iPhone 18 Pro Beats Pixel 11 Pro in $1,199 Edinburgh Camera Test
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Updated · CNET · Oct 7
iPhone 18 Pro Beats Pixel 11 Pro in $1,199 Edinburgh Camera Test
3 articles · Updated · CNET · Oct 7
Summary
$1,199 iPhone 18 Pro won the Edinburgh camera comparison overall, beating Google’s $1,099 Pixel 11 Pro across most daylight, zoom, portrait and night shots.
Default JPEG images favored the iPhone’s warmer color rendering and lighter processing, while the Pixel often showed a magenta cast, heavier sharpening or aggressive HDR that looked less natural to the reviewer.
48-megapixel ultrawide and telephoto hardware kept detail close in several tests, but the iPhone pulled ahead in black-and-white modes and low light, where it preserved highlights and fine detail better.
Pixel 11 Pro still took the macro test and sometimes produced more flattering portrait detail, while the iPhone’s portrait colors could skew too orange rather than delivering a clean sweep.
The comparison ultimately framed the gap as one of image style as much as hardware, with both phones described as top-tier camera options despite the iPhone’s clearer overall edge.