Google Pixel 4 XL vs iPhone 11 - 4k Camera Comparison By MW Technology

What's up folks how's it going. This watch hope you guys are all doing well, and today we're going to be doing a head-to-head camera comparison between the Google Pixel 4 XL versus the iPhone 11. We're taking a look at the front-facing side, uh right now, and we're also going to sample the microphones on both platforms. So you know how they kind of sound now uh the iPhone 11 can actually shoot 4k at 60fps on the front facing side versus 1080p at 30fps on the Google Pixel 4 XL, and also they're. Both 3d enabled cameras with face unlock options uh for security purposes, so they do have that commonality. Now both of these two on the rear facing side have a dual camera.

The different configuration, though uh the secondary camera on the iPhone 11, is actually a wide angle. Camera versus we have a telephoto uh camera on the Google Pixel 4 XL. Now we're going to be mostly taking a look at just the standard cameras on both these two in terms of the uh standard, wide angle lens, and we're going to go through a couple of different scenarios in terms of stills and videos to determine which one is best in terms of general photography and videography. So, if you're interested in finding out how the new pixel 4 compares against the new generation iPhone camera, let's find out okay, so, so far, my initial impressions are in terms of actual sharpness, clarity and definition. Certainly, the pixel 4 is definitely edging beyond what the iPhone 11 can do right now, most of the shots on the iPhone 11 look absolutely great, but they are softer in terms of fine detail compared to what the pixel is delivering straight out of the box.

Now, certainly, you can post sharpen the iPhone 11 to make it look a little more similar to the results that we're getting on the pixel but uh straight just out of the camera. Looking at the photos themselves, the pixel 4 renders out a little more detail and clarity. Now, they're both the exact same resolution in terms of 12 megapixel stills, but we can definitely see that there's a higher contrast ratio where the highlights and shadows are a little more vibrant on the pixel, but we're still retaining most of the shadow and highlight detail which is really important. Now much like the original pixel 3, the pixel 4 also has a better portrait mode. So if you want to capture that kind of out of focus element, look that you get from a portrait photography if you're using a large sensor, DSLR camera or something like that with a fast aperture lens uh.

Certainly the pixel 4 is replicating that look. A lot better looks uh way more realistic than some of the examples that I shot with the iPhone 11, which its targeting system isn't really great in terms of capturing the subject in focus and having a nice natural fall off into a blurry background. Typically, you can get some really nasty results from the iPhone 11 versus uh, pretty much everything I shot with the pixel 4, look pretty good and pretty natural in terms of portrait. Photography now in terms of low light performance, the Google Pixel 3 introduced the whole night mode, and we recently got that same capabilities on the iPhone, 11 and 11 pro, where essentially, we prolong the shutter exposure and capture more light onto the sensor and with fancy algorithms and post-processing. We stabilize that shot to essentially get as much light into the sensor itself, giving you better low-light, photography, better color rendition and sharpness now in terms of comparing the two modes with each other.

I still think that the pixel 4 is a lot more ahead than the performance we get in night mode on the iPhone 11 and even though the iPhone 11 is definitely better compared to standard mode where we're getting more accurate, color, sharpness and overall dynamic range in the night mode, we're still not as clear and as well-defined as the night mode on the Pixel 4 XL, and you could clearly see this in a couple of different example: shots where we're getting more dynamic range and the shadow details on the tree, for example, in this specific outdoor scene and uh general, less noise and uh, better clarity and sharpness, like we do in the standard still modes as well. So in terms of low-light photography, the pixel is still king in this department. Now, in terms of the video capabilities itself, uh we're looking at 4k capturing capabilities on both platforms, uh 30 fps on the pixel 4 versus 60 fps on the iPhone. So in terms of frame rate, the iPhone definitely has that beat uh. The other thing too is we can do faster, slow motion at 240 frames per second, with the iPhone versus we're looking at 120 frames per second on the pixel 4.

In terms of clarity and sharpness color rendition we're actually getting on average uh, really great results on both platforms, where there's no inherent uh benefit on one over the other. Although we do see uh, sometimes sharper overall clarity on the pixel, I don't think it's a significant margin and both are going to deliver some fantastic. Looking video footage and the stabilization a system on both platforms is perfect, since they both use optical stabilization on the wide-angle cameras, but really on that guys. That's really definitely love to hear your thoughts now we're going to also be doing a couple, other comparisons with the 4xl from Google and, namely we're working on a battery test right now, so I definitely stay tuned to the channel or click on the card. Once that video becomes available, love to know what you guys think has the best smartphone camera that's available right now.

I certainly think that the pixel 4 is the next standard and kind of great benchmark for how great a smartphone camera is right now and uh for any of you guys that are interested in seeing how it compares against a real camera. I would love to make those videos, so let me know definitely for that, but on that we'll see you later take care.

Source : MW Technology