On the Pixel 4, though, I can't avoid this distortion. The front-facing camera no longer has the same dual-setup like on the Pixel 3 and 3 XL, but the 8MP selfie camera is paired with a 3D ToF sensor to keep up with portrait depth with the front camera. The Pixel 4’s front-facing 8-megapixel camera offers a wider viewing angle, plus a zoom functionality enabled by its software-powered Super Zoom Res feature. I was horrified to see, when recording an Instagram Story on the new flagship, that my face was distorted in real time. xda-developers Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 3 Guides, News, & Discussion Google Camera Front Facing Distortion Fixing Magic by J-Pod XDA Developers was founded by developers, for developers. The Pixel 4 remains slightly behind such recent top performers as the Huawei Mate 30 Pro (121 points), largely due to the lack of both an ultra-wide camera and a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor. A new “adaptive EQ” feature uses the front camera to measure the ambient light, then subtly alters the screen colors to better balance against the environment. A new feature for the Pixel 4 is “Smooth Display,” a 90 Hz refresh rate option for the screen. Sure, the Pixel 4 has an extra 16MP camera on the back with a 2x telephoto lens, but the phone also only has one front-facing camera while the Pixel 3 has two. In spite of that, the images produced look phenomenal . Both of these images are 4.5 megapixels, which is actually significantly down from the Pixel 3’s 8MP front-facing portrait shots. The Pixel 4A's main selling point is that it has the Pixel 4's stellar main camera in a less expensive package. End result, the screen looks great anywhere. It is now a valuable resource for people who want to make the most of their mobile devices, from customizing the look and feel to adding new functionality.