Took some quick test shots with the Xs Max, 11 Pro Max, and my Pixel 3.
Overall I feel that between the iPhone and Pixel they are close with regards to keepers, however each has their own odd behavior and noise they tend to make. One thing that is really going against the pixel, is that it requires you to hold the shot 3 - 4 seconds longer to get the shot, but it is still a great feature, and quite honestly the OG between these two phones.
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The plant photo was taken in some of the lowest light I bothered to test in. Being that I am a photographer as a small business, I have to be somewhat realistic as to what these things can do! 👀
In these shots, I prefer the Pixel 2. The color reproduction is more true to how the plant and brick looked to my eye, and the noise reduction didn't kill as much detail as did he 11 Pro Max.
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This shot was of a street scene that has some standard items people can run into anytime.
- Dark road
- signs
- bright street light
- halo of ballpark lights in the background sky.
In this shot, the iPhone 11 Pro won hands down. The detail it pulled was far better, the color was more true to life, and the noise reduction didn't kill most of the shot as in the case of the pixel. Oddly, in this shot the Pixel needed 3 more seconds to capture than the earlier darker plant.
In closing, sadly Apple did not give this feature to Xs, or iPhone X users. That is
HUGE slap in the face in my opinion after experiencing the addition of Night sight on my Pixel 2 last year (now sold). With all the computational power in last years Max FAR outpacing even the Pixel 3, there is really no excuse I can see.