Expect lots of mobile photography tips and more from Android Police this week
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Welcome to Android Police’s second-ever Mobile Photography Week where we focus on what the handset in your pocket can shoot for you. Throughout the next week, we’ll be publishing editorials, how-to guides, product recommendations, and analysis on how you can use your smartphone’s camera for the better.
Smartphone photography has been the major battleground for Android phone makers for the last decade, and that remains the case in 2023. Right now, the smartphone camera to beat in the US is likely the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra with its 200MP main sensor, 12MP ultra-wide, and two telephoto cameras. That said, the Google Pixel 7 Pro gives it a run for its money, and we should probably also consider what Apple’s iPhone can do too.
Elsewhere, outside the US, the competition is fierce with the new Huawei P60 Pro taking the top spot on many best camera phone lists. It isn’t just Huawei though with stiff competition from Xiaomi, Oppo, and Honor. If you’re a fan of what your smartphone can do with its many sensors, be sure to check back through to Sunday, May 21 as we’ll be publishing lots of articles each day this week.
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Saturday: Camera terminology, and third-party apps
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Understanding your phone’s camera specs
The terminology used by manufacturers to describe smartphone cameras is complicated. If you don’t know your aperture from your μm, you’ll need our guide to camera terms to make your next smartphone purchase easier, or just to understand the current phone in your pocket.
Understanding camera specs: Resolution, pixel size, aperture, and more
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How to view your Pixel portrait photos with bokeh off
The Portrait mode on Pixel phones brings in a bokeh effect, but it’s not particularly easy to be able to turn that feature off. We’re here to talk you through how you can play around with bokeh when you don’t think it has worked perfectly in your photography.
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Friday: Pixel 7 Pro tips, and do megapixels matter on phones?
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Does megapixel count matter for smartphones?
Every phone manufacturer wants you to see its megapixel count when it announces a new smartphone. It’s why we’ve got 200MP cameras on Samsung’s top-of-the-line Ultra phones now. But it’s not all about that number, so we’ve dived into the specs sheets to see how much megapixels truly matter in 2023.
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The 7 best Google Pixel 7 Pro camera tips
Own a Pixel 7 Pro? It’s one of the very best camera phones around, which means you’ve got a lot of photography features at your fingertips. Here we talk you through our favorite tips of what you can do with these three main cameras.
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Thursday: Photo editing tips, stabilization, and pixel binning
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4 essential smartphone photo editing tips for beginners
Are you the sort of person that takes a photo and immediately sends it to your friends without any touch-ups? Take a bit of time to learn some photo editing techniques, and you may be able to vastly improve the results you get with your smartphone camera. We’ve got some absolute beginner tips you may find helpful.
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Wednesday: Pixel 7 tips, RAW photos, and Pixel 6 guidance
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Google Pixel 7 camera tips: 9 tips for smartphone shutterbugs
If you own a Pixel 7 series phone, you’ve got one of the best camera phones money can buy. We’ve put together a guide of tips and tricks to help you make the most of your smartphone’s highly competent cameras on the front and back.
Google Pixel 7 camera tips: 9 tips for smartphone shutterbugs
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How to take and edit RAW photos on Android
Ever felt like making mobile photography more complicated? Our guide to RAW photography on your Android phone will make your life a bit easier than if you’re starting from scratch without any guidance.
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Tuesday: Computational photography, backgrounds, and Samsung Gallery
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What is computational photography?
Your phone’s software plays a very big part in what photographs you can capture, so it’s not all about hardware. Our beginner’s guide to computational photography will give you a better idea of what the software of your phone’s camera is doing behind the scenes to ensure your photos are ready for sharing on social media.
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19 Samsung Gallery tips for gorgeous photos
Samsung’s Gallery app is the default on all Samsung smartphones, which means it’s the number one tool for millions of Android phone users worldwide. It’s a capable tool and our guide with 19 tips for using Gallery will allow you to use the app better.
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How to remove backgrounds from your photos
Removing backgrounds from any image isn’t easy. There’s a reason people spend years getting good at using tools like Photoshop, but there are alternatives you can use on your phone to make professional shots without a background. Read our guide to learn the tools we recommend for making yourself a PNG.
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Monday: Best apps, Google Photos, and a Pixel 7 camera showdown
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Google Photos tips and tricks
If you own an Android phone, it’s almost certain you’ll use Google Photos to view, edit, and back-up your collection. It’s one of the most versatile tools on the market for taming your virtual photography album, and we’ve got a selection of tips and tricks to help you master the Photos service. If you use Google Photos, you’ll want to read this.
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Best Android apps for photographers
Your phone’s default camera app isn’t always the best option, and we’ve got 13 alternatives you may want to try out. These are various tools photography fans may want to use such as apps that allow you to scan in your old photos and apps to help unlock features on your phone’s camera. If you consider yourself an amateur photographer, you’ll like this.
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Google Pixel 7 Pro vs. Pixel 7 camera showdown
Spoilers: the Pixel 7 Pro is the best. But the question is, by how much? Google’s latest flagship pair of smartphones have largely similar specs, so we put both the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro to the test, and here’s what we found the cameras on each device were able to capture.
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