iPhone X Moved From Pixel 2 XL to iPhone X - Disapointing Pictures

[chad.petree]

Both awesome phones. I actually found my 2XL to be more smooth than my X. Especially scrolling in twitter. Overall UI is smooth on both though, so no complaints there.

Chrome on android feels poorly optimized ( on ios as well, but that's another topic) it becomes quite choppy if you're on website with a couples of ads ( which is 90% of websites nowadays)

 

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[gadgetfreaky]

The Pixel is famed for having one of the best cameras on a mobile phone, if not the best. The Huwaei P20 Pro and Samsung S9 Plus are other contenders. Frankly the iPhone X is nothing more than a decent snapper next to these few.

So is this a hardware problem or just they have better software doing image processing? i.e. are there any actaiul spec differences in the camera we can look for this year or is just a matter of Apple spending time on the software side.

 

[pixel_junkie]

I much prefer the colour balance, contrast and tone of the iPhone X images.

Same here.

Also, if shooting in portrait mode, the Pixel struggles to isolate more complex shapes and only edits parts of the image (which makes it obvious that a portrait is software generated/enhanced) and looks terrible. The X has not done that once in the 10 months I've owned mine.

 

[Grimham]

iPho

Images are important. But the iPhone really has improved my overall mobile experience in terms of client communication and apps really do feel like they are better polished and smooth on IOS. I'd just like to see if there is a way I can tweak the iPhone images to be a bit better and closer to the quality of the Pixel.

I understand that the Pixel's camera/processing software is better. But considering that the iPhone X received a 97 DXO score compared to the Pixel's 98, I'd expect the difference in quality to be much more subtle than it is.




Do you happen to know what settings I could tweak with the iPhone camera to correct the photo output to be at least somewhat as 'natural' and true-to-life as the Pixel?

Since I had both phones out, I decided to take them both with me on my morning walk with the dog. I wanted to see if in brighter conditions the difference would be less noticeable. It wasn't...

Pixel 2 XL

iPhone X

Pixel 2 XL

iPhone X

iPhone X in these photos took better pictures. There is more detail. The Pixel looks washed out.
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As an iPhone X user, the difference to me is night and day in favor of the XL. There's so much edge-enhancement on the iPhone X on the house pictures that it's insane how they're even comparable in DXO's scoring. Look at that cluster of houses on the right. So clear and defined and "natural" on the XL. And that's just that area.

I'm going to flat-out say that anyone who thinks the iPhone X is the better on the second set of photos (let alone the first), has absolutely ZERO clue about image quality.

If you prefer the slightly "punchier" contrast on the iPhone X, that's easily achieved with a quick tweak on the XL. But the overall image quality of the X is a disaster by comparison.

Look at that grey roof on the middle house. You can make out the shingles on the XL, whereas it's just pretty much a slick of black on the X. I bet in real life it's NOT black.

Look at the branches on those trees in the foreground. The difference is huge.

Yet... DXO is 98 vs 97.

Lol.

Guess my 15 years of doing photography means I don't have a clue......right.

 

[WilliamG]

iPho

iPhone X in these photos took better pictures. There is more detail. The Pixel looks washed out.
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Guess my 15 years of doing photography means I don't have a clue......right.

No comment.

I’ve been doing photography for 22 years now. Also, I know photographers who’ve been in the business for way longer - and they still have little clue about image-quality traits. And they still take photos 10x better than I do.

 

[fred98tj]

Hehe. This has gotten cute. Like some fleas on the back of a dog arguing about the dog ownership.
We have “15 years” and “22 years” photographers. Y’all are babies still.
I’ll join this as ya’alls grandad. I have about 55 years as a photographer.

Arguing about image quality vs a “good” photo and squabbling about sharpness or noise is simply chasing a rabbit down a hole.

Cellphone cams can certainly take “good” photos. Any of the phones. Having said that, they simply can’t stand up to a regular camera in so many departments.
I’ve given up using a cellphone for anything, photo wise, except for an occasional digi-snap sometimes.


(Please take this as the light hearted comment it’s meant to be and please no one get their pants all twisted up about it. )
[doublepost=1533867702][/doublepost]Y’all need to get out and take pics. It’s relaxing and good for you. This silly bickering about which cellphone cam is “better” is just beyond silly.
Enjoy whatever you have. Push the limits and always learn. Try new things with whatever you have. You might be surprised.

 

[Txguy82]

iPhone X

Pixel 2 XL

iPhone X

Pixel 2 XL

And another crappy one from the iPhone X

I don't think anyone could argue that the image quality from the iPhone outperformed the Pixel in this case.

In the end, I'm looking for input on settings I may be able to change to correct this poor image quality. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

iPhone camera definitely needs to catch up!!! Photos are overblown in some cases with the lighting. I deal with this on a daily. If u find out on setting tweaks lmk