iPhone 12 vs. Pixel 5 camera comparison
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Apple just launched the iPhone 12 and Google the Pixel 5. While the $829 iPhone 12 is more expensive, on paper both phones have a similar setup in terms of cameras. Each phone has a main wide-angle camera, an ultrawide-angle camera and a wide selfie camera. We took both phones out and took dozens of photos and videos to see how they stack up against each other.
0:26 Standard Wide Lens Comparison
3:29 Digital Zoom
7:39 Ultra-Wide Lens Comparison
9:35 Selfie Portrait Mode
11:17 Sample Photos
11:38 Video Comparison
13:05 Google Pixel 5 - Cinematic Pan
14:18 Slow Motion Video
15:01 Conclusion
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Imagine pixel upgrading hardware in pixel 6 or whatever its gonna be
imagine iphone 12 pro max with bigger senser whatsever its gonna be😂
I don't think it's gonna make much difference compared to 12/12pro🤣
Imagine camera pixel software with camera hardware like mate 40 pro. Could probably genuinely take better photos than an rx100 without zoom taken into account if they get everything right
Yeah, imagine the insane software with a great camera. For the people that don't know, the pixels camera is the same from the first pixel (5 years ago) but it's better with Google's insane software
@@blitztube3627 the pixel is 699 in Canada while the iPhone 12 is 1000 in Canada... The pixel 5 has the same camera from the first pixel. Imagine the iPhone 13 having the same camera as the iPhone 5. Google has insane software that's how it makes the photos look great
Time for a hardware upgrade google.
Yeah they should have done it on the Pixel 5.
765g is totally fine . You don't need super high end chips for a phone.
@@earnistse4899 not talking about the cpu. They should have updated the camera lens (which is the same you find on 200$ phones), add a telephoto and possibly an in screen finger print sensor. Their software is great and it makes great pictures but after all this years they have to upgrade the hardware too.
@@m.m.511 The fact that Google's phone manages such great shots , not to mention the epic astro mode, with an old lense shows how superior their software is against apple
@@earnistse4899 iphone photos looks better
Thank you for actually taking the time to loading these images up in Lightroom and picking them apart with zooming into the detail etc. Much better than a quick side by side in a video.
Seconded! Enjoyed the comparison and the details that went into it.
Agreed
But how many average people take pictures and zoom in looking for detail lol?
@@eniolafolorunso1095 the same amount watching this tech video.
@@ChristopherReid that's hot a lot of the tens of millions who buy smartphones lol
This is going to be my first Pixel that I'm buying brand new pre-ordered and seems hopefully I'm not gonna have any regrets. Glad my OnePlus 5 served really well and still doing so.
A very good pixel to choose. Battery wise it easily lasts a day with sometimes over 50% remaining
You sir are a man of true taste and culture. I salute you.
Omg, same.
Same,my op5 still works great except for the camera. This is going to be my 1st pixel also
Great choice have a pixel 2 and still take better photos than my friends iphones
As for software it's in my opinion the best there is
Cool comparison. I've had a pixel for a few years and am going back to iphone just as a change of pace. It's almost like the new pixel is truer to life and the iphone pushes reds to warm the images up. The opposite of what I would've guessed.
Awesome video! Just some feedback when comparing two phones - you start with the Pixel 5 on the left and the iPhone 12 on the right and later swap the iPhone to the left and Pixel 5 to the right, swapping back and forth as you go along. By presenting the phone placements more consistently it will be easier for us to subconsciously correspond pictures to each respective phone. While you do note the device names each time, consistent placement would be better throughout the video when drawing comparisons.
You are totally correct. This is the first time we've done this format, but that is on the list to fix for the next one.
Surprising how none of the people doing these photo comparisons aren't using tripods or some other type of home made system that takes pictures simultaneously and at the exact same angle/position. Would take an afternoon to pull together some kind of platform that holds two phones side by side and take identical/simultaneous photos.
Sometime we do mount phones on a tripod to get the framing more similar. But in the case of the Pixel 5 and iPhone 12 it was easier to get the shot more closely by taking it one at a time.
Mrwhosetheboss does this, his videos are pretty nice. He has all these contraptions for holding tons of phones at once, and he goes in details
11:32 that iphone night mode photos was magical tbh
If you look closely, the pixel camera had finger smudges on it. I felt that the review was quite biased
@@zephyr.95 exactly. Pixel5 night mode is superb
To me I feel the pixel 5 picks up photos as you would see em in real life? Not all details like the clouds but seems like the pics are very similar how you see em with one's own eyes
Tbh I feel the iPhone ones are the more natural looking ones
What are you talking about. The iphone has mostly higher exposure then pixel and its color is more saturated. That is not how you see the image in real life.
@@Xenaman exactly I can do that in post processing and don't need the extra price point for a gimmick
@@Xenaman idk to me they seem better
@lasest2 stoopid
The iphone 12 really saturates photos and videos... How the tables turned
iPhone 11 already beat Pixel last year. iPhone 12 just continues that streak. Google should stop being stubborn and get a bigger and more modern sensor.
Sorry but that didn't happen..
The Pixel still has the upper hand, it has improved more with video than the iphone with photo.
I've been a Pixel 2 XL user for years and for the longest time have always been asked to take photos, even among my friends who have iPhones. I would be interested to see what photos would look like after some minor processing, as I feel my photos (and Pixel's seemingly in general) capture all the details in shadows, highlights, etc. but the photos can look somewhat dull/lifeless. Similar to how a RAW image coming out of a DSLR isn't as good as the final product, but all of the data or picture information still needs to be captured in order to appropriately adjust it later. Apples photos are so "punchy" out of the gate that I'm wondering whether there is any room for adjustments without loss of detail/blooming etc. Good review!!
No need to wonder, 12 Pro's will have "Pro raw" by the end of this year 😁
now THIS is how you do a camera comparison. only 2 minutes in and i love it. not just showing some random pics side by side for 2 seconds, and saying that yeah i think the dynamic range is better on the pixel. you're doing good work sir. and ummm. i have to say the iphone won this one. time to upgrade the camera hardware google.
I'm not Apple fanboy, but clearly iPhone 12 here wins
lol it really doesn't, check other comparisons on youtube.
@@corsinivideos well he did say in this review.
@@_HMCB_ Wouldn't say it wins personally, iphone colours are oversaturated now
@@corsinivideos what screen i mean what type of screen u looking this video at?
@@mastertvlogs8737 32 inch 4K IPS. 100% SRGB
Definitely love Pixel but iphone won a little more with these photos
not mentioning the iPhone recording capability tho...
In almost every photo you took, the iPhone 12 camera is clearly better than the Pixel. For me, it's not even close.
I love this reviewer his method of presenting is enjoyable and relaxing
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Yeah very credible and none bias review coming from a reviewer using a MacBook. CNET are notorious obvious Apple fans.
I'd like to see a comparison between iPhone 12 Pro vs Xperia 5 II (actually Sony Xperia Pro).
I save you some times. In computational Auto point-and-shot neither X1II nor X5II will never win with it laid back processing and minimal HDR stacking, not even a Night mode which even X10II has
On my list. Though the Xperia 5 II won't be out until September. That said, I might be able to get my hands on an Xperia 1 II (not exactly the same, but close)
I'm not an apple fan and never owned an apple product. But I liked the pics the iPhone took compared to the pixel 5. Google needs to update their hardware.
To choose one or the other one bases on the camera seems odd to me. They both have very good albeit different cameras. Apple emphathizes color and contrast, Pixel is more neutral and cooler. Question of taste. I will choose based on what system I prefer. As most of my stuff is Apple, the Pixel is out of the game. Easy.
Wam bam thank you ma’am!
"Dynamic range better on the Iphone" Nope, not if you lose detail. The pixel in most of the shots had shadow detail, instead of black blobs. Look at the bushes in front of the building in the picture with the green steeple type roof (zoomed in). The steeple color is totally different between the two phones, you did not mention the one the looked closer to real life. The sky looked more natural (on my screen at least) on the pixel. I liked however how the clouds popped on the Iphone. I did notice though that each phone traded shots each beating the other at certain times. Thank you for admitting the lenz was dirty on the Pixel night shots as those photos turned me off.
Pixel software is not doing it any justice anymore, they need to put a new sensor in it, they said that this sensor works really well with their algorithm, I don't believe that because gcam on newer sensors performs better, same sensor for the last 3 years, come on Google.
According to my eyes, pixel 5 has more natural but not boring colors, also better at handling shadow. On the other side iphone 12 produce pleasing color but it punchier that make sometimes off from natural. I prefer more natural color from the pixel 5 that pleasing my eyes but iPhone 12 also do a great job for more stunning instagrammable colors.
It seems that the iPhones are taking a more Samsung like style as far as saturation and extra processing over pure naturalness. For years we harped on Samsung for this, it some how became the norm, and now people are saying more natural photos like the ones on the Pixel have less detail.
I subscribed to this channel just because of how thorough this camera comparison was.
Patrick, thank you so much!
Would like the comparison with the iPhone 12 Pro
The pixel barely beats ahead of the iPhone in certain pics, I honestly don't think it would fare well with the pros tbh
Would be interesting to see what the extra $300 gets you.
You mean 12pro with galaxy S20+? (& S20 pro with 12 pro max?) Mate 40 pro comparison would be disappointing for any competitor :)
I think they're trying to match cameras to price, so this comparison makes more sense.
@@Nptz43 , I see. Makes sense
Great idea, to do a picture quality comparison in a heavily compressed 1080p video when 4k is easily doable. Amazing.
As an android user, I can say Apple thrashed the pants off Pixel in Night mode.
I don't think that is a very good way that the photo has been taken from the pixel 5. I have the pixel 3XL and I think it still takes better photos than these iPhones.
Sorry buddy...your on a mac with your obvious bias towards the iphone uncontained all the way through the video. You are obviously a apple man so it's kinda hard to take your review seriously...sorry
I thought he did a good job. He even provided side by sides for us to evaluate ourselves.
@@_HMCB_ No, he intentionally framed Pixel's photos in a wrong way. He didn't show more nighttime photos because he knew that it'll make Pixel look better. If you can see through his facade you'll notice his bias towards Apple.
@@psahd92 the grand conspiracy. Gotta love you guys.
@@_HMCB_ It's not grand conspiracy buddy. "Do research and then decide. Don't decide and then research". I've read this quote somewhere and it fits for this situation.
@@psahd92 definitely sounds apropos in this situation don’t you think 🤔
Hate to admit it but I think Apple finally beat Google in photography. Though it's amazing what Google is able to do with computational photography considering they've been using the same sensor since the Pixel 2
So disappointed that the zoom was replaced by the wide lens. If you want a wider picture, back up a little, or take a panoramic picture. Now, if you want to zoom, what can you do without the photo lens?
This is such an amazing review! Really wish more people did it so detailed! Only thing I might’ve missed is backside portrait? That’s something I was looking forward to seeing from iPhone
Unfortunately that part got cut for sake of time. I have a written version of the comparison running this week on CNET, check it out there.
Apple really likes blue sky
They're loving blue this year. Blue iPad air, blue sold watches, blue iPhones
They messed up some pics I took with this stupid blue sky. Had to turn the option off in my iPhone 12
No joke! I think each year Apple is finding a better balance with blue skies. These are much better than the iPhone XS.
So funny how iphone is now copying samsung on colour saturation.
no @4:58 the diff between the photos is 30+ seconds. Plus you can clearly see the time difference between the two photos.
Even Pixel 4 or 3A are better than new iPhone for pictures. Portrait mode and night mode in Pixel beats iPhone easily.
For the first time since the Pixel 1, the iPhone surpasses it. By a little.
10:32, the difference between bokeh and blur. I'm surprised Google didn't catch up there because their portrait mode is usually more reliable for cutouts.
What monitor are you using to color/contrast grade these? My Note has mad handy work of most of the Pixel photos. The iphone tend to be punchier. That's with DCI-P3 gamut enabled.
Isnt it wierd how you misframed every pixel photo? Anyway, I think both are good phones, but the pixel has a certain "look" to its photos and that gives it character.
They were intentional. He's trying to make iPhone look better than Pixel.
It looks to me like the iPhone does a better job toning down that smartphone video jerkiness as the phone moves. It looks a bit closer to smooth continuous video whereas the Pixel (and pretty much every other phone) draws attention to the succession of frame after frame. Am I right in assuming both could benefit from an ND filter for this? I believe it's Oppo that has experimented with building a variable ND filter into the glass covering of the camera. Seems like that could make a big difference in smartphone photography/videography.
Going to pick up an iPhone 12 soon. Glad to see it is finally matching the Pixel in photo quality.
Without watching the video I can say that iphone camera is best
as per CNET😂
See 2:29 the iPhone's picture was taken 20 mins prior to Google's as it's not a natural lighting there is much difference in color
iPhone pics have hallow affect around subjects that usually happens with over processed HDR or over sharpening. Pixel is overall more balanced and natural. I guess Pixel could just bump up the vibrance a notch
Good review but I don't like it when reviewers sit on the fence at the end of it and do the "tell us which YOU prefer" thing
There are small channels on UA-cam where you can find better comparation but we are not on a channel from where I expected way more. You don't have a stand for both phones to capture the picture from the same angle and almost in the same time. Your details are almost none. Why the zoom from iphone is bigger than pixel 5 even if is on a lower number 5x than 7x? Do you understand what's happening? Cnet can do a better job. This is just a check mark on a subject but superficial made.
Cristian Chelaru I appreciate your feedback. And I do mention different lens lengths and crop factors, but I'll aim to be even clearer next time.
What's going on with the sky on the 2nd image (the building) on the iPhone? There's a white light all the the way down the left side of the building, it looks like the building is photoshopped on, I feel like iPhone have gone for a more Samsung/Instagram saturation this year
You need to compare telephoto at comparable zooms, not what it says according to the phone. What good is Pixel 7x is better than iPhone 5x when iPhone gets you closer? Should have matched the framing when taking the comparison shots
Neither of them have a telephoto lens, just a digital zoom, but you make a good point about the framing being matched, although I can tell you straight, iPhones have never been great past 3x digital zoom
@11:54 the comparison of both phones clearly shows way less telecine judder on the iPhone. @13:59 the stabilization looks much better on the iPhone as well. It noticed a lot of motion artifacts in the Pixel. The Pixel is clearly relying a lot more on software stabilization. Besides those two things they’re pretty close. I can’t wait to see what the iPhone 12 Pro Max will be able to do with the 40% larger censor.
The Pixel seems more natural whereas the iPhone is more vibrant and contrasty. Personally I'd tone down some of the iPhone processing. Apparently there is a scene optimizer option in the settings somewhere too
Iphones always jack up the warmth in pictures, I feel the pixel is more true to life
This was one of the better camera comparison videos I have ever seen! Great job in getting pretty similar framed up images for both phones and putting together a solid review. Cheers!
no astrophotography comparison?
iPhone crushes the pixel in video. Still photos are a toss up and mostly come down to personal preference.
Overall I’m taking the iPhone.
What's new? Been like this for a while
I’m impressed, for the most part I think the iPhone 12 did a better job. Saw another comparison that was between the iPhone 11 and the Pixel 5 and still preferred the iPhone. The only time the 11 fell behind was in the lack of a night mode on the ultra wide, but considering the narrower aperture I’m not really sure it would be amazing and wouldn’t use it much to begin with.
Also really not a fan of the blue iPhone 12, but love the look of the green Pixel!
I want the iphone 12 blue💙💙💙
Dude kept saying the iphone was more color accurate, but like, what universe does he live in? Too much saturation and contrast.
It really was in many situations especially when taking photos at sunset. But the Pixel 5 was more neutral which is better for adjusting after the fact.
@@patrickholland8522 right? That sounds better to me. Make it as accurate as it can be, and I can always make it look punchier after.
Which is best iam confused.. Plz tell me
Would love to see you more on CNET's camera reviews :)
You glaringly didn’t mention the flaring or Glare from the night shots. They were terrible on the Pixel at the 11:32-11:40 mark
lens was dirty, that's why there was some glares
The Pixel 5 wins at 6:00 in the video as the church steeple is sharper and maintains the 3D imagery better at 7X than the iPhone does at 5X.
The white balance is much better on the Pixel 5 at 7:24 which is evidenced by the yellow tint of the bottom of the wall compared to the bottom of the window. Same color mortar, but represented differently in the picture on the iPhone.
At 9:21, I prefer the ultrawide on the Pixel 5 because when looking at the iPhone, the two lamps seem to be pointing/leaning inward. Even more-so is the block with the "Court Square" sign on it. I mean that block looks like it's been twisted on the iPhone compared to the same block on the Pixel 5.
Personally, I'd call the video a draw. The Pixel 5 does better with dymanic range (fountain), while the iPhone can do 240fps slow motion.
For my money, I'm going with the Pixel 5, because I get the charger in the box. Stupid move by Apple to not include the charger in the box.
The zoom range was clearly erroneous. Iphone 12's main camera is 26mm while that of pixel 5 is 27mm. Thus zooming should produce opposite effects than the one shown in the video. In the past I found phones with erroneous zoom factors.
I feel sad for the PIxel for falling behind Samsung and Apple in camera department, Google really needs to improve the hardware game next year for the camera.
the quality of google Pixel is natural and very clean..
Will be interesting to do the comparison with the pro 12 max which has a bigger sensor with shift stabilization. Theoretically the IQ should be better and lower noise levels.
This is creepy an hour ago I was thinking of a comparison between iphone 12 and pixel 5 to see which camera is better and which one Is better for videos and pictures but I forgot to search it and now I opened youtube even forgot already to search that ,I saw your video was the first one in my list and you just posted it 1 hour ago, its either creepy and the internet is spying on my mind or you just mind a virtual video that people think about
how tf is the internet even gonna read your mind bruh maybe if you were speaking about it that could make sense its just a coincidence
2 phones that just released, not anything weird
If Pixel 6 gets an soc upgrade to something like the iPhone SE 2020.....and just keep everything else on the 5 intact....that would be a KILLER phone
Fixed too. My old Pixel 3 takes better photos than the apple. These are not correct comparisons.
Lmao NOT A CHANCE
Great video. I enjoyed it very much keep up posting such interesting videos. Will be back to watch more in the future
This CNET Dude is obviously a Apple Fanboy!! So, this "comparison" is basically pointless. 🙄
@Tech J 37. Explain why??
💯
where was this shot? the area looks quite picturesque
Greenville SC i think
You say you think the colors on the iPhone is more accurate --- completely disagree. iPhone looked oversaturated, which is an aesthetic some companies like because people like bright colors because it makes them think it's a better image. Also, iPhone has too much digital sharpness. I rather it not be overly sharp and add sharpness if I choose to using software.
There's a difference between having a sharp image and over-compensating with digital sharpness, which often looks unnatural. Even the photo you claimed there were more details in the leaves, as a photographer for over a decade now, that literally just looked like someone boosted the clarity and sharpness where it almost degraded image quality.
My old pixel 3a takes better pictures than the iPhone 12, it’s really noticeable. Video is slightly smoother on iPhone. iPhone screen and speakers are amazing though.
Weird question: does the pixel 5 also have this geo tag feature for üicture the iPhones have? I mean where you can scroll across the globe and see where the pictures were taken. Really curious about that. I like this kind of visualization
The best feature most android people aren't aware on the iPhones when it comes to photos are the Live Photo options, each Live Photo has a second before exposure and a second after exposure, fantastic if someone blinks or pull a face, you get about 8 frames to chose the perfect shot from
Dude, oversaturated picture is not natural. Since when is oversaturated color is realistic?
this seems quite biased. Why is it when you take a picture with the pixel, the angles are always off?
@@mahesh113322 not true. Check out my reviews for the Sony Xperia 5 II, Motorola Razr or the numerous times I've praised previous Pixel phones.
Jeffery Tanggau I did my best to have similar framing and be standing in a similar place.
I'm sure people click on these videos that are titled like this to see which one is better. I feel like you should add a, "no decision is made on these cameras" disclaimer.
Impressed how well the older hardware held up. I would have been concerned if iPhone didn’t do better, but it is good for the consumer. Competition means more choices and quality!
Nice comp thx 🙂⛷️
But to be honest the zoom comp was senseless because u cant compare zoom stages just based on their naming but on their crop factor.
The iphone is clearly more zoomed in on 5x than the pixel on 5x ...
I kind of agree with you, but it was on our list.
Oomph to the dynamic range? It's just contrast, something easily adjusted when editing a picture.... Actually it seems that the Pixel has better protected the shadows, as we can see in the entrance of the building with the right door and the plant if front, but even this isn't dynamic range (just HDR and computational photography).As for the other, I can see a weird halo around the building on the iPhone picture, especially on the left side.
The truth is that it strangely seems that Google has tried to make its camera more iPhone-like, adding more saturation than in previous phones or softwares, and on the opposite, the iPhones seems to have gotten some more natural colours (less saturation for the skies or green stuff) and less complexion smoothering for portraits.
Somehow you fail to actually take pictures in the same frame and in the same focus. This is especially clear in selfie comparison and night shot.
Pixel 5 for sure. Better overall image consistency and you dont have the hideous notch
So what's the point of the video if you don't make a comparison for night time photos? Or at least in evening, when the light is low, but doesn't require night sight
Pixel owns that area and so they avoided it to make iPhone look better.
@@psahd92 keep crying
Pixel is no longer the camera king. Other brands got really better. iPhone 12 series seems best so far.
0:58 why do iphone photos sometimes tend to turn yellow?
That's the main reason I pick the pixel 9 times out of 10 because nature shots turn out better and the green looks better representative than on the iPhone imo
@@natskar so why do people think iPhone is better? "to be good everywhere or to be good in just a certain condition which is better?
That’s not “turning yellow” he specifically said that the iPhone’s colors were more true to life in that photo.
I did say imo sheesh
That particular photo was taken at sunset, hence the really strong yellow in it. If you look bath the Pixel photo it has a bit of yellow on the back of the shrub.
今一番見たい機種の比較動画でした！とても参考になりました！ありがとうございます！
Overall I like the iPhone more.
Finally!!!
Pixel is beaten fair and square. The output on iPhone seem so nice actually.
Next comparison - Pixel 5 vs Xperia 5 II or iPhone 12 Pro vs Xperia 1 II.
iPhone's pictures look warm, like Samsung's. SMH I hate when they do that. I rather have realistic colors. I had an iPhone x and it made my skin look orange and soft, like if I was wearing makeup.
This person clearly made his mind to favour the iPhone 😂 classical CNET stance
Subham Rath I got to say you are wrong. I have been a Pixel faithful since the Pixel 2. But in my tests the iPhone 12 is better all around as a camera system.
Just look at the pictures. Biased or not, one picture looks better than the other and it always seems to be the iPhone picture.
iPhone just add more contrast...so some people misunderstood it captures more details. Don't you know that?
When samsung had their saturation high, people used to ridicule about it trying to be unrealistic but now with the iPhone everything seems more realistic. Bias on point😂. I guess from what I saw pixel had more lifelike with the accurate amount of saturation.
IPhone oversat and warm pictures. Nothing I can't manually adjust or even add contrast to with pixel. This guy said true to life on iphone pics... Lol yeah right no way. I've never seen life that vivid and contrast corrected and orange.
If only both phones were at a reasonable price in India. They say you can travel to Dubai from India and buy the phone there, it would still cost less than buying a unit here.
The perfect kind of camera comparison. Thank you for this
Apple has caught up to Google, and even surpassed them in some ways.
But the fact that Google has been using the same sensor since the Pixel 2 is impressive
@@SimEast yea
@@SimEast oh no doubt.
@@SimEast the Pixel 3, the 2 used a different one. I love pixels but the night photos looked better on the iPhone here? Weird.. lens flare and kinda smeared .. not what I get from my 2XL
Not in video. Iphone was always, and still is, king of video.