The biggest news out of Google I/O on Wednesday was perhaps Google's new Photos app.
While the app -- available for iOS, Android and the web -- is pretty and comes with a variety of organized views, object identification and impressive facial recognition technology, it's the fact all users can back up an unlimited quantity of photos (16-megapixels) and video (1080p full HD resolution) for free that's sending giant ripples throughout the tech industry.
Google Photos director Anil Sabharwal said you'll basically be able to store a lifetime of memories with Google Photos.
There are tons of online photo storage and management services out there, but which one is the right one for you? Let's take a look at how Google Photos stacks up against Apple's recently updated Photos app, Dropbox's Carousel and Lyve.
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Google Photos
Apple Photos
Dropbox Carousel
Lyve
Price
Free
Free (5GB), $0.99/mo. (20GB), $3.99/mo. (200GB), $9.99/mo. (500GB), $19.99/mo. (1TB)
Free (5GB), $9.99/mo. or $99.99/year (1TB)
Free
Storage
Unlimited photos (16-megapixels) and videos (1080p)
Up to 1TB (paid subscription required)
Up to 1TB (paid subscription required)
Device-specific
Storage location
Google Cloud
Apple iCloud
Dropbox cloud
Stored on local devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops, PCs)
Platforms support
iOS, Android, web
iOS, Mac
iOS, Android, web
iOS, Android
Additional hardware?
No
No
No
Optional: $300 Lyve Home (2TB), $200 Lyve Studio (500GB)
Face detection
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Object detection and sorting
Yes
No
No
No
Face detection
Yes
Yes
Yes
No