As soon as Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL came out, all competitors switched to dual photo sensors, while Google showed that the single photo sensor is far from having the last word. A leadership endorsed one year after its release. First, with a comparison of the photos taken with the Galaxy Note 9 and Pixel 2: The difference in quality is particularly noticeable in night photos – but the Note 9 has to be better than the competition. Our colleagues from The Verge and Tom’s Guide repeated the same test with the iPhone XS and were surprised: their photos still struggle to keep up the comparison, especially in low light conditions.
The iPhone XS still struggles to compete with the Pixel 2 on the photography side
That’s not entirely a surprise: the iPhone XS’ photo modules are nearly identical to those of the iPhone X, but the primary sensor has larger pixels. However, with the new NPU of the A12 Bionic chip and software improvements in iOS 12, Apple has promised big improvements in photo quality. For example, with the advent of Smart HDR, which takes several photos with different settings and keeps the best of each shot to create the perfect photo. A feature reminiscent of Pixel 2 HDR+.
However, it seems that the results are not at the same level yet. In low light, the Pixel 2 XS’ photos have significantly less noise. Colors also look much more natural on the Pixel 2, but slightly warmer on the iPhone XS. Of course, both smartphones have excellent cameras, but Apple still seems to be struggling to catch up with Google in this area. We provide two samples, you can see more on The Verge website and That of Tom’s Guide.
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