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Video Boost lifts the Pixel 11 Pro XL’s DXOMARK video score from 162 to 183, past the iPhone 17 Pro’s 172.<\/p>\n
PAUL MONCKTON<\/p>\n
The Pixel 11 Pro XL camera benchmarks are in, and while the overall results are impressive, Google\u2019s latest flagship still can\u2019t touch the iPhone for video \u2014 until you enable Video Boost. Once again, the Pro-edition Pixel\u2019s best-quality video output is locked behind this cloud-based video enhancement feature, and this year it\u2019s even more effective.<\/p>\n
Testing lab Dxomark<\/a> awards the Pixel 11 Pro XL 168 points overall, placing it in joint fifth place and level with the iPhone 17 Pro. However, below those headline figures, the Pixel 11 Pro XL comes out ahead for photos (171 points vs the iPhone\u2019s 166), but the iPhone 17 Pro leads at video (172 points vs the Pixel\u2019s 162).<\/p>\n Dxomark\u2019s recently released Video Boost test results show that the Pixel 11 Pro XL can beat the iPhone 17 Pro for video when Video Boost is enabled. According to Dxomark, the Pixel 11 Pro XL would have reached 175 overall if Video Boost had been taken into consideration, propelling it to the number one overall position in the chart alongside Huawei\u2019s Pura 80 Ultra<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s The Mode, Not the Camera<\/p>\n Video Boost requires shooting in a special format and relies on Google\u2019s cloud servers for processing, but if ultimate quality is your aim, rather than immediate availability, it can produce some of the best-quality video available from a smartphone.<\/p>\n \u201cOverall, Video Boost significantly enhances the Pixel 11 Pro XL’s already strong video performance, with its biggest impact on the texture-noise compromise.\u201d \u2014 Dxomark.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Counterintuitively, two video sub-tests score lower with Video Boost enabled: autofocus and artifacts.<\/p>\n Beating Apple \u2014 Kinda<\/p>\n Apple\u2019s iPhone 17 Pro currently earns the highest Dxomark standard video score of any smartphone (172 points). It was tested at 4K resolution and 60fps in Dolby HDR mode, which Dxomark notes delivered the best quality results.<\/p>\n The Pixel 11 Pro XL\u2019s Video Boost mode easily beats this, at 183 points, but with the caveat that users must enable the feature manually and will receive a low-quality preview video until the captured footage has been uploaded to Google, processed in the cloud and then re-downloaded in its final high-quality form. Dxomark doesn\u2019t count Video Boost scores in its official ranking, but presents them separately behind a toggle switch on the site.<\/p>\n Dxomark\u2019s results show that Video Boost is becoming increasingly important to the Pixel Pro series as Apple has pulled ahead in (un-boosted) video performance against Google:<\/p>\n The Pixel 10 Pro XL scored 160 points<\/a> for video against the iPhone 16 Pro Max\u2019s 167<\/a>, a gap of 7 points, but the Pixel 11 Pro XL scores 162 points for video against the iPhone 17 Pro\u2019s 172<\/a>, a gap of 10 points.<\/p>\n The Pixel 10 Pro XL\u2019s video performance jumps from a base level of 160 points to 175 points with Video Boost enabled, but the Pixel 11 Pro XL leaps from 162 up to 183. This means, out of the box, this year\u2019s Pixel 11 Pro XL loses to the iPhone 17 Pro on video by 10 points, but Video Boost pushes it ahead of Apple by 11 points.<\/p>\n Note that Dxomark hasn\u2019t specified the base-level video settings for its Pixel 11 Pro XL test, but the sample videos uploaded to Dxomark\u2019s YouTube channel play back at 4K 30fps for the Pixel 11 Pro XL, whereas iPhone 17 Pro clips of the same scene play back at 4K 60fps. This strongly suggests that the Google flagship was tested at 30fps.<\/p>\n This is an important distinction because, unlike the Pixel 10 Pro XL, the Pixel 11 Pro XL can record 4K 60fps HDR video directly on the device without Video Boost. I\u2019ve checked both models and verified this behaviour on a Pixel 11 Pro XL, so why Dxomark chose 30fps is not yet clear. I await a response from Dxomark.<\/p>\n Do You Actually Want This?<\/p>\n In most shooting situations, the iPhone 17 Pro dominates at video, but if you don\u2019t need the result immediately, the Pixel 11 Pro XL pulls ahead in pure quality, according to Dxomark. However, the report also notes that \u201cAutofocus instabilities can still be observed in specific situations.\u201d Ultimately, it’s up to the user whether or not to enable Video Boost, but you won\u2019t come close to the Pixel 11 Pro XL\u2019s best video quality without it.<\/p>\n ForbesGalaxy S26 Ultra Camera Improves But Lands 18th In Dxomark RankingsBy Paul Monckton<\/a>ForbesGalaxy S26 Ultra’s Camera Gambit: 5x Better, 3x Worse?By Paul Monckton<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Video Boost lifts the Pixel 11 Pro XL’s DXOMARK video score from 162 to 183, past the iPhone…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":660434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[257],"tags":[25718,18,279069,279066,19,280,279067,17,279,259694,279063,279064,279068,82,279065],"class_list":["post-660433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-dxomark","tag-eire","tag-google-pixel-camera","tag-google-video-boost","tag-ie","tag-iphone-17-pro","tag-iphone-17-pro-camera","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-pixel-11-pro-xl","tag-pixel-11-pro-xl-camera","tag-pixel-11-pro-xl-video","tag-pixel-11-vs-iphone-17","tag-technology","tag-video-boost"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117171448507556562","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}