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My Pixel 9 Pro XL vs. iPhone 15 Pro camera shootout has a clear winner - and a big surprise

Google's Pixel 9 Pro XL beating the iPhone 15 Pro in most instances wasn't a surprise, but the new Android phone has one big issue.

I wasn't surprised with the results but this gave me insights on where Apple needs to improve with the iPhone 16 Pro and alerted me to certain Pixel limitations that make no sense. Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET When indoors, I would prefer using the Pixel 9 Pro XL over the current iPhone because the Google phone fares better with getting more light in to produce more details; with all three cameras. The Pixel 9 Pro XL shot looks brighter but when you pixel-peep, you'll notice the iPhone photo to have more details in my hair, which is missing to an extent on the Google phone.

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