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

How do Apple’s and Google’s high-end phones stack up? We used them side-by-side to find out. 00:00 iPhone 15 Pro Max vs. Pixel 8 Pro 00:14 What you can get on the Pixel 8 Pro 01:33 The cameras 04:52 How the phone feels 05:32 The displays compared 06:42 Battery life 08:01 Price and colors 08:49…

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How do Apple’s and Google’s high-end phones stack up? We used them side-by-side to find out.

00:00 iPhone 15 Pro Max vs. Pixel 8 Pro
00:14 What you can get on the Pixel 8 Pro
01:33 The cameras
04:52 How the phone feels
05:32 The displays compared
06:42 Battery life
08:01 Price and colors
08:49 iPhone 15 Pro Max vs. Pixel 8 Pro: which is best?

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  1. sanen

    November 9, 2023 at 1:25 pm

    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.

  2. Ajay Narayanan

    November 9, 2023 at 1:57 pm

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

  3. Nzambi 神

    November 9, 2023 at 2:34 pm

    Nah, Thank you EU 7:53

  4. Hoppysport

    November 9, 2023 at 2:37 pm

    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.

  5. chad Flpo

    November 9, 2023 at 2:53 pm

    Why so much wokeness in the comments? She’s Muslim big deal lol

  6. Michael Brown

    November 9, 2023 at 2:54 pm

    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.

  7. Jo5ue1

    November 9, 2023 at 2:57 pm

    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

  8. cnet hindi

    November 9, 2023 at 3:09 pm

    hello cnet iam your video dub in hindi language please permission your 50/50

  9. cnet hindi

    November 9, 2023 at 3:10 pm

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  10. Conceded_TV

    November 9, 2023 at 3:12 pm

    I chose the s23 ultra

  11. Eric K

    November 9, 2023 at 3:58 pm

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

    • Frank W

      November 9, 2023 at 4:28 pm

      I said the same thing when she said that

  12. Eric K

    November 9, 2023 at 4:09 pm

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

  13. Brotha Neo - C.R.S.A Channel

    November 9, 2023 at 4:10 pm

    Ever since I got the Pixel 8 Pro I have watched many reviews on it. I realized that just about ever 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!

  14. Run, Walk & Roll

    November 9, 2023 at 4:11 pm

    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.)

  15. astudios

    November 9, 2023 at 5:13 pm

    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.

  16. Ali Kazi

    November 9, 2023 at 6:04 pm

    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 ???? …

  17. deckhead33

    November 9, 2023 at 6:19 pm

    AI feature is creepy

  18. Aleksanar Gjorgjiev

    November 9, 2023 at 6:19 pm

    night mode only one photo in room cnet is a joke

  19. Raja Raja

    November 9, 2023 at 7:50 pm

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

  20. Mauro Alessandrini

    November 9, 2023 at 8:16 pm

    Pixel 8 Pro for me.

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