50 TECH ADVISOR • FEBRUARY 2020REVIEW
The Pixel 4 XL (left) was the only camera that wasn’t
tricked into shifting the colour on the wall, but it
also didn’t capture the vividness of the skull like
the iPhone 11 (centre) and Pixel 3 XL (right)competition and in others, it performed on par. In
some, it missed the mark. Take the photo of the knife
above. The Pixel 3 XL got the floor colour right, while
the iPhone excelled at capturing the rainbow pattern
in the blade. The Pixel 4 XL’s shot is on the dull side,
muting the colours throughout and stripping away the
character. The same is true of the skull below, though
the Pixel 4 XL was the only one of the three to maintain
the proper colour of the wall.
In other photos, the Pixel 4 XL was too aggressive
with white balance. In the shot of the Halloween wreath
below, only the iPhone was able to capture the true
colour of the wall without dulling the orange and gold
balls. Both the Pixel 3 XL and the Pixel 4 XL shifted the
balance to purer white, with the Pixel 4 XL dulling the
colour and the sheen as a result.50 TECH ADVISOR • FEBRUARY 2020REVIEW
The Pixel 4 XL (left) was the only camera that wasn’t
tricked into shifting the colour on the wall, but it
also didn’t capture the vividness of the skull like
the iPhone 11 (centre) and Pixel 3 XL (right)competition and in others, it performed on par. In
some, it missed the mark. Take the photo of the knife
above. The Pixel 3 XL got the floor colour right, while
the iPhone excelled at capturing the rainbow pattern
in the blade. The Pixel 4 XL’s shot is on the dull side,
muting the colours throughout and stripping away the
character. The same is true of the skull below, though
the Pixel 4 XL was the only one of the three to maintain
the proper colour of the wall.
In other photos, the Pixel 4 XL was too aggressive
with white balance. In the shot of the Halloween wreath
below, only the iPhone was able to capture the true
colour of the wall without dulling the orange and gold
balls. Both the Pixel 3 XL and the Pixel 4 XL shifted the
balance to purer white, with the Pixel 4 XL dulling the
colour and the sheen as a result.