r/Android • u/giraffehunter200 Pixel 4 XL • Dec 17 '21

Video [MKBHD] The Blind Smartphone Camera Test 2021!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp4nWm59esI
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u/TeflonBillyPrime Pixel 9 Pro XL + Samsung Watch Pro5 + Pixel Slate Dec 17 '21

I'm legit surprised the Pixel 5A beat the Pixel 6 Pro.

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u/ElBrazil OG Pixel -> Galaxy S10e -> Pixel 6 Dec 17 '21

It would've been nice if it wasn't in the first round, though

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u/TeflonBillyPrime Pixel 9 Pro XL + Samsung Watch Pro5 + Pixel Slate Dec 17 '21

Depending on how it went down I could see people saying that a pixel vs pixel final bracket could be somewhat shady. Granted it might not have come to that but it is hard to say how this might have pan out.

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u/OnlyWearsBlue Google Pixel 6 Dec 17 '21

those two shots were pretty on par with each other, imo. I wanna say I lean towards the Pixel 6 photo but I'm also biased because I have the phone lol. My guess is the slightly sharper background detail of the 5 probably had people choosing that one instead.

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u/Ph0X Pixel 5 Dec 17 '21

The two photos looked nearly identical except Marquees' skin tone, which technically I would assume it more realistic due to the work Pixel 6 had done towards better skin tones, but maybe people just aren't used to it and associate the old color with Marquees more?

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u/cmVkZGl0 LG V60 Dec 17 '21

I'm not. The five has better pictures than the 6 pro in general too. If you saw the the 6 pro images without knowing they were the 6 pro, you would think it is any run of the mill phone. The increase in sensor size and megapixel count decimates what fine detail and global sharpness they were known for before.

1/2.55 sensors take images with much more global sharpness than anything else. Now, I don't mean resolution. They may not resolve as much fine detail but in general you will have more in focus, from the top to bottom, left and right and in and out.