Pixel 6A vs. iPhone SE: We did a camera comparison between two of the bet sub-$500 phones you can buy.
You can find the phones in this camera comparison here👇
Apple iPhone SE: https://cnet.co/3ciomUr
Google Pixel 6A: https://cnet.co/3yYwyAW
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We wanted to find out if it was possible for phones to be both affordable and take great photos and videos. Keep in mind that both Apple and Google use machine learning and processing to counter the limitations from their tiny lenses and camera sensors. The results were surprising as one phone consistently did better than the other.
For more check out our full written Pixel 6A vs. iPhone SE Camera test👇
https://www.cnet.com/news/the-pixel-6a-cameras-outshine-the-iphone-se/
CHAPTERS:
00:00 iPhone SE vs Pixel 6A
01:08 Cameras and Settings
03:12 Photo Comparison
03:42 Favorite Photos
04:10 Side-by-Side Photo Comparison
05:36 Ultrawide Angle Lens
06:09 Digital Zoom
06:34 Indoor Lighting
07:14 Portrait Mode
08:41 Night Sight
09:50 Selfie Camera
10:33 Favorite Videos
11:14 Side-by-Side Video Comparison
12:13 Image Stabilization
12:56 Conclusion
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Even my pixel 4a camera better than iPhone se.
simply love the SE body
My wife and I got the Google Pixel 3 when it came out. We LOVE the camera pictures. I show off the Night Sight pics all the time. I have pics taken at 2 AM where you can't see where you're going and the obstacles are lit up. You just have to hold the camera still for a few seconds.
Google pixel will always be better than android and Apple fan boys will never see that 😂
Videos are stuttering, has to do with the editing 24 frames and 30 frames.
6a's photography really reminds me of my old 3a. i wish google brings back the minimal design for their future pixel release.
I go with Xiaomi or Samsung or Oppo instead of these two.
excellent video I agree the 6a offer a better experience for the money.
Nobody needs to shoot in 24fps. That's ancient technology that really had nothing to do with video quality; it was a cost-saving method. Shooting at 30 (or 60fps) gives you a much smoother video.
Both are trash with 60hz displays
Should you be comparing the 6a to the 13 mini?
I agree totally my friend Great review I would pick the pixel 6a also 😁 .. well I did anyway but for all the reasons you mentioned on the video 📸
I guess that people who buy Iphone SE don't care much about camera performance.
Owned a pixel for the very first time in my life and I felt like google’s software is very experimental, bugs here and there, official update breaks stuff and When upgrading the software right out of the box it required a factory reset from the recovery mode after OTA update because it won’t let me boot in like what??? Was a big let down coming from an iPhone. I took the polished iOS for granted perhaps.
I like the pixel 6a , but if you take a lot video's the iPhone SE is the way to go
iphone still looks premium and the specs are premium, but i cant afford iphone so im still using local brand android in philippines.
I shall choose pixel 6a.. Because it has overall good camera. Has more cameras than iphone. Which are really important in photography. though its video quality is not so good but still decent. So I shall choose pixel 6a over iphone se. Thank you
iPhone SE is such a non event
I would choose the iPhone SE since Google doesn’t sell the Pixel 6a where I live. Probably buy the Nothing Phone instead but…just saying.
When did Ron Jeremy start doing phone comparisons?
nothing phone 1 ?
I watched it only to the point where an omd person with a hawaii shirt was taking sefies but my guess for the conclusion is two old normal cell phone cameras.
iPhone has iCloud which is great. Pages, Numbers are much better than Google documents and Google sheets. iPhone is safer for privacy and iPhone wallet is much better than Google wallet. The camera is much better in Google pixel except for the videos. On the iPhone the vocal dictation is much better and more precise than in Google and Android phones
I was surprised to hear your conclusion after noticing your macbook air. I am glad that your personal brand preference didn't color your decision regarding the 2 phones. Thank you for an informative and unbiased comparison. I have always been impressed with the camera on friends iphones but have never been able to test or compare them myself.
2 pigs 🐷 in one frame 😂😂
Great video and it would seem the 6A has the edge, but the IPhone isn't far behind. One other comment and this has nothing to do with the picture quality but more ergonomics – the IPhone SE is actually easier to hold, whereas the Google phone is bigger and probably more likely to be dropped especially if you are using one hand.
Camera is better on the 6a with android 13 I hear, I just updated but haven't had a chance to take some good photo comparisons
Excellent presentation!
Comes down to this: take a lot of photos? get the 6A, take more videos than photos? get the SE 3.
Since I shoot way more videos than photos….see my profile photo??
I love the way colors pop with the SE 3. It's also a very handsome phone, particularly in the 'midnight' color.
Damn it's disappointing to see the SE's video recording that much better than the 6a's!
..and on top of it all Pixel 6A got very good battery life comparing to Iphone SE. Also, now its cheaper than Iphone. Pixel 6A is a steal!
I own the iPhone XR. Which is a better phone to upgrade? Should l be considering pixel 6A ? Lemme know your suggestions
6a is more towards reality
I wish flagships phones in se form factor from android would be available, i would ditch my 12 mini in a heartbeat!
SE 2024 better AT LEAST use the notch design of the 11 or the 12 mini.
Even though SE has thick bezels i would choose it because of its compact size, even if it has single camera it is very good camera. I wanna try the latest iOS 16. I had seen a lot of videos about iOS also apple gives more years of major and security updates.And finally the most imp point It's the most affordable and new iphone. I like the 13 mini more but it's more pricey than it's orginal price in India.
Every apple product is more pricey in India. The SE base variant costs 551.86 dollars in India
Le me watching videos to understand which mobile to buy:
Watches videos since a week, tech review channel, which one would you buy? Me still confused