5 Benefits of Telephoto Cameras Over Ultrawides on Phones

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Nisha Dubey

Most mid-range smartphones and value flagships offer dual-camera setups.

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These setups consist of ultra-wide and wide lenses, omitting the telephoto lens.

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Telephoto lenses can be more useful than ultrawides for multiple reasons.

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Here are five reasons smartphone makers should offer a telephoto lens instead of an ultra-wide lens.

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Telephoto lenses allow for better-looking portrait images.

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Telephoto lenses often offer better image quality.

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They allow for more background compression—for better subject separation.

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Telephoto lenses make you look better and have minimal distortion.

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More people prefer to zoom in than to zoom out.

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