https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/7x3m8b/pixel-3-camera-software-pixel-xl

In New York City today, Google unveiled the next big refresh of its devices, from a new convertible laptop to an all-encompassing Home Hub, and a pair of Pixel 3 smartphones. The underlying narrative: We’ve bet big on software, and it’s starting to pay dividends.

Ever since the original Pixel was unveiled, Google’s philosophy appeared to be different. Some of its hardware lagged behind in pure hardware specs, but Pixel 2 was a phone that stood out for how its camera reliably produced photos that blew expectations. It didn’t have dual cameras like the top-end iPhone, but could produce photos that were as good or better using its image processing software.