iPhone 12 Mini vs Google Pixel 4a | ULTIMATE Camera Comparison Test By Lover Of Tech

Yo, what is good Ben from lover of tech? Welcome to another ultimate camera comparison. This time is between the iPhone 12 mini versus the Google Pixel 4a. Now I know before you guys go in the comments. This is a slightly unfair comparison, 699 pounds versus 350 pounds, but both of these are known to be mini powerhouses when it comes to the camera experience. So we're going to do this man test every mode as much as possible, daylight and low light test, but before we do as you've seen 4k UHC 60 frames per second on a 12 minute versus 1080p 30, which is what it cuts out at, but before we carry on, let's do a quick hammer test breakdown of the hardware and then back to the main camera comparison. Now this is a quick breakdown of the main hardware specs, starting with the iPhone 12 mini at the rear.

You are looking at a dual camera system, a 12 megapixel main sensor with an f 1.6 aperture and also a 12 megapixel ultra-wide angle, camera with an f 2.4 aperture for 120 degree fields of view, and if you move over to the selfie camera, you are looking at 12, megapixels of f 2.2. Now moving over to the Pixel 4a, which is a much simpler setup. You do have a 12.2 megapixel sensor at the rear, with an f 1.7 aperture, just a single camera lens for the wide, no ultra-wide, no zoom and over to the selfie. You are working with an 8 megapixel sensor with an f 2.0 aperture again, the full specs' breakdown will be in the description, so have a look at it there, and we're going to get back into the main camera comparison, starting with the front facing camera you're. Looking at 4k, which is 60 frames, a second on the 12 mini versus 1080p frames, a second on a Pixel 4a, obviously checking the stabilization image.

Quality dynamic range as much as it can, with the lack of daylight quick run again. Now we've switched over to the 4k UHD 30 frames, a second on the iPhone 12 mini versus the Google Pixel 4a, again testing it all out image, quality stabilization, as well as the dynamic range based on how much light we've got quick run, and I'm matching up both the resolution and the frame rate 1080p 30 frames per second on both and again just testing it out quick run so 4k UHC frames a second on the main camera again testing out the image quality. Stabilization dynamic range, quick one perfect again at the rear, 4k UHC freight frames. A second on both this is the advantage of the iPhone 12 mini on the fly. You can switch to the ultra-wide back now on the ultrawide field of view and the Pixel 4a only has the main camera sensor so quick run, so you can see it ultra-wide back to the main ultra-wide.

Back to the main, this is 4k UHC 60 frames a second on an iPhone 12 mini versus 4k 30 on the Pixel 4a. Remember, the 12 minute has a slight quirk in 4k uhd60. If you do want to shoot an ultra-wide, you do have to stop the recording for you to be able to switch it ultra-wide, but it can record at 4k uhd60. Firstly, we're just going to go with the main camera for now minding the cars now quick run stabilization now, when 4k UHC 60 frames a second on the 12 mini 4k30 on the Pixel 4a, but with the ultra-wide angle field of view again for demonstrative purposes. If you have a look at this, if I zoom in to times one, it is not switching to the main camera it's cropping in on the ultra-wide angle sensor.

Hence, why it only goes up to times 1.5 crop back to the ultra-wide, as you can see, so we're going to test it see the stabilization perfect. Now we're in 1080p 30 frames a second on both the cameras. I'm just going to go through the paces. On both quick run, the main sensor, then we're going to come into ultrawide again we're just seeing how the ultrawide looks, and we're going to do a digital zoom, as planned, quick run, I'm going to come back to the main times, two and a quick run while zooming for stabilization. So this is the iPhone 12 mini versus the Google Pixel 4a 4k UHD 30 frames a second on both the rear cameras again just see how to load up performance for video stabilization performs on both and again Pixel 4a only has the single main wide camera, not the ultra white.

I'm going to walk for a bit. Stop here, we'll go ultra-wide on our iPhone 12 mini you can see. The ultrawide really takes a low light hit. As per what we've seen from previous camera comparisons back to the main selfie video you do have 4k UHD 30 frames, a second on the 12 mini and the Pixel 4a only does 1080p 30. Let's see now they're both now we're moving over to the daytime pictures and the nighttime pictures.

We're going to summarize this as quickly as possible, rather than doing an individual picture by picture breakdown, so I would 100 recommend, is pause and have a look at the pictures as I'm describing them, and also we're going to do a summary of the video performance on both these cameras in regard to the daytime selfie both take perfect selfies. I still feel like I'm more favored on how the pixel takes selfies overall, even in backlit situations, it does seem to handle very harsh backlit lighting situations as well. Both take good portrait mode when it comes to the background blur still very impressive. The background blur and the portrait images that you get on the pixels as well as obviously the color rendition, the contrast look that kind of more edgy look. I do think that the iPhone does have decent colors in terms of the white balance, but I just prefer how the images for the selfie really come out overall on the pixel 4 and just something: that's what google has been really doing.

It might just be down to personal choice in terms of how it does that, but I just personally prefer how selfie images come out on the Google Pixel 4a. Now when it comes to the main pictures at the rear, you do have to give the flexibility of the iPhone 12 mini, having not just the main wide camera, but also the ultra-wide really gives it flexibility, especially when it comes to things like landscape shots and just overall you know the main shots that you get at the back. Both produce perfect images. You know, I don't think you're going to go wrong with Eva the color processing is ever so slightly different. iPhones tend to lean more to like a warmer look, whereas obviously the pixels have always gone for that kind of more neutral to colder.

Look, and also more of that, you know kind of like you know that edgy contrast look but still very accurate in that sense, very neutral, so really in terms of styling, I've always just loved what the pixels do, and even when it comes to the main camera sensor, man, if you're looking at how the portrait mode is imaged and processed right. You know the pixel really just does a good job for a single camera lens and just even style of it. Man, it just doesn't miss you know. Sometimes it does it struggle, but when it hits it man, it hits it really right and the advantage you get with the iPhone is that when you are taking portrait shots, you do see a preview of it now both do suffer the penalty of not really being great for zooming. So when it comes to like zooming in with landscape shots they're, not really that great, because there isn't a dedicated telephoto sensor, especially which is something that helps during the daytime.

But when it comes to nighttime pictures. Yes, flexibility is there. Both the night modes are perfect, and especially the night mode has really improved in the 12 series, but with the macrophotography mode on the Google Pixel man. Although the normal nighttime pictures without night mode can struggle versus the iPhone and obviously with the iPhone having the flexibility of the ultra-wide, which again, the ultrawide isn't good by itself without using the night mode. When you kick in the night mode, the image just looks so much better on the pixel.

It cleans up ridiculously crazy and if you look at the low-light selfie in terms of normal pictures as well as light mode with the flash they're, very even in that sense, as well as nighttime portrait mode, you are getting a slightly wider field of view with the iPhone 12, where it crops in a little more with the Google Pixel 4a to be able to get that activated, but still impressive, nonetheless, that they can do that. Now, when it comes to video, I think it's to no one surprise iPhone 12 mini all the way. Again the pixel 4 way for 350 pounds versus a 699 flagship mini phone. It really does punch above its weight, but it just can't match man the fact that the iPhone 12 mini can shoot 4k, UHD 60 frames a second with stabilization, although it takes a slight hit to dynamic range on the selfie camera, as well as being able to. You know record that in the ultrawide and the main, the bit rate, the quality 10-bit color, as well as obviously a hell with Dolby Vision.

If you want video out of these two, yes, it's definitely going to have to be the iPhone 12 mini. Is it worth how much of the price difference it is yeah to an extent, I think it kind of is block credit to google when it comes to the audio processing, the stabilization and the main camera for 4k and video at that price. It's really a good minimum benchmark. Overall, it's really not too much. People surprised that the overall camera system that's going to be better.

It's going to be the 12 mini, oh my goodness, 350 pounds for stellar pictures, stellar, portrait mode, great selfies and stills, as well as great main camera stabilization and that top tier night mode that Pixel 4a MANA. It still punches way above its weight. So yeah. That's it quick summary. Above again as it's running through the pictures, definitely pause.

It has a detailed look and let me know in the comment section below which one you prefer at the two: that's it for me, Ben from lover of tech. If you enjoy videos like this, you know exactly what to do hit that, like button hit, that subscribe button hit that notification bell, so you're part TLS tech level squad. So you don't miss any future videos on the channel, I hope you're all safe. During this time. I will catch you in the next one.

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