r/pixelography • u/zambizzi • 3h ago
Pixel 10 Pro XL vs iPhone 18 Pro Max
Random shot inside my basement office, which has really complicated lighting and shadows to contend with.
I usually own a flagship from each side of the Android/iPhone fence. I like to alternate and test/compare them for fun. Last year I owned the OnePlus 13 and the iPhone 16 Pro Max, but this is the lineup this year.
First, pick your favorite and see if you can identify which is which, and I'll reveal here after some responses.
Both are really great phones and camera systems but one is really surprising the hell out of me. I don't do a lot of video and they're both great there, so I'm not nitpicking as much as I do with photos.
EDIT
Left is Pixel, right is iPhone.
Pixel was just point-and-shoot defaults. iPhone has aperture set to 4.0 whereas default is 1.48. I posted this in r/iPhoneography and someone pointed out that this triggers a bunch of other automatic adjustments, and you need to do more than that...but I don't wanna. The point-and-shoot from the iPhone w/ default aperture washed out the outdoor scene so badly, it's embarrassing. I'm not a photographer. It didn't handle this shot well at all.