The OnePlus 11 is a robust Android cellphone with a slick new design and nice extras like hyperfast charging. But lately, a superb cellphone additionally has to take good photos. The OnePlus 11’s triple digicam array takes high-quality pictures, which you’ll be able to learn extra about within the full overview for the OnePlus 11. But I additionally wished to see the way it stacks up towards its essential rival, the Google Pixel 7 Pro. The Pixel 7 Pro earned a coveted CNET Editors’ Choice award final 12 months due to its specs and very good digicam, so I knew it was going to be a enjoyable “shoot-out” to find out which one captures the higher photographs.I charged each handsets up and headed off round lovely Edinburgh, Scotland, to see what’s what. OnePlus 11, essential digicam.
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Pixel 7 Pro, essential digicam.
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The OnePlus 11’s shot above is definitely extra vibrant than the picture from the Pixel 7 Pro, however it seems to be oversaturated, with fairly a teal tone to the sky. As a end result, the OnePlus picture seems to be much less pure. It’s one thing I discovered typically with the OnePlus 11 digicam in testing it for my overview. OnePlus 11, ultra-wide lens.
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Pixel 7 Pro, ultra-wide lens.
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Switching to the ultra-wide lens, the OnePlus 11 has once more produced a extra vibrant shot (see above). It’s not that it is a unhealthy picture — if you would like shiny, punchy pictures of your folks having enjoyable, it’s going to swimsuit you nicely. But it is price preserving in thoughts for those who favor extra natural-looking pictures just like the one from the Pixel.OnePlus 11, essential digicam.
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Pixel 7 Pro, essential digicam.
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Both telephones captured shiny and well-exposed scenes within the photographs above. But the HDR on the OnePlus 11 is just too aggressive in lifting the shadows, leading to fairly a “processed” look. It’s once more produced a blue sky that leans extra into teal tones, whereas the Pixel 7 Pro’s shot seems to be extra true-to-life general. OnePlus 11, ultra-wide lens.
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Pixel 7 Pro, ultra-wide lens.
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Take a glance above the place it is precisely the identical story once we swap to the ultra-wide lens; overly lifted shadows and toned down highlights leading to fairly an HDR look to the picture, to my eye.OnePlus 11, essential digicam.
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Pixel 7 Pro, essential digicam.
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I do not really feel the OnePlus 11 has achieved nice within the picture above both, however largely because of the shade stability which has resulted in fairly a teal-colored sky and a yellow-green tinge to the buildings on the left. OnePlus 11, 2x zoom.
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One of the issues I discovered most disappointing in my OnePlus 11 overview is that it lacks a correct telephoto zoom lens, as an alternative having only a 2x zoom for portrait pictures. I really like a zoom lens on a cellphone because it permits you to discover attention-grabbing compositions in your environment that is likely to be misplaced to your folks and their wide-angle-only cellphone cameras. In the picture above, the OnePlus 11’s 2x lens solely goes to this point in getting a closer-up view of the buildings towards the river. Pixel 7 Pro, 5x optical zoom.
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With its 5x optical zoom, the Pixel 7 Pro can get a a lot nearer view. Check out the Pixel’s picture above. I all the time get pleasure from taking photographs with the Pixel’s zoom lens as I really feel I can get much more artistic with the zoom than I can with only a wide-angle lens. Where the OnePlus 11 excels although is in its night time mode photographs.OnePlus 11, night time mode.
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Pixel 7 Pro, night time mode.
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The OnePlus 11 has achieved a brighter picture above, which is very noticeable on the principle constructing within the middle of the body. I believe the colours look higher too, and there is typically extra element to be seen all through the picture. OnePlus 11, night time mode.
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Pixel 7 Pro, night time mode.
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And it is the identical within the photographs above. The OnePlus 11 captured a a lot brighter shot, with clouds within the night time sky being notably noticeable. OnePlus 11, night time mode.
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Pixel 7 Pro, night time mode.
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Both photos above endure from vital flares when capturing towards shiny gentle sources, however most telephones are inclined to have this downside. It’s not likely any worse on both cellphone, so it is simply one thing you may want to remember when capturing at night time. Which is the higher digicam cellphone?Throughout my testing, I’ve discovered that the OnePlus 11 fairly constantly delivers pictures which can be extremely saturated and present heavy-handed HDR processing that lifts shadows and tones down highlights to a generally unrealistic extent. By distinction, the Pixel 7 Pro’s photos are extra true to life, with correct colours and extra satisfying shadow areas that have not been ‘mounted’ (learn: lightened) by the digicam software program. However, it is essential to understand that that is largely subjective. As a photographer, imaging expertise are a high precedence for me in a cellphone. I desire a digicam that takes extra sensible photographs, with extra “neutral” distinction and publicity, in order that I’ve a greater picture to probably apply my very own edits or results to in a while. As a end result, I favor the pictures from the Pixel 7 Pro. But if images is perhaps much less of a priority and also you as an alternative need vibrant, punchy photos straight out of the digicam which you could immediately share with household and buddies, then maybe you may benefit from the vivid look of the OnePlus 11’s photos. It’s definitely acquired the sting in relation to night time mode too. What’s not subjective although is the dearth of an even bigger zoom on the OnePlus 11. That 2x lens is ok for portraits, however it’s nothing in contrast with the very good 5x zoom on the Pixel 7 Pro, which might be my favourite digicam lens discovered on any of immediately’s high telephones. The Pixel 7 Pro appears like I’m placing a full digicam bag of apparatus in my pocket; an excellent ultra-wide, an incredible commonplace zoom and a very good telephoto. With it, I do know I can seize attention-grabbing compositions in nearly any atmosphere I discover myself in and it is why the OnePlus 11 does not really feel like a totally succesful images cellphone.
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