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Allison Johnson
You’re telling me a phone took this picture?!

I’m still testing the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra’s cameras but one thing stands out so far is just how good the zoom image quality is. This one was taken of a low-flying jet coming in for landing at Seattle’s Boeing Field with the camera’s 30x zoom, a combination of 10x optical hardware and AI tricks. Just try and take that picture with any other phone.

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