Google Pixel 4a 5G vs iPhone 12/iPhone 12 mini Camera Comparison By Grant Likes Tech

How's, everyone grants here welcome back to another camera comparison. Video. Today I have the Google Pixel 4 a5g up against the iPhone 12, which have the same cameras as the iPhone 12 mini now, like I usually always do I'll show you photos and videos in both good and low light conditions for both the front and rear facing cameras to help you decide which of these two phone camera systems might be best based on your needs, so go ahead and take a look at the photos and videos, and I'll come back at the end, and let you know what I thought about how each of these phones performed, so so so foreign, so so so! Hey everyone, so here are in the park testing out the rear cameras on the pixel, 4 a5g and iPhone 12 mini, and we're starting out with the ultra-wide angle lens. If I pan up here, you'll see both cameras adjust for that blue sky. So they look a lot deeper blue here, but the more natural looking color at least the viewfinder, is coming from the 4a5g. The iPhone is pumping up that blue a little much at least in the viewfinder.

So again, what's nice is you can change between the cameras, as you record so main wide on the 12 mini and main wide here on the g, and I can go ahead and pan over here to the right, and we'll test out some zoom here so two times on the 485 g and let's get to two times here on the 12 mini, and we can go up to three times digital here on the 12 mini and let's get to three times on the 5 or 4a5g for comparison, and this can go all the way up to five times on before a 5g. So we'll back out to the main lens on each, and we'll test out the autofocus here with the 485g first nice and fast as you would expect fast focus and refocus from the 485g and one more time, so we'll go with the 12 mini now so iPhone there, as you expect as well. Really quick, autofocus and refocus as well, and so let's go ahead and test stabilization and walk down. The stairs and both of these are going to probably be doing very well here, especially at 1080p as far as stabilization. But let me know what you think here, and we can see the nice fall colors coming in here in the park they pan over and up into the sun, to see how these lenses handle that afternoon light everyone.

Here we go again with the same test this time in 4k, 30 frames per second again we're starting out with the ultra-wide angle, cameras on both the 45 g and 12 mini the iPhone has a bit wider field of view than the pixel, and if we pan up, you can see it again adjust for that blue sky there, and I can go ahead and move over to the main wide angle lens on both. So you can see what that looks like here, and we'll pan over to the right and test some zoom here in 4k. So again, two times on the 485 g, and we'll dial in two times here on the mini there you go, and we go up to again three times digital here on the 12 minion 4k and let's try to get to about three times as well. On the 4a 5g, we can go up to five times again on the pixel, and so we can back those both out and test autofocus in 4k, first with the 4a5g, so pixel again still doing well here in 4k, fast and snappy focus and refocus. Now the iPhone 12 mini same thing, really quick, focus and refocus here from the iPhone as well, and so let's go ahead and test stabilization in 4k again, both fully stabilized here in 4k 30 frames per second.

But do let me know what you think of the quality here, as we check out the fall leaves again and one last panorama park into that afternoon: sky here in 4k, everyone. Here's a front-facing camera test here on the pixel 45 g, an iPhone 12 mini this has been shot at 1080p 30 frames per second, and the 12 minute can obviously shoot up to 4k 60, but we're going to choose apples to apples here same resolution and frame rate on both phones. I can pan around this way and actually back around this way, because you can see the afternoon lights behind me. What that does to the exposure and the picture quality here pan around a little more here, see how it adjusts, and we'll do a little walking. So you can test the stabilization and give an idea for how these cameras perform here in the changing afternoon lighting conditions and how the overall stabilization and video quality looks here.

So let me know what you think about the front-facing cameras on both of these phones: everyone, here's a low light test between the pixel, 4 a5g and the iPhone 12 mini. So, as you can see, the sun just went down, so we're just after sunset. Here. If I pan down it's not quite that dark you'll see the image adjust for light. So it's a little decent light here.1080P 30 frames per second to get the most light for the light. But again I just want to give you something other than pitch black, so a little more light, a little more realistic situation.

Here you can see what the picture quality looks like here, a little more blue skies. For some reason, the iPhone is still warmer like it normally is not as cool not as blue, but here's what the stabilization looks like on both of these phones, as we do a little of walk here and again, I'm sorry if my voice is muted, I'm wearing a mask, since there are people walking around out here. As you can see, I just want to give you a quick test of low light here between the pixel 45 g and the iPhone 12 mini here. Just after sunset, hey everyone. So here we go again with the same test, this time at 4k, 30 frames per second, and we're still starting out with the ultra-wide angle lenses on both.

So you pan this way and see what that looks like there, and I'll go ahead and switch over to the main lens on each on the iPhone on the pixel, and we'll test Yuma. Here at 4k go into two times there on the iPhone and tap to go to two times there on the pixel and max zoom here on the iPhone is three times and again five times digital there on the pixel and over here. Just so, we can see what that looks like, and we'll go ahead and back it out, and we'll pan and do the stabilization test again. So 4k should look a little darker than the 1080p footage, and we'll see how this handles light transitions, as well as what the stabilization looks like here in 4k and no light. So again, as we walk over to the darker area, you can see how it handles that light, and then you can pay attention to some any possible micro stutters that might be happening as we walk over there, and here we go as you're on the corner again much darker, and we'll pull up here and point up and transition to the dark sky and then pan over here to where there's a little more light.

So there you go 4k test on the iPhone 12 mini and pixel 4 a5g. Let's go so hey everyone! So here we go with the front-facing camera in some low light on the iPhone 12 mini and the pixel 4 a5g. This is both at 1080p 30 frames per. Second, the iPhone can't shoot up the 4k60. But let's test apples to apples here and again, I have some pretty good lighting right now, and you can see how it handles the lighting in the back there, but I'll go ahead and start walking, and we'll test stabilization on these front facing cameras and see how they're doing here, and we'll walk into a bit lower light condition.

Just like we did on the rear camera test to see how these front cameras handle some of these changing lighting conditions here. So a little darker in this area, along with a fountain. So you can hear the audio and see how it competes with the sound of my voice there, and we'll pull up here, and I'll pan over. So you can see some bright lights behind me and how it handles that light transition there, and we'll go ahead and pan back this way, and we'll step back into a little more the shadows here. So we can see how it handles a little darker area, so they go front facing test 1080p, iPhone, 12, mini pixel, 4a, 5g, hey everyone, so not using all the photos and videos for yourself.

Let me know in the comments which one you thought did better and why I personally think they're both great point and shoot cameras, but for me personally, I would take the pixel for photos. I just prefer its more natural color tones and more contrast look, but if you prefer warmer color tones and punchier colors, I think you're going to prefer the iPhone. I also think that pixel's portrait mode is a little more versatile. It does equally well on people and objects, while the iPhone still struggles on objects. As far as video, I think the iPhone still does better here, but I think the gap has closed quite a bit.

The pixel video quality is looking a lot better. The colors aren't as washed out, but I do still think the iPhone is doing better overall, and it still has better video stability. As far as low light, I prefer the iPhone just because its night mode is adjustable. Pixel's night sight is still very good and keeps improving, especially in the deeper blacks, there's, no more purple or bluish color tones. It's just that it tends to get a little too bright, sometimes, and it'll be great to have the ability to dial it back a little.

However, low light portrait mode goes to the pixel because it has night sight enabled there, whereas the iPhone, 12 and 12 mini. Do not if you value portrait mode and low light conditions, and you have an iPhone, the iPhone 12 Pro will be the way to go. So those are just my brief thoughts about how each of these phones performed. I don't think you can go wrong either way, it's just going to come down to personal preference here. So if you have any other questions or comments, leave them down below and as always thanks for watching you.

Source : Grant Likes Tech