iPhone 15 Pro Max vs. Pixel 8 Pro: Camera, Battery, AI Features 

I think she meant: "Thank you Europe for forcing Apple to use USB-C". 😏

Ever since I got the Pixel 8 Pro I have watched many reviews on it. I realized that just about every review talks about the same stuff. Not much different. The camera, the AI software, the battery, and the display. Not much more than that. Overall I love this Pixel 8 pro!

I can accept that the consensus is that the iPhone takes better video, but I take 50 photos for every 1 video recorded. Everytime I show my Pixel photos to people, mostly iPhone owners, they are blown away. And with the new camera AI on the Pixel, it's an easy choice for me. If you factor in the overall software features, the price difference, and the fact that the Google ecosystem isn't bad either, then I have to go with the Pixel 8 Pro.

Pixel 8 Pro is so amazing and so is the iPhone 15 Pro Max. I'd go with the Pixel 8 Pro. That's what I have now. The AI features are so useful to use throughout the day. Both cameras are just fine for most people. It's the software that takes the Pixel 8 Pro over the edge. If I was in the Apple ecosystem, the only option really is the iPhone unless all you use is a Macbook.

They're both great phones, but I have to go with the Pixel 8 Pro.

Funny thing is the Apple eco system is why I would never buy a apple phone as my personal phone. I migrate from samsung and roku TV, iPad, Fire tablet and Samsung phone all in one day with one pair of headphones. I can transfer a picture from my google account to all of my phones and tablets. I don't even think about using my iCloud acct. Yes iPods, apple watch, iPad Macbook, etc. all work seamlessly together. Keyword together. Throw in a PS5 and a Xbox, 😖. For me personally I would rather stay out of the ecosystem. (As I type this from a M1 mac mini.)

Every feature that Pixel 8 Pro offers that iPhone 15 Pro Max does not have, or beats the iPhone is not a feature important to her. Seems like a very biased comparison. Seriously? Fingerprint scanner not useful? Whatever..

You're doing an amazing job with your videos!

So Magic Editor suddenly raises all kinds of ethical concerns but all these years of having Photoshop doing the exact same thing has not???

Isn't apple turning to Google for help with Ai just like Samsung did

Wait CNET prefers an iPhone, shocker! Google just has some nice quality of life features that make it hard to switch. The Pixel 8 Pro camera has the best image pipeline for stills is just feels like there's life in the images versus the sharp clinical digitized look from most cell phones

Pixel 8 Pro because apart from everything you just said, it is the aspect ratio of the display and the hand feel. Apple doesn't understand ergonomics very well.

Love your videos ❤ Keep making great reviews 👍 I'm thinking of switching from an iPhone 13 pro to the Pixel 8 Pro, but I love my apple watch ultra 😕 ...

Save yourself about 400 bucks and get the pixel 8 pro

I am guessing this reviewer didn't turn on full resolution for the Pixel 8 Pro in settings.

A superlative review, production and presentation. I would go with either the iPhone 15 Plus or iPhone 15 Pro Max. I've been on Android for years, but there's no reason to stay there after they dropped the 3.5mm jack and expandable storage. My 2020 LG V60 is still going strong and when needed, I'll have a battery installed. I really appreciate the 3.5mm jack, 32-bit Hi-Fi QuadDAC (which sounds so much better than anything Bluetooth) and expandable storage. Last Black Friday I picked up a Sandisk 1TB microSD card for $97.00.

Great review and precise got the info I needed with reasonable tests and time

Great review

Comparison reviews are a dime a dozen. I would like to see a device's analysis, evaluation. What are the strong areas of the phone, and what areas need to be addressed and made better

I'm interested to see what Apple's "spatial videos" will entail, because as someone very interested in VR, taking "depth" videos really appeals to me. I hope it's not JUST a standard 3D video, but includes at least SOMETHING that makes it unique. Excited to learn more.

on that first teacup shot, did portrait mode really engage? sometimes if the pixel cant quite figure it out, it doesn't engage the effect. The Bokeh on that one feels more like the natural bokeh of that larger sensor up close. The iphone one looks great btw.

I had all the latest iPhone i.e X, 11,12,13,14 and now 15 pro max. To sum it up, I went back to the pixel 8 pro. Something about its picture. Pixel photos recently won by the blind test by MKBD who tested 24 high end phones even the Sony new phone and iPhone 15 pro max. I just love how Google integrates all its app. Apple phones does however operate as smoothly but software integration and prowess

Thank you for the review

I will say that I’ve been a long time Google pixel user, with only my first iPhone 13 Pro Max for well over a year and a half now. The battery life is absolutely insane. Once you quickly get used to the apple eco system between AirPod pros, And the noticeable better quality of apps, it is nice. I keep on asking myself if there’s anything I honestly miss my old Google pixel phones - not as much as I thought it would be. I realize that Google still doesn’t understand dark mode to save their life even on iOS apps versus dark grey mode. But I can say I don’t missed my pixels too much from my pixels. When I had my Google pixels, android auto was horrible for me. CarPlay is fantastic. I’ve never actually had an issue using Siri and I tweaked optimize everything on my 13 Pro max for how are use it. 😊 I sometimes get the itch to try to customize my app icons similar to android icon pack and see, but a iOS takes way too long to make it out of the Shortcuts app, and it’s just not “worth it to me “. It was never a “dealbreaker to me anyways “. 😊

There's no phone today that can beat the Pixel in photos!

Great video you're awesome!

Why didn't you show the Pixel color options?

Neither. Last year I picked up Pixel 6a on Black Friday for $300. Rooted it and have system wide adblock and call recording. It runs great. Only thing I am missing is wireless charging. I have been eyeing Pixel 7 pro, which are going for $500 mint on swappa. Going with last year's phone save you like 50% and newest phones are marginally better. And this applies to iPhone. I just prefer Android for easier rooting and custom roms if I choose to use one.

Same I like pixel 8 pro picture over the iPhone 15 pro max which I also have. Most top RU-vid reviewers have pixel 8 pro over iPhone 15 pro max. MKBHD did a blind test of 24 high end phones and pixel 8 pro and pixel 7 pro pictures came out the winner.

Very nice and well comparison

Great video!!!!! Looking good too!

I'm here because I recently encountered a disappointing display issue with my Samsung S22 Ultra, and I must say I'm quite upset about it. 😢 This experience has left me feeling disheartened, especially when considering the comparison between the iPhone 15 Pro and Google Pixel 8 Pro phones in the video. It's disheartening when a trusted brand like Samsung falls short, impacting my overall satisfaction as a consumer. Hoping for better experiences in the future. My opinion but this makes me sad.

great comparism, thank you

I hate face unlock because I like to check my lock screen for notifications. With face unlock, my phone just opens to the home screen so I have to swipe down for my notifications. I think there is a setting for this, but I don't see the point of face unlock if it's just going to make me swipe to get to the home screen. I've also had issues using it when I grow a beard and I'm not about to update my face once a month.

Apple just disclosed the defined support period due to a UK law: "Minimum of 5 years from the first supply date"

Love your review from Bangladesh

Pixel 8 pro. Simply awesomeness. 💪🔥 Love mine. 😊

I really like CNET and their smooth reviews. I would like to see a more diverse review from those who prefer Android because it seems like everyone on CNET prefers Apple ... and again all love and respect I'm not trolling.

Last sunday, we were at the beach and my cousin has an iPhone 15, he was taking some photos with a girl and I took my Pixel 7 and started to take some shoots too, and, everyone were speechless with the Pixel 7 photos!😂😂😂😂 He himself recognized that the iPhone 15 can't beat the Pixel 7 in photos!😂😂😂😂 The results were simply incredible

Im so confused why would the magic editor be concerning? We are able to do that with third party apps so whats the difference. You still have to do the action yourself. Im tired of people being scared of magic editor

The only feature I enjoy on the pixel is the webpage reading. I choose Oppo Reno 10 Pro plus which I watched this video on

IDK, nothing makes me want to use a Pixel over a Samsaung as a main phone.

Pixel 8 Pro for me.

google pixel is overall a better phone, apple just has better video

I really liked this review!! Very well done. Thank you! ^^

I'll have to go with the pixel 8 pro, for all the AI features very handy and the ecosystems are exactly the same between iOS and Android. They all have the same features. But i am disappointed with the video quality in cinematic mode on Android. Im really not sure why Android cant improve video.

Complete biased review towards iphone and I am more than happy for 7 years of update no matter I will use those all years but yeah. And those photos edit is just speechless I know we don't need to use them often but I love pure android look which I always use and that's why I am using it

Your amazing 👌

I chose to stay with my Iphone 12 mini yet another year

I bought the Pixel 8 Pro.

Thank you for giving a fare review of both phones, so it makes it easy which one to chose.

I hate the reality of the apple eco system, i own 2 ipads so i can say from experience. I prefer the freedom/flexibility of android, the vast aray of different manufacturers and models to choose from. The real head to head will be the Galaxy S24 Ultra against the iPhone 15 pro max, so lets see in January

You are awesome 💯

Complete baised for iPhone, night mode better on iPhone, and who even invented that thing. And iPhone being lighter because of titanium, do you even know how much body % is made of titanium?

Just let Marques Brownlee do these comparisons, because the people at CNET doesn't know how to use a phone!

Well done Ukhti

Watching this on the 8 Pro. It's a class apart!

What is the best phone for video recording in 2024?

Pixel is king of smartphone caneras. That hasn't changed in years.

This reviewer is 🔥.

Damn! It's no wonder even more Android users are switching to the new iPhones. 😁

Great review. Hope this tech reporter is on more videos. 🍻

Apple's dedication to privacy and their seamless eco-system makes me stick with Apple. Their products are premium in every way and while the costs can be higher, I would argue that you also get more for the $$

iPhone 15 has LOG that some professional cameras have. So… iPhone 15 ftw.

I love this reviewer. ❤

I chose the s23 ultra

The iPhone display is not sharper than the pixel however so not sure what she’s seeing here.

15 Pro Max for the win here, the battery is a big factor. Being able to go to work, then to the gym, and still have enough battery to go out all night without charging my phone if I wanted to, is very convenient. I remember charging my phone twice a day with the Pixel 6 Pro or having to look at my battery life to make sure the activity I was doing wasn’t draining it too fast. As for software updates, I’ll see it when I believe it with Google. It’s much harder to implement than just promise. Probably a great selling point but 7 years down the road when they have to work on security and OS patches for an older phone model that little people will probably be using and it’s not making them money, we’ll see how committed they are.

I am still holding on because of the green screen/green line issues. As long as apple uses the inferior SAMSUNG screen panels for the Pro variants, the issue will still occur sooner or later. Here’s hoping apple would manufacture their own screen panels for future iphone 16, 17 or beyond, especially for the Pro variants that uses 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate

My wife has the iPhone 15 Pro Max and I have the Pixel 8 Pro. Pretty fair review...other than the battery life. In everyday use the Pixel 8 Pro kills the iPhone. My wife is always charging her iPhone when she gets home and her screen on time is honestly dreadful in comparison. The standout on the iPhone is it's video mode, but unless you're heavily into video mode then meh. And if you mostly use video to upload to social media, where it's often heavily compressed, then the iPhone advantage isn't really worth it either.

Great reviewer! I would like to see more videos from her and representation of diverse cultural backgrounds. The iPhone is just less stressful and more dependable. Pixel is awesome for the AI. If Apple gets a similar AI, then iPhones would be the winner. Remember that software can be updated after you get the phone, and hardware features stay the same forever.

I don't agree about pixel AI because it leads into false info photo

you are just adorable. Very nice. Keep it up......!!

"ethical concerns"? You can do the same thing in Photoshop and Adobe , but now it's an ethical issue because it's on an Android. Phfff. The shade Apple pays you guys to throw around.

My favorite Muslim tech reporter at the moment

Pixel 8 pro has a better dynamic range

Hijab looks 🔥

why you got a dinner cloth on your head

Pixel 8 Pro is my choice

If google went “walled garden” and closed all their apps off to iPhone users and made them exclusive to pixel…everyone would have a pixel

I like this review a lot.

15pro max 😊

I got my mom an iphone that thing never dies i mean it does but it takes awhile my android has to essetnailly travel with a chsrgerv

night mode only one photo in room cnet is a joke

Nah, Thank you EU 7:53

So people can be as slave and call it as their choice.

"ethical concerns"? Are you the creepy person telling us what you'd do ?

My favorite muslim reporter, I really love your accent and hijab

👍

Wow

AI feature is creepy

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ما شاء الله ❤

She is the best tech reporter in the world ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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So many mistakes in the story, how can you really be a journalist?

Sharmuta muslimia.

iPhone ❤

Sister please apply your hijab propperlly.

Iphone 15 Pro max Win