Google Pixel Takes a Jab at iPhone's Photo Quality in Holiday Ad

Google has released a new holiday ad that compares the photo quality of the Pixel 8 and the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

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The ad shows a Pixel 8 user asking an iPhone 15 Pro Max user what he wants for Christmas, and the iPhone user replies with a list of features that the Pixel 8 already has, such as Night Sight, Portrait Mode, and HDR+.

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The ad also shows the difference between the photos taken by the two phones, with the Pixel 8 producing sharper, brighter, and more realistic images than the iPhone 15 Pro Max.

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The ad ends with the tagline "Best Phones Forever", which is a play on the phrase "Best Friends Forever", and suggests that the Pixel 8 and the iPhone 15 Pro Max are friends despite their rivalry.

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The ad is part of a series of humorous ads that Google has launched to promote the Pixel 8 and to poke fun at the iPhone, highlighting the Pixel's advantages in terms of camera, battery, design, and AI.

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