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We knew from the moment they were announced that the smaller and bigger Pixel 8 and 8 Pro would not be treated equally by Google. The baby Pixel 8, as I like to call it, lacked the manual camera controls that appeared on the 8 Pro, even though it should have been perfectly capable of handling them. Other features, like Video Boost and Zoom Enhance, were also promised as Pixel 8 Pro exclusives.
We thought that would be the extent of it: The Pro would get some extra photography features because it made sense to offer them to those who splurged on the photography monster, not the basic phone. Fine.