Google Pixel 7 Pro has won the "king" of photography in DxOMark's rankings

The Pixel 7 Pro has finally begun to ship and is widely praised for its many improvements over the Pixel 6 Pro. According to DxOMark, the Pixel 7 Pro offers one of the most complete smartphone camera experiences, alongside the iPhone 14 Pro, Honor Magic4 Ultimate, and Huawei P50 Pro. The Pixel 7 Pro also only loses to the iPhone 14 Pro Max in the display tests.

There may be questions about the Pixel 7 Pro's power consumption under certain circumstances. However, it seems that Google has made strides with the display it has included in its flagship smartphone from last year's Pixel 6 Pro. While we are yet to publish our Pixel 7 Pro review, DxOMark has analysed the smartphone in numerous areas, including its display.

For context, leaks from pre-release units suggested that Google has equipped the Pixel 7 Pro with the Samsung S6E3HC4, a newer display panel than the one found in the Pixel 6 Pro. Early tests emphasise this, with the Pixel 7 Pro capable of significantly higher peak brightness figures than its predecessor. In DxOMark's view, the Pixel 7 Pro's display is only second to the iPhone 14 Pro Max and is a huge upgrade from the Pixel 6 Pro. In short, the Pixel 7 Pro has a colour-accurate and bright display, as well as good software tunings to optimise brightness for low-light conditions and when viewing HDR10 content.

 Just a few days after Google launched the Pixel 7 Pro, DxOMark has shared an in-depth review of the flagship's camera. 

According to DxOMark, the Pixel 7 Pro offers significant improvements over the Pixel 6 Pro in software adjustments, contributing to increased video quality and better zoom. This phone holds the top score in DxOMark's Friends & Family test with its ability to maintain strong contrast, reproduce skin tones and better exposure accuracy. 

And yet, the Pixel 7 Pro camera has fast and accurate autofocus, and combined with face tracking, it works well with group shots and moving subjects. Improvements to Super Res Zoom are noted with a new shooting method that also uses information from other cameras to gather more detail in the final image.

Videos shot in low light tend to be underexposed, and our testers experienced some loss of detail and noise when zooming in closer.

Selfie photos and videos have natural skin tones and accurate exposure. However, selfies tend to be out of focus and can see noise in low light.