Everyone expected the Pixel 4 to have the best smartphone camera, but Apple's iPhone 11 Pro ruined Google's party

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• Everyone may have been expecting the latest Pixel 4 to carry on Google's domination as the best smartphone camera maker, but Apple ruined Google's party with the iPhone 11 series.
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• Google's Pixel 4 may eke out a win on some of the photos below, but not by much.
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• Ultimately, Apple's iPhone 11 camera is superb, and it decidedly wins for giving you the option of an ultra-wide camera.
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• The Pixel 4 doesn't have an ultra-wide camera, which was a controversial move.
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Either Google messed up the camera on the Pixel 4, or Apple made significant strides in the iPhone 11-series camera.

Whatever happened over the last year, Google's famed pedigree as the best smartphone camera maker on Earth is now in question.

I took both the Pixel 4 and iPhone 11 Pro Max for a camera shoot-out, and I came back surprised when I saw the photos on my computer.