I wish Samsung and Google copied these great camera zoom controls

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Google and Samsung frequently top our lists of the best camera phones on the market, and I can understand why. A big reason for this is that they both have great camera apps, offering distinctive designs, mostly consistent image quality, and a variety of modes. However, after using recent vivo phones like the X200 Ultra and X200 Pro, I realized there’s one very useful UI choice that I’d love to see on my Pixel and Galaxy phones, and that would be more powerful and intuitive zoom controls. Tap that zoom button, then tap it again The vivo camera app isn’t a looker by any measure, but it gets the job done in terms of features and modes. However, the way it handles zoom levels is much better than I’ve seen on any Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel phone. More specifically, you can tap a preset zoom level (e.g., 1x, 3.7x, 10x) to enter it, and then tap it once or several more times for additional zoom options. For example, I can tap the 1x button on the X20 ... Read full article.