Google Expected to Unveil New Pixel 4 Smartphone at October 15 Event

[MacRumors]

Google is hosting an October 15 event in New York City, where it is expected to unveil its next-generation smartphone, the Google Pixel 4, reports Axios.

Like Apple's newest iPhones, the Google Pixel 4 will feature a square-shaped rear camera bump, which Google itself confirmed.

Ahead of the Pixel 4 launch, there were multiple leaks, so Google shared its own images of the upcoming device and also highlighted some of the smartphone's new features.

Rumors suggest Google's rear camera setup will include two lenses, a microphone, a flash, and a "spectral sensor" that's designed to account for light flicker when filming an LCD display.

Apple's iPhone camera setup positions three lenses in a triangle shape in the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max, and two lenses vertically in the iPhone 11. Google's setup has the two lenses of the Pixel 4 arranged horizontally with the flash located at the bottom.

Google has already highlighted some of the other features coming to the Pixel 4, including a new Face Unlock feature that is equivalent to Face ID, using 3D facial scans.

Unlike prior implementation of facial recognition on Android devices, Google's version will support secure payments and app authentication. Google claims its facial recognition system will be a more fluid experience than Apple's, working in any orientation.

Google's facial recognition feature will also enable motion-based gestures called Motion Sense, allowing users to do things like skip songs, snooze alarms, and silence phone calls by waving a hand in front of the phone.

Google's Pixel 4 smartphone will be a major iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max competitor alongside Samsung's new Galaxy Note 10.

Article Link: Google Expected to Unveil New Pixel 4 Smartphone at October 15 Event

 

[Strelok]

Looks nice. Hopefully they fixed the performance issues that seemed to plague the Pixel line.

 

[1050792]

Google could easily market this phone for Accessibility.

 

[Freida]

Would be nice if their innovation was better. We need better competition.

 

[dan9700]

All they ever do is copy apple and never do it well

 

[macduke]

Nobody:

Google: A "spectral sensor" that's designed to account for light flicker when filming an LCD display

Does anybody actually do this who isn't a creep trying to record nudes off of Snapchat?

 

[nutmac]

I guess one way to get rid of Pixel 3's huge notch is add old fashioned big bezels on top and bottom of the phone.

 

[realtuner]

Soli will turn out to be a useless feature that nobody uses. Just posting this so I can refer back when it comes true.

 

[SoN1NjA]

Nobody:

Google: A "spectral sensor" that's designed to account for light flicker when filming an LCD display

Does anybody actually do this who isn't a creep trying to record nudes off of Snapchat?

Yes, it's called being a YouTube creator, photographer, and so on

 

[DDustiNN]

Does this mean giant notches and camera housings will be okay now?

I can’t keep up.

 

[Total Respray]

Sad to say as an Apple user, but this is where the real innovation seems to be these days. Even the bezel is preferable to a notch for video watching.

 

[jav6454]

I've usually been reserved... but the facial system implementation looks earily similar to Apple's. Also, bezel on top and bottom to "hid" them.

That back tho... screams iPhone 11 Pro square notch.

 

[redheeler]

Would be nice if their innovation was better. We need better competition.

Recently, whenever they try to actually innovate (as in the Samsung foldable phone) it fails horribly. Hence the safe thing to do is to simply copy what Apple is doing and call it good.

To be honest, innovation on smartphones in general has slowed down. It's simply a mature product category now. There isn't much you can't do on a four-year-old smartphone that you can do on a current model. Face ID instead of Touch ID, better cameras, etc. but nothing is fundamentally different.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

People say Apple doesn't innovate, but here's Google copying just about everything Apple has done recently. Apple is still the trend-setter.

 

[Khedron]

Soli will turn out to be a useless feature that nobody uses. Just posting this so I can refer back when it comes true.

Has anyone used an Animoji since the day after the X was launched?

 

[KGBguy]

+1 Great!

PS Good competition is always welcome. Will see what they will end up bringing to the table.

 

[A MacBook lover]

Not only is google a crappy copy cat, still playing catch up.

There was a time I supported competition, and looked forward to Google releases to see their own spin.

Not only is it failure after failure, this is run by an evil corporation that not only sells your data but tries to censor free speech.

Stay far away from anything Google.

 

[realtuner]

Has anyone used an Animoji since the day after the X was launched?

More deflection as usual. Hey, at least you’re consistent.

 

[ksgant]

Giving the company that literally watches everything you do to sell to advertisers access to my face metrics. What could go wrong?

No thanks. And no, I don't want to hear "well, everyone spies on you anyway, so you may as well just give up" defeatist attitude. Screw Google and screw their enablers.

 

[stevejobs>apple]

Google, why did you have to make the rear camera look hideous like the iphone 11? Big square at the corner? There has to be someone who can come up with a better looking layout? Anyone?

 

[44267547]

All they ever do is copy apple and never do it well

Dan, I don’t think this is really a fair statement, nor accurate. A lot of these tech competitors, [which includes Samsung, Apple], they all tend to have the same features, just a matter when they tend to release them. The argument goes that Samsung copies Apple or vice versa, all these smart phones have competing features near the time of their release, because they’re trying to stay relevant in terms of the technology that’s current and sway the customer to buy their product.

 

[Andres Cantu]

“Unveil” is probably not the right word. We know most about it already.

 

[JLD94]

You guys are hilarious

 

[now i see it]

Reason Number One not to preorder iPhones until everyone has revealed their goods. I reeeeealy like the notchless design with the larger top bezel. Much much much better.

 

[dominiongamma]

Sad to say as an Apple user, but this is where the real innovation seems to be these days. Even the bezel is preferable to a notch for video watching.

Well the future is no bezel and Apple will get it right and not rush it just to be first