Android Camera Battle: Pixel 10 Pro XL vs. Galaxy S25 Ultra

I spent the weekend photographing areas of Seattle using two of the top Android camera phones for a new CNET article.

Jeff Carlson's avatar Jeff Carlson on August 28, 2025

I’ve been an iPhone owner since the first model, and although I still prefer iOS to Android, I’ve long looked over the fence at many of the camera technologies and software improvements that Google and Samsung have rolled into their Android phones. And this week I had a chance to put them to the test for an article at CNET.

I took the new Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra to Pike Place Market and up to Mukilteo, WA to make photos and see how these two Android camera leaders perform. Read all about them and view some of the photos here: Pixel 10 Pro XL vs. Galaxy S25 Ultra: Android Camera Battle.

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Author, photographer, and late-nighter Jeff Carlson writes for outlets such as Popular Photography, DPReview, Creative Pro, and others, and is a contributing editor for TidBITS. He is the author of Take Control of Your Digital Photos; The Photographer's Guide to Luminar AI, Take Control of Apple Watch, and Take Control of Your Digital Storage, among many other titles.

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