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Were you excited about the possibility of 20x zoom on the Google Pixel 4? Sadly, it’s not true. Though Google director of design Claude Zellweger claimed he’d taken a shot on a Pixel with that level of telephoto prowess, he’s since clarified that the photo was actually taken on a current-gen Pixel 3a — and that he cropped the image rather than actually zooming with a phone.
Originally, we were pretty stoked by the report (via 9to5Google) because 20x zoom isn’t something that’s possible on current Pixel phones. The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a top out at 10x digital zoom, and don’t have an optical telephoto lens to improve their reach. (They’ve only got one rear camera each.)
But the upcoming Pixel 4 has loads of new cameras, including at least…