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"In most situations, I’d rather have the Pixel camera... One reason is the phone’s superior screen. The AMOLED display makes photos look better; even ones taken

by 3chelon 10y ago

"In most situations, I’d rather have the Pixel camera... One reason is the phone’s superior screen. The AMOLED display makes photos look better; even ones taken on an iPhone." What? How does a better screen make the camera better? Also, in the comparison photos, they have shown different images for the Pixel and iPhone. How can we be expected to judge for ourselves based on that? Come on, WSJ. This is just amateurish.

joshstrange 10y ago
> Also, in the comparison photos, they have shown different images for the Pixel and iPhone. How can we be expected to judge for ourselves based on that? Came here to say the same thing, it's incredibly hard to judge when you have 2 different pictures. A number of site have nailed this and have the same picture taken with each phone and a slider you can pull across the image to switch between the two phones. All that to say I'm not a photographer and I really couldn't give a shit about the pictures I take. No one has ever shamed me for not having enough definition in a picture I've posted and reallyI'd be fine with a camera from 2-3 iPhone models ago.
- scintill76 10y ago
  I'm confused... there are two sets of near-identical comparison photos with that pull-slider you described between them, and to my eyes it clearly and fairly shows that the Pixel's colors and clarity are better. Are you guys complaining about the slight differences in angle and camera placement? (i.e. as you pull the slider across, things shift a little bit) It was a little un-satisfying in the sense of falling just short of perfect, but in my non-photographer mind it's plenty close enough to see a fair comparison...
  - 3chelon 10y ago
    Strange... that slider feature wasn't visible the first time I viewed the site. Maybe it got added in later, or maybe it was a browser issue. Thanks for clearing that up, it's now a very good comparison.
    - scintill76 10y ago
      Thank you too, yeah, I wondered about that. Maybe they had a compatibility issue that made it not load right in your first browser or the first time you read it.
rifung 10y ago
> What? How does a better screen make the camera better It doesn't, it makes the photos you take from said camera look better than if you also looked at the photos from a crappy screen. Not trying to step on any toes; I just wanted to explain what they meant.
devopsproject 10y ago
> What? How does a better screen make the camera better? According to the author: The screen makes photos look better. So if you use your phone as the primary device to view photos, and don't want to carry a second device to take them, this may be the phone for you.

by 3chelon 10y ago

joshstrange 10y ago

> Also, in the comparison photos, they have shown different images for the Pixel and iPhone. How can we be expected to judge for ourselves based on that? Came here to say the same thing, it's incredibly hard to judge when you have 2 different pictures. A number of site have nailed this and have the same picture taken with each phone and a slider you can pull across the image to switch between the two phones. All that to say I'm not a photographer and I really couldn't give a shit about the pictures I take. No one has ever shamed me for not having enough definition in a picture I've posted and reallyI'd be fine with a camera from 2-3 iPhone models ago.

scintill76 10y ago
I'm confused... there are two sets of near-identical comparison photos with that pull-slider you described between them, and to my eyes it clearly and fairly shows that the Pixel's colors and clarity are better. Are you guys complaining about the slight differences in angle and camera placement? (i.e. as you pull the slider across, things shift a little bit) It was a little un-satisfying in the sense of falling just short of perfect, but in my non-photographer mind it's plenty close enough to see a fair comparison...
- 3chelon 10y ago
  Strange... that slider feature wasn't visible the first time I viewed the site. Maybe it got added in later, or maybe it was a browser issue. Thanks for clearing that up, it's now a very good comparison.
  - scintill76 10y ago
    Thank you too, yeah, I wondered about that. Maybe they had a compatibility issue that made it not load right in your first browser or the first time you read it.

rifung 10y ago

> What? How does a better screen make the camera better It doesn't, it makes the photos you take from said camera look better than if you also looked at the photos from a crappy screen. Not trying to step on any toes; I just wanted to explain what they meant.

devopsproject 10y ago

> What? How does a better screen make the camera better? According to the author: The screen makes photos look better. So if you use your phone as the primary device to view photos, and don't want to carry a second device to take them, this may be the phone for you.