The Google Pixel 6 Pro telephoto lens could face all gamers

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The larger of the two Google Pixel 6 models arriving this fall will have a telephoto lens. The leaked specs surrounding the Pixel 6 Pro (or Pixel 6 XL, if Google calls it that) have suggested this. But now we’re starting to find out just how powerful a telephoto lens Google is planning.

With the latest beta of Android 12 now available, advanced users are digging into the software for clues about Google’s plans. And XDA Developers reports that one of its senior members has found a precious treasure code within the camera app that suggests the Pixel 6 Pro’s telephoto lens will support 5x optical zoom.

According to XDA, the clue is found in an ID called “zoom_toggle_ultratele” and the text that reads “5x”. This would seem to suggest that the camera phone’s viewfinder will display a 5x zoom option.

If true, that would immediately bring the Pixel 6 Pro into prime territory among the best camera phones. The optical zoom of the iPhone 12 Pro Max reaches 2.5x, while the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Plus offer a 3x hybrid zoom. The Galaxy S21 Ultra is the current zoom king, with two telephoto lenses one with 3x zoom and the other with 10x zoom.

Google has offered a telephoto lens as one of the Pixel 4’s rear cameras, but has reverted to a primary / ultrawide camera setup with the Pixel 5. The recently leaked Pixel 6 specs have suggested that the main Pixel 6 will keep that dual configuration. cameras but that the larger Pixel 6 Pro would offer a triple camera array, a 50MP main sensor, a 12MP ultrawide camera, and a 48MP telephoto lens. And now, with this latest leak, we have an idea of ​​what that telephoto lens will be capable of.

It’s a nice change in philosophy for Google, which equipped its phones with modest camera hardware, setting the standard for software-based computational photography. This approach routine has positioned Google’s flagship phones among the best camera phones available. Clearly, it will be interesting to see what happens with a hardware update and all those post-processing features.

The update to Android 12 contains a few more camera details, according to 9to5Google’s report. Specifically, the camera app confirms the Pixel 6 Pro’s ability to record selfie videos in 4K using the phone’s front camera. There are suggestions for a built-in flash for the front camera and support for 7x zoom when capturing video.

9to5Google has also used the front camera lens placement which will be in a center cutout for both the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro to calculate the resolution of both phones’ displays. Expect 1080p resolution for the standard Pixel 6 while the Pro model will offer 1440p resolution.

We don’t expect to see the Pixel 6 until early October, as Google is likely to focus on shipping the Pixel 5a first. That low-cost phone is expected to arrive next month.

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