Can photos from your phone look like they were 'Shot on iPhone 7'?

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We put images from rival handsets up against Apple's ultimate snaps

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Credit: Isaac Reynolds Product lead, Camera Google (and others)

Google Pixel specs

Weight: 143g | Dimensions: 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm | Screen size: 5-inch | Rear camera: 12.3MP | Front camera: 8MP | Aperture: f/2.0

Enhancements: No filter, but HDR+ mode enabled by default

The Google Pixel photos are among the best in our test – which is understandable as the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL are two of the best phones we've seen for low light photography.

What's even more impressive is that these image are not enhanced in any way by the Google team – although the Pixel phones do automatically turn on HDR+ mode, which does a very effective job of improving and brightening pics.

Phil Hall says: "The Google Pixel really impresses when it comes to dynamic range. It handles scenes really well, maintaining detail in both the highlights and shadows, while colors appear faithful without looking too over-cooked." 

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Gareth Beavis
Gareth Beavis
Formerly Global Editor in Chief

Gareth has been part of the consumer technology world in a career spanning three decades. He started life as a staff writer on the fledgling TechRadar, and has grown with the site (primarily as phones, tablets and wearables editor) until becoming Global Editor in Chief in 2018. Gareth has written over 4,000 articles for TechRadar, has contributed expert insight to a number of other publications, chaired panels on zeitgeist technologies, presented at the Gadget Show Live as well as representing the brand on TV and radio for multiple channels including Sky, BBC, ITV and Al-Jazeera. Passionate about fitness, he can bore anyone rigid about stress management, sleep tracking, heart rate variance as well as bemoaning something about the latest iPhone, Galaxy or OLED TV.