Pixel 5 vs Pixel 4a 5G vs Pixel 4a vs Pixel 4 XL Camera Comparison!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- The ultimate camera comparison of this year's Pixel devices, alongside last year's Pixel 4 XL to see whether there is any difference between the lot.
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Time-stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Hardware Differences
01:19 - Portrait Photos
04:08 - Bright Outdoor Photos
08:55 - Zoom Comparisons
10:22 - Macro Photos
11:18 - Indoor Photos
11:50 - Selfie Portraits
13:17 - Night Sight Photos
15:50 - Rear Video Comparisons
21:50 - Selfie Video Comparisons
25:32 - 2x Zoom Video Comparisons
28:03 - Image Processing Times
28:53 - Final Thoughts - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
I don't think everybody else has said this yet, but, it must have taken you ages to put this video together. Thanks for all the hard work, Sam. This is probably the one of the most thorough camera comparisons I have seen yet.
The only channel's content that fills up my 21:9 screen phone
Which phone are you using ?
@@drshardoolbandhu Moto action
Was thinking the exact same thing. I went to zoom out and was like oh...I never zoomed in.
Yeah, you are so right!!! 👍🏿
Same here big 👍
I don't know who needs to hear this but.... NO ONE CARES IF YOU'RE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD etc...
this should be the standard of in depth camera review. thank you for your great content sam!
I actually couldn't make out the differences in most cases until you zoomed in
I have a Moto X4 but I'm considering upgrading because it's nice to have something new to play with. The camera quality on my phone has definitely gone down quite a bit over time. And as someone that loves photography and doesn't always want to bring a real camera, I really liked how everything looked on the Pixel 4 and am not sure if the 5 is a real upgrade.
Hey, Love the comparisons! Any chance you could compare the Pixel 5 to older Pixels? Would be amazing to even just see a few shots showing 1,2,3,4 vs 5. That way people with older devices can see if the camera is worth upgrading? Great job!
Wow man ..! This is the exact video I have been waiting for ...! Good job as always...! Waiting for more detailed camera comparisons like this ...l
Great review as always, was waiting for this for a while now.....
Thank you for the video, these are my biggest questions too. Is there any way to know or find out if the 4 and 4a will get the software that produces the richer shots more saturation) of the 5?? Thanks again.
Superb review Sam. I'm in the market for an upgrade to my 3 year old Pixel with the primary aim of replacing my Sony A6000 for creating indoor videos. Does the camera on the newer pixels stand up to a mid range mirrorless for casual vlogs? What did you shoot this vide with? (Apart from the actual phones themselves 🙂)
Been waiting for this 🤙🏼
I personally think out of all the pixel phones the 4XL and 4a/4a 5G is the best , but when looking at the 3rd set of photos and taking photos with harsh light generally I have to give it to the newer models . Overall great lineup from Google this year
Great camera review of the Pixel models, which indeed helped my to order one of them for my wife, substituting the very old Nokia Lumia 1020 of 2013.Thanks a lot!
Very interesting. In some other comparisons between Pixel 5 and pixel 4A, I got the impression the 5 takes softer or less in focus photos. Did you ever notice that?
Maybe the photos are not all that consistent, or maybe the software version used has been different. Anyway, good to see that Pixel 5 was performing better than the 4A in these tests, as I just ordered one ;)
EXCELLENT Thankyou was mulittasking but needed this
Idk why i like the pixel 4xl better than the 5
Same
I was thinking the same, I feel the pixel 4 xl has a dedicated image processing chip they they've removed from the other 3 newer ones that could be the reason plus it's a tad warmer in most photos of the pixel 4 xl........ But I'm just saying that because I have a pixel 4 xl 😂
@@davidy87 ahhh i seee ....nowadays budget phones can take good quality pics with gcam :)
I have a pixel 4xl and a pixel 5. I like the pixel 5 better.( super wide angle fotos ; 4k60 video ; the video stabilization is really good and the size and the look of the 5)
@@Ge0rGi. I really do like the look of the pixel 5 in sage green
Simply excellent ... Good vid mate
Love your work mate!
Great job on this video, man.
Good to see the differences between the phones so clearly. My pixel 5 arrived today and I instantly noticed the audio sounded fairly processed and boosted in high end.
Also, this may be me having not had a pixel before, but do Google just flat out not support PAL framerates? I can't for the life of me set 25fps in native app. I can in filmic pro, but would be nice to have native app default to 25.
Finally, the video comparisons probably would be more useful at a standard 16:9, given majority of users wont be using an anamorphic crop on the footage. Just a suggestion, to show full FOV of the lenses
Subscribed. Nice comparison review.
Great comparisons, thank you
Thorough and concise. Good content
Your comparison is adequately in-depth, very much well done. Can't wait for your next video!
I do hope Google brings back the processing power and 'magic' that the Pixel 4 line has brought (relative to it's predecessors) that's highlighted in your comparisons.
I honestly wish google made a more premium phone. Don't get me wrong The Pixel 5 is an awesome looking device, but moving from a 4XL to a 5 is honestly / truly a downgrade. The only thing I want from the 5 the bezel less screen.
True. The thing is that Google know that it won't sell many premium phones. This 5 is gonna do better then all the previous premium phones fron them..
Why would you even upgrade last years model phone, that's a waste of money and stupid. Google knows the majority of people upgrade every 2 years so them making the Pixel 5 a downgrade from the Pixel 4 is not a problem for them.
I honestly don't understand why you would even think about "upgrading" from a Pixel 4 that is still powerful and fast in today's smartphone standards...
@@gaijinbot8135
Right
@@gaijinbot8135 pixel 4 has a shart ass battery. The pixel 5 is literally an upgrade in every way to except a little less powerful chip which makes a near non noticeable difference in real life as well as providing a boost in battery life which is far more beneficial to me.
@@jacks559 Spending $700 for a new phone every year sounds nice to you?
I want to be rich like you someday
Thanks for the detailed comparison. I'm waiting for my 4a (traded in my Pixel 2).
Really thank you for this test 🙏🏽. As I thought the software processing on the Pixel 5 is different from that of the pixel 4a 5G and I do not find it very honest on the part of Google.
This was a great video to watch on my ultrawide screen. Cheers
amazing comparaison!! thank you!
huge respect for the ultrawide video format
Good comparison, thanks a lot! :)
I have noticed the same thing with 4a for focusing on macro shots,I don't think this is a processor issue ,I had nokia8.1 with same sensor and it never hunted for focus like 4a does
Great review, detailed!
Cheers for this review! It is only now time to retire my 1XL after 4 and a half good years and it seems here that the 4XL was noticeably outclassing the others more often with the basic stuff. Glad you can still get it because SIM-only plans through my provider get you way more than phone+SIM.
my OG Google Pixel XL has been my go-to smartphone camera up until now. and honestly - I don't plan on upgrading anytime soon
First of all great detail video 👍 as for the pictures they look very similar to each other not too much of a difference but with the video quality to me the sound quality image on the rear goes to the pixel 4a 5G and the front is goes to the pixel 4XL but the pixel 4a 5G is second best with it's front video quality and sound
Nice job on the comparison but I Gotta say it’s pretty easy to see that the pixel four XL with the telephoto takes better pictures when you’re using that feature as the other three look very much computer-generated ...that’s my thought that’s not to say a wide angle camera isn’t a better choice but to say you can’t see the difference ??? you can easily see the difference if you asked me
Man great channel!
Keep it up!
Subscribing!
This is just the best comparison on TH-cam! It's very complete and helpful! Thankss Sam!!! 😎😎😎
Great video!
Great video as always Sam, very interesting to notice the 4a 5g actually had the best audio in the rear video!
Mate Great comparison! Makes me love my Pixel 4xl even more😜
Yes 4xl is better than 5
21:08 you've said pixel 5 is only device capable recording 60 fps compared to the other three devices. BUT I saw in other reviews that 4a 5g supports 4k 60 fps as well.
It looked like he recorded video on every phone in 720p.
Pixel 4XL is the best one,so am holding my 4XL till another upgrade comes😍.
And pplp
top notch audio recording on the pixel 4, im super happy with my pixel 4 but pixel 5 stabilization was super incredible. anybody know is pixel 4 will receive camera update?
How's the battery life in android 11? If you start the day with %100 charge how much it can last?
@@hussainrt3242 around 30%.its pretty good even aft 1yr.
@@ashwinjose8160
Then why people cry that its not enough and zero before day ends?
I have pixel 2 xl and i want to upgrade because i broke my phone, and i can't decide between 4a 5g and a new 4 xl.
Sam, are you planning to review the OnePlus 8T as well?
Btw I wouldn't mind if you start doing iPhone reviews as well; after all its 2020 anything can happen
Wow man,,, what the heck...... Nice video thanks for letting us see the comparisons between these Google phones,,,, wow. Think I might keep my 4xl for a little while,,, not long though I've got the 5 coming,,, and am going to compare against the OnePlus 8t and my pixel 4xl
Im glad I passed on the P5, just seems like a downgrade across the board vs my old P4XL which I held onto until recently when the S21 Ultra came out. I still say the P4XL is the best Pixel you can buy as of now if you looking for the best possible Pixel experience.
Great video very helpful
Me: Plans to listen to this as a podcast while I'm out for a walk.
*Wait a second*
21:08 I really can not understand why reviewers try to spread misleading information. 4k video needs a resolution of 8.3 megapixels. A 16:9 crop of the 12.2 megapixel sensor has 9.1 megapixels. Google uses video stabilization, which crops the sensor. Already a 1.06x crop leads to a lower resolution than 4k (9.1/1.06² < 8.3) and as far as I know Google crops a lot for the video stabilization. I even don't know whether the Pixel 5 still allows to turn off video stabilization, otherwise you can not record in 4k. The result would be just upscaled to 4k
google uses optical image stabilization only which involves the actual sensor moving inside the phone
and not electronic image stabilization which crops in...
the crop in thing you are referring has to deal with aperture...
@me to correct any mis leading information...
thanks!
Really well Done Review
All the pixel phones are amazing inclunding my pixel 4 XL 😀
P4XL was the best, for sure. I passed on the P5 as it was an obvious downgrade to it. 3XL was a bust for me, had a ton of issues with it. P2XL was a really good phone too. Never had the OG Pixel so I cannot comment on it. Pixel line is good, but too expensive for what it offers. Screens, Battery life, subpar video etc, bezels. audio quality. Too many negatives for a $1000 phone.
I held on to the P4XL until the S21 Ultra came out and having switched now after having Pixels the last 4 years, it made me realize just how much the Pixel line falls flat, for its price.
Me to 😃🥺
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But when Sam drops a vid I click fast.
Excellent review
Your lighting is amazing
Why are there any differences between the 5 and 4a 5G when they basically have all the same bits? Are they just making some differences in software to distinguish the two?
2:40 The amount of blur is even different, when you compare the same phone. I tried multiple Pixel 3a with the same Android version and same Google camera version and they blur the background differently (different accuracy as well as very different amount of blur). The reason might be that every(!) phone has a slightly different lens and Google used machine learning for the blur. This leads to inconsistent results. In this example you probably see the same behaviour, all four phones have the same 4.38mm f/1.73 specification. By the way, there are other things that can be different when you compare the same phone. When I compared multiple Pixel 3a, the sharpness of the selfie camera varied a lot, the severity of dead pixels varied (but all Pixel 3a suffer a lot from dead pixels) and the calibration of the autofocus varied a lot (for example the far setting in Night Sight didn't work with one Pixel 3a)
Or may be human error, anyway who are you ?!
I saw many in-depth comments! And all negative
Sticking with the 4xl. I take photos of wildlife and the telephoto is a must. Wish it was a 3x telephoto
I've been using a Pocophone F1 with Gcam for two years, just waiting for a Pixel phone that make me upgrade in terms of image quality. I thought Pixel 5 would be my next device, but I would hardly notice a real great improve if I compare its performance with what I get with my Poco using a gcam.
I think I'll continue waiting for my "perfect" Pixel to come out...maybe next year as you say, we'll start seeing larger and better sensors in this line.
Thanks for that gorgeous comparison!.
Bigger sensors makes it harder for processing
@@dhirajgawande007 good reason to pair them with ultimate processors, and not mid rangers like 765G 😉
I'm also using the Poco F1 with Gcam which Gcam version are you using?
I am currently in phone limbo, as I've had a Pixel 3XL since May of last year and was ready to upgrade. I am a big phone person so the Pixel 4a and 5 were out of the question for me unfortunately. My main point of interest is cameras, so I finally landed on the iPhone 12 Pro Max (having owned one iPhone in the past.) I couldn't believe my eyes, the quality was somehow SO POOR compared to my almost 2 year old pixel! So I returned it. Next, the Galaxy Note20 Ultra. Surely two $1400 phones wouldn't live up to the hype, right? WRONG. The autofocus is almost completely unmanageable and not even Pro Mode can completely save the issues. I have taken side by side comparisons between my pixel 3xl and this brand new galaxy note20 ultra and it's comical how poor the focus is on the samsung. However, I like everything else about the phone. So I have been considering just buying a Pixel from google and switching back and forth between phones depending on what I'm doing that day, week or month. It's horribly convoluted to consider, but I just need a big phone as my daily driver. All that said, this video has helped me make my decision! And I so appreciate the time and effort you put into making this. Thank you!!
Pixel 4XL owners shouldn't upgrade to Pixel 5 because it's not an upgrade.
Well, a better battery life, the wide-angle camera, 8g of Ram, 128 storage, 40k 60 videos, the small phone factor, fingerprint scanner (Covid-19 mask era) I think it makes the Pixel 5 a solid upgrade. But I agree, if you don't care of none of the above, you shouldn't Pixel 4 XL still kicks ass.
Unless you want an ultrawide camera
WOW the Video on the 4a is REALLY good! so tough... because I like the images on the 4a 5G and the 5... but the video really impressed me on the 4a. just the audio on the 4a had a lot of wind noise..
does the pixel 5 still have the live hdr feature from the 4?
6:12 or 27:06 I don't agree at all. Sadly, people often just want to believe the marketing. I have a Pixel 3a. I have tested the digital zoom extensively. I tried multiple Pixel 3a. In perfect light conditions without shadow areas you gain basically 0% more details when you compare it with traditional digital zoom of a Google Nexus 5x or single frame dng files. A lot of people make the mistake that they judge digital zoom photos without looking at pixel level, that's nonsense as a Full HD screen only has 2 megapixels, while 2x digital zoom has 3 megapixels. So if you don't compare the images at pixel level, of course you can't see a difference. But this doesn't change the fact that you lose 75% of the resolution in perfect light conditions (without shadow areas). Google's zoom basically only improves the noise performance, which leads to more details in shadow areas or low light conditions. Other companies would use such algorithms at 1.0x. Furthermore Google also uses machine learning for the digital zoom, which actually can even lead to worse results than traditional digital zoom because machine learning does nothing else than guessing! So you need to differentiate between real details and fake details (approximately at pixel level !). Regarding videos the difference can be even more obvious because 2x video crops the sensor more than a 2x photo due to the different aspect ratio. Also keep in mind that the Pixel 4 doesn't have a 2.0x camera, it has a 1.6x 16 megapixel camera, which is cropped (that's equivalent to a 12 megapixel 1.85x camera).
Bro Machine learning means how much accurate your guess is and general accuracy for a train test model to be unbiased is > 85%.
That means what is there and others couldn't find, it will find it with the same details given.
Amazing detailed and interesting video review on the Pixel 4a 5g! I do love this phone!
This is how a review should be made , Gold Standard . Good work Sam
No video stabilisation test?? 😭😭😭
6:08 The Pixel 4 doesn't have a 2.0x tele camera. It is a 16 megapixel 1.6x camera which is cropped in order to behave as a ≈10 megapixel 2.0x camera. This is even mentioned in the official specifications.
Wait so if it were to be liberated of its software it wouldn't have a telephoto camera
14:09 I definitely don't agree. Sadly, many reviewers don't test cameras accurately (actually not even that surprising as you can only test something well when you use it for many weeks/months). On a Pixel 3a Google's Night Sight takes up to 7 seconds in extreme low-light conditions and leads to slightly blurry photos, unless you stop breathing for 7 seconds. Sometimes even the astro mode turns on although I don't use a tripod. The TH-cam Pixel 5 review of Engadget shows that the Pixel 5 Night Sight mode can take 6.5 seconds. Google had a much better mode than Night Sight: It is the HDR+ enhanced mode of the Pixel 3a, which is nothing else than a fast Night Sight mode. It only takes up to 2.5 seconds (or up to 4s if you zoom), it gives you sharper photos than Night Sight due to a shorter exposure time and can give you as bright results as Night Sight in most light conditions, if you use exposure compensation. Colors and noise are also about the same. Sadly, it seems that neither the Pixel 4 nor the Pixel 5 have HDR+ enhanced. Note that Apple's night mode takes 1-3s as far as I know.
I have a 3a XL, and when I was taking pictures alongside my friends rocking an iPhone 11 Pro Max, my night aight picture finished exposing faster. The processing took longer but he was holding up his phone to take the picture for a longer time. Even after when we compared, he thought my picture was still better.
They took away HDR+ and enhanced? Well that sucks I'm using a old Gcam port with those features!
26:28 Going from what may be an over-sharpened pixelated digital zoom to an over-softened optical zoom sure does emphasize the contrast and gives off a sort of 90s softcore porn vibe.
Hello, tell me how the speaker under the screen sounds in the Pixel 5 smartphone As you hear the interlocutor ?
4a it's in my sweet spot, it's not worth it the $350 difference for the pixel 5
On the 2x comparison the 4xl has quite a bit of lens flare ( ring around the sun and flare at the bottom right corner) none of the others have any, thought it is worth mentioning as you didn't
Yes, but I believe this is the case because for the Pixel 4XL he had a slight different angle used when he took the photo than the one used for the other 3 phones, look closely and you'll see. I noticed that also, but I believe is down to that.
Casually watching on one of Google's first phones. 6p built by Huawei! Held up for so long. So many miles and photos !
Pixel 4a, it’s a big leap by Google.
Can you tell how to soften the selfie of this pixel 4a? The sharpness is more.
The audio on the Pixel 5 had way too much Treble, picked up on it as soon as you switched to the 4.
4:44, what are you compering here? Different parts of photos?
very helpful. thx
brother can you make the same comparison now with pixel 6?? hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷
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4a5g or 4xl worth to buy 2021?
is there no panorama mode for the Pixel 4XL???
I watched videos how to activate it, but I can`t enter that menu on the Pixel 4XL. Maybe because of Update to Android 12?
How's Pixel 4a sound quality and volume from earphones?
You have a picture of all four side by side but no labels so I have no idea which is which
Pixel 5 video stabilization es awasome but as I said on other posts. It's basically the same hardware as the pixel 2 xl....camera sensor on pixel 5 is Sony's imx 363 mounted on pixel 3, 4 and 5. Ufs is still 2.1 on pixel 5. Same as pixel 2. Ram is also ddr4 same again as the pixel 2 and the speakers on the pixel 5 are not as loud and clear as pixel 4 xl. What I mean is that anybody with a Pixel 2, 3 or even 4 could wait another year and see if the rumors of a high specs Pixel are coming out on first middle of the year. Maybe we'll get camera hardware improvements and maybe the same cameras and sensors as the new iPhones. Better ufs storage and ddr5 RAM
Pixel 4a 5g vs 4 vs 4xl which one has best camera for photography?
This video should get million views 🌹
Great comparison
sir tell me over all which is best in 4xl and 4a5g
Anyone think any of these phones are worth upgrading from a Pixel 3aXL??? Biggest selling point for me is the camera and headphone jack, emphasizing the camera. Just can't decide if it's worth the upgrade
Yes that's we wanted!
Thanks for formatting your video to the current phone standards!
battery life comparison between them please.
Pixel 4a or 4a 5G for gaming/cloud streaming. Hands down, the best value. But, I got x2 Pixel 4as because the value for this phone is insane
Pixel 4 XL is still the King of photography!!!
Wondering if it's because of the more powerful processor
no, because of the dedicated chip, neural core or something it's missing from the 5
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i guess im sticking with my pixel 4 XL
zoom pictures are not at the same angle - what is on the 4a 5G the white point is a lens flare? remember 5 and 4a5G has the same camera and software - pictures are identical