ISSUE 68 • ANDROID ADVISOR 21Most surprising, however, is the telephoto’s lens
lack of an impact on either zooming or portraits.
I thought that the addition of a second telephoto
lens would make a huge difference over the Pixel
3 XL, especially after Google’s proclamation that
it was more important than an ultra-wide lens.
But in straight comparisons, I didn’t see much of
a difference. In the portrait photo overleaf, it’s
impossible to see the difference between the Pixel
3 XL and the Pixel 4 XL, even if you zoom in. If
anything, the Pixel 3 does a slightly better job with
handling skin tones and colour.
And in the photo on page 23, the Pixel 3 XL’s digital
zoom is basically just as good as the Pixel 4 XL’s 2x
optical zoom. In fact, if you inspect the Pixel 4 XL
image, you can see some weird colours and graininessThe Pixel 4 XL (left) shifted the white balance,
which dulled the colours a bit, while the Pixel 3
XL (right) was a little closer but still too blue. The
iPhone 11 (centre) was the most accurate