Google Pixel 4 review

29 Nov 2019


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  • Anonymous
  • pQr
  • 29 Nov 2019

"google has somehow managed to mess up the processing/depth mapping and we often got imperfections along the border between subject and background."
That's not the only thing they messed up. They also removed the white balance presets. I was 95% sure that I would buy the Pixel 4, I really wanted a 50mm camera, but the removal of the white balance presets, the inconsistent machine learning white balance, the bad video zoom, the small battery, the lack of a fingerprint reader, a portrait mode that doesn't let you use the 50mm camera and also doesn't let you use the 27mm camera without a crop, and the bad selfie depth map were reasons why I just bought a different phone.

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    • Lammo0
    • StU
    • 29 Nov 2019

    Shiny Dave, 29 Nov 2019The worst thing about this battery fail is that it frankly ... moreHave the pixel 4, battery life is fine, not great, but not bad either.

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      • Anonymous
      • pQr
      • 29 Nov 2019

      "if the Pixel 4 is set at '2x', it's using the actual tele camera, and that's that - there's no light threshold below which it'll switch to a zoomed-in view from the main one"
      In the long exposure / astro mode the Pixel 4 seems to use digital zoom sometimes. That's a pity.

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        • a4j
        • 29 Nov 2019

        Poor battery life ... My pocophone f1 and mi 9t have smaller body with a lot bigger battery

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          • Shiny Dave
          • mpy
          • 29 Nov 2019

          The worst thing about this battery fail is that it frankly negates the advantage of long-term Android support if it effectively comes with the same battery life out of the box as most phones have towards the end of a two-year agreement.

          The Pixel *already* has a UK reseller offering a two-year contract with a total cost of £706... Including 20GB data per month and a free Google Home Hub. That's less than the same contract on a *Galaxy A70*!

            I came here to see the train wreck of the battery life and I wasn't disappointed! Crazy bad for a flagship device

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              • slaia
              • nw}
              • 29 Nov 2019

              It's sad to see that Pixel is failing. I already got a sense of it when Google announced the hiring of HTC staff, which means Pixel is made by failing HTC staff and the whole is led by a failing Moto mobile chief.

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                • boemul
                • mAQ
                • 29 Nov 2019

                Meanwhile the Pixel 3A was $299 today on Amazon, a much better value for money.

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