Pixel 3 (XL) vs iPhone XS (Max): In-Depth Camera Test Comparison By KJ Hardrict

Hi guys its Katie and my tech guy here and today, I'll probably be conducting the most highly requested camera comparisons so far between the pixel 3 excel and the iPhone 10s max in this video I won't be saying Excel or Mac's, because both phones have the same camera systems as their smaller counterparts in this video I'll, be comparing them in various lighting conditions, both indoors and outdoors, and make sure to stick around to the end of the video to see how the video and audio qualities of both phones compare in this video everything was set to automatic before I talk about these two smartphone camera systems. I wanted too quickly. Let you know that all the cases featured in this video were sent over by Taurus I'm. A big fan has been using the clear on my Mac's ever since it's the best clear case I've ever used. It's super slim really accentuates the design of the phone and does a pretty good job with fingerprints. They also make slim fit and silicon cases which I think are just as high-quality as Apple's for almost half the cost check out their Amazon store, using the link in the description below huge shout out to Torres for sponsoring this video.

Let's get right into it. The 10s in pixel threes both have 12 megapixel main cameras with F 1.8 apertures. The 10s has the additional telephoto lens for two times: optical zoom and portrait mode pictures, whereas Google boasts the pixel three's ability to take portrait mode pictures and have detailed zoom with just a single camera. This year the 10s took its HD, our capabilities to another level with its super HDR feature. This involves the 10s taking multiple images instantaneously at different exposure levels and then merging them into one.

On the other hand, the pixel 3 is able to really work with its images. After the picture is taken, the 10s can take 4k and 1080p video at up to 60 and 240 frames per second respectively, whereas the pixel 3 is only capable of shooting at half of those frame rates. On the front, the 10s has its 7 megapixel, true depth. Camera that has an aperture of f-22 and is able to shoot portrait mode pictures, while the pixel 3 has a new dual 8 megapixel camera setup with main and ultra-wide cameras at F, 1.8 and F 2.2 Africa's respectively. Both phones, selfie cameras can shoot 1080p video at 30 frames per second.

Now, let's get into these side by sides, I'm going to start off with normal and portrait images shot in close to ideal lighting scenarios. This picture in Catalina really tells me a lot about the two smartphone camera systems right away. The 10s is super. HDR function really allows the phone to keep everything bright, whereas the pixel 3 really tries to emphasize as much detail as possible throughout the image resulting in this more contrast, II, look that isn't nearly as bright I then took the same shot with the 10s is telephoto lens and zoomed in on the pixel 3 to utilize its super resume function, the 10s produced a perfect image, but I'm still surprised at how much detail the pixel 3 was able to pick up with just a software zoom. Here both phones took really great pictures again.

The 10s max was able to keep the scene overall brighter, whereas the pixel 3 has the higher contrast. Look. We can also start to notice the trend that the 10s takes. The warmer toned images, whereas the pixel 3 tends to have cooler tones when I took the phones inside the gym, where there was nice controlled lighting, there really weren't too many drastic differences other than the fact that we are known that the 10 s tends to take the warmer images. Looking at portrait, shots I have to say that I'm really impressed with the tennis is portrait capabilities, especially in great lighting like this.

Both phones did pretty well with edge detection and colors, there's just a level of crispness and detail that the pixel 3 is able to pick up. That continues to lead me to pick up that phone when I want to take pictures of people, but I do admit that in some instances with lighting that is harsher, the super HDR capabilities of the 10s come in handy. If you like those more colorful images, both phones also have very impressive selfie cameras. They process colors and details so differently, especially in selfie mode that you have to decide for yourself what type of image you prefer. Both phones are also able to take.

Front-Facing portrait shots using software, and I'd have to say that the pixel 3 probably did the best job with my hair than any selfie portrait mode, I've tested so far. The cool thing with the new pixel threes is that you can even zoom out and switch to the ultra-wide cam to really get a high quality selfie that gets much more in frame. Both phones performed really well in great lighting conditions, but phones have been doing that for years. So I wanted to see how both phones performed in more challenging lighting scenarios and well are these two cameras. Impressive I walked through this dim hallway every day and I didn't expect the quality of image that I'm, seeing with both phones, both phones handled the light sources.

Well, while keeping details like the text, easy to read and the hallway itself bright, here's another impressive image in pretty bad lighting conditions, there's an upward pointing light on the ledge near the ceiling which, on a lot of phones, would cause that area to people were exposed. Both phones handle the situation very well, however, and the same trends holds about the look of both phones images in this image. The light is very challenging because of the big window in the back, the 10 s is able to keep the foreground very bright, whereas the pixel 3 was able to pick up more noticeable details both outside and inside I. Do also think that the pixel 3 sometimes doesn't pull out enough color, whereas the 10 s, some ties, pulls out too much color in this non-ideal lighting portrait shot. We can really see the magnitude of the difference in portrait mode capabilities of both phones, despite only having one rear camera.

The pixel 3 is able to do a much better job with overall edge detects the hair and phone, while also maintaining a lot more of the details in the subject before I. Look at the front and rear video qualities of both phones. I wanted to look at images shot with basically no light at night, the night sight mode for pixel isn't out yet and now will come out and in later software update in this image shot at night, the pixel 3 was able to pick up much more of the colors in the image, while also keeping things brighter overall. On the other hand, the 10s did a much better job with lighting fixtures and keeping the overall noise of the image to a minimum. Again, the pixel 3 was able to pick up more of the details in the buildings in the image overall and was able to pick up more of the colors.

However, just about every light source in the pixel threes image is overexposed. Also, the 10s has much less image noise. Once again, this last night, image of the Boston skyline was astounding to me, because of just how little image noise is in the 10s image versus the clear image noise in the pixel threes image granted, there was basically no light when I took this image and lights in the buildings of both images were exposed. Well, the iPhone 10s is able to shoot 4k at up to 60 frames per second, but I sent it at the port k at 30 frames per second, because that's what this video is uploaded at after looking at the video shot on, both phones I'm really impressed that either one was produced from smartphone cameras without any sort of gimbals. Both phones produce very stabilized video that pick up a tremendous amount of detail.

The biggest and probably only different, so notice will be the difference in color saturation I criticized the pixel twos last year for having 4k video. That was just over saturated, and I'm actually glad that Google toned down the saturation. This go-around. That being said, I completely understand it. People straight up for further 10s is video.

Despite me thinking, it is slightly over saturated because a lot of people do like those vibrant colors, as I've said in previous videos. I just think video that is more natural as easier to color grade. If you so choose, then video that is basically already color graded for you. Let me know in the comments whether you prefer, the 10s s-video or the pixel threes I'm, actually very curious of your thoughts, and I'll try to stick around for a bit to have some discussions. Now, I'm testing the front two cameras of both phones- there's not too much noise out right now, so I'm curious how both with the phone to pick up my voice, and I'm also curious how the image stabilization of both phones turns out.

Let me know how the colors are picked up on each phone's camera and let me know which front video camera you like better in terms of front video qualities. I'd say that both phones did a good job of keeping me in focus and picking up details on my face. But I really didn't expect this drastic of a difference in color reproduction I'd say that the pixel 3 shows so little colors that sometimes it makes my face. Look very pale, while on the other hand, the 10s, saturates, its front videos, so much that there are times when my face looks like it has a pink or orange tint. Honestly I would prefer saturation level between the two and again, it is easier to make a video more saturated than it is to naturally unsaturated in terms of audio.

The 10s hands-down has the better more full audio. The pixel threes just seemed muffle and tinny. Before the release of the 10s I thought, the pixel 3 was going to be the hands-down camera king of this year once again, and maybe some of you guys still think that, but to me, I think the competition got a lot closer this year with the Pennant. Apple really stepped things up with its super HDR capabilities, while the pixel 3 also took steps up in more natural video and incredibly crisp or trick shots. As always again, let me know in the comments section what you guys think about these two smartphone camera systems and I have some full reviews in the works so make sure you subscribe and stay tuned for those again huge to out to tourists for sponsoring this video, and as always, thanks for watching, and I'll, see you in the next video.

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