Google launch event

[ezdoit]

Ordered a Pixel 4 64 GB Orange from Google Fi - get $100 worth of God knows what. Will sell Pixel 3 XL, rather than mess with trade ins. Expected delivery 10/14

EDIT - Seeks I get $100 credit on my phone bill - that is about 4 months.

 

[Law2138]

Did I miss them talking about any video camera upgrade? I see the specs on Googles pre-order its still 4k at 30fps. No 60fps option.

Overall, that was a dud of a presentation.

I agree. What's the hold up with 4k at 60 fps? And the knock on competitors for incorporating a wide angle lens. (Its extremely useful.)

I can't wait to see some iPhone 11 Pro vs Pixel 4 photography comparisons. If the iPhone 11 Pro is on par with (or is better than) Pixel 3 shots, then their 3 camera array provides more value to me than just really good telephoto and portrait shots the Pixel 4 provides.

 

[YankInDaSouth]

Google needs to step up their trade in game!

Google:

Samsung:

 

[TheDonJ77]

Google needs to step up their trade in game!

Google:

Samsung:

Yeah, it's pathetic. Samsung was offering $600 bucks at one time for a P3XL trade in for a Note 10+, SMH

 

[Ben_70]

Yeah, a working, good condition 64gb P2XL they're only giving $143 as a trade in. I'll sell on my own where I can get at least $230.

 

[SupraLB]

I agree. What's the hold up with 4k at 60 fps? And the knock on competitors for incorporating a wide angle lens. (Its extremely useful.)

I can't wait to see some iPhone 11 Pro vs Pixel 4 photography comparisons. If the iPhone 11 Pro is on par with (or is better than) Pixel 3 shots, then their 3 camera array provides more value to me than just really good telephoto and portrait shots the Pixel 4 provides.

I think they know a 2800 mAh battery wouldn't last long filming at 60fps. That tiny battery his holding everything back.

They didn't go over hardly any of the specs at the event. They seriously need to stop using engineers to present products. They need marketers who know how to sell on stage. Even the crowd looked bored and asleep.

 

[anon(596177)]

And the knock on competitors for incorporating a wide angle lens. (Its extremely useful.)

The knock is that in reality telephoto is way more useful than wide angle. Wide angle can help u get a massive group of people in a shot, or a more complete photo of a room in a house, in some instances slightly better landscape/cityscape. Telephoto gets you closer to things you cant get close to, without having to crop and lose quality. Concerts? Boats? better portraits with a telephoto? I cant for the life of me understand why if you can only have 2 lenses, wide angle is touted as so much better to have.

 

[strikeIII]

Such a boring event but I still placed an order. lol

 

[ezdoit]

Such a boring event but I still placed an order. lol

Of course you did - - I love honesty

 

[karmamule]

Such a boring event but I still placed an order. lol

Lol.....

and....same here.....

 

[karmamule]

The knock is that in reality telephoto is way more useful than wide angle. Wide angle can help u get a massive group of people in a shot, or a more complete photo of a room in a house, in some instances slightly better landscape/cityscape. Telephoto gets you closer to things you cant get close to, without having to crop and lose quality. Concerts? Boats? better portraits with a telephoto? I cant for the life of me understand why if you can only have 2 lenses, wide angle is touted as so much better to have.

I find myself more interested in telephoto far more often than wide angle, so their decision works well for me, and is one reason I did go ahead and order one despite not being blown away by the new specs and feature set.

Getting closer to "what you see is what you get" for photos, and greater control over contrast/shadows also made me happy.

 

[dsignori]

Even though I knew it all, I still found the event interesting. Though they need to get better speakers. Some of them were so yawn inducing. The content was still interesting for me though. They did a good job acknowledging that everything was leaked and not really listing a lot of specs in favor of what the phone can do.

 

[Ben_70]

Yeah, the live HDR+ sounds great. And that shot of the Golden Gate..wow. If the combo of super rez zoom + the tele lens gets me shots that good, I'm a real happy camper.

 

[onthecouchagain]

What exactly does "Limited Edition" mean? It won't be available after pre-order phase? Like at all? Or will just be "out of stock" like the original blue Pixel?

 

[Torisen1]

I ended up getting the Pixel 4 XL 128gb in Oh So Orange. Delivered by Nov 21-22.

 

[ezeuzo1]

Orange XL 128GB is already "out of stock."

Was it ever available?

It was. Almost ordered one bit changed my mind

 

[Amy726]

So the P4 doesn't come with headphone jack, headphone adapter or the earbuds? Am I reading that right? And no real battery upgrade? I'm looking to upgrade my original Pixel but is the 4 really offering anything significant over the 3? (Cameras are nice but I'll be honest and say I'm not likely to notice the differences in the cameras).

 

[dsignori]

I found it odd there was no Sundar up there this year.

 

[ezdoit]

What exactly does "Limited Edition" mean? It won't be available after pre-order phase? Like at all? Or will just be "out of stock" like the original blue Pixel?

I think it is nicer term for "crap shoot" - they seem to go and out of stock quite often.

 

[Ten Four]

Telephoto gets you closer to things you cant get close to, without having to crop and lose quality. Concerts? Boats?

But on the boat or inside the cabin on the boat wide angle is much more useful. I think it really depends on what you shoot. I used to carry an SLR with a whole bag of lenses and the most used was the prime lens, followed by the wide angle. Telephoto shots tend to almost always be too blurry or unsharp due to movement or the atmosphere. Short telephotos are great for portraits though. If I had to choose one lens it would be somewhat wide, but not super wide, which is pretty much what we had with single lens smartphones.