26 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 44
REVIEW
it’s the best camera on a smartphone, but Google has
good reason to be confident.
In just about any light, the Pixel 2 XL takes fabulous
photos. It also takes them unbelievably quickly and
where you might end up with a blurry shot on another
flagship, the Pixel captures the moment in biting
sharpness almost every time.
Only in really low light is there a chance of a fuzzy
shot, but if your subject will stay still for a second, the
optical stabilisation does a great job of cancelling out
your shaky hands.
Night-time photos are up there with the best. Sure,
there’s evidence of noise reduction but a surprising
level of detail is retained even when it’s really dark andNight-time shot Portrait mode