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Ultra vs. Pixel 6 Pro

Image: Florence Ion / Gizmodo
Image: Florence Ion / Gizmodo

I took the same shots with the Google Pixel 6 Pro, equipped with a 50-MP primary camera, a 12-MP ultra-wide camera, and a telephoto lens with 4x optical zoom that’s not on the smaller Pixel 6. The camera is capable of up to 20x zoom.

The first photo is the Pixel 6 Pro’s default, followed by the same scene at 2x. I preferred the crop on the Ultra at this same ratio.

The Pixel’s algorithmic magic does make for a clearer picture, especially from far away. At 4x (third photo from the left), I was surprised by how much detail the Pro maintained. And at 20x (last photo), there was still some clarity to the electric pole.