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Vivo’s X300 Ultra has the best cameras in any phone

While rivals push experimental telephotos, Vivo’s phone simply has three equally excellent cameras. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A few months ago, I wrote that the telephoto camera is the only lens that matters any more, at least when it comes to Ultra-class flagships. As phones got better, cameras became where manufacturers tried to stand out. As cameras got better, telephoto lenses became the next point of focus. The most recent Ultra phones from Xiaomi, Oppo, and Huawei have all made the telephoto, above all, their selling point. Vivo’s X300 Ultra is doing something different. Instead of pushing its telephoto hardware to further extremes, Vivo has mostly left it be. The company has focused its efforts on a significantly improved 35mm main camera, unique among the competition for

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Vivo’s X300 Ultra has the best cameras in any phone

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Vivo’s X300 Ultra has the best cameras in any phone

While rivals push experimental telephotos, Vivo’s phone simply has three equally excellent cameras. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be…

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