Recent content by whatboutbob

I'm guessing this is Google's response to those who are having issues with the top speaker/background noise: https://www.xda-developers.com/adaptive-sound-automatic-speaker-eq-google-pixel-5/amp/

Can only speak for myself but that's not how it went down for me. It was more finding myself repeatedly mashing at volume up during phone calls and trying to find quiet spaces while holding my hand over my other ear so I could actually hear the call. It'll be interesting to see if it is phone...

I made the leap to the s20fe. Took me a while to get the Samsung stink off it (with the help of Nova launcher). The pixel 5 still does a lot of little things better than the Samsung but 1) I just went for an hour long drive and it didn't overheat and shut down mid-navigation and 2) I can hear...

Really interested to hear how you're liking the 4a 5g vs the 5. I'm thinking about doing the same switch. Stupid 5 keeps overheating on me and the call volume is killing me anytime there's background noise. How's the battery life? Sound quality (media and call)? Any other major differences?

I think I'll be returning mine. I RMA'd my phone initially for the overheating issues. New phone arrived yesterday. Same issues. I'll try a factory reset first, but I'm not holding my breath, as the original phone overheated easily in safe mode. Other issues with the phone: 1) Camera. No...

https://youtu.be/BoGHxctRHTQ Interestingly this reviewer experienced the 4k recording shut-down. After a factory reset though he couldn't replicate it and when he received another pixel 5 (see another of his more recent vids) it was also fine. A commenter on the video also mentioned they were...

https://youtu.be/PPvlSHyok68

"The dud" comment was in part a nod to the fact I needed to RMA the phone in the first place for an overheating issue that very few others seem to have so far experienced/been able to replicate. But secondly, I'm confused that anyone could think the under display speaker is anything other than...

Funnily enough, upgrading from the p2 (non-XL) to the p5 I was struck by how similar in size they are, while the increased screen size was a delight!

Really makes me wonder if I just got a real dud p5. Side by side comparison of speakers between p2 and my p5, the p2 easily won, especially with phone calls. Wife's S20FE was significantly better again. Guess I'll know soon enough when the replacement p5 arrives. For those reporting acceptable...

I used the phone for a few days before RMAing it because of battery overheating issues. The sound isn't *great* for listening to media etc, but it is bearable. I did find myself sometimes having to change my grip so that my finger didn't muffle the bottom speaker because the top one sure cant...

Yep, presumably a factor. 20mins recording at 1080/60 was fine in non-challenging conditions. No 120/240 option. Big battery (by pixel standards), sealed ip68 and small form factor won't help either.

Google is replacing the phone "as there is a safety concern". I'd appreciate it if other pixel 5 owners in warm environs could try replicating the issue to confirm it is not widespread/I don't have to push for a refund instead. Basically just record 4k/60fps video for up to 10 mins with ambient...

Ok, so this morning I tried 4k/60fps recording in safe mode, cover off, screen brightness as low as it could go, dark room, no other apps running, ambient temperature in the low 20s celcius. Recording stopped after 8m18s. Longest one yet. Wooooo! :-/ I've reported the issue to google pixel...

Ok, I had a few mins to try replicate the recording overheat. At 6m16s of 4k/60fps video recording the recording stops with an error message "Recording stopped. Close Camera until device cools off." Tried it again after a few minutes, got the same error 3m03s later. Ambient temperature is 25C...