Compare Google Pixel 9a Camera vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera

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Main Cameras
Wide Camera The Google Pixel 9a features a 48 MP wide lens with an f/1.7 aperture, offering sharp and detailed photos with excellent low-light performance. It has a 1/2.0" sensor size and 0.8µm pixel size, allowing for better light capture and vibrant colors. Additionally, the dual pixel PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus) ensures fast and accurate focusing, while Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) reduces blurriness from shaky hands for clearer images. The 48 MP main camera on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features an f/1.8 aperture and a 24mm wide lens, offering high-resolution images with excellent detail. The 1/1.28" sensor and 1.22µm pixels allow for improved light sensitivity, resulting in better performance in low-light conditions. Additionally, the camera includes dual-pixel PDAF for fast and accurate focusing, while sensor-shift OIS helps reduce camera shake for clearer, more stable shots and videos.
Telephoto Camera
Ultrawide Camera The Google Pixel 9a features a 13 MP ultrawide lens with a 120˚ field of view, perfect for capturing expansive landscapes and wide group shots. It has an f/2.2 aperture, 1/3.1" sensor size, and 1.12µm pixel size, offering a good balance of light sensitivity and detail. The wide-angle lens lets you fit more into each shot, providing versatility for a variety of photography styles. The 12 MP ultrawide camera on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features an f/2.2 aperture and a 13mm focal length, offering a 120° field of view to capture expansive landscapes and group shots. The 1/2.55" sensor and 1.4µm pixel size allow for better light capture, ensuring clearer and more detailed images in various lighting conditions. With dual-pixel PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus), the camera delivers fast and accurate focus, even in wide-angle shots.
Periscope Telephoto Camera The 12 MP periscope telephoto camera on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features an f/2.8 aperture and a 120mm focal length, enabling 5x optical zoom for sharp, detailed long-range shots. With a 1/3.06" sensor and 1.12µm pixels, it captures clear images even at zoomed-in distances, while the dual-pixel PDAF ensures quick and accurate autofocus. The inclusion of 3D sensor-shift OIS helps stabilize the camera, reducing blur and ensuring steady photos and videos, even when zoomed in.
Macro Camera
Depth Camera ​The TOF 3D LiDAR scanner on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is a depth-sensing technology that enhances photography, particularly in low-light conditions, by measuring the distance between the device and objects to create accurate depth maps. This improvement facilitates faster autofocus, better Night mode performance, and enhanced augmented reality (AR) experiences. Notably, Apple has transitioned to sourcing LiDAR components exclusively from Sony for the iPhone 15 Pro models, aiming to reduce power consumption and potentially improve performance
Night Vision Camera
Features The Google Pixel 9a comes equipped with a Dual-LED flash for enhanced lighting in low-light conditions, ensuring more natural-looking photos. It also includes Pixel Shift for improved color accuracy and Ultra HDR for better dynamic range, delivering vibrant, detailed images. Additional features like panorama and Best Take enhance your photography by allowing wide-angle shots and automatically selecting the best facial expression in group photos. The main camera on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features a Dual-LED dual-tone flash, which provides more accurate and balanced lighting in low-light conditions, reducing harsh shadows and highlights. It also includes HDR (High Dynamic Range) for both photos and panorama shots, helping to balance the exposure between bright and dark areas for more detailed and natural-looking images. These features enhance overall photo quality, ensuring clear and vibrant shots in a variety of lighting scenarios.
Video The Google Pixel 9a supports video recording in 4K at 30/60fps for ultra-high-definition footage, and 1080p at various frame rates (30/60/120/240fps) for smooth or slow-motion videos. It also features both gyro-EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) to ensure steady, blur-free footage even while moving. These video capabilities make it ideal for capturing high-quality, dynamic content in any situation. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers exceptional video recording capabilities, including 4K video at multiple frame rates (24, 25, 30, and 60fps) for stunning, high-quality footage. It supports 1080p video at various frame rates (25, 30, 60, 120, and 240fps) for slow-motion or fast-action shots, and features 10-bit HDR and Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps) for vibrant and detailed color reproduction. Additional features like ProRes for professional-grade video, 3D (spatial) video for immersive content, and stereo sound recording further enhance the video experience.
Selfie
Selfie Wide Camera The 12 MP selfie camera on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features an f/1.9 aperture and a 23mm wide lens, making it well-suited for bright, sharp self-portraits and group selfies. With a 1/3.6" sensor and 1.0µm pixel size, it performs well in various lighting conditions, maintaining detail and clarity. It also includes PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus) for fast, accurate focusing and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) to reduce blur from hand movement.
Slefie Ultrawide Camera The Google Pixel 9a features a 13 MP ultrawide selfie camera with an f/2.2 aperture, offering wide-angle shots at 20mm. With a 1/3.1" sensor size and 1.12µm pixel size, it captures clear and vibrant self-portraits, even in lower light. The ultrawide lens allows you to fit more into your selfies, making it perfect for group shots and expansive backgrounds.
Selfie Depth Camera ​The SL 3D sensor on the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max is a depth and biometrics sensor integrated into the selfie camera. This sensor enhances facial recognition capabilities, enabling secure features like Face ID for user authentication. It projects infrared light to create a detailed 3D map of the user's face, ensuring accurate and reliable identification, even in low-light conditions.
Selfie Features The Google Pixel 9a's selfie camera includes HDR (High Dynamic Range) to improve the balance between bright and dark areas, ensuring more detailed and vibrant selfies. It also supports panorama mode, allowing you to capture wide-angle selfies with more people or a larger scene in the frame. These features enhance your selfie experience, providing better lighting and versatility. The selfie camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max includes HDR for capturing images with balanced exposure across highlights and shadows, resulting in more detailed and natural-looking selfies. It also supports Dolby Vision HDR for video recording, allowing for cinematic-quality front-facing videos with rich colors and dynamic contrast. These features make the front camera ideal for both high-quality selfies and professional-level video content.
Selfie Video The Google Pixel 9a's selfie camera supports video recording in 4K at 30fps for high-resolution, ultra-detailed footage. It also offers 1080p at 30fps for smooth and high-quality video, ensuring you capture clear and vibrant selfies or vlogs. This allows for versatile and professional-looking selfie videos in various settings. The selfie camera on the iPhone 15 Pro Max supports 4K video recording at 24, 25, 30, and 60fps, offering ultra-high-definition quality for vlogs, social media, and video calls. It also allows 1080p recording at 25, 30, 60, and 120fps, making it great for smooth motion and slow-motion front-facing videos. With gyro-EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization), videos remain steady and blur-free even when you're on the move.