Smartphone cameras carry a lot of responsibility. They need to automatically make great images in any situation at a moment's notice. They're limited by the physics of small lenses, small sensors and less-than-ideal ergonomics. The photos they create need to be ready to share immediately, with no expectation that the images will be edited and refined later.

Many phones hit a few of those targets, but a small number strive to be the best smartphone cameras you can pocket. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is one that we've previously pitted against the iPhone 16 Pro , and now it's time to see how that Android phone fares against its newest competition, Google's Pixel 10 Pro XL .

I took both phones to Seattle and nearby Mukilteo, Washington, to compare how each performed. Over hundreds

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