.... but not.
Same here. Not all. But a lot of them.
Some of the ones he said he preferred just looked washed out to me. Like the nightsight ultrawide picture of the bank had the sign looking far better on the Pixel.
I mean, you don't have to be a professional photographer to see what looks more pleasing. Hands down the Pixel won this comparison even if he tries to convince you that the yellow tint on the iPhone looks better lol 😆
@@Klust413exactly then he comes out with some BS excuse saying that the edge on the iPhone looks better, but then he presents two other pics that had nothing to do with the pics he initially was comparing... very sus reviewer indeed.
This is the biased-iPhone-user effect. Anytime I see someone saying that the iPhone has accurate color representation, I basically get immediately turned off from their opinion. The iPhone is definitively one of the least color accurate phones you can use today. It can't resist turning faces orange, adding yellow to the image, and brightening shadows way too much.
In regards to the extreme HDR for the pixel it must be noted that you can darken it in post-processing you can't retrieve the crushed blacks from the iPhone
Pixels color accuracy is better than iPhone. And the camera is just mind blowing.
Agreed, dunno what the dude was smoking when he said color reproduction was better on iphone lol
I picked the pixel almost every time haha. While I obviously have differing opinions about what I prefer, like you said it's all subjective! This was a great video to highlight the differences in each phone! Well done. Thank you!
appreciate the kind words and glad you enjoyed the comparison
Don't use fake portrait mode. Don't use fake cinematic mode. Everything that actually matters is dominated by the Pixel. Also, the iPhone can't resist to turn everything yellow/green. Better photos, more useful extra features, better colors - I'll take the Pixel.
to each their own!
@@KevinP-d9q genuinely no. That seems like an outdated narrative. I've watched maybe 20 comparisons between these two phones. The iPhone doesn't win every video comparison. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. The rhetoric used to be that the iPhone was clearly better all the time in all circumstances. But in 2023, iPhone video can be beaten in many scenarios. So to me, the video is about the same. However, the photography is a landslide win by the Pixel and I take photos 10x more than I take videos. So it's the Pixel for me.
@@KevinP-d9q the iPhone consistently wants to overbrighten shadows to an unrealistic point. It also has a yellow color shift. Both of those together make a worse image in my opinion. Shadows should look like shadows. Color should be accurate.
I was suprised to pick the pixel 9 times out of 10
Have several questions:
Did the cinematic mode on the iPhone not work? There seems to be almost no blurring in the background. I am kind of shocked that, as a photographer, you chose to only include this video mode. I wouldn't think that it was something that a professional would use at all. Seeing that this is famously the Pixels worst video mode, it can give the impression of bias.
The Pixel has a wider ultrawide (126 vs 120 degrees field of view), a larger aperture and a bigger sensor. Therefor it has a shallower depth of field, which makes corners in close-up of flat objects naturally blurry in the corners. This is not a defect. Why didn't you compare corner sharpness in landscape pictures instead?
As for 5x portrait mode, I don't know why Google does not allow you to choose this before taking a picture. Maybe limitations of the depth map? You can easily add the effect afterwards though and it looks really nice.
Also surprised you didn't mention the pro settings of the Pixel 8 Pro, I would think that would be appealing to a photographer. Did you try any of the long exposure modes?
I respect your opinions, but there is a clear bias in your comparison, not sure if it is deliberate though.
Exactly my thoughts after watching this video. He was trying so hard to justify the iphone... and cinematic mode on iphone didn't even work. When you get to the comments majority of people prefer pixel photos because they are the most realistic ones. So many apple fan boys are doing comparisons these days...
Thank you for your good, thoughtful questions - pretty refreshing after being repeatedly slammed by others for expressing an opinion.
You deserve a detailed response, so I’m going to try and address everything below:
1) Regarding why I only tested cinematic mode: it’s the only video mode I would ever consider to be comparable with my camera equipment, and also the only mode that interested me as a photographer. The shallow depth of field and flat color profile is actually passable for professional video.
2: Regarding the background blur in cinematic mode: years of shooting with a very shallow computational depth of field has trained people to believe the background blur should be stronger than it actually is. I felt the iPhone was an accurate representation of what I would get while shooting at f/4 with a 24mm lens.
3: Regarding field of view for the ultra-wide lens: you are mistaken, distortion and corner sharpness is not impacted by distance. It is an inherent part of the lens. Shooting a landscape photo would have hidden some of the stretching, but it wouldn’t have changed how sharp the corners were.
4: Regarding portrait mode with the telephoto lens: I addressed this in the conclusion. I didn’t want to edit any of the pictures in order to avoid introducing even more subjectivity into this comparison, because it would leave things open to my interpretation as the photographer.
5: Regarding the professional settings on the Pixel 8 Pro: they were great, but as I mentioned in the video, I would never use either one of these phones in a professional context - and most consumers are never going to touch this feature. My goal with this comparison was simply to demonstrate what you’re going to get with some of the most popular camera functions while using it straight out of the box.
Again, to reiterate what I said in the video: truly no bias or preference, could care less who won, was not paid to say anything. But your questions were good ones, and I do appreciate that over being repeatedly called a fanboy
@@kevinraposo Thank you for the detailed answer!
1) and 2) I still feel that Cinematic mode did not seem to work correctly in your first sample of the iPhone. It just looks the same as the natural blur that I get in normal video mode on the Pixel. Still, I agree that the iPhone is better for Cinematic mode.
3) Actually, you are mistaken here. If you take an ultra wide angle close-up picture, the distance from the lens to the object can be twice as large for the corners compared to the center (if you take a picture of a flat surface like you did). Especially with a shallower depth of field, this will give more blur in the corners, since the camera focusses on the center. For landscape photography where corner sharpness IS important, this is not an issue. For what it's worth, in another video a professional photographer preferred the Ultra Wide of the Pixel (in a landscape shot) just because it was sharper in the corners.
4) I understand your explanation and I partly agree. Still, I think you could have compared the 5x iPhone portrait to a 5x portrait (without the artificial blur) on the Pixel and mention that "you can apply the portrait mode effect (a one-click edit) afterwards, if you feel the need". I think you would have mentioned that had it been the other way around, since you are of course more aware of the available features on the iPhone.
5) Ok, but maybe not very consistent: for video you only use a seldomly used feature because on the iPhone(!) it is passable for professional video. But for photography you only use the most common features because it can't be used for professional work? I think Pixel photograpy modes like "Long exposure" and "Action pan" are easy to use and certainly can give professional results.
Like you noticed, there are many idiots in TH-cam comments, from both sides. For example, (people with) Androids are called Brokedroids all the time. But amongst reviewers there is a clear bias in favor of the iPhone, because most content creators use Apple products. They will compare the features they like on the iPhone with similar features on other phones, but they most often do not compare great features of other phones, maybe partly because they are not aware. Also, they know how to get the best shots with the iPhone (and they might take a pic one more time if they feel the result was not as good as they expected), but with other phones they can make mistakes and just assume that the phone is not working. As an Android user I notice this all the time and yes, I do find this frustrating.
@@BasMeijer About the cinematic mode: I was shocked that one of the examples given for the iPhone had basically 0 depth of field. And to add to this, the iPhone's standard video mode can also produce some nice bokeh when shooting close subjects, so I don't see why computational blurring was favoured over the natural bokeh you could get out of that tiny lens. For video, the iPhone blows the Pixel out of the water but for the 5x telephoto and ultra-wide, the Pixel is very comparable, so in my honest opinion I felt parts of this video was biased towards the iPhone.
@@kevinraposo Given how the iPhone's ultra wide and telephoto is only 12MP, it is very impressive that it is comparable to the Pixel, goes to show how computation and optimization can in certain cases be more important than raw specs. Also I was wondering why you spent so much time explaining distortion and corner sharpness only to say that it barely matters?
8:45 - How long were both of those exposures? If the Pixel was able to resolve more detail/light in less or the same amount of time as the iPhone that is an instant advantage.
There is a reason why Pixels have won all the blind test comparisons since it's inception. IPhone don't even crack the top 5. It's going to be the same this year. These "professionals" don't know what they are talking about.
That's true
Pixels have never topped an iPhone, the iPhone wins every year and it’ll be the same this year and the next and the next and so on and on…
@@robhughes8516dang you sound part of a cult lol get some help.
thank you, Frank!
@@robhughes8516pixel 6a DOMINATED not only iphones but also samsung ultra so go take a lap buddy
*Yes, the Pixel's are kinda meh in portrait edge detection.* Also, I don't see UW lens of Pixel 8 pro having softer focus at the edges being an issue...the higher binned MP + larger sensors tend to have softer focus on the edges of the frame. *And the UW lens should have distortion as it's feels natural* ...it shouldn't be auto-corrected unless required in post.
I disagree with your main lens assesment but then it's a personal taste afterall. Both are great in my opinion but I like Pixel more as Iphone tends to add more green tint and warmth when it's not there. Apple's deep fusion kinda brings out unnecessary exaggerated textures on the roads, buildings especially in the Night-mode. Although the Pixel's rendition is brighter the iPhone clearly has a black crush issue in Night-mode.
And the way Apple's HDR boosts the highlights of Sun, led lights, bulbs etc is a but too much although striking.
I generally prefer Iphones for portraits and videos. But Pixel takes the win in Main lens, UW lens and zoom. It's actually a huge lead for Pixel that it's zoom and UW lens and straight up superior in most cases.
Cheers 🥂
If what you said this "professional photographer" would have said in this review, no one would have said anything. But it makes me wonder, maybe he did it on purpose for clicks.
Vero, tutto confermato anche nella recensione dell' autorevole Dxomark.
Literally every companion all the way through this video, I picked the Pixel photos. They just look better. Better color, better contrast. iPhone makes people look green!
I don't think you are even a professional photographer, color accuracy is always on point on the pixel 8 pro.. You are biased, that's why Google pixels win on blind test comparisons
Pixel pictures are not Color accurate. There is always a magenta hue over it in skin color, in asphalt etc
@@mauricedicke9527 it might not be accurate, but honestly it's more accurate when it comes to skin tone and colors than an iPhone. IPhone makes skin tones yellowish
@@mauricedicke9527you like mustard?
PIxel pictures remind me of holiday postcard pictures. Not my cup of tea.
100%. I could tell from the beginning he was just a sellout for iPhone.
A photographer says he cares more about color accuracy of an iPhone, while he color grades each one every time as a matter of course when he comes home. Funny.
I care more about exposure and detail. Color can always be adjusted.
Also down the line, a firmware away, things like color bias change for the better.
I'm not color grading anything I take on an iPhone or a Pixel, because 99.9% of my pictures on these devices are personal. I'm only color grading professional work. Which means that color accuracy is important in this circumstance. Thanks for the comment
It's obvious you're an apple fan boy. Biased video overall
Obvious you are a google fanboy
Your reaction is so sad and childish. Grow up.
I can see you didn't make it to 10:04, so I'll copy and paste it here:
"Truth be told, I could care less about which of these phones actually won this comparison, because I would never use either one of these phones in a professional photography context. This was purely intended to be an informative comparison, and if you think I'm a fanboy because of that, so be it."
@@kevinraposo I actually was referring to the OP for saying that. It is always these things with Android sheep that accuse every TH-camr for being an Apple fanboy.
One day if you carefully save for a few years, you might be able to afford an older iPhone.
Why does the tech community take portrait photos of cans, figurines, benches, rocks, leafs LOL.
we have no friends to take pictures of? 😂
I have a feeling that all these 'pro photographers/ videographers" make sure that before posting an iPhone 15 Pro camera review they make sure they do their best to make the photos and video of the iPhone look the best possible over any other phone.
I see you didn’t make it to 10:04, where I articulated how little I care which phone is better
It would be great if you include a photo from a professional camera, so that we can see which is closer to the professional camera.
Yeah you look like typical iphone fanboy there is clear different between hdr and color reproduction in every photo you love warner tone doesn't mean iPhone takes great photos 😆😂😂. Paid actors
Tim Cook really took out his wallet this year paying all these tech snob reviewers. Apple is failing bad with iphone they need to make google pixel fail so they can get back on track until iphone 16.
10:04: "Truth be told, I could care less about which of these phones actually won this comparison, because I would never use either one of these phones in a professional photography context. This was purely intended to be an informative comparison, and if you think I'm a fanboy because of that, so be it."
@@kevinraposo but is it really? You could easily say "no matter what as a professional photographer I prefer the iPhone pics" we could have saved all this BS but I'm sure this was intentional, clickbait right?
Found the fanboy too poor to afford an iPhone
Nice comparison, Kevin! Really interesting to see 🤩
Without any biased preference simply looking what initially looked better from a first glance perspective the pixel 8 pro looked better in most pics.
Having said that im returning my unopened pixel 8 pro due to battery life concerns (expressed repeatedly by others)
I really would have liked it to work but not willing to take the gamble...
Just wait for the software to fix it
I'm literally getting home with over 50% battery on days I had worked nearly 12 hours with podcasts, youtube videos, and more going.
Whenever people complain about battery life always ask myself where do they live? In the woods where they can't easily access a phone charger or an outlet?
Been using mine for over a week without any battery issues or heating
@@Fuaaaark same... I'm a heavy user and I always end up with at least 25 % battery 🔋 plus it gets better through time.
Wait, wait the guy wearing an iPhone watch prefers the iPhone 15 Pro photos. Shocker!! Haha so glad he noticed that BS comparison and brought it up at the end of his video. He had the need to point that out before someone else does. Clearly the Pixel took the most pleasing still photos here. The iPhone won in the portrait mode pics and portrait video. Everything else he even said is not fair the Pixel has more megapixels. What's not fair is how much Apple rips its customers off? In hopes that reviewers come out with some BS review trying to convince you that the iPhone takes better pics. Hilarious 😆 nice try professional photographer that prefers yellow tints on his professional photos.
I was able to detect iPhone's photos (except for one) simply because they are always kind of yellow-ish / green-ish. They are way too warm. I personally don't like this colors at all and to me Pixel looks more neutral and realistic. I'm not sure that iPhones pictures are closer to real colors, tbh...
I really don't get why people prefer the green tints from the iPhone most of the times, when you see a photo taken with an iPhone you instantly know it is because of the artificial green and washed out (probably because of the excessive contrast) looks it adds, I also find the Pixel's HDR way better, when it comes to video the iPhone wins of course, but photos just look better in the Pixel.
Actually for 70%of the photos i mistook the iphone ones for the pixel photos. At the end of the day this guy is a professional photographer and he did point out on a number of occasions that preference is 'subjective '. Personally speaking id day both phones did a good job!
both phones did a fantastic job, I agree
There's too much detail on the pixel 8 for night mode pictures that's why i prefer the iPhone. Wait, what?
Oh man.everytime i have picked pixel..i think preferences of yours and mine are different😂😂😂
everyone is entitled to their own opinion!
@@kevinraposoyour "opinion" is completely shit though 💀
@@kevinraposoi'm an iPhone user since 10 years. The pixel destroyed the iPhone in every single way, except the videos.
Damn how can someone be so biased in a test and unironically say the iPhone did better. Holy 😂
The funny thing I picked the pixel every single time .. literally except for videos 😂😂😂
What I got from this video is that if you don't care/use the fake blur, pixel is way better
ridiculous, Pixel 8pro does better than ipone 15p max, it's obvious
It's so obvious that it's borderline offensive that he calls himself a professional photographer 😅
Is your opinion now a fact? Or is it possible that a photography comparison could be subjective and open to interpretation?
@@kevinraposoI agree with you the iPhone pics are the best!
Bro, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro can take 12 bit colour depth photo when ProRaw turned on. But iPhone 14 Pro and 15 Pro can only take 10 bit colour depth photo when ProRaw turned on. Why ?
I don't have an iPhone, so can anyone please let me know if you turn ProRaw in 12 megapixel instead of 48 megapixel, can it take 12 bit photos ?
I'm curious about this because, 12-bit = 68 billion colours. But, 10-bit = 1.07 billion colours. That's a huge difference.
If iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro cannot take 12 bit photos, that seems to be a huge downgrade !
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Compressing the background is the most desired effect on portraits and you're saying it's bad? Oh man! :))))
when did I say it was bad?
@@kevinraposo didn't you say that at 2:06? Maybe I misunderstood
I'm completely agree with your thoughts except for one thing : color accuracy for wide sensor.
Isn't the pixel more accurate ? Seems Iphone has a yellow teint.
But, like you, I prefer the contrast of Iphone than better shadows detail from Pixel 8 pro.
Wow lots of butt hurt fan boys in here lol
I have the 15 Pro and prefer the color rending that the Pixel 8 Pro produces. Not all the time, but I’d say half of the time.
Besides that, I think Google did a fantastic job with the 8 Pro as a whole package. Video isn’t on par yet and I doubt it’ll ever be but they’ve made a big improvement since the Pixel 7 Pro.
Competition brings out the best, keep pushing the “smart” phone industry Google!
Both do an amazing job, if you didn't have them side by side each picture looked fantastic, one thing I noticed is the warmer color of the iPhone pictures and a bit greenish hue to some of the pictures. Overall great comparison anyone would be happy with either.
both phones did a fantastic job!
@@kevinraposoI prefer the iPhone pics though as they’re realistic and not focused on simply being aesthetically pleasing.
Your results are of no surprise. Apple being a 2 trillion dollar company whose revenue is mostly based on iPhone sales can spend so much more resources on the phone whereas Googles spends a lot less money on there phone devision. I think I would have been interesting to compare both phones shooting in “pro” mode creating DNG files
is pixel 8 pro worth upgrading if u have the pixel 7 right now? ( i wouldnt ask if i had a bunch of money to toss around)
Very helpful comparison, thanks!
I disagree with several of your comments the pixel pictures to my eyes looked better and the average person is not worrying about the edges, and what's in the photo you didn't see when you took the picture, I would chose the Pixel 8 Pro for many reasons price $200 to $300 less plus magic eraser is a cool add on, and the ability to add smiles on subjects in a photo. The different in those pictures are small in the eyes of the average person.
He is no professional. His credibility is not there. He is an iPhone fanboy
10:04:
"Truth be told, I could care less about which of these phones actually won this comparison, because I would never use either one of these phones in a professional photography context. This was purely intended to be an informative comparison, and if you think I'm a fanboy because of that, so be it."
But sure, I’m an Apple fanboy and not a real photographer. lol
There is a more important question: why didn't you use the full resolution, because pixel has a clear advantage in all lenses, in standard shots, iPhone uses 24mp and pixel 12 only.
The iPhone shots are missing so much more detail than the pixel 8 pro, and thats coming from someone that just bought the 15 pro max and has owned a pixel. The main camera is close but all the other shots IMO Pixel dominated pretty hard ....
The Pixal's ultrawide is wider then the IPhone. That's why you will have more distortion and loss of detail on the edges.
One thing I noticed across the board is how massive the inferiority complex is for Android users. I mean it's pretty subjective when it comes to contrast and colors and most normal people just prefer a more contrasty and vivid picture and that's why the pixels always win the blind camera tests. But there is a reason why so many photographers prefer the iPhone as a phone camera of choice.
I just prefer the whole shooting and camera experience of the iPhone, often times I actually prefer the results of the pixel but results isn't everything, especially if it's this close of a comparison.
To honest, i will straight forward post the pixel pictures on social media and feel okay 👍.
the Pixel took great pictures
But why you don't shoot Pro Raw with the iPhone?
Every single image possible was shot in Pro RAW.
As for why I didn't edit them, specifically addressed this comment at 9:18, but I'll copy and paste it for you below:
"Editing these pictures would have opened this comparison up to even more subjectivity, because it leaves everything open to my interpretation as the photographer.
The only benefit to editing would have been to show you some of the computational features available on each phone - but my goal with this comparison was to show you how a consumer will experience the camera without any type of additional processing, and then share my thoughts on the results."
Comparing phone cameras between a phone that has been here for a while and thus gotten many patches and software upgrades and a newly released phone that has barely received any patches and software upgrades is a bit silly. This competition is not fair at all. My last phone (Samsung S22 Ultra) was rubbish when first released, but it got pretty good after a while.
Enjoyed watching, can you please do same comparison with iPhones15 pro😂 max 460 Log ect and compare to the Pixel as would like to hear your thoughts, also can you advise me the best budget camera to buy in the £500-£1000 new or used for both photos and videos 🙏🙏😎😎
glad you enjoyed it!
this bro is definitely an iPhone guy and I am a iPhone user but everything he says picture number whatever is the iPhone even when the pixel comes before the iPhone it just seem weird
I can see you didn't make it to 10:04, so I'll copy and paste it here:
"Truth be told, I could care less about which of these phones actually won this comparison, because I would never use either one of these phones in a professional photography context. This was purely intended to be an informative comparison, and if you think I'm a fanboy because of that, so be it."
@@kevinraposo I think miss the point of what is said you’re doing a comparison with phone and the only phone that you can call in blind comparison is the iPhone even when it’s on either sides so what’s the point of doing a blind comparison?
Because there isn’t a ‘winner’ in the blind comparison. I’m literally just trying to name which picture is which as quickly and efficiently as possible so I can move on to the next one. For the sake of consistency, I chose to name which pictures were taken by the iPhone to avoid confusing viewers by switching back and forth.
Both phones take great pictures, and I legitimately don’t care which device performs better. I’ve had Pixels, Blackberries, iPhones - they’re all the same to me.
I have seen quite some of the comparisons by now and often the iphone comes out on top and I could be fine with that result. But in your comparison I actually preferred the photos you took with the pixel 8/10 times and then your reasoning was all the other way around. Especially the cinematic mode, I thought that the pixel video was the iPhone since I expected the iPhone to be much better. But it wasn't. The iphone video looked shit and yet you preferred it? I am confused now.
Also you said you wanted to show what regular people would like more about the photos but you kept referring to what you prefer when shooting photos
I loved the pixel photos.
they were great!
Its harder to see and have less detail. another point to iphone lol
Haha "Next up we have this ultra wide picture of the bank. Interestingly the Pixel 8 Pro has a lot more detail and resolves a lot more fine detail than the iPhone. But the Pixel lacks that yellow tint that us professional photographers fake love. So another point to the iPhone?" Whaaaaat?
That’s strange, because I remember giving the point to the Pixel 8 Pro in the ultra-wide category
@@kevinraposo yeah, mmm that was sarcasm lol 😆
In every picture compare, you always said "The Iphone is the on on the ..." Never The Pixel is ...
Nice video❤ keep it up👍🏼
Thanks 😁
I mostly agree but a few photos taken by the iphone seems to warm. But like you said, most is subjective.
I never pixelpeep. I look at which photo gives the most pleasant look. Sometimes it's just a feeling but mostly it has to do with the colors, exposure and depth.
In most of the iPhone photos using the standard lens... It cast a yellow hue over the photos. I don't like thay
Also, just because the shadow details are better on the pixel doesn't means that it ain't color accurate.
If you are going to be "subjective" in the last category, you should not award a point to one phone or the other. This should have made the contest result in a tie, not an iPhone win. For my taste (and obviously most of the viewers comments below) the iPhone images are way too warm casting a yellowish tint to the images. Concrete is should cast a blueish-gray color they way we see it in real life, not a creamy white color that appears in the iPhone images. For this reason, Pixel should be the winner of the color category. Everyone is aware that Pixel phones have better color management because everyone knows Pixel images represent people of color WAY better than iPhones. That is indisputable. So if you really want to be unbiased, you should change the outcome of the video to a tie, but we know where your allegiance lies just by watching the video.
8:15 iPhone does a better job at colour rendering.. that's a new one LOL. Sorry i can't take this video seriously.
Is your opinion now a fact? Or is it possible that a photography comparison could be subjective and open to interpretation?
You are not a professional photographer,you are an iphone lover 🤣🤣🤣
truly could care less which of these devices performed better in this comparison (as articulated at 10:04)
The Pixel clearly has better low-light results. That's not up for debate, it's purely objective.
The iPhone did great with the illumination of the subject's face while leaving the backgrounds alone, whereas some shots with the Pixel looked a bit too dark in the faces while the backgrounds were razor sharp.
The biggest flaw with the iPhone is its zoom: it's terrible. Like, "2010 smartphone" levels of awfulness. It has much better video recording capabilities, however, compared to the Pixel.
Basically, both phones will produce good pics. There isn't a camera that is objectively better than the other overall.
The " because as a *professional photographer* I think iPhone < use a bias to justify why iPhone is better" must stop... Most of those pics looked better on the pixel at first glance... And to all of the "not so professional photographer crowd" , we don't go in and edit 100 pics we take each day.
how much did the apple phone cost you?
you did not test the night mode or night sight shots... obviously google pixel dominates on that category
Besides cinematic mode, this guy got it all wrong except telephoto in my opinion. I picked pixel in nearly every photo. Much better than the 15 pro max.
There is no 'wrong' in a photography comparison video. Creative industries are subjective
@@kevinraposo I get that but these examples you provided, it was pretty clear the pixel did a better job. Everyone in the comments seems to agree as well.
I don't really understand your opinion on any of these photos. Pixel's camera seems to produce a more realistic pleasing image. But I agree about the video/edge detection issues, iphone is the clear winner there. Also for night shots, the majority of folks want the images they take to show up better than how they see it. So I feel like it should get a pass for providing more lighting and detail in night shots. Who the heck wants to take a picture of a building, but squander all the detail? Not me. If you want it darker, you can always edit it later, but that iphone night shot is gonna be difficult to do the reverse on. So the pixel should definitely get the point for night shots. So you can have your opinion on this, but it just seems like a pretty bad one that most people would likely disagree with and is almost verging on some kind of bias.
Great video!! so you think is it worth buying the 15 pro max? i was about to buy it but the issues mentioned had me scared enough to postpone my purchase. I m torn between the s23u and the iphone 15 pro max. As a samsung and android user since my childhood, i am kinda bored with the software changing only a tiny bit every year. I was looking for something new to be honest and having decided to turn to apple the issues pulled me away. I really like taking selfies and portrait with the rear camera, but i ve seen videos and many complaints about gray-ish effect on selfies after the selfie is taken.. On the other hand, ios 17.1 is said to eliminate the major issues such as the "burn-in" which wasnt even burn in, but only image persistence... any thoughts?
For a phone that is much cheeper then an iPhone, Pixel does an amazing job.
Skin tones better on iPhone, no way. Yellows everything and even worse on us darker skin people
Professional photographer not even mentioning the lack of pro mode in iPhone is alarming. That's one of the biggest reasons why I don't go with iPhones. iPhone is only the best at one thing and that is videos. (Coming from a professional)
I like the cooler contrast photos on the Pixel but sometimes it is a bit much. I think the iPhone 15 Pro does a great job on portraits and portrait videos over the Sammy and Google. Google is definitely getting left behind in those 2 categories 😢. But I love the Pixel style in photos still.
Thanks for sharing
Who's 5X lense has more details?
2:54 God bless, look at the colors!
You didn't mention that the IW on the pixel has a wider FOV so obviously more distorsion. Also color accuracy is "objectively" better on the Pixel. Let's not talk about lowlight details of the UW on the iPhone being completely washed out. IPhones is ahead on the video side and on portrait thanks to the Lidar sensor but on other aspects the Pixel is ahead. Definitely a biased review
Wait isn't the iphone 15 pro 24mp default?
2:00 are you wacky on the tobacky? The pixel photo was 10 times better, you can actually see the tree trunk way better on the pixel, in fact you could read the sign on the pole on the pixel,
I see you wrote your comment before making it to 8:08:
"When I look at some of these pictures from the perspective of a photographer who cares about accurate color reproduction, I think the iPhone 15 Pro Max does a better job overall.
My shots taken with the iPhone felt warmer, more natural, and more representative of what I was actually looking at. And more importantly, I found they compared nicely with what I would expect out of my professional camera gear.
This largely comes down to personal preference, but I really felt the warmth of the iPhone was more flattering to human subjects.
I also found that the iPhone did a better job of retaining contrast, whereas the Pixel 8 Pro tried to squeeze every little bit of shadow and highlight detail out of the shot.
This was definitely apparent while shooting at night. Have a look at these two pictures. I can make out so much more of the building and the sidewalk and the tree - but is that what matters here? I personally thought the iPhone did a better job of representing what I was looking at.
The ‘HDR’ effect is extremely popular - and for good reason, because it reflects what we see in real life - but I thought the Pixel 8 Pro took it a little too far. None of this shadow detail in the tree was actually visible to me while I was shooting
This is all very subjective, of course - you might completely disagree with my assessment - but I’m just sharing with you what I look for when I’m reviewing my own pictures in a professional context. And in this category, I thought the point should go to the iPhone 15 Pro Max."
Thanks for the video but I’ve already determined this iPhone is currently the best smartphone out there. It’s stunning in every way and the pics are sublime! 😊
Thanks for sharing
Disagree with u on the main camera test I'll give that to the Pixel. I have both. I use my iPhone for video, my Pixel for stills. I don't care about portrait mode their is no phone that can take a portrait picture at it's lowest F stop the right way so even with that free point for the iPhone, the pixel wins. Theirs no phone that can match the iPhone in the video department though.
thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Don’t just compare point and shoot. The iPhone is no longer a point and shoot device considering how many professional features are added by Apple- ProRaw, ProRes, Log
Consider that too.
Feels like this video is just made to make apple look better, you even say all the time "This picture X is taken with iphone" never the opposites. It's all about making apple look better. Iphone always have a yellow tint/oversharpening and overexposing you don't mention that, most times Pixel make much more accurate colors!
I can see you didn't make it to 10:04, so I'll copy and paste it here:
"Truth be told, I could care less about which of these phones actually won this comparison, because I would never use either one of these phones in a professional photography context. This was purely intended to be an informative comparison, and if you think I'm a fanboy because of that, so be it."
Pixel wins clearly. Every picture of the Pixels looked better in color balance. You did not mention this once.... But its the most important aspect. Íphone pictures looked yellow and green. Even knowing that the iPhone is video King, I liked the Pixel video more.
I didn't mention it because we have a difference of opinion!
@@kevinraposo You mentioned you prefer the iPhone's photos, that's fine. But you could've mentioned why you prefer it, no?
@chiroyce Did you make it to 8:08?
"When I look at some of these pictures from the perspective of a photographer who cares about accurate color reproduction, I think the iPhone 15 Pro Max does a better job overall.
My shots taken with the iPhone felt warmer, more natural, and more representative of what I was actually looking at. And more importantly, I found they compared nicely with what I would expect out of my professional camera gear.
This largely comes down to personal preference, but I really felt the warmth of the iPhone was more flattering to human subjects.
I also found that the iPhone did a better job of retaining contrast, whereas the Pixel 8 Pro tried to squeeze every little bit of shadow and highlight detail out of the shot.
The ‘HDR’ effect is extremely popular - and for good reason, because it reflects what we see in real life - but I thought the Pixel 8 Pro took it a little too far. None of this shadow detail in the tree was actually visible to me while I was shooting
This is all very subjective, of course - you might completely disagree with my assessment - but I’m just sharing with you what I look for when I’m reviewing my own pictures in a professional context. And in this category, I thought the point should go to the iPhone 15 Pro Max."
@@kevinraposo Thanks for your reply. I think I would not notice the yellow and green in the iPhone photos but next to the pixel it looks like there is something wrong with the iPhone. iPhone is still a great phone. Just don't show its pictures next to pictures of a pixel. Analysing other comments in this and other videos confirms that the iPhone is to warm. You see the yellow and green problem mentioned in multiple comments.
@@kevinraposo Thank you for clarifying.
based on 0:17 footage, i know that u have a pet :)
This was a great review from a photographer's perspective. Even if I was rooting for the Pixel I do agree on a lot of the points that you made.
It seems to me that the pixels colours are over saturated. That’s how I mostly picked them out vs iPhone 15 PM, which has more realistic and warm tones. Great video my friend!
but the pixel's hdr is way better here @5:57 and talk about color accuracy and being more natural on the iPhone? the white balance is off on the iphone that is not how the scene should look like in real life. too much greens goin on #8:21
Easy to find the iphone pictures they all have a a green tint that affect the color reproduction of red, blue, and yellow :/ once you notice it becomes obvious and annoying .. :/
biggest isheep ever saw. he is giving all points to apple to color sharpness. pixels have bigger aperture which means natural blur with natural burl after a point of focus.
thank you so much for the kind words!
pixel is winner, even in cases you zoom in and see pixel wins you just comment edge detection and send it to iphone which doesn`t seem pro decided.. sorry .. but you can work later on more details than judging from base photo and not thinking about later adjustment with details which are missing with iphone .. man .. not telling though pixel 8 is everything better but many times .. you made wrong
thanks for your feedback
Funny review cause I've watched about 10 of these pro photographer videos about pixel 8 pro vs pro max and 7/10 prefer pixel due to color accuracy etc. Also weird cause in the blind test I happened to prefer the pixel photos instead of iPhone. You're clearly biased here without u even knowing
Reading the comments now clearly people see pixel as better. Hard to believe you're a pro photographer
I can tell you didn’t watch the entire video. Did you not hear me repeatedly mentioning (at least three times) how a photography comparison is highly subjective? Or how about when I explained why I didn’t care who won?
I didn’t realize having a difference in opinion in a creative industry makes me less than professional. I’ll make sure to copy and paste what everyone else says next time
Blind tests don't help. They only confirm your preferences. I always noticed that Google and Samsung tend to oversaturate pictures. A lot of people prefer that. But is it really natural ? I don't think so.
@@leroyrs is the iPhones yellow and warm tint to pictures natural? Idk unless you're walking around with yellow sunnies 24/7
@@Fuaaaark It depends on what your prefered objective is. In low light situations iPhones tends to red faces. I really don‘t like. But you may change the presets that helps a lot.Probably you can do that with the Pixel too.
Plus I just ordered the Google Pixel 8 Pro and your video help me decide.
DXOmark rated the Pixel 8 Pro one point lower than fhe iphpne. Largely due to video and bokeh. Pixel won the other categories. It tracks with this. Pixel 8 Pro is still (barely) the photo king, and has closed the gap on video. Although generally speaking you have to be a pro res videographer ro fully exploit iphone video
thank you for sharing your thoughts
In general was pixel for me the colours are very lively and cinematic, you are biased towards the iphone
Iphone edge detection better? Check the cat photos, some of the cat's body being blurred by iphone but yourr showing different sample of the bench instead
Depth of field is based on distance, not subject matter. This is exactly how a professional camera lens would perform - facial features of the cat are sharp and in focus, body is further behind and therefore slightly out of focus when shooting with a shallow depth of field
The iPhone 15 pro Max also cost $400 more. The fact that the score was 3 to 2 is ridiculous for the iPhone. Iphone is over rated
Videography is a massively different story
Lmao at the salty comments about calling you an apple fanboy. All I hear is insecure android fanboys. Let me tell them this. The iPhone is better at video and is more consistent where the pixel can shoot amazing pictures, but when it misses it really misses. A lot of times it’s very cool and unflattering. The UW and TP lens are higher megapixel on pixel but you can’t shoot 5x portrait? The iPhone is just more consistent, plus it wins in video. I am a huge pixel fan but the iPhone is more consistent and video isn’t even close.
Since my pictures and videos are for social media this comparison dont apply to me🙄 for social media who gonna be looking at tiniest little details 🤔
5x portrait on iPhone is insane. ❤
it's impressive!
The Pixel 8 Pro's procedure is inferior to that of the iPhone and it still takes excellent photos and videos, If it had a processor with the same quality as the iPhone, the Pixel 8 Pro would be unbeatable