Survey reveals how people use camera zoom
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Virtually all Android phones have preset zoom buttons in the camera app. For example, the Google Pixel 9 offers 0.5x, 1x, and 2x levels while…
I tested the four best camera phones to crown a long-range zoom champion
Robert Triggs / Android Authority If there’s one thing I must have in my smartphone camera, it is a robust long-distance zoom that brings me closer to the action. Today’s…
Tom Brady, JuJu Watkins Zoom Into Pete Carroll’s USC Class
Pete Carroll Guest Speakers At USC Class Tom Brady And JuJu Watkins!!! Published April 18, 2025 7:54 AM PDT Pete Carroll assembled an Avengers-esque lineup of guests for his USC…
I really can’t go back to a phone without a zoom camera
Joe Maring / Android Authority You might be surprised to know this, but I hold on to my personal Android phones for as long as I can. I’ve had my…
I wish the Pixel 10 Pro skipped the 1x camera altogether for two zoom lenses
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority For the past few years, I’ve taken an average of 4-5,000 photos with my Pixel phones every year, from random foods and moments to…
Do you only zoom to your camera’s preset levels or do you zoom freely?
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Many Android phones today offer a few preset zoom levels in the camera app, and you’ll often find 0.6x (or 0.5x), 1x, and 2x…
The Pixel 10 proves that everyone wants zoom cams, even if they don’t know it yet
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority My Android Authority colleague Kamila recently revealed a lot of details about the upcoming Pixel 10 series’ cameras. According to her report and sources,…
The Nothing Phone 3a Pro could beat the Galaxy S25 for camera zoom
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Specs for the Nothing Phone 3a series have leaked online. The two phones will apparently share a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip, a…
Samsung is testing a 200MP zoom camera, and we can already feel the shutter lag
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has apparently started testing a 200MP periscope camera. The Galaxy maker would follow in the footsteps of vivo and HONOR if it offered…
I can’t believe how much I trust the OnePlus 13’s camera zoom
Ryan Haines / Android Authority Although it’s an essential part of my job when testing a new smartphone camera, I don’t use long-range zoom in my day-to-day life all that…