Here's How the iPhone 7 Measures Up Against a Top-Notch Hollywood Film Camera

Not quite as unfair as it sounds.

By Esquire UK Editors | Jun 4, 2017

It's a question we've all pondered from time to time: "Just how would my iPhone compare to a blockbuster-grade Hollywood camera that costs more than a semi-detached in Scarborough?"

Well we've got good news for you, because one curious YouTuber has gone and answered that very question, taking the iPhone 7+ and seeing how it measures up against the Arri Alexa, a camera that's been used to film the likes of Drive, The Revenant, Arrival, Logan, and plenty of other undoubtedly good-looking pictures.

By doing side-by-side comparisons in a variety of lights and set-ups, we can see just how the camera in your pocket holds up against such a high-tech piece of kit...the results might surprise you.

Or maybe they won't.

But maybe they will?

This story originally appeared on Esquire.co.uk.

* Minor edits have been made by the Esquiremag.ph editors.