Daylights, colors, and exposure
As we’ve come to expect from Apple and Samsung flagships, the majority of pictures you take are going to look great. This generation is no exception, although there are still a few key differences between the photos you’ll take from both phones.
Samsung continues to be the punchier of the two color-wise, at least in most shots. Samsung has dialed back its color saturation a bit from the S20 series, but you’ll still want to disable the Scene Optimizer to avoid a tendency towards overly vivid reds and greens. See the first example below as an example where Samsung still takes its colors too far.
A new Google Fit heart and respiratory rate measurement tool is here.
It only requires your smartphone camera to work.
The new tools are rolling out to Pixel phones first but will come to other Android phones in the future.
Update: March 9, 2021 (12:20 AM ET): Google is now rolling out its camera-based heart-rate and respiratory tracking feature to Pixel phones. While Pixel phones will be the first devices to sport the feature, it will roll out to “more Android devices in the future,” according to Google. Read on for a more detailed explanation of the feature below.
Original article: February 4, 2021 (11:38 AM ET): If you want to measure your heart or respiratory rate, you have a multitude of options. Fitness trackers and smartwatches will usually do the trick, or you can invest in specific medical-grade tools to do the job. For your heart rate, you can even just do an old fashioned pulse measurement.