Just picked up a working OG Pixel 1 for £15. The camera (especially the front camera) blows my 3a out of the water!
Got the phone this morning. Testing the phone out this evening and the back camera seems to have a much better white balance and clarity. My 3a makes everything either blue or red especially indoors.
The front/selfie camera however is astounding in comparison! The clarity and detail is amazing and not too dissimilar to the back one. I was thoroughly disappointed when I got my 3a 18 months ago and all my selfies are blurry, low quality, warped and grainy. I got it to go travelling and when I put my 3a pictures on screen it was worse than a lot of budget phones. Really wish I'd taken a proper camera.
But this is top quality even in low light!
Update: as requested here are the comparisons:
But I warn you, it's gone 1am here and they're not pretty 😆
2 selfies of myself, one from each phone, and 2 of my dad wrapped up and napping in a lion blanket :)
Pixel 3a:
OG Pixel 1:
3a is blurry and grainy in the front camera and the back is way too red and not much clarity.
OG is much clearer and more detailed for front and white balance, colour accuracy and clarity is much better for the back
Obviously the upload would have compressed them a lot. It is more obvious on the phones themselves but I still think it's pretty clear
Posted Feb 13, 2021, 12:37 AM UTC · edited