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Pixel Phone Reviews: A 'Truly Great Camera' and a 'Home Run' for Google
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Why is this thread full of people trying to prove how much better the iPhone is?
Be happy with what you got, and live you life. Does you phone, and how great it is, define your life?
I have the 7 plus, and apple watch series 2, and iPad pro 9.7. I love my little mobile set up, and thus won't be getting the Pixel.
If I didn't have the above already, the Pixel would get serious consideration alongside the iPhone.
The iPhone has the faster chip, waterproofing, no glass panel that an shatter, iOS, and a forward facing fingerprint scanner.
The Pixel has a camera that can go toe to toe with the iPhone, a nice design, google assistant makes siri look dumb, faster charging, and Apple level customer support. The back facing fingerprint scanner is actually pretty nice, as was the one on the Nexus 6p. The iPhone is has the faster chip, but it also leverages this chip for everything it does (photo indexing, etc). The Pixel leverages google cloud for a lot of things. In normal use, the speed difference will barely be noticeable, if at all. Plus if you go through google-fi (not sure about google financing), you can get google protect for $5 a month.
Its a great phone, and I expected it to be. Google is putting out some impressive hardware (my onhub is the best router I have ever used, and I am looking forward to pairing it with a google wifi hub to extend my network), and we are seeing some impressive integration. A few year from now, the Pixel and surrounding hardware will be really impressive.
This will only push Apple to do even better, which in turn pushes Google. This is great for everyone.
I'll be sticking with iOS for the foreseeable future, but my life doesn't depend on what other say about my phone, and I can admit this is an impressive phone.
Be happy with what you got, and live you life. Does you phone, and how great it is, define your life?
I have the 7 plus, and apple watch series 2, and iPad pro 9.7. I love my little mobile set up, and thus won't be getting the Pixel.
If I didn't have the above already, the Pixel would get serious consideration alongside the iPhone.
The iPhone has the faster chip, waterproofing, no glass panel that an shatter, iOS, and a forward facing fingerprint scanner.
The Pixel has a camera that can go toe to toe with the iPhone, a nice design, google assistant makes siri look dumb, faster charging, and Apple level customer support. The back facing fingerprint scanner is actually pretty nice, as was the one on the Nexus 6p. The iPhone is has the faster chip, but it also leverages this chip for everything it does (photo indexing, etc). The Pixel leverages google cloud for a lot of things. In normal use, the speed difference will barely be noticeable, if at all. Plus if you go through google-fi (not sure about google financing), you can get google protect for $5 a month.
Its a great phone, and I expected it to be. Google is putting out some impressive hardware (my onhub is the best router I have ever used, and I am looking forward to pairing it with a google wifi hub to extend my network), and we are seeing some impressive integration. A few year from now, the Pixel and surrounding hardware will be really impressive.
This will only push Apple to do even better, which in turn pushes Google. This is great for everyone.
I'll be sticking with iOS for the foreseeable future, but my life doesn't depend on what other say about my phone, and I can admit this is an impressive phone.
None of the Pixel reviews seem to mention that it is actually slower than the iPhone SE.
Google’s phone can’t even top the performance of the iPhone 6s and iPhone SE.
The first benchmarks for the Pixel and Pixel XL on Geekbench 4 show the phones (which are the same on the inside) scored around 4,100 for multicore performance and around 1,580 for single core. By comparison, the iPhone 7 hit a score of 5,600 for multicore performance and earned a single-core score of 3,430. The iPhone 6s got a multicore score of 4,106 and a single-core score of 2,508.
The first benchmarks for the Pixel and Pixel XL on Geekbench 4 show the phones (which are the same on the inside) scored around 4,100 for multicore performance and around 1,580 for single core. By comparison, the iPhone 7 hit a score of 5,600 for multicore performance and earned a single-core score of 3,430. The iPhone 6s got a multicore score of 4,106 and a single-core score of 2,508.
Actually I'm an iPhone user buying this thing. Not for the looks but for what they are trying to do with AI and VR. I said in this forum several months ago that I could see no reason to strap a cell phone to my face for VR. I will now have to eat my words. Fortunately I have a wonderful cup of tea to wash it all down. Oh don't get me wrong I think VR with a headphone is still going to be a sub par experience. But I'm going to get to try it for free. I'll be Google's Guinea Pig and they will be mine. And the kids will love it for at least five minutes.
As for the aesthetics of the Pixel, well yes I first thought it was an iPhone clone, too. But after a little reading and shopping I learned more about the company manufacturing this phone for Google. HTC has long had this design aesthetic that predates the look of the iPhone 6 and subsequent iPhone models. So one must then wonder if it was Apple who took their design cues from HTC.
The entire industry frankly is very derivative. So rather than fuss over why so many phones look alike and who did what first, I have decided for sanity's sake to simply evaluate which phone best offers the features and value I am looking for.
For years my non-apple friends have voiced subtle disdain for Apple wanting to control everything in their ecosystem (hardware/software). Now it seems (per this dude) that it's some amazing new feat.
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I think I am not just because of how into the Apple ecosystem I am in and with things like continuity it's really hard to think about any other ecosystems.
The Samsung edge series is a cheap cop out compared to true edge to edge displays that are soon to come
You're putting down a product that's been out for several years vs an imagined product that doesn't even exist yet.
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I won't be switching from apple but i think thats great for google. Keep the game legit for competition.
This video felt like it was thickly covered in sponsorship dollars.
Like Apple Maps? Water-proofing? Dual cameras? Stereo Speakers? Lockscreen widgets and information? Predictive text suggestions?
I like the idea of Apple getting into search. DuckDuckGo is great, although their image search isn't quite up to Google's though. It is better than Bing's in my opinion. Although, I've noticed that Bing's image results are better when done through Siri. Maybe there is hope for Bing after all. lol
LOL on that article. First they ding the Nexus for a feature that neither the Nexus nor iPhones have, then they ding it for features the iPhone has but are worthless like a "wide color display" (which is strange considering they haven't even tested the Nexus's gamut so they're just guessing its screen gamut wont match the iPhone) and even more worthless stuff like haptic feedback and 3DTouch.
If the device is fast enough to do what it needs to do, comparisons with other phones is largely irrelevant.
Right, and your quoting an article form AppleInsider.. Thats not going to be biased is it?!
AppleInsider is strong with the RDF.
Its the first phone Google was supposedly involved in the design with. Previous phones were all spec'd internally by the manufacturer .
The first round of reviews of Google's new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones appeared online this morning. Most sites have come away with largely positive impressions of the devices, hailing in particular the Pixel's camera performance compared to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
The Verge called the Pixel a "home run" for Google, noting that while it looks like an iPhone from afar, "there are a lot of differences" in design details, such as the glass shade on the upper third of the back of the phone where the fingerprint ID sits, the "subtle wedge shape" of the handset, and the lack of a camera bump.
Camera performance was a standout feature, said The Verge, which claimed it "bested the iPhone in picking up detail". In terms of speed, both Pixels were rated as "fast - noticeably faster than Samsung's Galaxy S7. On performance alone, these are easily the best Android phones you can buy". Google's failure to make the Pixel range waterproof though was considered "dumb and annoying".
TechCrunch said Google had delivered a "terrific photo and video experience" on the Pixel, noting that its video stabilization works "astonishingly well". Testing the Pixel camera side-by-side with the iPhone 7 Plus, the latter was considered to deliver more accurate colors outdoors, but overall picture quality was said to be "so close that it's impossible to call, except by personal preference".
Wired said the Pixel's built-in AI was "the best voice assistant yet", while overall the device "has a look and competence of an iPhone, with a truly great camera and loads of innovative software and services".
CNET performed a direct comparison of the iPhone 7 and Pixel's camera capabilities, and came away with the impression that the Pixel achieved brighter colors, sharper detail in backgrounds of photos and on-par low-light photography.
In contrast to the general consensus, The New York Times was less flattering in its overall estimation of Google's phone, calling the Pixel "mediocre". Photos shot with the camera "don't look as good as the iPhone's", while Google's built-in AI personal assistant was said to be "fairly dumb".
For those interested, Pixel is available in 32GB and 128GB options as a Verizon exclusive in the United States, but is also available unlocked for $649 on the Google Store. Each phone comes in "Very Silver," "Quite Black," and "Really Blue" colorways.
Article Link: Pixel Phone Reviews: A 'Truly Great Camera' and a 'Home Run' for Google
I can't ever consider any other mobile phone device except for the iPhone because my work and family all use the Messages app to communicate with each other. That was a smart move on Apple's part. Everything else can be worked around in one way or another.
We'll see what happens when Apple's profits stop growing and there is pressure from investors, like what happened at Microsoft. Microsoft didn't use to mine user data either - now Windows 10 is pretty much the equivalent of spyware.
It's a good thing Apple (for their own sake) keeps many of us locked in with iMessage or I'm sure many would choose to more fully explore the "other side"
Right? UI is supposed to be stagnant for years and years. Apple does it right. [/sarcasm]
Definitely not the New York Times. If they think Google Assistant is dumb, then I would hope they think Siri is a dunce.
Im pretty sure they took a photo as though any normal user would and uploaded the results lol