Nokia 7.2 vs Google Pixel 3a XL vs iPhone 11 Pro | Camera comparison By Digital Trends

The Nokia 7.2 is MDS latest, and it costs just $350. How does its camera are compared to competitors, especially one's like the Google Pixel 3a, which costs $400 and for good measure? We wanted to toss it in the iPhone 11 Pro, just to see how these mid-range and budget phones can compare to the flagship models. Let's check it out, I'm in the middle of reviewing the Nokia, 7.2, and I'm, having a lot of issues with performance, seeing a lot of stutters and freezes, and this is actually my second unit, so I'm in talks with HIT to get a third unit to test that out a little further. But we're not sure if I'm, just getting duds I've talked to a lot of people in the industry that I've reviewed the phones and also HMD and looked online as well, and no one else is having a lot of performance issues that I am so. Hopefully it's just me getting a few dud units anyway. This is a camera comparison.

So, let's check out the photos. I'll start with the ultra wide-angle camera, which there's one on the Nokia 7.2 and there's one on the iPhone 11 Pro. There is none on the Pixel 3a, so it's going to set out of this competition just for a hot second, so we're starting outside this bakery and I took the shot in overcast conditions. So the sky was pretty white. As you can see, though, the Nokia has an overall hazy look detail is pretty superior around the iPhone, which also has better colors.

The sky was pretty overcast, but the iPhone managed to get some depth in there, whereas it's a bit flat on the Nokia. The Nokia does have distortion correction though, but I do like a bit of distortion, especially when I use ultra wide-angle cameras. So I do like the effect on the iPhone a little more moving on to the pickle fare, we're getting a lot of the same results. The colors on the Nokia photo look a little dull and washed out, and the sky is also a little more dynamic on the iPhone as well as detail is significantly stronger -. How does that ultra-wide look at night? Well, the iPhone 11 code does not have a night mode that works with the ultra wide-angle camera, whereas with the Nokia's on point ?, you can use a dedicated night mode to get slightly better low-light shots.

But, as you can see here, I still think the iPhone wins out in the end, because it just has stronger detail and better colors and just overall ambience is a lot nicer. Looking on the iPhone 11 shot. That is, of course compared to both of the night mode and non-night mode shots of the Nokia 7.2. So if you're hoping to get a lot of good shots, Ultra wide on the Nokia 7.2 well, you can probably still get some really nice-looking shots in perfect lighting, particularly you know when it's the skies blue, there's, not a lot of overcast clouds or anything like that. But I think you should temper your expectations just a little alright with ultra white-out of the way.

Let's talk about the main camera on all three phones, specifically in good lighting. I went to the pickle fair in New, York City and, as you can see in these photos, the Nokia actually fares. Well, here it does have the most grain compared to the other two, with the iPhone having the least I'd say the iPhone is brighter overall, but I'm, not a fan of that yellowish hue. Again that we're seeing here I'm a big fan of the contrast of the pixel shot, even if it is a little underexposed compared to the iPhone, but I do think the cooler tones work better here. You can also see that the pixel did a great job, and it's the only one that properly exposed the sky.

It's just a little too flat white on the other two phones altogether. These phones are all taking pretty good shots here, though next up I'm, taking a picture of my ROG who's, just trying to sleep I'm, definitely bothering him, but I'd, say I'd like the Nokia picture. Here it exposes the room well and the colors look nice. The detail is just a bit fuzzy if you zoom in on the dog's face, the iPhone 11 pros photo here, tries to expose the sky correctly, more so than the others. But again, what's up with that warm tone I like the pixels colors more, and it also offers up the best detail, whereas there are more visible amounts of grain on the iPhone shot, alright, who's ready for some food, it was actually pretty dark in this restaurant.

But all these photos are relatively sharp. I think the Nokia struggles, the most here with detail, but it's not far behind I, think the white balance and colors are pretty good here, as on the Pixel 3a photo, but it's quite poor on the iPhone. It looks over sharpened and the colors just did not look anything like that at the restaurant. It doesn't look. Appetizing I, think the pixel fared the best here, but the Nokia isn't too far behind all right: let's dim the lights now time for some night shots, and we're starting in a park.

These are all respectable photos, but you can see how superior the detail is on the iPhone.11 pros photo look at the leaves in particular it's pretty stunning, and it manages to keep the colors looking pretty good. The pixel has nicer details than the Nokia shot, but the colors are a little more saturated. The Nokia is alright, but it just feels like there's nothing quite sharp in the shot. Now, let's take that same scene and use each camera respective night mode, the improvements are pretty stunning across the board, more so for the iPhone and pixel than the Nokia. The iPhones shot looks a bit warmer, but that's how it actually looked like as there was a streetlamp.

Pretty close by the detail is simply scrumptious with fantastic colors. Overall, the pixel three A's photo is easily better than its non nitrite version, but you can see the colors are still punchy her, if you like that, you might like this photo, but I do think. The iPhone has slightly stronger details. Compare the tree in the back, for example, on both and the iPhone also exposes the lights better than the pixel. The Nokia 7.29 mode definitely improved the colors here, but not all parts of it are as sharp as the original photo likely, because night mode is a long exposure and there's no optical image. Stabilization, here's one where all three were actually surprisingly pretty good.

This is without the night modes, and I'd say the pixel did the best job, but there's not a crazy difference between the rest. Here, the pixel 3/8 is the brightest overall, and it retains nice. Colors I'd say it. Colors are a bit more accurate on the iPhone shot, but it's just a bit too dark. For me, my phone does have the least grain, though the Nokia is very similar to the pixel, including with its colors, but it over exposes just a little in certain parts of the street, regardless a pretty strong showing from all these phones all right with the night mode versions of these scenes.

You can see the iPhone is easily the best here after using its night mode, it's still a great detail, and it exposes the photo almost perfectly the pixel 3 a's photo is still perfect. I just think it now looks a little too bright, probably one of those instances where I wouldn't use night sight. The colors look a little too punchy again as well and sadly, I feel like the Nokia's photo went back a step because it actually looks a little more fuzzy in a lot of areas. In this shot. Detail is just not great, but I'd say the photo is still shareable, but, as I said, the iPhone is still clearly the winner here.

Now, let's move on to portrait mode, all of these phones have portrait mode. The Nokia 7.2 also has a dedicated 5 megapixel depth sensor to help pick up on those depth effects for better portrait mode shots. So, let's see how they fare now. Here's a surprise. The iPhone fails pretty hard with this portrait mode shot of the pickle I even gave it a few tries, and it kept coming back at me with the shot of this poorly blurred out tip of the pickle if it helps I like the rest of the show.

The Pixel 3a is damn near close to perfect, with just slight slip-ups by my fingers, but the blur effect and colors are really nice. The Nokia is also really strong here, but I'm, not as much of a fan of the colors, and it does mess up just a bit by where the pickles need still fail on the part of the $1100 iPhone. It's not all doom and gloom for the iPhone, though, because it easily takes the cake here for the best portrait mode shot. The colors are so good. The blur effect and outline is spot-on and there's good detail.

Even if there is a bit of grain when you zoom in on the girl's face, the Pixel 3a does a pretty great job here, as well with the detail and blur effect and outline I'm, just not as much of a fan of the colors as I am on the iPhone shot. The Nokia is well something I probably would never share. The detail isn't great, even though the both is still really cool and strong and accurate. For the most part, the colors are just so lifeless selfie time they can all take pretty good selfies during the day. So I wanted to focus on low-light selfies.

Here the Pixel 3a has the least amount of grain, and it's noticeably more detailed and sharper than the iPhone 11 Pro selfie I do like the colors in it too. The iPhone 11 Pro shot just has so much grain though I do think. My skin tone is a little more accurate. The Nokia 7.2 shot is not bad. Just zoom in, and you'll see even more grain than the iPhone.

By the way of all these phones, only the pixel 3 A's night mode works on the front camera. So here's what that looks like next to these other phones, it's significantly brighter, but it still retains the same level of detail and has even less grain than before. It also makes the background a bit more interesting. It's nice to have this feature, but I don't think it's necessarily needed here. I probably go with the normal lens, rather than using the Night side feature, but still nice to have.

Let's take that same shot and use portrait mode. I still think that the pixel 3 A's photo comes out on top for at least having the least amount of grain and the best detail, but I, like my skin tone on the iPhone shot more I, also love the bouquet effect on the iPhone and Nokia photos more so than on the pixel, which looks a bit weak. The Nokia cuts off a bit of my hair and is a bit too aggressive with the effect you can customize this in the camera. But this is the default zoom. In on my face, though, and you'll see that detail is just lacking for $350, the Nokia 7.2 does pretty well. Unfortunately, Pixel 3a does a little better, especially at its $400 price, which is just $50 more.

So if that $50 difference is a big deal to you well then go for the 7.2, but if it's not so much of a big deal, go for the Pixel 3a thanks for watching everyone. What do you think? Do you have any other different winners from this camera comparison? Let us know in the comments otherwise like to subscribe and hit that Bell for notifications and head to digital Transom for more.

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