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> I don't know if everyone but me is colorblind or what Possibly. In most blind tests, for shots straight out of the camera, people prefer the Google Pixel pho

> I don't know if everyone but me is colorblind or what Possibly. In most blind tests, for shots straight out of the camera, people prefer the Google Pixel photos to iPhone photos. Professionals complain that google over-amps the HDR, but consumers prefer that. Apple may have better codecs, but Google has better software post-processing. iPhone still wins in video though.

Jaxan 4y ago
I think this is right. To me the Google pixel photos look unnatural. But everything (dark areas to bright areas) is very clearly visible and it has a certain professional look to it. I can see why people like it. But to me, it looks unnatural. Maybe it’s a matter of getting used to.
least 4y ago
> Possibly. In most blind tests, for shots straight out of the camera, people prefer the Google Pixel photos to iPhone photos. People tend to favor shots that are punchy and high contrast, as far as I can tell from the many blind tests various youtubers have performed over the years. From my viewpoint, iPhones have almost always had better color processing straight out of the camera as it is much closer to true to life than Samsung or Google's. Google's image processing in other areas seems to be better. Low light continues to not be that great on iPhone, which is a big use case while the Pixel excels at it. Denoising isn't great. The iPhone can also tend to lose some fine details that are present in Google's photos. Overall, I think Apple's photos are more accurate and serve better as a baseline to edit photos, but Pixel wins out in many common scenarios that the iPhone just doesn't do as well along with having a more pleasing image straight out of the camera (because most people want to look better than real life, not like real life).
- deanCommie 4y ago
  Yeah, because "True to life" is irrelevant for people's personal photos. "True toMEMORY of life" is what's more important, and Pixel photos absolutely feel like they more match what I feel like I see.

Jaxan 4y ago

I think this is right. To me the Google pixel photos look unnatural. But everything (dark areas to bright areas) is very clearly visible and it has a certain professional look to it. I can see why people like it. But to me, it looks unnatural. Maybe it’s a matter of getting used to.

least 4y ago

> Possibly. In most blind tests, for shots straight out of the camera, people prefer the Google Pixel photos to iPhone photos. People tend to favor shots that are punchy and high contrast, as far as I can tell from the many blind tests various youtubers have performed over the years. From my viewpoint, iPhones have almost always had better color processing straight out of the camera as it is much closer to true to life than Samsung or Google's. Google's image processing in other areas seems to be better. Low light continues to not be that great on iPhone, which is a big use case while the Pixel excels at it. Denoising isn't great. The iPhone can also tend to lose some fine details that are present in Google's photos. Overall, I think Apple's photos are more accurate and serve better as a baseline to edit photos, but Pixel wins out in many common scenarios that the iPhone just doesn't do as well along with having a more pleasing image straight out of the camera (because most people want to look better than real life, not like real life).

deanCommie 4y ago
Yeah, because "True to life" is irrelevant for people's personal photos. "True toMEMORY of life" is what's more important, and Pixel photos absolutely feel like they more match what I feel like I see.