This is one of the Pixel 7a's weaker efforts in my testing - my skin is unnaturally orange, and the martini itself is lost in the shadows. The iPhone SE tries its best in this shot of me on my porch enjoying a martini, with only ambient lighting from inside the house to illuminate the scene. And because the iPhone SE lacks support for a Night mode, its pictures in the dark are not going to measure up to what the Pixel 7a can do. The lack of an ultrawide lens on the iPhone SE means we can't compare it to the Pixel 7a's output from its 13MP ultrawide camera. You'd be correct, as we've always considered the iPhone SE to be one of the best camera phones for less than $500.īut you also have to consider what a camera phone can't do. Some heavy lifting is being done by the image processing on the iPhone SE, but it's a really pleasing effort.īased on those three photos, you'd think the iPhone SE can keep pace with the Pixel 7a, and even beat it in some scenarios. The Pixel 7a has taken a more realistic shot, though I'm struck by the richer blue of the sky and the lush green grass of the iPhone SE image. But I also think the green and red peppers look brighter in the iPhone SE's photo, too, giving it the edge here over the Pixel 7a.īoth phones took a pretty decent shot of a decommissioned Navy fighter plane converted into a statue.
You could argue that the iPhone SE shot runs the risk of over-exposing that top row of peppers. The yellow and orange peppers in particular have a darker cast than what you see in the iPhone SE photo, for example. That's very much in evidence in this grocery store shot featuring an array of different colored peppers. When testing the Pixel 7a, I've noticed it tends to favor darker colors and more shadows in its photos. As good as the iPhone SE photo is, the Pixel 7a's shot is just a bit better. But its colors are a bit muted compared to the Pixel 7a shot, where the blue milk looks much more blue, and the crumb-crisp coating on the filet of Porg - all right, all right, it's a chicken breast - is warmer and more inviting. I actually like what the iPhone SE has done with this photo of a Star Wars-themed dinner. Because it lets in more light, it's able to capture more details and produce truer colors than you'll find in the iPhone SE shot. A 13MP ultrawide angle camera makes up the remainder of the rear lenses on Google's phone.Ī photo from indoors at night shows the benefits of the Pixel 7a's larger sensor. In the case of the Pixel 7a, Google even upgraded the setup from past Pixel A phones so that the main camera relies on a 64MP sensor. But Google also equips its budget phone with two lenses - a main camera and an ultrawide shooter. Google seems to be headed in the opposite direction, though like Apple, its camera phones are distinguished by their strong computational photography powers. Some pretty powerful photo processing on the iPhone SE helps Apple's phone hold its own, but it's definitely at a hardware disadvantage. It's not just the iPhone SE's design that's a throwback to several years ago the phone's camera setup also hearkens back to olden times with a single 12MP rear camera to handle all your photographic needs. Winner: Google Pixel 7a Google Pixel 7a vs. This allows Google's phone to offer smother scrolling when the situation demands it. The Pixel 7a also supports a faster refresh rate of 90Hz while the iPhone SE is locked at 60Hz. First, it's brighter, hitting a maximum of 931 nits as measured by a light meter. The Pixel 7a enjoys two advantages over the iPhone SE when it comes to displays. The iPhone features an LCD screen, too, in contrast to the OLED panel offered by the Pixel 7a. There's an obvious difference in screen size, with the Pixel 7a offering a 6.1-inch panel compared to that 4.7-inch iPhone SE screen. You'll find black and white (or Charcoal and Snow) Pixel 7a models, but Google gives you a choice of light blue and coral, too. But the Pixel 7a offers more color options than the iPhone SE, which only comes in black, white or a Red variant. Not only is the iPhone SE more compact than the Pixel 7a, it weighs nearly 2 ounces less as well. Both phones promise IP67 water resistance, so they'll withstand a dunk in water. Google uses the older Gorilla Glass 3 on its budget phone. Pixel 7a (left), iPhone SE (right) (Image credit: Tom's Guide)Īt least the iPhone SE can claim to be more durable than the Pixel 7a, as it uses a glass that's nearly as durable as the Ceramic Shield glass found on more expensive iPhones.
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