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HI Guys, it's MTG here, and today I'm goingto be comparing the cameras found on the Google Pixel 2 XL and the iPhone X. They are inarguably two of the best cameras
that you can find on a smartphone to date, so I wanted to see how they compared head-to-head. I'll be comparing them in different lighting
conditions, and I'll also take a look at their videos. Everything was set to automatic.
Let's get right into it. Looking at the camera specs, the iPhone X
has a dual-12 Megapixel system, with a wide-angle and telephoto lens at f/1.8 And f/2.4 Apertures
respectively. The telephoto lens allows the X to have 2x
optical zoom and take depth-effect portrait pictures. The cameras can record up to 4K at 60 fps
and 1080p at up to 240 fps.
They have dual optical image stabilization. The X's front TrueDepth camera is 7 Megapixels
with an aperture of f/2.2. It can take portrait mode pictures, and can
record video at up to 1080p at 30 fps. The Pixel 2 XL, on the other hand, has a single
12.2 Megapixel sensor with an f/1.8 Aperture.
Using Google's image processing and machine
learning, it can also achieve portrait style pictures on both the front and back cameras. The camera can record up to 4K at 30 fps and
1080p at up to 120 fps. It has both optical and electronic image stabilization. The Pixel 2 XL's front camera is 8 Megapixels
with an aperture of f/2.4, And can also take portrait mode pictures.
It can record video at up to 1080p at 30 fps. Right off the bat, I wanted to show that both
phones have phenomenal cameras. In this shot, both phones handled direct sunlight
very well. Both cameras have a lot of detail and both
cameras maintained colors well.
This picture shows how great the iPhone X's
HDR is. The blues in the water and the sky are maintained
in the iPhone X's shot, whereas the Pixel 2 XL's shot looks washed out in comparison. Also, the iPhone X has a second telephoto
lens that will allow it to zoom in closer to the subject. This image again shows how great the iPhone
X's HDR is when it works, but we'll see in some other pictures that this isn't always
the case.
There seems to be a trend in a lot of the
pictures I took in that the Pixel 2 XL's pictures have a cooler tint whereas the iPhone X has
a warmer tint. The Pixel 2 XL seems to deal with differences
in light better, leading to its ability to capture details in the sky better in some
shots where there was lots of sunlight.Some shots looked so similar that it was difficult
to even distinguish between the two. (Inside the bpl green room) Then these images
show that, again, the Pixel 2 XL handled light a lot better than the iPhone X. The details in the table are preserved better,
and the green in the lamps themselves are preserved better on the Pixel 2 XL's shot.
Also, if you look at the windows, you'll see
a drastic difference there as well. In good lighting, both phones took solid portrait
mode pictures. But the Pixel 2 XL was able to pick up the
blues in the sky behind me, and was also able to pick up more details on my face. The dual-cameras on the iPhone X did a better
job of differentiating between the foreground and the background, which is noticeable in
the collar of my jacket.
Looking at the front camera portrait modes
of both phones, the iPhone X messed up with my hair, and although the Pixel 2 XL didn't
get the edges completely perfect, it did an overall better job at blurring the background
and picking up details on my face. In a different selfie without portrait mode,
we can see that Google does tend to sacrifice color accuracy for detail. The color of the sky is clear in the Pixel
2 XL's shot, but the iPhone X was able to capture my skin tone more accurately. When looking at pictures shot in low-light,
you can see how much the Pixel 2 XL relies on post-processing in their night shots.
The iPhone X's shot is by far the more realistic
of the two, and it still was able to pick up a lot of detail and was surprisingly even
better at controlling the noise in the image. In this night shot, the Pixel 2 XL was able
to pick up the words "know more" in the city map sign, but again, it was very dark outside,
and the Pixel 2 over brightened areas that didn't need to be brightened like the sky. The iPhone X was able to pick up similar levels
of detail without overcompensating in the dark. This image actually came out really good on
both phones, but if you look at the details in the window and where the light hits the
building, you can see how the Pixel 2 XL handled differences in lighting better.
The Pixel 2 XL showed just how good its image
processing could be when I tested the portrait modes of both phones without flash. You can barely see my face in the iPhone X's
shot. Using the flashes of both phones, the iPhone
X wasn't able to differentiate the foreground from the background, while the Pixel 2 XL's
shot still came out pretty good. Since this entire video is shot in 4k at 30
fps, I set both phones to 4K at 30 fps.
Note that the iPhone X is capable of shooting
4K at 60 fps. When looking at video, the Pixel 2 XL does
handle the sky better, and the stabilization takes care of the walking, but it seems to
overcompensate and stabilize too much, making a video that looks choppy in panning instances. The iPhone X's video also shows some choppiness
in panning, that could very well be eliminated in 60 fps, but I think it overall captured
the scene better with far more accurate colors of the buildings. Looking at the front camera videos, the Pixel
2 XL was able to pick up more of the colors in the sky, but seemed to wash out the colors
on my face.
Also, the video on the iPhone X just seems
smoother. The audio is night and day. The iPhone X picks up my voice just fine,
and does a decent job with noise, whereas the Pixel 2 XL tried to use software to eliminate
background noise, making everything sound very tinny. In general, both these phones have really
great cameras.
The Pixel 2 XL is still the best camera in
terms of portrait-mode pictures. But although the image-processing is really
great, it can tend to overcompensate in some images making the images look unnatural. If you like portrait mode pictures and if
you like a cooler tint, you may prefer the Pixel 2 XL's camera, but if you like. Amore natural look and utilize the 2x optical
zoom, you may like the iPhone X's camera better.
Let me know in the comment section, which
camera you prefer. And stay tuned for tomorrow when I post a
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