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Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by headmelted on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @04:03AM (#20937610)
"Case in point : MKBHD made a blind test last year and low cost smartphone Mi Pocophone which scored pathetic camera performance in individual reviews came out top in the blind test."

Marques doesn't have kids.

I loved my Redmi Note 4. I even liked the chin, as the buttons were on it - so my usable screen size was actually larger than the Pixel XL that replaced it.

That phone took perfectly acceptable shots with still subjects that I'd have been happy to live with but the shutter lag was terrible. I have six months of mostly blurry photos of my kids solely because the phone couldn't deal with any amount of fast motion so it had to go.

Recently upgraded to a Pixel 3a solely because of Night Sight and for my use case it was a no-brainer as I can't get the time back. I also couldn't give a rats behind about notches and bumps - my phones go straight into bumper cases and 9-glass before they're turned on.

Some people really do need the less-talked-about features that are only of late getting any amount of attention by manufacturers.

Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by kace91 on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @05:30AM (#20938039)
Absolutely. I had the same experience with the first Moto G phones - reviews called it amazing quality for the price and had camera samples that were admittedly very nice. There was no way I could get a picture of my dog in that time, or even a group picture with at least one of my friends/family members being blurry - there's always movement with people, even if it's a bit, and youtube testers rarely account for that.
Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by Abishek_Muthian on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @04:47AM (#20937826)
Going from a crappy camera to something like on Pixel3a is truly a leap especially when you are looking photos yourself on the screen.

But say you had bought iPhone 8 (same year as Redmi Note 4) and you share pictures to social media; Pictures from iPhone 11 would be indiscernible to those who see your photos at the other end.

Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by neuronic on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:38AM (#20939385)
> Pictures from iPhone 11 would be indiscernible to those who see your photos at the other end

I disagree. As an iPhone 8 user even iPhone X pictures are massively improved, not to mention a Huawei P30 or Pixel 3XL... night sight doesn't exist and post-processing by external apps only.

Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by ksec on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:31PM (#20943233)
I wouldn't say Massively improved. But it was definitely noticeable. By not massively improved, I mean photos from iPhone 8 looks fine, but when you gets to compare with X, you immediately notice the difference.

The same goes to X and Xs, although the difference is a little less drastic, but P30 and Pixel were both winning, and when you compare it, it was obvious.

Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by JustSomeNobody on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @12:00PM (#20941585)
I have an 8 and while the X is subjectively better, a moment or two in snapseed can more than make up the difference.
Re:iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max by skinnymuch on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @08:38AM (#20939380)
That night photo difference looks a lot better as one example in the landing page. Would that not be a noticeable difference?