Pixel 6a versus Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra camera comparison: not a fair fight
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- With the new Pixel 6a in hand, we thought you might be interested in seeing how the cameras on the smartphone compare to the best device in Samsung's lineup. Our Pixel 6a versus Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra camera comparison gives you side-by-side photo and video samples captured on both smartphones in daylight and low-light conditions. Let us know which device you pick as the winner of our Galaxy S22 Ultra versus Pixel 6a camera comparison.
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This shows a true value for the Pixel 6a! You get amazing camera and great software at a fraction of the cost.
Even with those old sensors Pixel 6a is still giving S22 ultra very tough competition.
It definitely is.
really because sensors do not matter as much as the software when it comes to cameras on a smartphone
Along with some wins!
I thought that the pixel 6A actually beat the s22 ultra in many instances especially with great contrast
@@rdcal Not surprising, Samsung camera processing has never been iPhone or Pixel level.
Tech Community seems obsessed with Sensor size, but really that has nothing to do with a good picture.
I was fully expecting the Ultra to blow the Pixel out of the water. That never happened here. You can almost buy (3) 6a’s for the cost of one Ultra.
I dont see a huge difference between the 108mp vs 12mp. Im still impressed with the pixel6a.
well, it's not about resolution. It's mainly aobut color science and computational photography at this point.
only when u zoom in u can tell
@@phandroid bang on
I was about to get the S22 but after watching your video I'm going straight to Pixel 6a even without you telling us which one is better. An image is worth a thousand words 😄
Unbelievable.. Pixel 6a delivers stunning photography 💚
To me i think the pixel 6a has better high dynamic range and the colors are more pleasing on the pixel 6a due to the fact that they look more natural and accurate while the Galaxy S22 ultra tends to oversaturate the colors a bit too much making the colors a bit too bright which i dont like.
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The pixel has the traditional pixel hyped contrast. It looks good but it's consistently less accurate.
@@PaulLembo well no offense but you're wrong because its always consistently accurate which is why in all reviews of its cameras, they all have said that the pixel always has consistently accurate colors along with the fact all of the photos are the more natural, accurate photos that looks exactly like the way it does in reality
@@PaulLembo plus pixels still struggle with white balance. I own one so know ( the 6 variant)
I don't know why the Galaxy S 22 has a white washed out look in their photos. The 6a definitely giving Samsung a run for their buck with older camera sensors
I wouldn't say the S22 Ultra is washed out. Simply handling dynamic range differently.
Sometimes When the lens is covered by your finger print or a bit dirty, you may get these kind of results. You can test it with your phone. That's why it's better to clean your lenses before taking pictures or videos
Never been about how many cameras on a phone. It's about the quality it puts out. Dang Google shining on them.
All I got to say is Samsung should be ashamed because a 450$ 12. Megapixel camera phone outshine a 108 megapixel BS magic binning cropping overdone before it even gets to the algorithm sensor. Samsung needs to learn that with the preprocessing before it gets to the computational photography it gets lost. That's why the Pixel 6 and 6 pro does not do much with the 50 megapixel camera other than the basic binning. Even though the binning itself is still unnecessary, phones need access to the full frame and full megapixel. All I got to say is this comparison makes Samsung look laughable. I just wish Google would give the pixel a real ultrawide though.. honestly, the phone camera system that makes the most sense for mobile photography is the iPhone. It's still a 12 megapixel camera. They just made the censor itself bigger, which is the right way of doing it. Instead of adding more pixels that get lost, they should just add a bigger sensor size and 4K really is all we really need on a phone. If you're that serious about content creation, you'll get a dedicated camera. Phones are supposed to be for a quick shot of your daily life. It's not supposed to be your wedding photographer award-winning national geographic shot!
Do you have scene optimizer on the Samsung phone turned on, or off? You'd only want it on for very specific cases, such as taking moon shots. With scene optimizer off, you get much more natural colors, less saturation, etc.. I leave it off for most of the time, and the photos usually come out much better looking.
I think the S22 shines in telephoto the most. It does capture slightly wider shots, but not enough to feel like it's a night and day difference.
Obviously the front camera being 4k is a bit of an unfair comparison. But the overall photos were a toss up for me. The 6a really stood out in quite a few of them, where I think the S22 over saturated a bit and blurred some things that maybe shouldn't have been.
Great comparison!
Great insights.
@@phandroid Thank you!
I thought the color capture was far superior on the 6a, even on the selfie cam. Samsung overall often just looked washed out. Even on selfies. Although there was plenty of noticeable grain on 6a by comparison on selfies
@@DanielGolightly I feel like the front camera on the Galaxy looked better for video especially. The photos were pretty comparable. More grain in the Pixel, but more saturation in the Samsung, both exactly what we're used to at this point I feel like.
If Samsung could figure out how to take even a somewhat decent shot indoors in mid/low light, it'd be lights out. The sensors are so far ahead and they STILL don't beat pixels in difficult lighting. Try taking a picture of a pet or a kid indoors with sub optional lighting and you'll get nothing but pure disappointment with Galaxy cameras.
undecided after watching 10 videos comparing these two phone cam sets. you solved it. thank you. best video format for this. sub.
Pixel hands down! Especially for the price difference!
S22 will show the same result as ultra. pixel weak 👎
What exactly are you paying $1300 for?
Wow Pixel phones are just amazing when it comes to photography. And with Tensor, videos are now much improved too. I think Pixel 6a won here.
I actually prefer the colors on the 6a. The clouds had more detail & the overall pics were more pleasing to me.
I guess the only advantage of S22 for me would be the incredible zoom. But is it worth to pay all that money just for the zoom? That's a good question. Apart from that, the Pixel 6a really surprised me!
There is a sort of fog on the pictures of the samsung and that is something that borders me on my note 10. The pixel is just clean. On avarage I would chose the pixel as a better camera phone.
Pixel 6a. just wow! I don't think the math actually works out but I definitely think the 6a looks better in many of the lighting and environmental situations demonstrated in this video. Completely subjective I'm sure.
Anyway, I always think when I watch your videos that there needs to be more channels like this on CZcams. This objective approach style is very valuable to our tech conversations. There is so much meaningless SEO gaming noise on the internet these days. We have to really try to avoid the hype and the confirmation biases to find the great content like yours. Thank you.
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Pixel won it for me. The HDR made a difference for the pixel. Shots of the sky and the neon lights at night were better handled on the pixel.
Nice one but we need more video and photo shots on pixel 6a in all conditions low light day light indoor outdoor please make another video of 6a
You're right, it's not a fair fight. Why you picking on the poor Ultra22, Pixel 6A?!
This also means that the Pixel 3, 4 and 5 also do well because they have the same exact camera.
Not really, because Google's computational photography is all in the tensor chip and software this year.
In these images it is very clear the Pixel 6a has much better Dynamic Range than the S22 Ultra.
That is what counts for me.
Except telephoto, it's neck to neck.
Pixel 6a is amazing.
What about streaming live? Which is one is better🤔
The way Pixel handles lights at the night is astonishing man, doesn’t even need image correction 😯
And what an exhaustive video !! 👌👍
In night mode Samsung shows a violent tiny in parts where there's light... May be it's better to use pro mode than night sight I think..
Love your work chacha , i was waiting for this comparison add iPhone 13 pro also 🤘
It's on the list.
@@phandroid eagerly waiting for that video🤤
The fact that a $450 budget phone is even in a comparison with a $1200 flagship is telling. I give the Pixel a clear win in still photos, almost every instance. Video is close, with some back and forth on my preference in this footage. If all you care about is the camera, there's no compelling reason to pick the Samsung EVEN IF they were the same price (and they're not). "Newest" hardware is meaningless, the end result photos is what matters. With limitations on the glass you can fit into any phone package, the computational processing is the frontier for phone camera quality. Google is just dominant in that critical area - even their budget phone cameras are awesome.
The only thing missing though is the dedicated 10x zoom on the Ultra. That makes a huge difference.
This shows how superior Google's computational photography is compared to Samsung.
Only time I noticed the age of camera sensor on 6a is when I use it in low light situation and when I use the digital zoom.
Rear cam/UWide = Both are very good.
Portrait= S22
Front = S22
S22 is more versatile. Price is higher though.
I'm probably just biased, but the 6a photos and videos just seem "crisper" with more dynamic range. The S22 selfies seem "washed out" to me.
Great video comparison video with a huge amount of comparisons, I wonder how the S22 Ultra would do if you used the 12 MP on the main camera. Or maybe you showed and I some how over looked it.
I could be incorrect but with the main camera still shots with always using 108 MP doesn't always produce the best image, it does create the most detail which you can see when you zoom in on the image due the increase MP. But if you use 12 MP binning I believe it may produce a cleaner more pleasing shot, I believe. Using the 108 MP is ideal if you wish to crop the image or just zoom in to see detail in the background.
This is what I noticed with my s20+ 64MP great for cropping but the regular MP produced a nicer cleaner image.
You would think 108 MP should produce a better image but I think the 12 MP on the main camera may do a better job.
I have not played with the S22 Ultra very much. but I used a mode where I believe it took multiple shots and created a greater depth of field and a sharper image... with that said when I zoomed in, I didn't like the image as much so taking a photo in this particular mode produced an impressive image, but not so much when you zoom in, but this was for a product shot, not scenery.
I have not compared in great detail as of yet but in a quick comparison it seems my S20+ 64MP may produce the same amount as detail as my S22 Ultra? You would think I would take the time to do a detailed comparison and I will in the future, just busy in life and when I do I want to take the time to do it right, but at a quick glance they seemed almost the same amount of detail.
I am by no means well educated in the world of photography, but I do obsess over detail as I photograph small items and zooming in to see detail. I am still learning, but I think large MP is only good for zooming in or cropping, the 12MP binning I think produces a better image.
Feel free to correct me or confirm this thought, or maybe this is commonly known by others and if so forgive me for my ignorance!
That's actually why I came here to the comments. Maybe a result of ignorance instead of malice. He brings up the focus on pixel 6a's computation for images, but ignored using the main s22 ultra's pixel binning (and associated processing) that improves the image quality there. My s22 ultra 12mp pixels are much higher quality (not resolution) than using 108mp, unprocessed, mode. Though, Samsung needs to be doing whatever Google is doing for their image processing, since for the hardware they've got, they've always had amazing photos relative to other phones with the same specs.
Just imagine if it was the Sony IMX766 instead of IMX363 on the pixel 6a🔥.. I am using my pixel 6a and it's awesome!!
Well, the difference in price for those two sensors is about $50, so the Pixel 6a would likely be $75 more expensive with a better sensor.
@@phandroid Agreed.. Keep making great content like this ❤️..
I am amazed at such an old hardware still works amazingly well when you take into account that a 12 MP pictures can hold their own against a 108 MP newer hardware, the 4k Video on the Samsung does not look $600 dollars worth better.
Daytime & nightime photos goes to P6a..for sure. Suprisingly the daytime videos of P6a is also better. Come on Samsung. The only the Ultra wins is in the nightime videos.
now i so happy that i bought two days ago my Pixel 6a ❤ The daytime pictures with the main lens ... Pixel 6a looks for me better and also technical better,, i can not believe how this 108 Megapixel Sensor named ISOCELL HM3 look. In the Pixel 6a the Tensor CPU is almost the same like the exynos in S21/S22. So far for me the Pixel 6a is very good, before the 6a i had the Pixel 6 Pro but i sold ist becuase i needed some extra money for gas, perhaps for invoice for additional costs loool
Has the price of gasoline gone up that much in America?
I'm assuming the 6a lacks ois with some of those night shots
Pixel photos always use a bit too much contrast and over sharpen images . Although the pixel 6a did a very good job. If I was going to buy a phone primarily for video I'd probably opt for an iPhone, plus iPhone videos look better on social media IE Instagram
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Hi sir
Can u explain samsung 3X ZOOM pixel 2X zoom ?
6a looks better
I think the Pixel 6a has better dynamic range, but the colors on the S22 Ultra are quite a bit more pleasing.
@@phandroid yes exactly
S22 ultra looks better
Please do a comparaison between Pixel 6a and Pixel 4a 5g camera 🙏🙏🙏
I'm so confused between them
Should I buy pixel 6a in 2023
front face camera and zoom, no one can't compete with Samsung
I know this is a camera comparison video but did the pixel ever overheat? Any issues there? Tia!
Thanks have nice day
I see some ugly noise in large areas of dark colours for Pixel, like my old S21 Ultra had. Overall though, for the average user who don't want zoom or macro (108 MP + DE produce amazing macros) they are almost on par.
One thing is surprising for me, as a S22 Ultra owner: my photos have better colours than some I see here. Too many of your phots seem like... washed out and in some the white is blown out. Strange, my colours are vibrant and if I let the camera adjust itself to the light, whites are usually ok. It's this because a difference between Snapdragon and Exynos processing (I'm using an Exynos in Romania, Europe)?
The difference is likely due to shooting conditions. You can't say that your delivers better colors unles you used it in the exact same location and place as I did. There is some difference in porcessing between the Exynos and Snapdragon, but the dyamic range shouldn't be that much different.
@@phandroid Ah, of course, I'm not implying there should be much differences between them, that's why I said it is a surprise to see some pictures with washed colours. I'm talking specifically about those at 2:15-2:30, at the crossroad. Especially compared to Pixel the background brick building with black ground floor looks like seen through a mist.
Well, as you said, it might be the lighting.
@@IceWolf75 I'm an s22 ultra owner and I agree with you. I was thinking the same, and that maybe his camera lens may have not been wiped properly, as this makes a huge difference before taking pics. Either that or it could be specific to his phone unit and not the model. Hopefully he didn't get a bad phone of course.
The photos on S22U do come out a little washed out a few times for me. Especially if the object/scene has browns in the shot. I have a wooden gift shop and whenever I take pics they turn out a little washed out for some reason. I usually end up editing in post.
my pics from s22b ultra are sharper than i watch here, boh
Gotta admit, happy I got the Pixel 6A! Got it for $120 from my carrier, without contract! On pay as you go from Fido. $5 a month for 24 months!
Got the modded Gcam on it, way better now! Can tell how many frames for HDR to take etc, it's awesome.
The S22, looks washed out, was one of your lenses dirty? 3:02 2:21
For just point and shoot, sure pixel stacks up. Great computational photography. But for shooting in raw and editing in post, s22 rules.
Of course, you are aware that the 6a includes RAW option.
I love my Google Pixel 6 Pro and 6a a lot
Pls do compare regular S22 with Pixel and S22 ultra.
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@@phandroid super 👍am already subscribed since many years and a fan 🙂
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Na s22 ultra brudny obiektyw , odcisk paląca?
The 6a looks better
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6A clear winner here. Lol s22 ultra🥹
S22 ultra is way better phone than pixel lol
Good work 👍
Please review pixel 6a vs Asus Zenfone 9
The camera difference is so small for a price gap so big.
I like them both I would take either one fact I'll take the pixel because it's cheaper so I spend money in an expensive phone when you don't have to do
The 6a is a veey good choice. It's just not as versatile and doesn't nearly do as well when recording video. But if that's not important for your needs, you'll be quite happy with the Pixel 6a.
i never thought in night time phot pixel is less noisy than s22 ultra
pixel 6a it has a better camera.
S22 ultra has better camera
What's the point of taking two phones from two totally different price segments that's made for totally different people and competing them against each other?
You can see how close, if not even better, the cheap one is to the expensive one.
@5:48 Pixel has more details than Samsung. You can clearly read text on plane 😯
It's wild how bad Samsung's selfie cameras are compared to Google's.
Really? I was thinking that Samsung did slightly better in a few different instances.
@@phandroid It's mostly in the colors. Samsung tends to be more washed out. Like, using my S22U all of my freckles disappear but any pixel I've used shows them
@@ReidMerrill In reality Samsung cameras is way better than Google.
Thanks
I expected the S22 to do better against the Pixel then it did.
Pixel 6a does a very good job and in some cases I like their pics more, but no it doesn't win like many people is sharing here.. Not sure if they are just watching the video on a phone or they are just too emotionally invested on Pixel and want to convince themselves that it has a better camera.
It might be better value for money for some and I won't argue that. But it doesn't have better camera
I did watch the video on my phone but I also viewed the still photos on phandroid. I think for most purposes, the Pixel is just as good, in some instances better, and that the zoom is not worth 700+ more $$$. For the price difference, I would rather buy a dedicated compact camera like a Sony RX100 that will smoke them both
I'm going buy this phone it's worth it cameras are great I'm going buy it will I enjoy it
I think pixel is better than Samsung as a compare to the price of both phones
Main cameras during day 6a wins. Any other camera/zoom s22 wins. Night time it looked like s22 took it. Indoor lighting looked like a tie.
I prefer Google in any night shot that has a light in it. Samsung has too many starbursts or just blurry haze around light sources
@@bensonthepilot i would agree coming from the pixel 2xl and 4a. This video though as close as it was makes the pixel look like it didn't deliver
Pixel 6a unbelievable improvement.but mostly sharp shoot s22 ultra...
Yes, the S22 Ultra definitely has sharper shots, especially with the selfie camera and while recording video.
Huge difference in price also, remember
Pixel 6a -The ulttawide Cam king🔥
S22 will show the same result as ultra. pixel weak 👎
Are these pics are true ?? How can pixel 6a do such good than giant S22?
Pixel 6a 👍👌👏
What do you like most about the Pixel 6a's shots?
Pixel 6a took this win ..plus the price point and zero bloatware is a no brainer and Android 13 about to release for it months before any other device that right there is where I believe the P6a shines it's a huge bang for your buck
If you resample to S22 pics to 12MP you would see vast sharpness increases and massive noise reduction. 12MP pictures look awesome on display screens, in large print the 108MP pic would rule the roost.
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Welcome! What did you think of the comparison?
@@phandroid The S22 Ultra is Way SUPERIOR to The Pixel 6a, However it is a ENTRY LEVEL against a FLAGSHIP !!!!! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
@@kreigerbailey3550 Exactly
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Thanks for the comment.
yeah nice colors and details from the 6a but it has terrible noise issues.
Il confronto corretto nelle foto di notte sarebbe con il pixel 6 e non il 6A...il 6 è superiore del 6A e l's22 ultra sfigurerebbe ancora di più
The correct comparison is the one HE decides to make, because it's his video and he wanted to compare Pixel 6a
I would choose the Pixel 6a, no questions asked.
Фотографии у Pixel хороши. Видео низкое по сравнению с S22U
Well the Pixel 6a has the same sensor as the pixel 5A, which WON the MKBHD blind camera test for 2021. See video here - czcams.com/video/dp4nWm59esI/video.html
It also has the same main sensor as the Pixel 3.
Everything else: Samsung wins 😂 I don't know about you guys, but I know for a fact that any decent digital SLR will always wipe the floor with any smartphone camera. It comes down to the sensor size: smaller sensors will inevitably produce more "digital noise" at higher megapixel counts. DSLRs don't have the same space concerns as a smartphone, and can make room for larger, higher-quality sensors.
I think we can see the difference more when we zoom in or checking the print quality from both devices. I think the S22 Ultra wins in that sense. I say this as a looooong time Pixel fan.
Pixel 6a nice
Can't believe pixel 6a beat s22 ultra too in some scenes 🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥.... Google has made a big mistake 🤣🤣..
Pixel beat iPhone 13, 13 pro, 14, 14 pro... The camera switching is even fluid like Apple 🤣🤣...... Google try their best to satisfy consumers.. I guess they go too far 🤣🤣🤣..
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Never seen such bad shots on a s22 ultra honestly. Ive seen other reviewers with much better images.
I was thinking the same thing.
I think that's the point. For point and shoot, the Pixel series is king. You've got to take dry things up for the Samsung shot to not look like an oil painting
In reality Samsung S22 ultra camera is underrated and has natural colors than most smartphones.
All I know is the shots on my s22 ultra look better than this reviewer. I wonder if it's how the files are transferred for creating content?
@@MatthewMoscotto but isn't that the problem? One phone needs filters or whatever to kick in because otherwise it doesn't do the pictures justice. In the other hand, Pixel shots are literally point, shoot and get high quality results.
So, a high-end smartphone versus a mid-range smartphone..... Why even make this video?
Because Google's mid-range smartphone can take better pictures in many situations.
Sir i am your first viewer. And i Watching your videos regularly. Plz pinned my comment
Why should i pin your comment? You didn't add any value to the conversation. Leave a comment that sparks a conversation between other viewers and that's worthy of pinning.
What is the point of this video? Just slideshow of some pictures side by side. Boring.
The point is to show you how the two compare.