PC World - USA (2020-02)

82 PCWorld FEBRUARY 2020

FEATURE BUILDING THE PERFECT ANDROID FRANKENPHONE

OnePlus 7T Pro. There’s a

Leica-branded lens, as always,

but I’m much more interested

in the specs:

Camera 1: 48MP, f/1.6,

OIS

Camera 2: 8MP 3X

telephoto, f/2.4, OIS

Camera 3:16MP ultra-

wide, f/2.2

That’s about as good as it

gets in a smartphone, with a

better optical zoom than the

Pixel 4 or the Galaxy S10, and

an impressive 117-degree

ultra-wide FOV. You’re also getting 4K video

at 30 or 60 fps and Super Slow Motion

(720P video at 960 fps, and 1080P video at

240 fps).

CAMERA APP: GALAXY S10

How you shoot is as important as what you’re

shooting with, and stock camera apps run the

gamut from minimal to overloaded with

options. Samsung nails the sweet spot, with

an excellent interface, super-fast switching

between the lenses and modes, and fantastic

manual controls.

CAMERA PROCESSING:

PIXEL 4

Smartphone camera hardware doesn’t really

matter if the processing engine behind it isn’t

up to snuff. That’s been the Pixel’s mantra

since day one and even with just two

cameras, the Pixel 4 continues to dominate

thanks to its stellar AI and processing engine.

There aren’t enough superlatives to describe

how incredible Google’s behind-the-scenes

mojo is. From Night Sight to portraits and

every possible tricky lighting in between, the

Pixel 4 is a veritable masterclass in photo

processing, and basically every other phone

is playing catchup.

BIOMETRIC UNLOCKING:

PIXEL 4

In a vacuum, the Pixel 4 has the best biometric

on any Android phone. It’s one of the few to

offer secure 3D face unlock and it’s extremely

fast and accurate, even working upside down

if you happen to pick your phone up the

wrong way (which happens more than you’d

You won’t find an Android phone that takes better pictures than the

Google Pixel 4 (right).