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it's time to compare the Apple iPhone 10r and Google pixel three to see which one has the best camera this is iPhone 10 are versus pixel 3 let's start with the basics they both have a single lens 12 megapixel camera around the back the 10r has a 26 millimeter wide angle lens at F 1.8 while the pixel 3 has a 28 millimeter wide angle lens also at F 1.8 one important thing to remember is that the iPhone 10 R and the more expensive iPhone 10 s actually share the same wide-angle lens camera and I've already compared the iPhone 10 s to the pixel 3 in an earlier comparison on CNET if you've watched that then the results of this comparison might not be too much of a surprise however that being said the 10r does take photos in a slightly different way in areas such as portraits and in low-light and for zoom so that's where I expect there to be the biggest changes for general photos the phones do an excellent job expects shots with pleasing color saturation and good exposures when it comes to HDR the iPhone uses a mode called smart HDR while the pixel has hdr+ and hdr+ enhanced turn them on and you'll notice a big difference in the dynamic range captured photos from the pixel have a touch more contrast than the iPhone smart HDR actually evens out the differences between shadows and highlights a little more than the pixel does the portrait mode both phones generate the bokeh or the blur in the background through software on the iPhone you can use this simulated f-stop slider to increase or decrease the bokeh effect by default it's set at F 2.8 while the iPhone 10 s is set at F 4.5 the pixel uses a plane slider without the f-stop markers but it also lets you change the focus point and add foreground blur the wider lens on the 10r means that portraits look different to those taken on other iPhones like the 10s with two lenses you have to physically move closer to get more of your subject in the frame and because the iPhones lens is so wide there can be a slight distortion of faces if your subject is at the sides of the frame the pixel can do portrait mode on just about anything from flowers to dogs just spooky skeletons the iPhone though can only do portrait mode on people if you try it on a non human subject it will just say no person detected on the screen that being said I love the look of portrait mode on both your subjects will look pin-sharp while the background is nice and creamy the iPhones blur can smooth out edges around things like hair a little too much but the pixel does make highlights and details look a little harsh that being said there's more contrast on the pixel so it does make images look sharper and sometimes a complicated background can throw the pixel off completely the selfies the pixel has two front-facing cameras with a regular and wide angle lens with that wide lens you can get a lot more in your shot than the iPhone does the pixel also has a face retouching filter if you don't like the super detailed photos without any filters at all and I definitely don't you can try using the natural filter for a good middle ground I think smart HDR on the iPhone does a better job overall of evening out the highlight and shadow detail over the pixel but that being said you might like that look better neither phone has optical zoom so they rely on digital zoom to get closer the pixel uses super a zoom which combines multiple photos to produce a better looking zoomed shot it kicks in at 1.2 X or more results are impressive especially when you compare them to regular digital zoom on the iPhone this is at 5x the maximum reach of the iPhone time for some low-light shots I took them to the spooky terror vault in San Francisco to push the cameras to the limit the pixel has the clear edge here producing photos with less noise and more sharpness than the iPhone but the pixel does saturate the red Channel more than the iPhone so photos look really vivid the low-light portrait mode the iPhone sometimes struggles locking onto the subject but both can leave the image looking a little soft I think the pixels flash looks more natural and brightens up the scene more but this one's close and Google's night sight feature that promises better looking low-light photos without flash wasn't officially available at the time of testing per video both phones record in 4k but only the iPhone does 60 frames a second it's put on both but the iPhone is sharper with smoother shifts in exposure and colors look more natural the pixel has the added bonus of tracking moving subjects in stills or video but stabilization looks more natural on the iPhone while the pixel has some evidence of that jello-like effect the slow motion video both can film at 240 frames a second but the pixel maxes out at 720p while the iPhone is full HD in low-light the results of flipped from the still photos it's the pixel that has a noisy messy image and it also has trouble focusing in low-light the iPhones recording sounds more rich than the pixel even though they're both recording in stereo we're waiting for you on the iPhone a setting called auto low-light FPS automatically drops the frame rate from 30 to 24 frames a second the difference between the two in low-light video is dramatic both these phones have fantastic cameras each with their strengths and weaknesses without comparing the photos I'd be pleased with either but like the results from my 10 s versus pixel 3 comparison the pixel just has the edge for still images especially in low light and the iPhone clearly wins for video recording so now it's time for you to choose did you like the iPhone 10 R or did you prefer the pixel 3 let me know in the comments below make sure to LIKE and subscribe and if you have any questions about the cameras feel free to leave me a comment or find me on Twitter