Google Pixel 7
- CamoGeko-XDA
- yat
- 09 Jan 2024
I can say this is an amazing device considering almost no flagship or mid range phones are below 6.55 inches these days.
If you can find a Pixel 7 under 300 you should jump on it!!
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- Glad777
- SrV
- 09 Jan 2024
I bought one for myself on amazon recently from the cons that I was able to identify is the google camera ruined it, the video with terrible noise writes and this is not only for me, the lack of call recording, no L2TP vpn, there is no way to register your DNS with numbers, and not only my own but also Google, -7% standby mode without AOD, the graph in the battery section is terrible google is worth learning from Xiaomi, they have a gorgeous security app where everything important is at hand, give the developers google Xiaomi, and take away the iPhone, I was willing to sit on an empty Android in favor of a battery, but now I know the miracle did not happen in the shell, not a competitor to Chinese phones, it's so sad to realize PIXEL is made in such a way that the user could not raise security and anonymity in simple and well-known ways, not only Tensor 2, but also the software is not perfect, I will change it to Samsung in Future,Also, the weather application requires constant access to the geo location, google I do not change cities so often that the place above the phone discharges the phone for years, there is also not enough widget to block iPhones, use it, and most importantly they could not implement 😁 it
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- Anonymous
- SYx
- 02 Jan 2024
nic, 29 Dec 2023cant turn on phonePress power on button
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- nic
- kD}
- 29 Dec 2023
cant turn on phone
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- yinfu
- q8M
- 28 Dec 2023
One of the best value phones. After 12 years with iphone i was given this and find it very nice. Doubt i will switch back.
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- Anonymous
- ni5
- 15 Dec 2023
Anonymous, 14 Dec 2023Is it water proof? And how long?Haven't tried myself, but yes 30 mins 1.5 m underwater
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- Anonymous
- XKE
- 14 Dec 2023
Is it water proof? And how long?
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- MalayTech
- ibY
- 11 Dec 2023
Its good :thumbs:
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- Glad777
- gjG
- 10 Dec 2023
Anonymous, 13 Oct 2023If all you want is great low light photo and video quality ... moreSo it is 5G does not work in most countries or works very crookedly, one more point to the minuses of Pixel
Basically a 4g phone with big frames, no decent cooling, and a bad modem, no wonder it started selling for 40% cheaper a year later.
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- ni5
- 06 Dec 2023
I can't see any positive side in this phone after switch from OnePlus 9. One upgrade is having eSIM in Pixel 7, but I don't really care. Fingerprint reader isn't fast and accurate enough. Macro is poor. Software features aren't that great either
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- Anonymous
- PEq
- 06 Dec 2023
flagshipper, 19 Nov 2023Hmm..Pixel 7. As a natural born flagshipper, got one and no... moreThanks
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- humblender
- mA}
- 30 Nov 2023
flagshipper, 19 Nov 2023Hmm..Pixel 7. As a natural born flagshipper, got one and no... moreand your current phone is...
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- dynamyc
- MvH
- 30 Nov 2023
soldi2, 26 Nov 2023Bought this phone 3 weeks ago... Im getting regular 5-7 SoT... moreAndroid 14 was amazing for the Pixel 7. Android 13 was mehhh in terms of battery, but 14 brought along a bunch of optimizations so that's probably why.
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- soldi2
- 0@x
- 26 Nov 2023
Anonymous, 21 Nov 2023The batery life sucks but the camra and screen is really nice.Bought this phone 3 weeks ago... Im getting regular 5-7 SoT. Switched from Zenfone 9 and battery is quite similar (Im shocked, because I was sure that battery will be much worse on Pixel 7).
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- Anonymous
- QWa
- 21 Nov 2023
The batery life sucks but the camra and screen is really nice.
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- flagshipper
- JLD
- 19 Nov 2023
Hmm..Pixel 7. As a natural born flagshipper, got one and now going back to Samsung because:
1. fingerprint sensor actually really sucks. Hate retrying, or typing (long) password
2. lot of smart functions simply don't work, because of language limitations or bugs. Can't even tell camera to make picture or alarm to snooze. Also a unique double-tap doesn't work (but LOL it works on Samsung).
3. heavy. I hate heavy phones, but I have no choice very often:(((((((((((( Manufacturers, STOP this madness already. Enough is enough.
4. slow. The economic CPU shifts you several generations back to past.
5. I didn't get used to swapped Power and Volume keys in 1/2 a year. What a stupid idea. What an ""innovation"".
6. camera makes you ugly, a caricature of yourself, and draws nonexisting wrinkles. Not a problem for me, as i don't care about pictures, but the person that received the phone hates the pictures. A "crippled camera" of the Flip makes better pictures. Interesting.
It's still pretty good. But I've got the one and only Flip again. That one made me happy in the past. And held record in loyalty, i've had it for almost 2 years, which is insane (in my case, usually flippin' 5 phones a year).
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- Anonymous
- R5v
- 19 Nov 2023
Anonymous, 12 Nov 2023thanks, I'll consider this, but how comes the P7 doesn... moreThe Pixel 7 has 5G hardware but 5G connectivity is BLOCKED by Google just like it blocked VoLTE in some countries.
5G connectivity only works if you use your Pixel phone in a VERY FEW supported countries. If you travel outside those supported countries, you will lose 5G connectivity. Pixel 5G support is not limited to 'FIRST WORLD' countries as one ignorant person mentioned here. 5G is supported in India which isn't a 'FIRST WORLD' country, and many 'FIRST WORLD' countries are not actually supported.
This selective and restrictive '5G' connectivity behavior is unique to Pixel phones only. Other phones from Samsung, Xiaomi, Oneplus, Oppo, Vivo, and even iPhones don't have this ARTIFICIAL geographic restriction of 5G connectivity.
Google lies to its teeth claiming it is the local network that is restricting 5G connectivity for the Pixel but many users, modders and developers have since debunked this by showing the exact code that Google uses in the geographical restriction of 5G connectivity.
The only way to get 5G in a Pixel phone when traveling to or using it in an unsupported country is to root the phone and modify the configuration file that is responsible for Google's 5G software block in Pixel phones.
Here's how to get over the 5G geographical restriction: (root required): https://xdaforums.com/t/video-how-google-blocks-5g-for-unlisted-countries-explained.4234521/
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- Anonymous
- 0pP
- 16 Nov 2023
What else I found not being good on my Pixel 7:
1. Very often when being called I can't answer the phone, there's no option. The phone is ringing, but no answering slider or red/green button are present.
2. Double tap to open/lock the phone does not exist.
3. Very often I have to press a physical button to open the phone, because screen touch is not reacting.
4. Option Shhh does nothing. If I don't want to answer the phone tilting the phone (Samsung for example) silence the ringing straight away.
5. Snooze alarm works only if I press button "Snooze". If I don't wake up, the phone will not alarm again. On Samsung, you can set how many times the alarm will be repeated if you don't hear it. Snooze works if you tilt the phone upside down.
Few times I was late to work because phone did not wake me up - alarm melody run only ones.
6. Photo app is rubbish with almost no customisation: size of folders for example.
If you use cloud backup, it offers cleaning space every while. If you accept it by mistake, all photos will be deleted from your phone.
If you download them again, they do not go to their original folders, so you have to sort them all again. I personally use about 30 folders for pictures/videos.
7. All Google Widgets are with almost no customisations: transparency for example.
8. Pixel 7 does not allow even third part clipboard to keep memorised clips for more than 1hr.
9. The camera is slow.
10. All Google apps are updating almost weekly "Bug fixes and performance improvements".
How many bugs those apps have?
11. If you want features that are this phone lacking, you have to download apps and give rights for their developers to see your data. I'm rather to have features integrated by Google: double tap for example, or picture resize.
12. Picture resize not part of Photo App. Unbelievable. Every phone I had was with that option.
13. Bad battery
14. Heating
15. Network settings are rubbish
16. Ugly and huge tiles easily pressed by mistake
17. Weight. The phone is 15-20% heavier that phones from other manufacturers that are offering the similar screen and battery
18. It's the most slippery phone I ever had
19. For 3-button navigation, not possible to rearrange order. For me, is much better if "go back" button is close to my thumb. I use it much more often than "home" button.
20. All these are reported to Google many times. You can see threads everywhere.
Google does not care, and that is why my next phone won't be Pixel.
21. I can put more if needed.
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- Anonymous
- 0pP
- 16 Nov 2023
ithehappy, 16 Nov 2023If pixel 7 is not taking natural looking photos then which ... moreI know that every phone I had in the last 10 years makes photos looking more natural than the phone I purchased few months ago (Pixel 7).
I know two people having Pixel 7, and their phones are not different from mine.
Photos are too dark, washed, and faces look like painted with water paints.
Kids are having black eyes like they didn't sleep, and it is worse on tanned skin.
Pixel 7 does not have 50 megapixel camera as Google is stating, the camera is 12.5 megapixels and even RAW pictures are 12.5 Mpx.
Pixel 7 stand out with photos taken in dark, and that's it.
I'm happy if your phone makes good photos for you, but mine does not do what I expected, not even close. IMO photos my Pixel 7 is taking are very bad.
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- Anonymous
- I@a
- 16 Nov 2023
Anonymous, 13 Nov 2023video over usb-c and something like "dex" is not ... moreYou should try traveling internationally and own a 5G phone from a Samsung, a Xiaomi, an iPhone, a Oneplus, an Oppo or a Vivo before you open your mouth so you'll know what you're talking about.