Google Pixel 4 review
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- Nick Tagataka
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- 02 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019I bought the Pixel 3a because the Pixel 4's camera is so di... morePixel 4 always uses Google's machine learning AWB system that past Pixels only used in Night Sight, which worsens the WB accuracy for some reason (Anandtech also reports this issue). Purple shadows are most likely thanks to boosted shadow details - Pixel always crushed them into pure black and Google got some criticism for it, so they stopped doing that in Pixel 4, and now it's showing tons of noises in shadow area.
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- Nick Tagataka
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- 02 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019Things that these "tech experts" never mention in their rev... more-Wide angle lens shots on a smartphone is generally expected to be used for the situation where the distortion or softness won't be an issue for majority of people (e.g. Blogs, SNS). While Apple could've done better job for its low light performance, when there is ample light its shots are good enough for 95% of its users. If you want a relatively distortion free UWA lens, there's one company that offers that, but of course you will have to sacrifice wider FoV. But most importantly, having an option to shoot in UWA is better than NOT having one AT ALL.
-iPhone does provide you an option to turn off the night mode when it gets activated, and it makes no sense for Apple to provide you an option to turn it on manually, since in medium lighting conditions Deep Fusion takes over Smart HDR and does all the additional processing that enhances the details. In those situations night mode wouldn't make much of a difference or could even degrade the image quality due to longer SS blurring moving objects, and if Google isn't automatically activating Night Sight when it's needed, then it's not fair to trigger it manually and compare it to iPhone's auto night mode, which is also ZSL unlike Google's counterpart.
-While it is true that iPhones' replacement costs are indeed expensive as hell, when you're using the actual device, iPhone provides you better UX as a whole than Pixel. Pixel 4 is on the same level as the regular iPhone 11 all things considered, period.
-You're talking as if Pixels don't degrade quickly over time. Remember Pixel 2 and the lag issues that a lot of people were talking about back then? But of course you want to talk nonsensical rubbish about Chinese phones that you've never used because you want to defend Google... and RAM management has ALWAYS been the weakest point of Pixels' software. Seriously, have you been living under a rock?
-This phone has worse battery life compared to literally every single midranger/high end phones from major companies released this year, probably with a few exception (though I can't come up with any), not just when you're comparing it to Note.
-OnePlus 7T was also tested in forced 90Hz mode and still managed to score reasonable 90 hours of battery life under exactly the same test condition. Tough.
-2 years of guaranteed OS updates and next 2 years will be limited to monthly security updates, which falls far short of Apple's minimum 4 years of OS updates.
I'd like to ask, if you know all of your points are invalid and you need to employ sophistry that other people can easily debunk to defend your favourite brand, why bother defending it in the first place?
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- jtrogr
- dPU
- 02 Dec 2019
Why is everyone so hyped for the 90Hz? Its something you stop caring about like 2 weeks after having it.
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- Anonymous
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- 02 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019Things that these "tech experts" never mention in their rev... moreGoogle promises 2yrs of guaranteed software update and in reality it's more like 4yrs on average. That's 4 yrs of usefulness, count your roi.
LOL 4 years, Android 10 on og Pixel already runs like c##p, it's more like 4 years after updating that phone
Also 90 hz is marquee feature of the phone, not using it all the time means basically ignoring the main selling point for the device
No phone has 2800 mAh battery, closest is s10e, which still has 30 percentage higher battery rating than this phone
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- Anonymous
- NL{
- 02 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019guess what brands when I checked so many 3rd party service ... moreMind sharing percentage, proven and verified? Otherwise your claims are as worthless as anecdotes..m
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- 02 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019Things that these "tech experts" never mention in their rev... moreFunny how you mention P4 to be in the same as iphone11pro when the price different is close to 50%. Even the XL is far cheaper than tha basic 11pro.
Laggy device is pretty much over for current few generation of phones. Had a Note 4x running SD625 and 3GB RAMfor over 2 years, definitely not as fast as new phones, but still working perfectly good for daily driver. Not to mention SD625 ain't meant for performance. Latest update to MIUI11, but still in Android 7, but that doesn't stop anyone from continue using the phone. You don't need to have the latest firmware to be usable.
SOT is very poor gauge to measure battery life only if you compare SOT when gaming to SOT when browsing. Most reviewer have a set of test so that comparison can be done. GSM for example take browsing, video, talktime and standby as a measurement. That is like I want the fastest V12 engine, but the the fuel economic of a 1.6L engine.
Yes, putting 90hz may not make it fair for battery life, but so is it an added advantage over other phones. So are we just counting the positive and ignoring all the negative of having higher refresh?
To me P4 is a perfectly capable phone except for missing ultrawide and low battery. But when you put it in its current price point, it seems way overpriced to competitors.
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- Anonymous
- KSu
- 02 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019No, regarding the Pixel 3a: 1. Google needs to talk with A... moreDng files works on photoshop, I don't know what you taking about.
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- joy
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- 02 Dec 2019
Its a costly dead pixel, EOD. Just like an ended era of their Ara.
Google will eventually shutdown its dead pixel business before 2021 and they are good at shutting down projects.
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- I'mPhone
- 61x
- 02 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019Things that these "tech experts" never mention in their rev... moreYou are actually being brainwashed out there.
Cheap China phones being laggy? What do you think, should Chinese phones use Sd855+ at $100? There are several great Chinese phones with minor hints of lag even after years of usage (look at Mi A2 or Redmi Note 5 Pro). Ignore Vivo as they tend to have lots of bloat. Even Samsungs does a bad job at RAM management.
Iphones tend to have more natural colors out of the camera and it has been this way since a long time. Yes I have compared it to other phones of its class myself.
Maybe still more to argue with you as I can't type in my comments while seeing yours. But please educate yourself. There are many non legit reviewers but there are legit ones too
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- I'mPhone
- 61x
- 02 Dec 2019
Wolty, 01 Dec 2019 Battery life sucks, overall system performance is average... moreEven the camera is useless. OS has those Google spyware. Doesn't shine in any particular aspect.
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- I'mPhone
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- 02 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019guess what brands when I checked so many 3rd party service ... moreActually, why not show me the PERCENTAGE of devices broken instead of just providing facts. Besides, you already know more people are using it all over the world, second to Samsung or Apple.
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- Anonymous
- y{4
- 01 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019Xiaomi also sells more than Oppo and Vivo, so naturally the... morehere, the highest sales for phones are samsung which is in par with oppo (either one is almost twice than xiaomi), then xiaomi, but still not far with vivo.. and as i said before (read previous comment before your comment), it's NOT about the numbers in quantity, BUT in failure rates..
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- Anonymous
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- 01 Dec 2019
knightrat, 30 Nov 2019I find this to be the most fair review on the Pixel 4. I o... moreFunny, I ordered my px4 the first day of the black Friday sales. Still not arrived, and yet you have this review up...
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- Anonymous
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- 01 Dec 2019
Just having a beer, 01 Dec 2019As mentioned above, that is Adobe job, not Google. Google m... moreNo, regarding the Pixel 3a:
1. Google needs to talk with Adobe
2. Usually dng files don't need to be supported by Adobe in order to look good. It's Google's fault. When the Pixel 4 was released, the dng files were unusable. But then Google released an update, which fixed the dng files.
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- Anonymous
- KSu
- 01 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019guess what brands when I checked so many 3rd party service ... moreXiaomi also sells more than Oppo and Vivo, so naturally there will be more devices with defects(in numbers)
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- Anonymous
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- 01 Dec 2019
I'mPhone, 01 Dec 2019Just some crap I'm hearing from you.
There are hardly an... moreguess what brands when I checked so many 3rd party service centers here, it's xiaomi, can reach twice the amounts than vivo and oppo combined, and xiaomi failure issues are mostly not battery related, too much diverse issues and mostly hardware. When I checked to vivo or oppo official service center, xiaomi are still higher.
Please educate yourself and don't give me argument like "I know some people using the Redmi 4a and Note 4/5 here and the phone still goes strong with almost no issues" its still not enough to give the big picture and that's what I called crapp
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- Just having a beer
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- 01 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019I forgot to say that Adobe doesn't support Pixel 3a dng fil... moreAs mentioned above, that is Adobe job, not Google. Google may ask them to update the compatibility and work on it, but if Adobe ignores it, or have "don't care" approach, it isn't Google fault. May want to reach the developer about it so they realise people want it.
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- Anonymous
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- 01 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019I forgot to say that Adobe doesn't support Pixel 3a dng fil... moreThat's Adobe's job though
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- PangHu
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- 01 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 01 Dec 2019Given the price and battery life I am not sure how you can ... moreIt's 3.9 stars...
And 3.9 isn't great for a flagship device.
Flagships must be at least 4 stars above.
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- I'mPhone
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- 01 Dec 2019
Anonymous, 30 Nov 2019with higher defective rate compared to other brandsJust some crap I'm hearing from you.
There are hardly any battery issues, unlike its Vivo and Oppo counterpart. Also, I know some people using the Redmi 4a and Note 4/5 here and the phone still goes strong with almost no issues.
Educate yourself, please