Pixel 4a vs iPhone SE 2: Camera Test Comparison!

Will the Google Pixel 4a or iPhone SE (2020) feature the BEST budget smartphone camera for this year? In this video we shoot side-by-side comparisons and sample footage and photos, which one do you think is the winner? (Huge thanks to Google sending me the Pixel 4a.)

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:35 Front facing video & audio test
1:45 Selfie photos & portrait mode
2:31 Rear camera daytime photos
3:43 Low-light/nighttime photos
4:03 Rear video 4K
5:03 Auto-focus
5:15 Rear camera 1080p
5:39 Slow-motion, 120fps & 240fps
5:54 Low light video
6:23 Conclusion

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[NOLATechy]

Looks like Google up'ed their game on the video recording. The sound quality as well as video stablilzation was MUCH better on the Pixel 4a at 0:40 compared to the iPhone at 0:37, however I will agree the iPhone maintained more clarity (t-shirt). However when it comes to the still images, hands down, Pixel wins, not even a contest in my opinion. When it comes to consideration of which to buy though, there are a few more things to consider. The Pixel has a larger, higher resolution OLED display, better battery life, better RAM management (6GB vs 3GB), faster WiFi speeds, a headphone jack, lighter weight and costs $50 less ($100 less if iPhone SE has 128GBs storage). FYI, the Pixel 4a is already sold out on Amazon.

Pixel 4a's microphone is leaps and bounds much better quality than the SE2

[hamzahamim]

That duck picture was enough for me the level of detail and background blur is crazy for a 350 bucks phone .

[MickeyTech]

The video quality seems to be improving on pixel, let's see how they achieve later....

[louisduong]

3:51 that's just simply incredible for the pixel to capture those star in the night sky

[Michael-mobv]

THANK YOU: all these tech reviewers compare the 2 phones as if they were priced 349$ to 399$ but in reality it's 349$ to 449$ to match the storage! Also great video, I love the format especially the comparison of the two phones side by side!

[DesmondChen]

WOW..the 4A voice quality are on another level..

[zachm]

Super excited to see the Pixel 4a 5g and Pixel 5. I've had the 3a and was waiting for the 4a, but since it's so close and my 3a still works (knock on wood), I feel like it's worth waiting on. I honestly am shocked the audio sounds good on the 4a. It's ALWAYS been a Pixel thing to sound like garbage and I'm genuinely shocked, in a good way. Great video though! Definitely enjoy you giving honest thoughts and not pushing one phone or the other, like so many YouTubers do

[tomphitty]

Overall (including more feature in camera, battery, weight, screen, android os, price) I prefer the pixel. How ever something strange with me, why do I love the color produced by iPhone se?

[snoberto]

I believe the pixel looks a little more cropped in due to it using a much more aggressive digital image stabilisation. It works very well!

[oceanman]

Dude forgot the Astrophotography mode. Man, that stuff was amazing. Especially when you're in the middle of nowhere.

[brokenlegend]

Pixel is a hit. Google did the best thing with it. Amazing job!

[keithmilton]

Your videos need way more views man! I can only imagine how much work goes into making these look so good. Great job!

[pianoplayer]

I notice that the iPhone SE 2 when racking between foreground and background around 5:08 it slightly crops in smooth and then back out. Looks like a nice touch to me.

[Mark-ukwz]

Even budget pixels blow every phone out of the water in the camera department

[keithedwinsmith]

I have a 1st gen SE and a macbook and iPad so I’m thinking of getting a 2nd gen SE to keep the compatibilty going - but if I were going down the Android route I’d definitely go for the Pixel 4a as it is a bargain at that price.

[encoreartz]

Pixel's video recording have improved greatly and the mic is far better than SE2

[davidmartrano]

Both are very good but I give the edge to the 4a. Especially with 🌃 night sight. The bigger OLED display for me is much preferred. I could never go back to a 4.7in display. At it's current price I chose the 4a. Very good comparison!

[sacphilip]

It’s awesome the extent to which a phone can replace a high end camera / action camera. The sound on the pixel rivals a studio quality microphone. At 350 dollars, I don’t find a need for an amateur vlog camera anymore

[aronrex]

Pixel shoots photos with high dynamic range and doesn't look like it's a flat image. It doesn't over saturate or over smoothens like other phones does. The photos look so natural. 🌿🍃❤