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I'm upgrading my iPhone 13 mini because having switched from a Pixel 4a, the camera performance is just unacceptably bad. It's a testament to how much I like th

by ahepp 4y ago

I'm upgrading my iPhone 13 mini because having switched from a Pixel 4a, the camera performance is just unacceptably bad. It's a testament to how much I like the rest of the iPhone that I didn't just go back to the pixel. I briefly considered carrying the Pixel around just to take pictures.

naet 4y ago
I loved my Pixel 4a. Price point seemed reasonable, battery and camera were both very decent, and I preferred using Android to iOS. The one downfall was that when I broke my screen this year, the replacement was so costly that I ended up switching to a friend's unused older model iPhone for now. I may still repair it at the end of the year...
gnicholas 4y ago
Huh wow, I have a 13 mini and love the camera. It’s a bit better than my 11 Pro, especially in low light, and I had no complaints about that camera when it was my main phone. What’s not to like about the camera on the 13?
- ahepp 4y ago
  The pictures just look bad compared to old ones from my pixel 4a. I'm not sure if it's a signal processing thing or what. I will try booting that up and posting a side by side in a bit.
- ahepp 4y ago
  I said I'd try getting my Pixel 4a running again to do a comparison, but I'm feeling lazy and found this video comparing the 5a and the iPhone 13. So it's not exactly the comparison I had been making in my comment, but I think the video demonstrates a lot of the issues I saw between the 4a and iPhone 13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi1Pu9ez8sI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi1Pu9ez8sI Some of these photos are just completely damning for the iPhone. https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=79 https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=79 https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=135 https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=135 https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=330 https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=330
  - foldr 4y ago
    These things are largely a matter of taste. The iPhone photos look nicer to me, overall. There are a few cases of closeups shot with the iPhone where the photos are relatively soft, but I suspect that's just bad focus, camera shake, or subject movement. Also seems that the Pixel ramps up the contrast more than the iPhone, which will tend to make things look a little sharper.

by ahepp 4y ago

naet 4y ago

I loved my Pixel 4a. Price point seemed reasonable, battery and camera were both very decent, and I preferred using Android to iOS. The one downfall was that when I broke my screen this year, the replacement was so costly that I ended up switching to a friend's unused older model iPhone for now. I may still repair it at the end of the year...

gnicholas 4y ago

Huh wow, I have a 13 mini and love the camera. It’s a bit better than my 11 Pro, especially in low light, and I had no complaints about that camera when it was my main phone. What’s not to like about the camera on the 13?

ahepp 4y ago
The pictures just look bad compared to old ones from my pixel 4a. I'm not sure if it's a signal processing thing or what. I will try booting that up and posting a side by side in a bit.
ahepp 4y ago
I said I'd try getting my Pixel 4a running again to do a comparison, but I'm feeling lazy and found this video comparing the 5a and the iPhone 13. So it's not exactly the comparison I had been making in my comment, but I think the video demonstrates a lot of the issues I saw between the 4a and iPhone 13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi1Pu9ez8sI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi1Pu9ez8sI Some of these photos are just completely damning for the iPhone. https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=79 https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=79 https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=135 https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=135 https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=330 https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=330
- foldr 4y ago
  These things are largely a matter of taste. The iPhone photos look nicer to me, overall. There are a few cases of closeups shot with the iPhone where the photos are relatively soft, but I suspect that's just bad focus, camera shake, or subject movement. Also seems that the Pixel ramps up the contrast more than the iPhone, which will tend to make things look a little sharper.