Crazy cellphone features from Samsung's high-res MOON images to the Pixel that ... trends now

Android phones have been playing catch up with iPhone for years in terms of popularity — but Android's powerful cameras could see iOS users make the switch.  

Samsung S23 enables users to take high-resolution images of the moon zoomed in a hundred times, while the Google Pixel 7 removes photobombers in selfies. 

iOS and google-powered devices have the same number of cameras, but Androids were early adopters of high-resolution sensors and lenses that provide zoom than its rival.

DailyMail.com has rounded up some of the craziest hidden features from the latest cell phones from Google and Samsung — and compared them to Apple to help you decide which is the best.

Samsung S23: Take a clear photo of the moon and snap another by saying ‘cheese’

Want to take a 100-times zoom picture of the moon? Samsung has your back - with a function that elicited a ‘wow’ from tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Highlighted by Twitter user and web producers Marquis Brownlees, the function uses multiple shots to add detail to the image.

Some have claimed that Samsung’s AI adds more detail to the photograph that is not there, but Samsung has in the past explained that the camera system uses several images to create the ‘zoomed in’ effect.

Using Samsung’s Expert RAW application, you can access Astrophotography and Astrohyperlapse for the best night sky photography.

The astrophotography mode uses advanced AI segmentation and multi-frame processing to get the best results out of the night sky.

The mode includes a sky guide that points out constellations and nebulae.

Samsung phones also let you trigger the camera with your voice - which is helpful for capturing group shots.

Open the Camera app, tap 'Settings,' then select 'Shooting Methods.'

This allows you to capture pictures by saying ‘smile,’ ‘cheese,' ‘capture’ or ‘shoot’ and works with either the front or rear camera.

Google Pixel 7: Remove photobombers from your selfies

Google’s Pixel phones have a function called ‘Magic Eraser' that automatically highlights people in the background to let you remove them from your shots.

Just tap any photo in your library (it only works on images taken with a Pixel), and it will offer an option to ‘Remove People in the Background’ with the magic eraser icon.

(If it doesn’t, tap 'Edit,' then 'Magic Eraser.')

The app will automatically highlight people with a white outline, and you can tap to remove them - it’s not always perfect, though. 

If you capture someone on a bicycle, for example, the system is prone to cutting out the person but leaving a ghostly bicycle behind.

There’s also a ‘camouflage’ option, in which you manually cover people with the background.

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