![]() I’m mostly being nitpicky here, but only because Pixel cameras are supposed to be the best of the best. Some newer budget and midrange phone cameras pull more detail, particularly in low light with their larger image sensors, and the Pixel 6A’s images can sometimes come out grainy. However, the camera hardware is starting to show its age. It’s a good camera system that still manages to beat out much of the midrange competition. You’ll find the same main 12-megapixel camera sensor Google has been using on the Pixel 5 and prior Pixels, and it’s joined by a 12-megapixel ultrawide. This also brings all the top software features that debuted in the Pixel 6 series onto this phone, from Magic Eraser in Google Photos to erase unwanted objects in the background of your images to Assistant Voice Typing for sending messages with just your voice. I rarely noticed any slowdowns, even while playing games like Apex Legends Mobile. Even today, it means you’re getting some of the best performance for the money. Inside is Google’s first-gen Tensor chip, which is the same that powers the flagships from 2021, the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. The front is Gorilla Glass 3, so you’ll want to use a screen protector to protect it from scratches, but there’s an aluminum frame with clicky buttons and a plastic composite back that is deceptively luxurious. It’s a wonderfully compact phone, unlike most devices on the market right now, and feels well made. Like the Pixel 7A, you get a sharp, 6.1-inch OLED screen that gets just bright enough to read in direct sunlight (not as bright as the Pixel 7A). Last year's Pixel 6A ( 8/10, WIRED Recommends) is still an excellent buy, especially at its new price of $349 ( note: it frequently sells for $299). There's also no microSD card slot or headphone jack, so you'll have to look elsewhere if you want a phone with those features. The 4,385-mAh cell, with average use, can take you through a full day, but on busy days, you will most likely need to top up before the sun goes down. The only things that are iffy on the Pixel 7A are the fingerprint sensor, which isn't as snappy or reliable as I'd like, and the battery life. ![]() It’s disappointing that Google isn’t leading on this, especially when Apple’s nearly six-year-old iPhone 8 received the latest iOS 16 version. Unfortunately, Google is only promising three OS upgrades (Samsung offers four). It'll also get five years of security updates, so it'll be supported for quite a while. We've collected most of them below this guide, but my favorites are Assistant Voice Typing, for much faster and accurate voice transcriptions using the built-in keyboard Now Playing, to find out what music is playing around me without having to search for it and Call Screen, which has pretty much stopped all spam calls coming my way. The company is today releasing Lens Studio 3.2, an update to its tool that allows designers to create new Snapchat Lenses compatible with the LiDAR scanner built into the iPhone 12 Pro and 2020 iPad Pro.A part of the reason why we recommend Pixel phones so much is because of the many great software features that are genuinely helpful every day. “We’re excited to collaborate with Apple to bring this sophisticated technology to our Lens Creator community.” ![]() “The addition of the LiDAR Scanner to iPhone 12 Pro models enables a new level of creativity for augmented reality,” said Eitan Pilipski, Snap’s SVP of Camera Platform. Snapchat will use this technology to offer new unique Lenses that can render thousands of AR objects in real time using iPhone 12 Pro cameras. This enables AR apps to accurately display elements in a scene as the iPhone knows exactly where each object is located and what its real sizes are. And the beams pulse in nanoseconds, constantly measuring the scene and refining the depth map. LiDAR works with the depth frameworks of iOS 14 to create a tremendous amount of high-resolution data spanning the camera’s entire field of view. The LiDAR Scanner measures absolute depth by timing how long it takes invisible light beams to travel from the transmitter to objects, then back to the receiver. Here’s how Apple describes the technology: The LiDAR scanner measures the depth of a scene by emitting lights and calculating the time taken for them to hit an object and return to the sensor. Snapchat today announced a new version of Lens Studio that lets designers create special lenses to work with the LiDAR scanner on the iPhone 12 Pro.Ī new version of the Snapchat app was quickly shown during the October Apple keynote to demonstrate the LiDAR scanner in action, and now the company has detailed how the feature will work for its users who own an iPhone 12 Pro. As Apple introduced the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max with a LiDAR scanner, some developers are now taking advantage of new hardware to enhance their apps. ![]()
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