Google Pixel 6 Pro leak reveals three upgrades iPhone 13 can’t match

Google Pixel 6 Pro leak reveals three upgrades iPhone 13 tin't match

Google Pixel 6 in multiple colors on a blue background

(Prototype credit: Google)

The Google Pixel 6 leaks only keep coming, and the latest ones suggest the new Pixel is going to be a powerful phone for photography.

As revealed in a huge leak of marketing material from Carphone Warehouse, besides as older leaks, the Pixel half dozen and Pixel 6 Pro both await like they're coming with an arsenal full of photograph tricks that volition let them accept some of the best smartphone shots ever.

In fact, some of the rumored features look then good, they could surpass the iPhone 13 as the all-time photographic camera phone around.

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We think there are three main areas where the Pixel half-dozen could surpass the iPhone 13 series in photography. Nosotros've cleaved them downwardly below.

College-res main camera

Google and Apple tree accept been two of the merely smartphone makers to stick with 12MP main sensors every bit cameras with resolutions of 48MP and higher became the norm — just according to the rumors, that's nearly to modify.

Both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are tipped to be using a 50MP chief camera, which could enable them to have far more detailed images than even the iPhone 13 Pro Max is capable of capturing.

A diagram of the Google Pixel 6 Pro's rear camera block, showing main, ultrawide and telephoto cameras — (Image credit: Evan Blass)

Cameras are non purely defined by their megapixels, though: sensor size, tuning and postal service-processing all play a role in the overall quality of the concluding photo. Given that Google already showed it could have on the best camera phones in the world with older Pixel models, that bodes well for the Pixel 6 range. With a new, much more substantial camera, these phones could well be the ones to beat.

More powerful zoom

On a like note, the Pixel 6 Pro is rumored to be equipped with a 48MP telephoto camera capable of 4x optical zoom and 20x digital "SuperRes" zoom. Although the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max have the highest magnification zoom withal offered on an iPhone, it'south nonetheless simply 3x optical and 15x digital.

There are phones with college magnifications than both Apple and Google's offerings, such as the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (10x optical, 100x digital). Again, still, Google'due south excellent photo processing system could mean that the Pixel 6 Pro is able to shell out other telephoto cameras when it comes to overall quality, even if the maximum zoom range is lower.

New photo editing tricks

Built-in photo editors on phones are surprisingly powerful, but fifty-fifty the first-class organisation constitute on iPhones can't help you if you become photobombed or your subject is moving too fast for the camera to focus on it. However, Google's got answers to both of these challenges coming with the Pixel 6, the leaks claim.

Part of the leaked marketing materials for the Google Pixel 6 Pro, showing how the Magic Eraser feature works by removing people from the background of an image — (Image credit: Carphone Warehouse)

Magic Eraser will apparently, equally the name suggests, let you to easily remove people or objects in the background to design your perfect shot.

Part of the leaked marketing materials for the Google Pixel 6 Pro, showing how the Face Unblur feature works by showing a clearer image of a moving person — (Image credit: Carphone Warehouse)

The other rumored feature, Face Unblur will brand blurred faces sharper, in turn making action shots easier to get.

Y'all tin effectively do these things with whatever epitome from any phone if you open up them up in one of the best photograph editing apps, but Google's apparent promise that you lot can practice this from your telephone without needing new software is more enticing. Information technology'due south some other thing that iOS' photo editor can't match right now.

Nosotros won't take long to wait until we discover out for sure what the Google Pixel half dozen is capable of, with a Google Pixel result at present confirmed for October 19 at x a.m. PT / 1 p.k. ET. Nosotros'll be covering it all as information technology happens, so be sure to stay tuned to Tom's Guide for the latest news on the twenty-four hours.

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Richard is a Tom's Guide staff author based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatsoever else people need communication on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he'southward also written for WIRED U.Grand., The Register and Creative Bloq. When not at work, he'due south probable thinking nearly how to mash the perfect cup of specialty coffee.