Who needs a telephoto lens? The Google Pixel 2 will make Portrait Mode photos with a single camera

When the iPhone 7 Plus launched last year, Apple introduced the telephoto secondary lens providing 2x optical zoom and the alluring Portrait Mode for the first time on a smartphone. You know — the software feature that emulates a DSLR camera with a shallow depth of field, allowing you to take photos with blurred backgrounds.

Now, what's important to note is that Apple uses information from both the regular camera and the telephoto lens one in order to get the depth information needed for Portrait Mode to do its magic. The feature has been emulated by some apps and some device manufacturers, ...