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We test each phone in real-world scenarios, focusing on its features, design, performance, cameras, battery life, and overall value. We document our findings in a preliminary review that’s updated periodically when there are new software updates, or to compare them to new phones from competitors like Apple, Samsung, Google, and OnePlus.
CNET’s Andrew Lanxon documents himself testing the Pixel 10 Pro’s selfie camera.
Photography
Photography is a main focus of most phones these days, so we take photos and videos of different subjects in a variety of settings and lighting scenarios. We’re trying out any new camera modes, like the ProRes Log video with Gen Lock that debuted with the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max, or Gemini powered camera trainer tool Which was launched with the Google Pixel 10 series.
Battery life
Battery testing is performed in several ways. We evaluate how long the phone lasts during a typical day of use and note how it performs during more focused sessions of video calls, media streaming, and gaming. We also perform a video playback test as a simple, repeatable measure of pure battery life, which is not always included in the initial review but is sometimes added later in an update.
We test phone features around the world.
Performance measurement
We use benchmarking apps to measure each phone’s performance along with our anecdotal experiences using the phone for our review. Most notably how the graphics and animation look. Is it smooth? Or are they late or stuttering? We also look at how quickly the phone switches between landscape and portrait orientations, and how quickly the camera app opens and is ready to take a photo.
We perform processor-heavy tasks like editing photos, exporting videos, and playing games. We evaluate whether the newest version of a particular phone includes enough features to make it worth upgrading from older models.
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