What if I told you that if you’re using Google’s latest flagship phone – the Google Pixel 5, you’re actually using the Google Pixel 3 camera, which by itself is identical to the Pixel 2 camera? Shocked? Well, for the average consumer, that would be indeed “shocking”. In fact, some of you might feel “scammed”. Of course, the case is not-so black/white. It’s somewhere in between.
First of all, yes – believe it or not, the primary camera sensor on the Google Pixel 5 is the same as the one on the Google Pixel 3, which itself is the same sensor found on the Pixel 4, which, again – is pretty similar to the one found in the 2017 Pixel 2. In other words, Google hasn’t felt the need for significant camera upgrades – you get what you get…