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Technology
John Velasco

I put the iPhone 17 vs Pixel 10 through a 6-round zoom camera shoot-out — and it's not even close

IPhone 17 vs Pixel 10.

Telephoto zoom cameras have been the priority this year, as both Apple and Google have focused heavily on them with their recent smartphone releases. That’s why I’m putting the iPhone 17 vs Pixel 10 to the test to see how they perform.

While the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max have upgraded telephoto cameras, the lonely iPhone 17 still lacks a dedicated zoom camera. Meaning, all of its zooming is done with its 48MP main camera — with help from some sensor cropping and new image processing algorithms.

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