Google Pixel 7 review
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- Ron Bacardi
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- 31 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 30 Oct 2022That's the same reason I'm buying one, lol. Graph... moreIs there a reason why you chose Graphene and not Galyx? Have a tendency towards the later so would be interested in your reasoning :)
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- Anonymous
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- 30 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 30 Oct 2022That's the same reason I'm buying one, lol. Graph... moreThat's why I still buying Huawei phones - HarmonyOS, no Google bloat- and spyware :).
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- Anonymous
- X}e
- 30 Oct 2022
Google still makes the ugliest phones in the market (rear look of it at least). This particular one reminds me that Futurama cartoon character. Ugly as hell!
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- Anonymous
- 4NG
- 30 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 30 Oct 2022Don't underestimate Zenfone 9 battery life and don... moreI dunno what you do with your phone but I actually use my phone through the day. It doesn't just sit idle for 24 hours. When I'm sleeping the phone is charging and that is the only long period of time where the phone sits idle. Thankfully with Google's AI, my phone only sits at 80% charge and only hits 100% when I wake up. I don't understand people's fascination with how good a phone will do when Idle/in standby. The only numbers that matter should be how well a phone will do when actually in use.
Comparing phones battery performance by using their idle/standby time just doesn't make a lot of sense. That is like buying a car and letting it sit in a garage and telling people how amazing it is if you don't actually drive the car. Or buying a laptop and saying how good the battery life is when it is in sleep mode.
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- Matt
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- 30 Oct 2022
While I was initially disappointed with the 7s battery results on reflection I do feel it did quite well considering it has a large screen and runs 90hz.
I was comparing it to an iPhone 13 and 14 which obviously do better but they are much smaller phones running 60hz screens. I do also have a theory that because Apple uses such small batteries when they degrade slightly after a year or two the performance drop off is much larger.
I would love to have seen the Pixel 7 with a Snapdragon 8 plus gen 1 (or whatever it's called) as the Tensor chip obviously is a bit power hungry just like Samsung phones. It will be really interesting to see how the 7a does but I'd imagine that will get the older camera sensor.
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- Anonymous
- nxH
- 30 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 28 Oct 2022Zenfone 9 is about $150 more, and yes I've searched pr... moreDon't underestimate Zenfone 9 battery life and don't overestimate Pixel 7 battery life when the phone is idle or your outside home. If you do, then you are in for a surprise
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- Anonymous
- nxH
- 30 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 29 Oct 2022never going to use stupid ai features. never gonna use the ... moreThat's the same reason I'm buying one, lol. GrapheneOS to get rid of Google bloatware
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- DGV
- 29 Oct 2022
L, 28 Oct 2022Camera not even close. Stock android on both but better opt... moreOptimize well just be able to pause or close functions/services uninstall running crap opt out from Google Analytics problem solved that double the battery life
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- Anonymous
- kwC
- 29 Oct 2022
No 3.5mm jack no buy, 28 Oct 2022Who cares about your "states", the Earth is more ... moreOk, you're free to buy whatever you'd like. The sales figures speak differently though as the Zenfone 9 has very terrible sales numbers while the Pixel 7 series have been one of the best selling pixels to date. If you're happy with the Zenfone 9 then great! I'm glad you found a phone you like. You really don't have to resort to insulting people. Just debate professionally.
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- Benne
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- 29 Oct 2022
I am just wondering what if this pixel 7 would use a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 for exemple ! Instead of this tensor g2 ? It would be a fantastic cellphone ! Why mainly because of the modem use by Qualcomm is the top of the line !
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- Dks
- 29 Oct 2022
Heating also a big problem
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- Anonymous
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- 29 Oct 2022
No 3.5mm jack no buy, 28 Oct 2022Who cares about your "states", the Earth is more ... moreIn Australia the zenfone 9 is $200 more than the pixels RPP.. he's also correct about trade-ins too
The only real reason I'd go the zenfone is it's more compact design but that isn't enough for the extra coin imo
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- Anonymous
- n@7
- 29 Oct 2022
It doesn't make much sense that Google doesn't use its 12 megapixel 2x zoom setting with 1.2 micrometer pixels at night (my experience with the 7 Pro). Yes, 3 megapixels have less read noise than 12 megapixels and the "2x camera" has a Quad Bayer color filter array, but otherwise its specs are not bad for a 2x camera: 18mm² sensor area and f/1.85 OIS lens. For example, the iPhone 12 Pro had a 2x camera with a 12mm² sensor and f/2.0 OIS lens.
The 7 Pro even doesn't use its 12 megapixel 2x zoom setting, when you focus on a bright object in low light conditions.
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- Anonymous
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- 29 Oct 2022
never going to use stupid ai features. never gonna use the overpriced camera. going to get a pixel anyways. why?
they're ironically the best phones to de-google
and they're genuinely good looking phones too, so
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- No 3.5mm jack no buy
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- 28 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 28 Oct 2022Zenfone 9 is about $150 more, and yes I've searched pr... moreWho cares about your "states", the Earth is more than that. That pixel deal only works in your "states" but nowhere else. Everywhere else the original comment is correct about price.
"muh security updates". You must be such an important individual that they're trying to hack into your phone, lol.
"Enjoy" your 2 year old performance which is worse than sd888, inefficiency and overheating.
Even in states its worth paying extra for the headphone jack and way better processor, much better future-proofing. I think the endurance rating is more representative of real life use than just hours of video playback and web browsing. Standby battery drain etc matter a lot. Don't try to defend terrible G2 don't try to argue sun rises form west, you'll look foolish.
Rog phones don't have OIS and have unnecessary features for most people.
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- Anonymous
- 4NG
- 28 Oct 2022
No 3.5mm jack no buy, 28 Oct 2022How could a sane person buy this instead of Zenfone 9 is be... moreZenfone 9 is about $150 more, and yes I've searched properly, unless you're including some kinda ebay deal that only one person can buy or you're talkin about the overseas versions that don't support full LTE and 5G bands in the states. But if you're looking at the actual US model of the Zenfone 9, not the Chinese model, then the Zenfone 9 is about $150 more than the pixel 7 from a reputable seller. Lets combine this with the fact that the Zenfone 9 only gets 2 years of updates and 3 years of security updates while the Pixel 7 gets 3 years of updates and 5 years of security updates. You also get access to some of the google suite subscription stuff for free with a pixel 7 device. Battery life isn't too different. The Pixel 7 gets 14:23 hours of web browsing and 19:49 hours of video playback while the Zenfone 9 gets 15.07 of web browsing and 17:25 for video playback. Thus making them nearly the same in real world battery life. You'll also actually get good trade in value for the Pixel 7 in the future if you decide to upgrade your device while the Zenfone 9 will net you $0 for any trade in. You could try to resell it but you won't get much vs the crazy good trade in deals these days. Pixel 6 is going for only ~$350 on ebay where as Best Buy was offering $480 + $100 gift card for the Pixel 6 if you trade in for a pixel 7. Thats was $230 more than what you could have gotten on ebay.
In the end the only thing really "better" on the Zenfone 9 is the processor for gaming. If processor performance is your number 1 priority then yea I guess the Zenfone 9 is better but you can get much better devices for "gaming" such as the ROG phone 6 which actually costs about the same as the Zenfone 9 right now.
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- 28 Oct 2022
Android auto doesn't work
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- Nikojas
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- 28 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 28 Oct 2022The Moto edge 30 Fusion is a really strong competitor here.... moreAgreed. I'm very tempted by the edge 30 fusion. For me I think the lower price and bigger screen of the Motorola ( and lighter weight) is probably the one I'll pick but still undecided. Do I want to pay extra for the longer update life? Probably not as I always change phone every few years anyway.
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- Anonymous
- IbG
- 28 Oct 2022
dbjungle, 27 Oct 2022This phone may be smaller than the majority of the gigantic... moreMaybe because fast charging is bad for battery.
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- denton
- Jx9
- 28 Oct 2022
Why is it that if I connect it to the computer, it recognizes the P7 with one side of the usb c connector, if I turn the connector over, it only charges? it should recognize the phone on both sides.