scorecard
  1. Home
  2. tech
  3. news
  4. Everyone expected the Pixel 4 to have the best smartphone camera, but Apple's iPhone 11 Pro ruined Google's party

Everyone expected the Pixel 4 to have the best smartphone camera, but Apple's iPhone 11 Pro ruined Google's party

Antonio Villas-Boas   

Everyone expected the Pixel 4 to have the best smartphone camera, but Apple's iPhone 11 Pro ruined Google's party
Tech1 min read

Google Pixel 4

Crystal Cox/Business Insider

The iPhone 11 Pro, left, and the Pixel 4, right.

  • Everyone may have been expecting the latest Pixel 4 to carry on Google's domination as the best smartphone camera maker, but Apple ruined Google's party with the iPhone 11 series.
  • Google's Pixel 4 may eke out a win on some of the photos below, but not by much.
  • Ultimately, Apple's iPhone 11 camera is superb, and it decidedly wins for giving you the option of an ultra-wide camera.
  • The Pixel 4 doesn't have an ultra-wide camera, which was a controversial move.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Either Google messed up the camera on the Pixel 4, or Apple made significant strides in the iPhone 11-series camera.

Whatever happened over the last year, Google's famed pedigree as the best smartphone camera maker on Earth is now in question.

I took both the Pixel 4 and iPhone 11 Pro Max for a camera shoot-out, and I came back surprised when I saw the photos on my computer.

Check out the photos taken by the Pixel 4 compared to those taken on the iPhone 11 Pro:

Exclusive FREE Slide Deck: Top 3 Biggest Smartphone Trends by Business Insider Intelligence

READ MORE ARTICLES ON


Advertisement

Advertisement