The GooglePixel7's camera impressed in our review, but how does it compare to the Apple iPhone14 and iPhone14Plus? We put them to the test.
The Pixel 7 has a fantastic camera, and it’s one of the top reasons to pick the latest Google phone over any other, but what about Apple’s latest phones? The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus share the same camera technology, and the smallest new iPhone also impressed in our recent review. Putting them against each other is the right thing to do.
The Pixel 7 has a 50MP camera with an f/1.85 aperture, plus a 12MP wide-angle camera with an f/2.2 aperture. The camera has optical and electronic image stabilization, laser autofocus, and a host of special editing features in the Google Photos app that are exclusive to the Pixel. On the front of the Pixel 7 is a 10.8MP, f/2.2 aperture camera with fixed focus, while the iPhone 14 Plus has a 12MP, f/1.9 aperture autofocus selfie camera.
You can see this in our first photo. The Pixel 7’s exposure level brings out more texture and tone in the aged walls and a more realistic look to the ground, which in real life was wet. The iPhone 14 Plus handles the exposure differently, blowing out the sun at the top of the photo, and brightening the overall image. For me, the Pixel 7’s photo is better, but I’ve shown the same image to others, and they have often preferred the iPhone’s photo.
The way the two cameras perform is really noticeable in the photo of the church. The Pixel 7’s tighter field of view is obvious, but more so is the improved exposure, contrast levels, and tone. The iPhone 14 Plus’s photo is cold and stark, with the tree branches in the foreground getting lost in the blown-out sky. The Pixel 7’s warmer photo is better balanced and far more attractive.
In the photo of the church, the Pixel 7’s warmer tones and better contrast are evident again, but the iPhone does a great job with detail despite not having an optical zoom. It’s only let down by the cool tone. Which you prefer may come down to personal preference; I’d be happier sharing the Pixel 7’s image without editing, but I’d feel it necessary to alter the iPhone’s photo first.
The second photo was shot in a far darker environment with only ambient light from a nearby source, and the Pixel 7 does a superb job of revealing detail and coping with the white balance. The iPhone’s noisier photo lacks detail but arguably captures the colors and textures as I saw them in real life. But the Pixel 7’s photo brightens the scene without the problems introduced by the iPhone.Pixel 7 vs.
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