Sony Xperia 1 ii vs iPhone 11 Pro Max Camera Comparison

[@CHGadgetz]

The iPhone looks good, but I really like that natural true to life look that the Xperia gives. Awesome video.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Fair opinion. Thanks for the support as always, Collin!

[@swetanksinghshekhar]

Just ask apple from where they get their lens 😂? . answer is sony 😂

[@siru-africa3775]

Really! ?

[@swetanksinghshekhar]

@@siru-africa3775 yess

[@fannyxx4783]

It's from samsung bro...samsung lens

[@swetanksinghshekhar]

@@fannyxx4783 samsung makes। OLED panels for apple not lens, get your facts clear

[@jankubat2694]

@@swetanksinghshekhar You are kinda both wrong, the lens is made by Apple, what you are meaning is the sensor. And the sensor in most smartphones (incuding Apple) is some of the Sony IMX line, except for those 64 mpix or 108 mpix sensors made by Samsung. And the exmor in Xepria(s) is exclusive for this phone for now, and it is the top of the line Sony mobile sensor (although they are making a 1" mobile sensor!). But that sort of misses the point. The difference between apple and sony is the sw. Apple does everything for you, and the camera app basically does automatic photostacking, which in itself is nothing new, and it is not the best practice for every situation (which is also a downfall of the apple camera, as you can't turn it off). While Sony gives you the full control over the HW, so if you have a basic knowledge of photography, Sony absolutely stomps over Apple. There's video by James Lavish comparing both, and the images from the PhotoPro app are, well without competition in smartphone world.

[@SonyEnthusiast]

Watching on my Sony Xperia 1 MARK II 👍

[@Thechocococo87]

Lucky

[@GrantLikesTech]

Cool, hope you're enjoying the phone.

[@SonyEnthusiast]

@@GrantLikesTech I am, thanks!

[@SonyEnthusiast]

@@Thechocococo87 yup👍

[@Amy_Stanmore]

Mr SoSo Hi Sony fan HRvex do you know when the 5:2 is coming?

[@keymaker88]

Colors on the iPhone seem a bit more saturated. Sony is more natural looking, preserves more detail.

[@VWbobby94]

Xperia 1 ii has way more natural colors which I prefer. Great vid!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, yes it definitely has more true to life colors out of the camera.

[@bendror8302]

The photos on the iPhone are yellowish, Sony is definitely better.

[@GrantLikesTech]

iPhone always tends to produce warmer tones, so just depends what you like to see.

[@saint2972]

Yeah even the selfie cam on iPhone looks yellowish

[@annesizpatates673]

Firstly, I am not a fan boy but Sony is better? Did you watch the video?? The photos which has been taken by sony do not look clear, and also iphone is better in the light balance of background too. Are you blind???

[@saint2972]

@@annesizpatates673 dont mess around with that stuff dude, Sony performed well. If you're used to over coloured images then 🤷‍♂️

[@hariz8796]

@@annesizpatates673 lol sony give more natural pics meanwhile ip a bit warmer n do u even aware that ip using sony camera so if u hate Sony u will hate sony camera on ip too

[@LordAngelus]

Your comparison videos are one of the best out there. Great work man.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks very much, I really appreciate it.

[@RandomUser-fl3zo]

No low light photos though.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Watch the video and check the description. 😉

[@RandomUser-fl3zo]

@@GrantLikesTech my bad, I didn't read the description. I did watch the video but skipped through it for low light comparison) I mean, all flagmans shoot excellent photos in daylight and video comparisons vs the iPhone are kind of useless. It blows all out of the water in daylight. Can't believe some fanboys are picking Sony over it, when it clearly lacks HDR in its videos.

[@Brian_Lau]

I like the depth of field look on the sony's rear camera. iPhone HDR and saturation are aggressive. I still have to give the video overall to the iPhone. Thanks Grant for the in depth comparison.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks again for checking out the videos, Brian!

[@mrfragger87]

Nice comparison! I prefer the daytime pictures on the Xperia, because the colors look more natural and I like the sharpness better. Iphone looks a bit too warm for my liking. It goes a bit too heavy on the yellow and green tint. Sony needs to keep working on their HDR however, especially for video, because that's where the Iphone wins. Oh and the selfie camera is pretty bad for such an expensive phone.

[@Huevos_de_colores]

I agree with you. Green and yellow that Apple produces Is annoying.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, and iPhone definitely leans towards warmer color tones. The Xperia front camera needs a lot of work for sure.

[@Huevos_de_colores]

@@GrantLikesTech Yes, selfie is not good.

[@elmikis8649]

Pictures Sony,video iPhone.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Fair enough, tough to best iPhone video.

[@Huevos_de_colores]

Sony is better for me! I don't like Apple pictures.

[@Thechocococo87]

Same

[@GrantLikesTech]

Fair enough, we all like what we like.

[@rezaarianmehr1477]

The best camera review I have ever seen 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks! 🙏

[@fernandocastillo3670]

Apple needs to dial down the sharpening for real! Great video.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@jessongraju6553]

Here i found SONY is more improved in stabilization than the iPhone.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Sony's steady shot has always been pretty solid. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@jessongraju6553]

@@GrantLikesTech Wherever there is SONY,i am there...

[@অনকহালদার]

Yeah. You are right.

[@snoopysatangore]

Comparing nature and humans photos is truly the best way to infer which phone saturates color and which one is more true to life. Thanks for the upload!

[@adrianobanak2824]

4:57....iPhone's AI didn't 'see' the antena on the figurine. So much about 'superpotent' AI. Sony wins in portrait mode. And also in color reproduction. Sound on Sony is also better...iPhone's is muted, not so good. Stabilisation is great on both phones. iPhone has better autofocus speed and better front-facing camera.

[@Taki_Music_TakuyaKimpara]

Great comparison!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks!

[@infernus-auto-moto]

Good work. Nice test. Thank you!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, much appreciated 🙏🏼

[@jordanalexander]

I’m an iPhone user but a Sony video shooter - colors definitely better on the Sony. 1080 front facing is kind of a drag, but the quality of everything else more than makes up for it.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yup, the front camera on the Xperia needs a lot of work.

[@cristisun184]

For day shots it is more of a preference matter.Sony tends to try to go on a "what you see is what you get" and the iPhone with more saturated, contrast and much more sharpness and crushed shadows is more ready for a social media posting.The iPhone seems to have a superior autofocus.I heard that the photo pro tends to capture better pictures.The front camera of the Sony doesn't seems that bad in good light but in low light is bad.I don't think that Sony will try to improve on the auto mode and I don't think that low light photos will have a big boost in quality...but I hope i am wrong.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks for watching and leaving your thoughts. Can't argue with what you said. I also feel Sony needs to improve on those things, and hopefully they will now that they've got their Pro apps in order. Appreciate you subscribing and continuing to support the channel.

[@MehradVision]

Best Camera Comparison of Sony Xperia 1 ii on KZbin

[@bimapremadi3384]

2:22, this clip here show us the sensor and lense prowess of Xperia 1 ii. It just look like straight from professional DSLR. I guess you need at least iPhone 12 Pro strong computational photography, to be at least on par or even having chance to beat Xperia 1 ii raw lenses and sensor capability

[@brandonclevert3173]

Man the Sony has awesome color and super natural processing. It has problems with dynamic range tho. Portrait mode edge detection is not that great on both devices. But in normal conditions the pictures of the Sony look way more pleasing and professional than those of the iPhone.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks for sharing

[@musfichasan]

High quality comparison well explained

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thank you, much appreciated.

[@JESUSISGREATEST]

They both look equally great imo, one of them did a little bit better in some shots than the other vice versa.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Tends to be the case these days with most of these high end phones.

[@charlieXX14]

i love your comparison video!! 💕💕💕

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, that's very much appreciated.

[@gestesoh4870]

Great comparison video! If you could comment on the settings used on Photo pro or standard camera app used in the Xperia1ii to achieve those shots and whether a tripod was used.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, all auto mode and handheld. As mentioned, Camera Pro was used for the photos.

[@manjitkaur0662]

Sony has the best camera

[@akhilesh718]

Color is spot on for Xperia IPhone over saturated and over sharpened Didn't like a bit this over processed images. Xperia all the way Great video

[@Squary94]

iPhones tends to really oversaturate colours but in terms of dynamic range and level of detail it just seems ahead of Sony. 0:59 the middle is noticeably more blurry 1:13 the iphone captures detail on the petals that simply is not there on the Sony. 3:09, 3:18 , 3:28, ... Sony's ultrawide seems to get more details in and just does it better without oversaturation. 3:58 that telephoto is super unimpressive. It doesn't even give of a good enough vibe. Basically unacceptable for a phone this expensive. 4:47 while I think it makes for a better looking photo in this scenario, i doubt that this brightness would look good on a human. 4:57 the edges are rough on Sony, almost as if it needs some kind of anti aliasing D: in the video department, they seem identical trading blows with ultrawide footage seeming superior. The front camera is a big rip on the Sony though. 10:28 this bad blur effect makes it look like some kind of halo effect on the sony. 10:47 this problem just seems to persist?

[@GrantLikesTech]

Wow, thanks for sharing your detailed thoughts.

[@Yurtal03]

Any chance you will be reviewing the Xperia 5 ii? Fantastic videos btw!

[@deadworms]

There's one thing that no reviewer ever do that I wanted to see when reviewing smartphone camera. Capturing moving subjects.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Unfortunately, not much of that around here unless you want to see cars on the street. 😉

[@f4nkyy]

that's where the xperia would have shown what it really can do with the 20fps burst. Just wait until samsung and apple will implement it and call it a "novelty" and every reviewer will test it..

[@Uciinnn]

Awesome videos Grant! Subs already, i really like it. Thank you Grant keep it up 👍👍👍

[@GrantLikesTech]

Awesome, thank you!

[@abdullahelhashimy7115]

amazing review thank you alot

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thank you, glad you liked it.

[@abdullahelhashimy7115]

@@GrantLikesTech well it just cant get better than that the best comparison on youtube please do more of this can you compare cameras of the oppo find x first gen with xs max ? they are both one of the most beautiful phones in the market

[@markjason2]

Just a tip If you are going to make videos of comparison. Do a camera night test too. User will not just use the camera on day time.

[@StephanBuchin]

You got the best out of the Sony. So smooth and natural, you obviously know how to take pictures.

[@Travel_export]

Gotta ask. is this auto mode on sony ? because it seems pretty solid then.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yes

[@michelejp69]

Did you use the pro mode in the Sony or just point and shoot?

[@GrantLikesTech]

Point and shoot

[@سهمالهاجري]

i think both in picture details are similar, some differences are in sharpness, contrast and shadows but these differcea can be easily adjusted in camera app editing settings manually... so i think both have very similar strong cameras

[@timaustin2000]

For daylight stills there really isn't much competition, here: the Sony images looked more natural, had more depth and interest in pretty much every shot. Computational photography has a very depressing tendency to flatten your image out, making it very difficult to frame a subject and use the image to pull the eye to that subject. Everything is in focus and lit meaning that nothing is standing out. It's like a bad painting. Having that control to capture depth places Sony in the lead. Sony is also producing images with far better colour accuracy. No question: Sony wins the stills round, here. Maybe not flawless victory but a convincing one.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yup, always comes down to what you want type of image processing you want from your camera. Very different approaches between these two. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.

[@timaustin2000]

@@GrantLikesTech @2:35 is a perfect demonstration. On the Sony my eye is drawn to the road and down the road to the distance. I have depth. On the iPhone I have a blank image without a destination because everything is lit and brightened, and the sky is oversaturated. My eye is drawn to the blank expanse of blue which is by far the least interesting thing in the image. Thought I'd give an example 😊 Thanks for replying!

[@basselaltaji2171]

Did you use the regular camera app for.rhe sony or the pro apps ? Thanks in advance my friend

[@GrantLikesTech]

Photo Pro

[@troy5568]

iPhone's shadows are so brightened, I couldn't even tell that they were shadows at all. Also, brighter and more color =|= better.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Fair enough.

[@michaelnielsen9685]

How can any one seriously name the iPhone as a 'winner'? Some of the videos on the Sony were disappointing especially front camera and auto focus (which I haven't seen on any other reviews before), but in general the Sony did a better job, natural colours, more details, and a better stabilization, and that goes for both pictures and videos. Sony Xperia 1 II is clearly a better camera phone in my opinion.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Depends on what each person prefers to see. They're pretty much the opposite in their approach, so most will prefer one or the other.

[@adrirodrigo8923]

Just buy the Sony and boost the shadows and contrast by 2% .,😉

[@lukemothug]

It seems like the ultrawide sensor is better on the Sony then it's main sensor in both video and photos! There was only one ultrawide photo that beat the iPhone when u had the seen downlow on a gravel road.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Hey, thanks for watching and leaving your thoughts. Appreciate you continue to subscribe and support.

[@lukemothug]

@@GrantLikesTech you are welcome.

[@cmr9928]

Sound : Sony Color : Sony Auto fokus : Iphone 11 Zoom : Iphone 11

[@scp-2681]

auto fokus It would be better if you use photo pro。

[@GarrettXPrime]

the xperia has more natural colors. both are great

[@JD-fk4qq]

Sony NEEDS to up their game in the software department. An update improving the picture sharpness (and maybe focus) would be ideal. Not forgetting the unacceptable need to stop video recording in order to switch lenses. I mean, WTF SONY ?? First walkman, Mini Disc, Playstation etc...Innovations and quality in the past. And you cannot stay on par with other manufacturers on the cellphone business? Come on. You are not trying hard enough. Though I gotta admit, much better than past iterations, Sony needs to be judged with the best. Before I forget, audio was fantastic compared to the Iphone. Thank you, Grant for another excellent video.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks as always, JD. Sony clearly isn't focused on point and shoot results sadly.

[@f4nkyy]

they really should add some 64 or 108 MP camera for sharpness and detail and fix some software quirks like the lens switch in video mode and HDR possibility in every scene like portrait or front facing video and so on

[@ivanrayaranas5716]

Thought so too

[@theish9]

How is your battery life holding up? Also is your service holding up

[@GrantLikesTech]

Both have been pretty solid for me.

[@leonardhipolio6134]

I always like the colors of iPhone compared to Android counterparts, but this time I'm with Sony's. Those colors looks true to life.

[@GrantLikesTech]

That's definitely what Sony is going for.

[@saint2972]

All these outdoor photos...Sony and noise reduction is just amazing. Natural colours, tones and shadows.

[@Cloudkey23]

Why not use the pro app? The xperia will won 100x if you used those.

[@Ogee4life]

Without a doubt the Sony is the overall better camera. The I phone is all artificial and pops everything unnaturally. The details and shadow retention of the Sony as well all better in rear camera for both stills and video. The font facing camera of the I phone has better dynamic range so I'll give it the win. You didn't even test out properly the camera pro and cinema pro apps where it takes the Sony to another level even in auto focusing. The Sony is the overall better camera phone without a doubt

[@scp-2681]

Sony’s colors look natural but the telephoto is not good. Apple’s telephoto is better than xperia but the main camera Sony is better.

[@qasimrehman6151]

Mind Blowing audio quality right there from SONY

[@furivs]

Iphone wins , hands down! Nice video as always, thanx!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks for watching!

[@BenjaminAnand23]

The edge detection in bokeh mode is noisy in iPhone, but Xperia outperformed iPhone in edge detection in bokeh mode. Just check the dog's pic notice the edges in iPhone photos.

[@Amy_Stanmore]

I prefer Sony overall. iPhone I don’t really like the fake blue tinge or brightness on everything.

[@imaginemph3115]

Great! Xperia 1ii is awesome!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Cool, thanks for watching!

[@jmb4408]

Hard to beat iPhone video stabilization but Sony definitely can compete when it comes to pictures

[@Primeflare]

I think this is first time where apple doesn't have the most true to life color reproduction. That being said I think the computational photography on the iPhone is better when it comes to detail

[@jovaniortiz8317]

It was close on almost all categories but the front facing cameras had no hope against apple

[@GrantLikesTech]

Sony hasn't improved their front camera for years, which is too bad.

[@spazmoidectomorf6209]

You missed some low light shots, but awesome review!

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks, low light comparison on the channel and link in the description.

[@spazmoidectomorf6209]

@@GrantLikesTech OK, my bad. Many thanks!

[@khalilimaru]

Watching this on my Xperia 1ii 🖤🖤 But how to use the ultra wide !?

[@MichaelAguila]

Great video. I think you're exactly in point. I liked audio and some still photos, but iphone is a clear winner. If be Chris to see a manual nose challenge with this Sony vs V60.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@f4nkyy]

there are still a lot of untested scenarios where the sony would win easily. An overdone fake hdr dynamic range isn't all what's counting, and video stabilization depends on setting, zoom would also be better if he had actually switched to the tele lens..

[@blackoctopus5182]

I like the feel of xperia 1ii

[@lovemademan]

Meanwhile Xperia had a camera upgrade and this test is no more relevant. Xperia still get much better finesse!

[@GrantLikesTech]

That's pretty much most phones. 🙄 It basically got RAW support, which doesn't apply to tests like this anyway, but thanks for watching.

[@erick-gd7wo]

Sony has the better audio quality in video and more natural colour and not invaded by auto HDR mode where iPhone need to be more softer on the colour and contrast. Thaugh Sony falls a bit short in portrait mode but the basic formula is right

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yup, nice assessment. Will come down to what approach and results each person prefers. Thanks for watching!

[@flogger4825]

the comparison in this video is not fair because the sony has a professional camera that has to be used by using its camera pro app and cinema pro app in which proper manual camera settings are done. Using the sony's camera in the app instead of the default camera mode is where the iphone 11 pro max clearly loses.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Auto vs auto is very fair. I also mentioned this upfront, so if that's not the comparison you wanted to see you could simply stop watching. Also, again as mentioned camera pro was used. Anyway, thanks for watching!

[@flogger4825]

@@GrantLikesTech sony clearly mentioned that this phone having the camera as its main priority is supposed to be used with its softwares for DSLR like image and video quality, otherwise sony has no point selling this phone for $1200. Why on earth would anyone want to buy a sony phone for $1200 if its camera quality was meant to be like the generic cameras of all other phones. And I don't think you are a professional photographer. It doesn't seem you used the camera pro app with the proper decent manual settings, rather you used the typical point and shoot method which doesn't count.

[@GrantLikesTech]

You clearly aren't listening as I've explained the same in my videos and in my comment response, so I'm not I can help you. As mentioned in my videos on this phone feel free to watch the many other videos that cover the manual/pro capabilities of that's what you're interested in.

[@itsukii4888]

The audio from sony is great. Definitely sony for the audio

[@GrantLikesTech]

Good observation!

[@douglassgarvey653]

Let's be honest it's really Sony vs Sony 😆

[@GrantLikesTech]

Lol, a lot of people like what the iPhone produces too.

[@conradbreitfeller3841]

Sony 1080p stabilization was way better

[@radnorzavoisse4152]

Its really close.Iphones are known for being color accurate relatovely to the likes of Samsung and one plus camera's. You should have used photopro samples as well.It could make a bigger difference.

[@krishnaverma3860]

I will Go for Sony ❤️❤️❤️

[@muhammadfitriidris4381]

please tell me, for you, who are make more natural colour? and sony xperia 1 mkii have a auto hdr mode??

[@rusirubatuwatta8731]

For sony fanboys-overexposed hightlights with crushed shadows is more natural..and washed out colours is more natural.. World famous youtubers(Grant S also),dxomark, non brand fans- iphone has more vivid natural colours with warmer tones..

[@muhammadfitriidris4381]

@@rusirubatuwatta8731 for me mean natural colour are that picture colour look close with what you eye see.. that's is mean natural colour.. so for you who are more natural in this video? 🤔

[@rusirubatuwatta8731]

@@muhammadfitriidris4381 Definitely iphone for me..Remember every smarphone capture two different tones(warmer and cooler), It depend on AI white balance..Iphone capture warmer tones.. And you may know, no smarphone can captured 100% realistic colours with this tiny sensor.That's why use computational photography.. general knowledge 😅🍻..

[@GrantLikesTech]

Sony produces more true to life colors. It also does have auto HDR.

[@f4nkyy]

@@rusirubatuwatta8731 heck, is it so difficult to use the exposure slider and - if needed - to enable the HDR button? Sony is always ahead in color accurancy and color retrieval especially in dark areas. The additional RBGC-Infrared Sensor for better white balance is no joke on the sony! It's the always-on yellowish golden-hour look on the iphones that is unnatural and dull!

[@AndrewSmith-yy4sd]

Nice comparison as usual, watched it to the end. I'm not a iphone fan, I chose android any day, but I'm also a honest person when it comes to these things. The iPhone won hands down in detail, sharpness & dynamic range. Even when you zoomed in on the still photos, you clearly saw the images from the iPhone were more detailed & sharper, Sony may have more natural colors but that means nothing to if they aren't as sharp & detailed as the competitions. & i cant seem to understand, sony claimed that they put in so much work & upgrades to the camera on the xperia 1 ii, but obviously those upgrades were just to add in more controls, because the end product (image quality) hasn't changed much, they're still behind the competitions in things like exposure, sharpness, detail, dynamic range & OIS... The footage from a sony will look ok when not compared, but once you put it beside the footage from another flagship competition brand, you see the weaknesses. You can't go adding all these fancy manual controls unless you work on getting the end product (image quality) up to the standard where it stands up to or even beat the competitions. & as the manufacturer of other brands camera sensors, the other brands shouldn't be getting it right over sony every year. I just don't get it with xperia.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Like I mentioned in the video, I really feel people will clearly prefer one or the other due to how they each take different approaches.

[@troy5568]

That's what you'd get when you rely on the software more than to yourself when it comes to producing great images and videos. The Xperia is already catered to those that are creative enough to fiddle with the settings and get much better results that no iPhone can match. Well, I guess if you prefer to be lazy than to learn something about productivity.

[@f4nkyy]

Sony is definitely not behind the competition in pure image detail and sharpness (and never was) - Just compare the Xperia XZ2 shots on the GSMArena Image Comparison Tool: The 19/23 MP sensors delvered much better detail and sharpness back then and still can hold up, IF its under good lighting conditions! The XZ2 even in low light if you keep the ISO low. Only recently, since they switched to 12 MP resolutions, they are focussing more on speed (20fps) and low light performance, than on pixel-peep detail. Sonys Steadyshot back in 2015 (EIS) was miles ahead to the competitions OIS. They are not "still behind", they only got behind the last 3 years in terms of Image Stabilization. Further, you are confusing sensor "dynamic range" with software enhanced, stacked HDR-Image output, where sony isnt as aggressive and leaves the user still some room for adjusting the exposure by yourself, with the goal to produce an honest image, no overprocessed garbage. The more detail and sharpening you see on the iphone it achieves just by automatic image stacking/bracketing, but that also can look overdone and artificial in some cases... I also wished sony would add another camera with at least a 64mp sensor, but the quick 20fps burst 12 MP shooter is the more versatile tool in the end...

[@AndrewSmith-yy4sd]

@@f4nkyy I understand fully what you're saying, & this would go for the small minority of ppl who edit images after taking them with a mobile camera. But I was referring to images straight out of the camera, no editing. I understand that Sony made the xperia 1 ii for ppl who's willing to always edit a image they take from their cellphone most times if not everytime. But you have to remember that this is still a cellphone, something that you'll have on you 24/7's for when you wana capture that quick instant moments that you'd like to post then & there, so it's good that they offered that capability to edit, but they should've also enhanced the auto mode capabilities for those quick moments. Not everytime you'll be in a position to edit a picture to get it to posting quality. Remember, this is still a cellphone, the majority will just use this as point & shoot. Not speaking against them enhancing the manual capabilities the way they did, that's all good. But don't just leave the auto modes at such mediocre levels. I understand that phones like iPhone, Samsung, huawei may use some computational magic to get thier images as stunning as they are, which is also sometimes not accurate in colors, but what the hell, they're stunning, complete, full of details, dynamic range, no overexposure, sharp & ready to share. I honestly don't mind the slight inaccurate colors as long as the image got everything else going for it.

[@f4nkyy]

@@AndrewSmith-yy4sd ​ @Andrew Smith Well, no offence, pictures with full and punchy, saturated colors, lots of (fake) dynamic range (HDR) and nicely sharpened really are stunning, even better when one doesn't need to do any work for these pictures. It's convienient and for the quick moments, i can absolutely understand that. I for my part have learned the weaknesses of sony phones and therefore i got used to adapt the settings according to the scene i want to shoot. But i understand that sony should finally fix all their software quirks and weak spots, to be honest there are situations where even i am fed up with it :D What sickens me is, that sony(ericsson) had at least those early scene detection "AI" way before the competition, they already did HDR in auto mode back in 2012 on the Xperia V / T Series. But they never really got credit for it, everyone headed to Samsung, HTC or Apple devices back then, even if sony made the first waterproof Flagships with stereo speakers and stereo microphones. It just made sense to choose sony for the best media/photo experience (bravia engine and so on) But they never really made it because of bad marketing and business decisions and already then there were some quirks in the camera software (how i hated the 1080px limited panorama..) And they just stopped improving those scene detection/AI modes and completely missed the HDR hype bandwagon, some bad product decisions and they were completely forgotten by most people. Its just that they never really got credit for their early achievements, even if one could reach the best and most detailed results with their 19/23MP shooters until 2018, if one knew how to work around the quirks and how to use manual mode or which photography style to avoid. Only because the auto mode was bad people thought that the whole camera or worse, the whole phone would be bad, which they really weren't. But now they have a new chance with the head start of the xperia1ii and i also can see that they really need to improve the camera software/AI computational photography especially the forgotten HDR on front cam video, portrait mode or the lens change quirks and making steady shot technology really worth its name again. I even hope they will ad a higher res sensor again for improved sharpness/detail when it's needed. Until then even i know that current xperia phones are not to recommend for the (auto shoot) masses for now.

[@sasorishino]

The Sony has faster focus, it's just that its hardware limits it's focusing distance than the iphone due to physics. Also, I can't believe that Apple has also joined the punchy-color bandwagon.

[@GrantLikesTech]

iPhones have been boosting colors for the last few iterations.

[@alfhasabigsword]

@@GrantLikesTech Not as much as they are now though. I remember my older iPhone 7 taking some nice warmer pictures but without too much saturation.

[@AbdulRauf-nw8yl]

Xperia 1 ii and Sony a9 Camera same System...

[@jacksonjohn2181]

Sony Xperia 1 mark ii is far better and accurate and fine pictures

[@johnsonx2426]

HDR exists Apple: we can make a camera. 🤷‍♂️

[@ARAKAWA00]

Looks like Xperia 1 II is the phone I need to buy, but I hope Sony release a new phone that uses SD 888 that has a great part taking videos and pictures.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Thought I saw a rumor Sony was going to be one of the first with the 888.

[@ARAKAWA00]

@@GrantLikesTech I also hope that they'd fix or give a notice on rear camera.

[@penggunabijak]

Sony Xperia 1 ii - Aperture a little bit spoil Iphone 11 Pro Max - To much processing saturation in the camera My EYES - Had 576 Megapixel. 1 Trillion GB. The most complex creature 😏

[@WilliamMatar]

Xperia.. I love more

[@GrantLikesTech]

Cool

[@169494]

wow, that's a lot of digital sharpening in iPhone photos

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yes, Apple has been overdoing sharpness, colors, brightness more and more.

[@keepwalkingVTEC]

The biggest issue that sony has is not their phone or the camera. The biggest problem what Sony mobile has is their camera software. From the xperia z to z1 to xperia xz premium to xperia 1, I always had a problem with the camera. It's wasn't sharp as their rival. But eyy I didn't give a fck, I always used sony mobile as my media player for music and their 4k resolution video. And not to mention their stamina mode is 👌🏽 I hope one day their alpha department help them out...

[@markdavidyasa6030]

Still I like Sony's

[@maton8000]

SONY tiene mejor interpretación de colores, es mas realista, también tiene buena estabilización de video, los 2 únicos problemas que le encontre a la cámara del SONY es que en el video quema un poco la imagen por efecto del sol y demora un poco en enfocar cuando el objetivo esta muy cerca, por otro lado el iPhone satura mucho sus fotos tanto asi que ya parecen las fotos del Samsung s20 plus, los videos si los graba muy bien y no quema las imagenes con el sol, por otro lado su enfoque es bueno rápido y correcto, ambas cámaras tienen su pro y su contra.

[@stornof]

Xperia delivered more natural look pictures

[@RotPhalkun]

I LOVE THE TRANSLUCENT PRODUCES BY THE 1MII AND SUBSURFACE SCATTERING ON HUMAN SKIN. There is no phone in the market beat it at the moment. Both phone are pro but you unfairly did not use pro mode on 1mii. Shame on you.

[@GrantLikesTech]

Lol, not sure how that's unfair. Auto mode on both seems fair to me.

[@pranav453]

4:20 what temple is that?

[@abhik9077]

Sony portraits ar so much good and so much natural... on thw other hand apple does aggressive portraits...

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yes, Apple image processing is much more aggressive overall.

[@lharcapili4931]

Xperia 💛💛

[@GrantLikesTech]

Cool

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

as much as i love sony products, i think finally it met its match, beating any camera in all other comparisons this year, even in photos here i think it matched or did even better than iphone, but video, damn apple is just beyond good.... and this comes from android user for 10 years..... both amazing phones, cant go wrong with any of them

[@GrantLikesTech]

Agreed, thanks for checking out the video.

[@lidiageo]

I ordered sony online... 800 euros. Thanks for this vídeo

[@GrantLikesTech]

Nice, hope you like it!

[@Qpwoeiritu1019]

Win by iphone. Great sharpness and contrast. I see along the comments xperia gives true to life natural colors but the truth is, color is one of the easiest parameter to manipulate. While clarity and sharpness cant be much improved from a lesser output. So you can make iphone's shots make true to life in colors but you cant give 1ii shots more detail and sharpness

[@timaustin2000]

But the iPhone is over-sharp. Quite clearly. And while you can dial colour in post, you can't dial it accurately because you're no longer there to see what it was really like. A photographer looks for a natural image to enhance later not an unnatural image to tone back.

[@Qpwoeiritu1019]

@@timaustin2000 yes but photographers use camera if they really needed an image to satisfy their needs. And if you havent noticed, nobody uses xperia phones. I was an xperia user for a long time, also played around with xperia 1 but compared to the competition it really falls behind

[@AlexA-ts8sq]

iPhone 11 Pro Max wins, and it not surprise for me, because i very well know xperia camera problems, like highlights clipping .like here on white dog 4:46, and more dark shadows. Xperia had and still has those problems. And RAW on Mark II it`s crap, aganist my new Google Pixel 4

[@GrantLikesTech]

Yes, I really feel people will like one or the other given how different they are. Thanks for watching and leaving your thoughts.

[@troy5568]

Highlight clipping is NOT a problem, rather it's how the cameras work. I mean, I can even say that most mirrorless professional cameras also tend to do those things, but we know we can edit them later in post, while the iPhone's are pretty much what they are and can no longer be changed. However, if you say that the Pixel's HDR-enhanced images are better, then I don't have to argue about anything. The only point here is that if mirrorless cameras don't need to rely on those fancy processing terms to get wonderful images, then smartphone cameras that also don't rely on them are much more professional than those who apply super aggressive processing. I don't like an auto Photoshop for my camera. I just want my camera to take the picture and let me freely edit my photos later on to the way I want them to be. Call me inconvenient all the way you want, but if convenience means having to hinder my creativity, then I'd rather learn things about optics and editing than be dependent solely on other's efforts.

[@AlexA-ts8sq]

@@troy5568 ...just you need to revisit Michael Fischer's review where he compares Mark 2 to Pixel 4 )

[@AlexA-ts8sq]

@@GrantLikesTech in fact, those who allegedly liked the result with the Mark 2 dream that it would shoot like an iPhone)

[@troy5568]

@@AlexA-ts8sq You're referring me to a "phone" reviewer than to a professional "camera" user for judging the image quality of these phones? I could refer you to many photography professional people and they would've been laughing at you for years if they see or hear your bogus claims of iPhone claiming the "best camera" title against the Xperia. Realtalk.

[@scp-2681]

I really hope that Sony can replace this telephoto next year. This telephoto is not good for Samsung cmos。

[@a-ray114]

Sony has great colours, not bad overall images quality, however, iPhone is a clear winner, for the same price it beats Sony in everything/

[@timfridly705]

Sony stabilization is no joke, and Apple did great tone.

[@corneliusscipio777]

Why nobody uses the profi App of Sony? Way better than any smartphone camera