Well I have more than one:
1. Finally add a 3rd camera. No idea why it doesn't have wide + telephoto + ultrawide.
2. Actually improve camera image quality for once in what, 4 years? Since the Pixel or Pixel 2, the still image quality has been pretty much exactly the same with no improvement whatsoever. They've added new features like night sight, but the quality of the still images has been the same and the competition has surpassed them.
3. To achieve point #2, they need to upgrade the camera sensors instead of being lazy/cheap and using the same sensor they've been using for years.
4. Flagship processor. The 765G was a slow processor which hindered performance (had the camera app close when recording 4k video) and noticed stutter and lag throughout the UI
5. Top speaker to have an actual grille so the sound can come out rather than being trapped behind a sealed screen. Top speaker is absolutely awful for calls and speaker.
6. Revert the vibration motor to the one in the Pixel 4. Vibration in the 5 was mushy and really bad.
7. Get rid of the awful plastic exterior coating and go with a metal or a glass back. The plastic was the worst feeling texture.
8. Either get face unlock or an in-screen fingerprint scanner. On the back is so old and inconvenient when the phone is on the table and you just want to look at some info without having to pick the entire device up to unlock it.
9. 120hz screen. 90hz is creeping up on really cheap phones now, no reason it shouldn't be 120hz.
10. An XL version
11. Offer more than 3 years of software updates. Samsung is doing 4, no reason why Google can't.
I think that's a good start.
Here you go again and totally missing the point of this post. Everything your stating is more for hardcore power users and even then this phone is decent. I consider myself a power user and i don't have any issues with performance. Below are some comments to your statements.
1. Finally add a 3rd camera. No idea why it doesn't have wide + telephoto + ultrawide. - maybe to keep the price where it is?
2. Actually improve camera image quality for once in what, 4 years? Since the Pixel or Pixel - agree, I'd like to see improvements to the lens (but still very competitive and for this year's phones they were meant to stay at a competitive lower pricer than most phones while providing the stock android experience and fast updates)
4.Flagship processor. The 765G was a slow processor which hindered performance (had the camera app close when recording 4k video) and noticed stutter and lag throughout the UI - this statement blows my mind because I use the camera at 4k60fps setting for video recording which i use everyday for creating memories with my family and dog. I'm yet to experience slowness or poor performance whatsoever. Also, i play Genshi Impact, fortnite and call of duty mobile with 0 issues. Those games require a lot of processing power. Also, you seem to be the only person reporting this and everyone else says the opposite of the performance coming out of this device. Again not top of the line processor but is fast enough and allowed for this price range especially for the average user which is what the original poster was targeting.
5. Top speaker to have an actual grille so the sound can come out rather than being trapped behind a sealed screen. Top speaker is absolutely awful for calls and speaker. - I would of loved to have a grill in the top speaker as well and it's not great when used as a speaker, but for calls using it as an ear piece sounds great and if I use it in speaker phone mode it also sounds great because the bottom speaker does a great job and is extremely loud and clear. Yes the top speaker is not amazing but you are stating that it's terrible for calls and speaker and that's a lie it gets the job done being loud and clear and totally misleading the original poster.
7. Get rid of the awful plastic exterior coating and go with a metal or a glass back. The plastic was the worst feeling texture - this here is preference. I love the built and would trade this built quality over a glass device any day because of how premium google made this feel. To me it feels nothing like plastic and love how durable this device is. Especially with the combined metal/plastic body + finish they added. Never thought in a million years I'd be able to carry a phone without a case again without being afraid of breaking it.
8. Either get face unlock or an in-screen fingerprint scanner. On the back is so old and inconvenient when the phone is on the table and you just want to look at some info without having to pick the entire device up to unlock it - again for this price range it doesn't include face unlock. Also for me i much prefer the back finger print sensor which is how I love unlocking my phone especially when it's in my pocket most of the time. (This is preference) and inside screen sensors are known to be slower + finger prints.
9. 120hz screen. 90hz is creeping up on really cheap phones now, no reason it shouldn't be 120hz. - again for this price range why complain about a nice fast 90hz display? I much rather have 90hz and have great battery life then 120hz and meh battery. After all this isn't the largest battery on a phone due to its size so 90hz is an excellent choice. Now if this device was consider a true flagship like the pixel 4 was consider then I would agree with you.
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