I wish Google and Apple would crib these excellent vivo camera features

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Opinion post by

Dhruv Bhutani

The best smartphone cameras have come a long way. Barring differences in the approach toward things like color science, it’s safe to say that there’s a level of homogeneity across flagships from any brand — both in terms of raw output and feature set. However, once in a while, a smartphone still manages to introduce a new trick or two that makes me sit back and wonder why it took so long to implement it.

I’ve been a fan of what vivo is doing with smartphone imaging for a while now. When the Vivo X100 Pro launched, I hailed its built-in camera filters as the most fun I’ve had with photography in years. The X Fold 3 Pro was the first foldable that made me feel I wasn’t giving up on top-tier cameras for the privilege of a larger display. And now, after using the vivo X200 Pro for a while, I can easily claim that it is one of, if not the best, smartphone camera I’ve used so far.