iPhone 11 Pro Max vs. Pixel 4a Camera Comparison!!

This is a review of the iPhone 11 Pro Max and the Google Pixel 4a - specifically, this is a camera comparison between the iPhone 11 Pro Max vs the Google Pixel 4a.
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[@JSLReview]

Serious question - is the Pixel 4a the undisputed champ when it comes to value?

[@harshgulzar8325]

absolutely yes

[@chetansahu9554]

Dude can you make a special astrophotography review of pixel 4a? Big request...

[@pawhnailitho3543]

Please compare iphone with oneplus nord

[@alial-rubiay337]

Nope, it's the poco f2 pro

[@daveh9335]

You know it to be true

[@sabyasachidas4680]

MY heart says Pixel My wallet also says Pixel xD

[@Всеммира-л5х]

Same)

[@Всеммира-л5х]

With android one software it is the best

[@nonamed6434]

Upgraded from first SE to pixel, it's really fast and easy to use. And camera is also a big WOW

[@sabyasachidas4680]

@@nonamed6434 that's a big upgrade congrats man

[@LeonardoGerent]

I don't like the saturated photos of the iPhone, feels unatural

[@JSLReview]

totally fair, especially if you prefer a moodier look and feel, the pictures coming out of the iPhone could feel cartoonish sometimes

[@Dannya2005]

Exactly. Buy when the pixel saturated in night sight he called it exaggerated. But when the iphone is saturated (day time) it's not exaggerating. The video is very biased. You can tell miles apart when the reviewer is comparing his favourite against whichever other.

[@AndroideFree]

@@Dannya2005 Agree. Pixel photos, in my opinion, look much more real. On the iphone the sky looks like on another planet. Totally unreal.

[@tanmayfadnis5440]

@@JSLReview You can actually take ultrawide pics with the Pixel 4a using photosphere, it requires quite a bit of patience and I recommend this doing in landscape, not portrait.

[@Totone56]

Same, they look too saturated for my personal taste, i prefer the most natural looking stuff possible. Which is wierd, because one of my friends uses an iPhone X to take a lot of pictures, and i didn't feel they were so unnatural as those ones.

[@cupcakeobsession]

My heart: Pixel 4a My wallet: Nokia 3310

[@bunnykivibes6541]

😂😂😂

[@hiralpatel3863]

I personally own an iPhone 11 Pro but Pixel definitely offers better value for the money when it just comes to photography

[@JSLReview]

well stated, hard to argue against what the pixel brings to the table at that price, even though it may be slightly behind the iPhone 11 pro (my opinion)

[@ela45599]

@@JSLReview i think you are apple fanboy you should watch other reviews

[@tanmayfadnis5440]

@@JSLReview You can actually take ultrawide pics with the Pixel 4a using photosphere, it requires quite a bit of patience and I recommend this doing in landscape, not portrait.

[@AndrewSmith-yy4sd]

Unless youre yellow & your name is yellow man then the selfies from the pixel is better. Nice video 👍

[@JSLReview]

lol yeah definitely a warmer tone on the iPhone, especially noticeable when you have the photos side by side. Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it!

[@carver9312]

This

[@javierzapanacaceres2933]

What??? In the video you say the pixel colors are so cold and then here your say; no they are too yellow !! t's so clear you are trying to criticize the pixel your video is so biased toward iPhone

[@tanmayfadnis5440]

@@JSLReview You can actually take ultrawide pics with the Pixel 4a using photosphere, it requires quite a bit of patience and I recommend this doing in landscape, not portrait.

[@babymoonkie9535]

Other way around

[@sangeethmadhu1400]

The photos from pixel can be edited to look like iphone but the iphone image cannot be editted to give a pixel look. Thats the main difference. But I prefer iphone for its excellent videos. Pixel for just 349$ is clearly the winner considering all the facts right?

[@Harry_Ng]

That's what I was about to say.

[@B1GL3G3ND]

Exactly what I was thinking, details are the most important fact when it comes to pictures, no matter what phone you pick, there is always going to be trade offs but man, Pixel 4a for $349 ? Im Speechless...

[@manojreddy444]

@@Harry_Ng we belong to a family

[@ayushsinghofficial9827]

What if I m not a good editor

[@rotarydrifter]

Personally, I prefer the natural pictures from the Pixel. I'm surprised how oversaturated the iPhone photos are!

[@advanced_ict]

Not just over-saturated, but also wrong - turquoise skies and yellow leaves and grass!

[@dylanh1978]

iPhone colours look very unrealistic, I like my pictures to be as close to reality as possible, Pixel does great bringing true to life photos in most scenarios. Great video!

[@PuneetChhikara]

Just curious.. which phone do you have

[@danielmatson4209]

Honestly I could never bring myself to buy a $1200 phone. I'd drop it and cry for like 12 days.

[@Lantement]

Already dropped at 650$

[@microxas]

You just like oversaturated color.

[@BojanTomic]

It's kinda sad that nowadays most people tend to think that oversaturated and oversharpened photos mean good quality. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@finelad3034]

@@BojanTomic because they're average consumer that act like a professional,smh.

[@tianm1m160]

It's the pixel 4a for me.

[@JSLReview]

great choice!

[@zairnermuller4960]

I never noticed how much the iPhones saturates their images.

[@KeepLearing]

IPhone aiams for the western market as most western prefer looking tan where as Eastern prefer looking like snow white

[@vishnusafaya8460]

The Samsung ones saturate photos even more

[@KeepLearing]

@@vishnusafaya8460 yes but the skin is still smooth and pale...

[@Totone56]

Same, one of my friends takes a lot of pictures with an iPhone X, and i never felt they were oversaturated, despite my wife having a Pixel (which means i can have a direct comparaison). I even have photos taken at the same time, in the same place, by both phones during birthdays, ect, and the look pretty similar regarding saturation, the iPhone X is really natural with color reproduction. Maybe it's an iPhone 11 thing ?

[@Bry.89]

3:16 "Has that signature cooler temperature" ...also known as actual reality. You seem to prefer iphone's images because of the over-saturation, and simply because it's Apple.

[@elipastelin4281]

Totally, that over saturation is non realistic, besides, if you want vibrant colors on pixel, you can edit it in seconds.

[@adrianciuhu9523]

imagine if they built a Pixel worth 1000$+ .

[@unnderneath]

Chelle they’re doing better this year though. Especially with the P5 coming soon.

[@gokusimpson7361]

I think your review was top notch but found it a bit (maybe 10percent) biased towards iphone than the massively cheaper pixel 4a even though they are both not comparable Hope you make a video of the new upcoming iphone 12 vs new pixel 5

[@buk6199]

Well, he is an iPhone guy. They love anything Apple.

[@hardikpakhale]

Loved the video, you've done a very detailed comparison but the Pixel when in portrait mode, you get an option for skin smoothing which is ON by default but you can turn it off and then the images come out wayy sharper.

[@Dannya2005]

Exactly. When he mentioned that I was like. This guy doesn't seem do professional. But we can't expect much from biased reviews

[@sanjayakapugedara3779]

True. Not a good review. Biased

[@garvitdhamija9033]

If the pixel actually utilises the great hardware like others do . It will beat any smartphone in existence

[@JSLReview]

yeah considering it has a mid-tier processor, it's pretty amazing what it could do

[@shiuanchangtan1174]

Bought my pixel 3a during a sale back in February for $299 and I've never regretted! The only thing that I could complaint that it stuns a little bit after pushing down the shutter button and it crops in when you're trying to use the portrait mode/ video mode! I couldn't really do a quick point-shoot photo/ spam photos when I need to. But it got better (?) after the recent update to Android 11. I'm hoping that pixel 5a could improve and I will definitely update my 3a to it! Really look forward to it!

[@charukrishan]

Well, Pixel 4A feels proud when you compare it with a $1100 iPhone.

[@snowatom]

I must admit that I like the warmer tone from the iPhone, even though it might not always be the most accurate. It still makes the picture look how my mind sees the world.

[@JSLReview]

well stated! there was clearly a lot of thought put into the color processing, and giving users a great picture that won't require a lot or any edits thereafter.

[@KeepLearing]

Do you not know that you can edit your pictures? Most app, particularly insta is very for it. 😂😂🤣

[@jefffrank_o7]

Yeah some people like NOT SO NATURAL pics

[@roykong6014]

In such price, of course pixel 4a

[@itbejona]

Lol, I bet the the park looked exactly as it did in person as shown at 7:25 from the Pixel 4a. Oh Apple 🥲, a premium price for a camera that applies a filter for you...

[@romansilva3459]

I really liked your review but I believe image oversaturation is not a positive thing on a camera. In most pictures you showed you can clearly see iPhone tends to oversaturates pictures which result in less real images in general.

[@ashleysambo4104]

The iPhone is over exposing the colours and the pixel is more natural what you see is what get ....i prefer the iPhone with outstanding 4k video recording 👌

[@JSLReview]

yeah the pixel does a better job at a more balanced image when it comes to colors - but no one is getting close to beating the iPhone when it comes to video

[@Dannya2005]

Well you should have mentioned that in the video my friend.

[@ak1996able]

@@JSLReview hopefully pixel 5 brings up googles video game as its suppose to be able to do 4k 60fps video and 1080p 240fps video

[@sourav7162]

@@Dannya2005 isheep ! Note 20 ultra is better

[@proteins327]

Honestly I liked the pictures from pixels better for rear camera, because we can easily increase the saturation of a picture but sharpening and getting a better dynamic range is not that easy

[@swastikpatel234]

I will go with pixel anyday, sorry😂

[@alyssadescalzo4665]

Great comparison review! Wide shot photos are possible on the pixel 4a!!! Use the wide angle settings under the 'photo sphere' option. Takes a few more seconds to take one photo but it's been a total game changer for me since 3a XL. Really great for landscapes!

[@omkar98]

man, after watching this video, i'm happy that i'll be buying pixel 4a. loved the video!

[@radacious29]

The fact that a comparison even needs to be made is an absolute win for the $350 Pixel. Imo Pixel does photos better, iPhone does video better.

[@stevarnos]

With so many reviewers on KZbin comparing phones, I have to write that yours my friend is a breath of fresh air. Less ego and more of what we need to know and see. Keep it up :-) as your side by side comparison of these two phones where the cameras are concerned is exactly what i needed to see. Many thanks

[@jefffrank_o7]

He sided with the saturated pics instead of the natural ones on the pixel

[@Totone56]

That's strange, one of my friends takes a lot of pictures with an iPhone X, and i never felt they were oversaturated, despite my wife having a Pixel (which means i can have a direct comparaison). I even have photos taken at the same time, in the same place, by both phones during birthdays, ect, and they look pretty similar regarding saturation, the iPhone X is really natural with color reproduction. Maybe it's an iPhone 11 thing ?

[@busybee2148]

Apple software processing is simply lit, and video recording of 11 pro is simply outstanding ,cant wait for iphone 12 seres

[@JSLReview]

the video shocks me everytime - especially when you blow it up and watch it on something like a TV, it's crazy how good the iPhone is!

[@busybee2148]

@@JSLReview its because of A13 combined with apples isp ,doing wonders ,also what i noticed is that how smoother iphone video recording i is and focous is just like butter cinematic very smooth ,from one object to other compared to androids counterparts where focous is just jumpy , Cant wait for iphone 12 seres that have serious camera improvements and video recording advantages like 4k 120 or 240 fps

[@busybee2148]

@@JSLReview in 4k 60 recording of 11 pro it actually internally recording in 4k 120 fps btw standard exposure frames and high exposure frames in real time rendering it into the video thats why iphone always had better dynamic range and highlights details than androids counterparts....

[@User9681e]

@@busybee2148 yeah just Qualcomm has shit isp and SOC in general

[@jefffrank_o7]

But they r too oversaturated and does not look Natural at all

[@Maddo89]

This dudes definitely biased towards iphone

[@gilbertvillanueva8823]

The best yet underrated tech youtuber. Always had a nice content. Hope you will hit 1 million sub someday. 😊

[@lostncal]

For someone into photography, I think the Pixel is way more natural and mimics a pro camera in terms of color and exposure. The iPhone just look artificial, unnatural, and oversaturated. With that being said, the iPhone might be better suited for the Instagram crowd. The difference speaks to the buyers for both phones; My vote the Pixel hands down.

[@narahitesh1341]

Good and simple video , loved your editing and comparison .

[@CR-gr3qn]

after wotching your video i am planning to buy the 1st pixel next week.

[@matt_arnold]

Comparisons start at 2:43

[@jimv1983]

I'm a long time Android user. I own a Pixel 2 XL and I ordered a Pixel 5. With that being said I think the iPhone camera is better. It's mainly how well it did with the skin tone and lighting on the front facing camera and the color of the blue sky on the rear camera that stood out the most to me.

[@peterstrouhal6241]

Hey, one of the photos was from Mt. Revelstoke in Canada right?

[@Qwty163]

No hate apple fan boys, but it looks like you went on the iPhone and maxed out the saturation 🤮. If u like 4000% saturation then your choice i guess

[@levong2935]

After dropping $1000+ on a phone, you get a bit of bias. You want it to perform better. No phone is perfect. I've used both of them and almost every time I'd give video title to iphone, photo title to Pixel. Gave my sister the 11 pro, now I'm using LG v60 and have a pixel 3 as a backup. Iphone is too limited as a smartphone for me.

[@corneliussmith5875]

I’m keeping my Xs max because the lack of a wide angle 📐 camera is ok with me. I don’t take pictures too often anyway. Now that places are starting to allow people again I’ve been posting less on social media. But for the time it was fun. Still a great device. The battery still hold up for it being at 87% battery health after 2 years use.

[@Ahhkiwiis]

Compare it to the pixel 4 not 4a i have the iPhone 11 pro max and the pixel 4 and note 20 ultra and I still prefer my pixel. The camera is better in my opinion.

[@pavansurtani7640]

Do you think it’s worth selling my iPhone 11 Pro for the pixel 4a? I’m going for value.

[@Ahhkiwiis]

@@pavansurtani7640 no

[@Granturion]

Dont forget that you get the same camera in the iPhone 11 non pro too. Pixel is definitely the budget camera king. I personally like the iPhone Pictures more.

[@akashlagun5051]

Great video. 👍👌🏻

[@JSLReview]

thank you, appreciate the feedback!!

[@sd-bq6sw]

Thanks for this test. Continue, my friend ❤️

[@user-ru3pj7gy2y]

Well done, never seen so detailed camera comparison

[@jamieat8227]

For $350 a would take the pixel all day long. And with the $700 change buy a DSLR camera and have the best of everything

[@buk6199]

It's crazy how a $350 phone is better than a $1200 one.lol

[@justinw7323]

You can also edit the picture to your liking on the camera app as well with the edit button.

[@thenoobplayer911]

Iphone seems oversaturated kinda unrealistic pixel has a realistic color science

[@GGdevelopment]

My eyes say iPhone but my heart and wallet say pixel....

[@syimang]

In the end it's a personnel choice. I like the photos of P4a esp the back camera in potrait mode. The subject pop up more & it's sharper.

[@abhishekranabhat]

Very helpful video !!!

[@ashish_sunny]

Amazing and detailed, props to you. Subscribed.

[@alias1stplatoon686]

I love pixel for natural photos it's good to editing photos.

[@alchemistTi]

The iPhone is better overall with the other lens and video recording options, but only by a hair - not $750 better. The Pixel is certainly a value champ.

[@davidbuchanan3374]

Hard to believe the Pixel 4a is only a third the price of the iPhone and still holds it's own in the stills photography. For the VERY minor difference's in photo quality there's no justification in spending so much money to buy an iPhone just on the camera alone.. I'm NOT bashing IPhone's but their camera quality doesn't justify the asking price especially when so many cheap ANDROID phone's have cameras as good or now better for much less money and that's we're it counts these days, value for money.. Great review, thank you for the time and effort spent in making this camera comparison..👍🍀😁

[@renzmark1740]

FINALLY! A tech youtuber who have an in depth review of selfies. 💯. People love selfies secretly🙊

[@renzmark1740]

Iphone for selfies!

[@TowKneeChee]

I’m waiting to upgrade from iPhone 7 to 12 pro

[@JSLReview]

it's going to be a hell of an upgrade, kudos for waiting out this long! are you going 12 pro or 12 pro max?

[@TowKneeChee]

JSL Review probs pro max idk gotta wait and see the prices

[@JSLReview]

@@TowKneeChee haha yeah, hopefully it's somewhat reasonable

[@tonyreddy9385]

Undoubtedly,you are going to regret

[@dkipu266]

Interesting...seems like the Pixel 3XL pictures I get are brighter than the 4a, but with that great contrast of the 4a. In your comparison, the iPhone’s pictures are better looking to me, but then again, I can buy three 4a’s for my family for the price of one iPhone 11Max.

[@marise-cellardoor2031]

Damn I wish the pixel had ultra wide :( so many situations I've found myself needing that.

[@salmanfarsi1506]

Yesssss

[@marise-cellardoor2031]

Why do all of the selfie pictures on the iphone 11 make your face look flatter and wider than the pixel? I would say they're more flattering otherwise in terms of colour but you look much slimmer in the shots from the pixel :')

[@BeastlyBen007]

How do u get more color out of the pixel post processing then? I'm sure you could use app or something to change color to your liking while keeping picture quality no?

[@aleXtreme_]

When you take a photo you want to capture what you see, not what looks better. Vibrant colors on iPhone are way saturated and non natural, this is a negative thing not positive

[@1010TienTien]

I like this rich and poor phone comparison 🤯

[@strange9489]

The Iphone is giving more of a video game type saturation whilst the pixel is giving an under saturated look, both of these issues can be fixed with the built in photo editor. I prefer the pixel because of it value to feature ratio.

[@darthbukowski6894]

I’ve been really nostalgic lately and have looked into getting a older 35mm or 110 camera. I still think the 4a is the clear winner given its budget price. Now I’m off to upgrade to iOS 14😂. As always great review.

[@remotelytim]

You still sound a bit fan boy for iphones (sarcasm hear). I didn't come to the same conclusions based on the samples you provided. On balance though, it was a good comparison.

[@subhankhan4614]

In 7:10 have you use astrophotography in pixel 4a ? or just night sight.

[@jefffrank_o7]

@Satya Sai True dat

[@KakashiHatake-ot3pf]

Pixel 4a is natural and got a better dynamic range its much better for me

[@JSLReview]

no doubt a fantastic camera, and I agree that it does dynamic range better!

[@ancientknowledge525]

Zoom in test or print images and you will see some grain on some images of the iPhone where you aren't seeing as much from the pixel. Sharpness is important too.. From a professional photographer point of view the pixel is notably better. For camera and general function for my purposes pixel is the best bang for your buck. I don't need the special features of the iPhone and own a computer. Save a lot of $$$ and buy the pixel. Iphone and Samsung are quite similar but not identical, images are over saturated.

[@satviktodankar]

Totally unbiased video. Pixels colour science is way more better than iPhones oversaturated pics. This guy is definitely Apple fanboy.

[@x3thannn]

I hope you do a video like this when the pixel 5 comes out!!! 🤞🤞

[@helloakc2863]

Click from 4a go to snapseed increase the saturation and a bit ambiance and you will get iPhone's pic. If I have $1200 I'd buy 11pro, if I have only $350 then 4a.

[@javierzapanacaceres2933]

When your video are biased towards an iPhone because you are an iPhone lover :v

[@Qwty163]

Ikr, it literally looks like he went on the editor and maxed out the saturation 🤮

[@mohamedrafeek2694]

Its all about personal preferences Natural or saturated photos. In Videos it hard to beat iPhone even it has 4k60. First time I'm seeing Pixel smooths the face, everytime iPhone fans says Pixel photos are over sharper . whats happening here ?

[@abheethakker]

Also you forgot important camera feature of Pixel.. The astro photography

[@en_vy]

I just noticed that you get much more views reviewing phones than any other tech...

[@JSLReview]

lol yeah that seems to be the case - I like reviewing other stuff but phones seem to be the most popular

[@pjc85]

Curious if you turned off face retouching on the pixel ?

[@shabbirtamboli5677]

Hey I'm confuse between Samsung M51 and Pixel 4a Which is better ?

[@philip3r]

Honestly with such price difference, have to be realistic. Budget is the overwhelming deciding factor, pixel 4a

[@can3157]

1:36 Pixel 4a has just one camera, not two?!

[@ts.exotics642]

Mars well the 4 has too

[@Xx23YT23xX]

1 on the front and 1 on the back

[@can3157]

@@Xx23YT23xX bruh😂

[@Qwty163]

@@can3157 he wasn't joking... Camera count is the sum of the front and back cameras

[@rickrocknrollliconti3729]

Have been pixel customer since the beginning had them all now wating for 5

[@benjaminmaness7372]

I really like the pixel colors, they seem slightly warmer

[@tracenfitzpatrick]

Great job on the video, Jason! I've actually also got both of these phones and that was fun to see them side by side! I made a video on the pixel camera for my take as well! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWrXeIyph66pbrc

[@syimang]

No camera can beat pixel in potrait/selfie modes. It's so detail & sharp. Iphone is too saturated but not as much as Samsung. Don't know why you even prefer iphone potrait mode.

[@ela45599]

apple sheep

[@Sam-y5o6j]

Thank you, great video..

[@test-tu4xv]

There is no way iphone night mode is better than Pixel's.

[@KhoaTran0720]

Both are great camera phones but the iPhone 11 Pro Max has: An ultrawide camera, a telephoto camera, IP68 rating, stainless steel & matte build material, better video camera, more accurate display, 120Hz touch sampling, a faster processor, and better battery life. iPhone wins.

[@jefffrank_o7]

That's why the price speaks lol

[@azamanisishak3249]

iPhone 11 pro have a legacy port the fucking lightning, pixel 4a is the way to go

[@zerosandones7547]

How to purchase this in the Philippines?

[@djsimplesoundsmusic8959]

Grate review bro

[@r4m3ny45]

Quick question, does the 4a front camera have zoom in/out feature? Or is it fixed?

[@mukeshnuvvula9782]

Yes it has

[@deon.zoldyck]

I observed that the Pixel takes murky and naturally sharp pictures whereas the iPhone takes brighter, better dynamic range and tad sharper than the Pixel.

[@langphongnaga1936]

Google pixel 4a is better than iphone according to money value...

[@AravindaP]

What's that lovely mountain??