Xiaomi Mi 9 SE vs Pixel 3a: Camera Test Comparison By AuthenTech - Ben Schmanke

This is the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, and this is the Google Pixel 3a I'm Ben from authentic, how's. It's going, and today we'll be doing a camera comparison test between these two phones, the mi 9 SE, is currently on sale down to three hundred and thirty dollars. The Pixel 3a is priced at $400. They are semi closely price and both have some awesome features, but I want to know which has the better camera setup huge thanks to bang good for sending me the mi 9, and thanks to Google for sending me the Pixel 3a check out my other Pixel 3a AIDS after this one and make sure you follow me on Instagram, if not already, I hit that thumbs up for YouTube's algorithm and let's jump right in first things. First, the 9 has a triple rear lens setup. The pixel has only a single lens, so it makes it slightly more complicated for comparisons, but still very interesting results that 123 degree alter wide angle on the.9 is fantastic captures these wide landscapes and squeezing so much into camera frame. It shoots with great clarity and sharpness, and the dynamic range still looks really nice to the edges sometimes have a little softness to them, but not too bad at all.

Switching to the primary lens side by side versus the pixel, the sports, a 48 megapixel Sony sensor and honestly producing some very surprising results. The HDR or high dynamic range is looking pretty awesome on both there's very few phones out there that can compete with Google's magical, HDR processing. Another thing to notice it looks like the blacks are crushed a little more on the pixel. More of a punch, your contrast, while the 9 allows you to see a little more detail in those shadow areas. Colors and saturation look really nice on both pretty well-balanced on each good white balance and in some of these shots the photos have some perfect pop to them.

In a few shots, the pixel looks a little more saturated but then other times well, the 9 takes over so a bit of a tie there. Overall, though, both sides looking really, really good. In my opinion, in this shot and the alleyway looking at the sky, we can see the pixel did a little better job of HDR processing there on this building rooftop, the ultra wide-angle show just how much more content fits into camera frame its immersive and almost feels like you're there in the scene back to the standard angle and sharpness and clarity is maintained. Well, this photo shows the dark shadows again on the pixel, but perfect HDR, and here, looking at the stairs two tiny but telling areas we can zoom in on and see how the HDR is just slightly better expose with those bright highlights on the pixel in the hanging light and on the sun rays hitting the brick wall. Nonetheless, pretty close call check out this sweet building.

Streets cape the nines ultra-wide lens squeezes the whole thing into one shot: very cool perspective and great job, exposing for those bright puffy clouds in the side-by-side primary lens versus pixel. The photos look pretty similar with a little more details in the shadows on the me9 another wide-angle shot happy spring and without taking a step forward. The primary lens comparison, both shots, look good, I, always love to do a little pixel, peeping and zooming way in I. Don't think I even turned on that 48 megapixel high-res shot option on the 9, yet the lettering on the building still looks a little more crisp and clean over the pixel. Here's a wide shot of the beautiful Huntsville landscape, and now here's a primary lens on both we're slowly zooming into the rocket see it way off in the distance and then jumping to the telephoto lens, plus a digital zoom on the 9 and then only digital zoom on the pixel two key takeaways for me: first, very, very impressive, on pixels part for maintaining such great clarity on one single lens with only digital zoom.

However. Secondly, there's just a little more clarity and detail. I'd say on the 9 to 8 megapixel telephoto lens another ultra-wide shot, shooting right towards the sign and without stepping forward primary lens shot on both slightly warmer colors on the meat then punching in with optical zoom versus digital and another, very similar competing shot, which I'd be content with either this one I'd almost have to give it a straight tied too close to call. What do you guys think leave me your votes down in the here's, a rear lens portrait shot and even though the background blur is adjustable on both by default, it's much stronger on the pixel over the meat and that pixel outlining is a little too aggressive for my taste? The looks a little more natural fade off looking here, switching to the front facing camera and snapping a few portrait shots, even though I made sure studio, lighting and beauty effects were turned off. Oddly enough, the MCAS shots were all turned out way, overexposed and too bright.

The blurring is pretty horrible, and I'm not exactly sure why it can't snap a correct exposure, but in this test the pixel clearly takes the win. Jump into some low is light and dark photo samples, a few things, I notice here, the sofa cushions and wood grains all look to have a little better detail on the pixel over the meat, and now the pixels known for having an awesome, low-light camera with Google's special night sight, camera mode. The 9 also has a night mode which I made sure to switch on for a balanced comparison. The meat isn't horrible by any means. In most of these shots, however, it's always fun and interesting when you place them side-by-side, and in these examples we can see just how much more noise and grain than pix elation there is on the, while the pixels keeping a fairly clean crisp, sharp photo, which is truly incredible for being handheld on a smartphone and then just for fun, I zoomed way in on the telephoto lens and digital crop on both and looking at the drastic differences of pixels between the two is pretty crazy.

Now, switching to some video tests. These are some of my favorite comparisons. Both cameras, Mac's video res, are 4k 30fps again. Just to remember this is the 9 s, II, which is the budget-friendly version of the flagship me 9, which has some slightly better camera specs and features. For example, it can shoot 4k 60, however, that me 9 is usually around five to six hundred dollars.

A couple of hundred bucks more for today's testing, the 9 SE and the Pixel 3a are both the budget-friendly options of their flagship, siblings. However, both capture, some really impressive shots. First impressions here, I've mentioned this in previous videos the pixels cropping and way too much. In my opinion, when recording a video, it's just too narrow, of a field of view. The's sticking with a wider angle, which I really appreciate and both have some pop in HDR.

The inside shadows, are a bit dark on both, but the bright, vibrant skies through the windows here are well exposed with nice color balance, the pixel looks a little more reddish hues and the has slightly greenish hues. We can also notice a bit more shake and wobble on the over the pixel, but we'll cover more on stabilization in just a minute when I point up at the ceiling interesting, how much more noise gain is added to the pixel. The is: keeping those dark levels a bit lower when pointing at the trees, the clarity and sharpness and all those leaves, honestly. Both look really nice and sharp colors on the are a little more saturated, I think overall, but still keeps us smooth and natural look which I appreciate again. Both cams have good white balance and dynamic range in video.

The 9. How does the audio sound- and this is audio on the pixel 3 8? How does the audio sound audio test? 1, 2 3, 4 audio test, 1 2 3 4, as for audio both are too quiet. In my opinion, no edits applied both are doing an okay job with wind reduction and they both sound very similar overall, when I try that stabilization test I notice, a few things first skin tones look a little more natural and realistic on the meat. Also, we can notice how much tighter that pixel crops in on frame, though the pixel wins for stabilization. Clearly, as the is way too shaky, maybe that EIS isn't even working in 4k I'm, not sure if I also understand that a lot of people record their home videos at simple 1080p, which is fine and sometimes II, is works better.

There, however, for my testing I like to push these cameras to the limits see what their max capabilities are. In my opinion, optical or electronic image. Stabilization is one of the most important specs and features on any smartphone camera and I like to see that video to be as smooth and stable as possible. If we pixel peep and zoom in 400% in this 4k video, it's pretty amazing see the differences between the too much better clarity on the pixel. Also, if we look over at the docks and zoom in the doesn't seem to allow video recording on that telephoto lens, it's only digital zoom, just like the pixel very interesting, and I'm, not sure why switch into the ultra-wide angle and the Main still record in 4k 30 I love.

Seeing how much wider lens this is over a single pixel camera now, of course, pixel still has better stabilization and flat natural colors in saturation I love the versatility on the MCAS, triple lens setup and especially the fun uses in clever ways. You can use that ultra-wide lens jump into slow-motion, the pixel maxes out at 240, FPS 720p. The 9 can match that and here's a sample side by side as four pixels quality and saturation. They all look pretty similar here. Nice smooth motion blur good exposure and focus on both now for one feature that the has over the pixel.

It can shoot up to 960 frames per second. This is still at 720p. Now, on a negative note, there definitely seems to be some motion interpolation going on, and we can see it in the bird's wings. But if you don't really know what you're looking for or the background or the subject is clean and clear, some people won't even notice, and it's super fun to play with I really wish all phones support a thousand frames per second by now, 240 FPS is so two years ago. As for the front-facing video test, both are recording max 1080p I, believe the pixel has infinity focus locked while the I'm, not certain I, couldn't find it online, and it looks to have a more shallow depth of field with its focus point.

So that background has some nice blur to it. However, I don't think it has autofocus either because I couldn't get the background to come into focus both are blowing out. Some of those bright highlights: they'll flatter natural colors. All around I also notice, there's quite a bit of wobble on the meet when I step inside both can't seem to handle the bright HDR from the windows to well, though, the pixel slightly winds, however, each is raising up the noise levels, a bit even more grain on the pixel over the meat and lasts up low light on those rear Lenz's. Unlike photos, both cams are keeping some nice details in this sofa cushions.

We can notice the has slightly warmer tones versus the pixels, keeping that LED lamp clean white as it is in real life when aiming at the super dark wall. While the has sharper details with more contrast, the pixel is slightly washed out with softness and loud noise all around overall, which one do you guys prefer which camera do you think your gain more bang for the buck? I always love it. When each phone has its unique pros and cons winning some tests, but losing in others, if you could have either which one would it be? Here's a few other impressions I have on the 9s II, there's a lot of things I enjoy like the phone size. It fits perfectly in my hand, it's comfortable to hold ergonomic thin and premium feeling it has this glossy glass finish on the back and I really like that ocean blue color, but it is definitely a fingerprint magnet me UI 10 has come so far since back in the day, I remember when I was routing phones and flashing it over manually that camera bump is well I like the in screen, fingerprint scanner very slick well, positioned, accurate and fast. The screen features a Samsung AMOLED display, which is beautiful, bright and vibrant crisp and sharp has a small, but minimal teardrop notch up top like the one plus I like it.

And lastly, this device, I think, is the Chinese version from Bangkok, though they also sell the global version for a few bucks. More makes sure you do your research on the software compliance and phone bans within your country and networks. I'll give you all the links, plus some coupon codes from bang good. You guys so much for watching, and I'll see you next time.

Source : AuthenTech - Ben Schmanke