Pixel 4 reviews

[Mike Dee]

This phone is getting roasted. I just read an article where this girl said the selfie camera distorts her face. It also won't recognize her if she is wearing make up.

Wowzers.

Where did you see this?

 

[Lepa79]

This phone is getting roasted. I just read an article where this girl said the selfie camera distorts her face. It also won't recognize her if she is wearing make up.

Wowzers.

Maybe too much makeup? LMAO

 

[mustang7757]

On a good note pixel wireless charging 11w

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/21...eless-charging-fast-11w-qi-chargers-confirmed

 

[slave]

https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/21/google-pixel-4-face-unlock-selfie-camera-problems/

This is down right embarrassing now.

My first issue with Face Unlock, aside from the soon-to-be-patched eye detection flaw, is that it only allows me to add one facial print. On the iPhone, you can have one alternate "look." As my colleague Chris Velazco pointed out in his review, the Pixel 4 doesn't recognize me as the same person with and without makeup on. When I set up Face Unlock with a bare face, I couldn't get into my phone when I was done up. When I set it up with makeup on, I couldn't log in after washing my face. This was a problem regardless of how much makeup I was wearing. The Pixel 4 had trouble recognizing me even when I used a smaller amount, and only logged me in about 50 percent of the time.

 

[Lepa79]

https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/21/google-pixel-4-face-unlock-selfie-camera-problems/

This is down right embarrassing now.

lol oh boy. Need more to confirm though. Does that mean ALL Google Quality Assurance testers are men? How could they have missed this? Lol

 

[SupraLB]

Never seen Marques Brownlee so disappointed in a phone.

 

[anon(9918034)]

My favorite part about phone reviews is battery life. Hello I get paid to use the crap out of a new device then complain about its battery life after constantly using it and showing it off while I review the phone. IMO I feel like one week usage reviews are pretty pointless and utterly useless.

I don't understand making a decision to buy a phone based off of how someone else uses the phone for only one week. Then again I think most phone reviews are garbage anyway and most reviewers are bias towards what they like. If it doesn't check boxes on what that specific reviewer likes then the device is garbage to them. Had I ever once listened to a reviewer about what phone to purchase I would have skipped some very nice phones that I enjoyed a lot, and only ever had samsung which I don't like (even though I keep trying them lol).

 

[njstone9]

Even the XL battery life appears very poor, very disappointing but not really unexpected I guess.

What is good screen on time?

I get around 4.5 hours with my P2XL.

I always have to top up the phone at lunchtime unless I'm at work when I barely have time to use the thing.

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

Reviews seem to be (rightfully) hammering the Pixel 4. Pixel phones have imo gotten worse with every generation and we're at a low point with the 4:

- 90hz screen with small battery leads to abysmal battery life (jeez surely couldn't see this one coming a mile away....)
- No wide angle camera and just a 2x telephoto
- Competition have caught up/surpassed with camera
- Video performance has been bested by a lot of the competition oh and no 4k/60fps
- Competition have caught up/surpassed with UI/speed
- Google not offering unlimited photo/video
storage at original quality for free anymore
- Gimmicky hand gestures that barely work and have limited use
- New Google Assistant doesn't work with G Suite apps (what the....)

Really scratching my head as to why I'd want to buy a Pixel now? Software updates?

Just not good enough imo. Here's hoping they remove Rick Osterloh and get someone better to direct the Pixel line of products.

What is good screen on time?

I get around 4.5 hours with my P2XL.

I always have to top up the phone at lunchtime unless I'm at work when I barely have time to use the thing.

I don't think I've gotten less than 6 hours screen time on my Galaxy S10+. Love the batter on it. Just keeps chugging no matter how hard I go at it.

 

[rugby49]

I mean, it sucks that one has to disable one of the core new features of the phones in order to eke out some extra battery life.

I’m wondering if I should get the OnePlus 7T instead.

The 7T battery is only 3800mah. Really not much bigger than the Pixel XL.

 

[Mike Dee]

What is good screen on time?

I get around 4.5 hours with my P2XL.

I always have to top up the phone at lunchtime unless I'm at work when I barely have time to use the thing.

4.5 isn't bad but it's not great. Screen on time doesn't tell the whole story though, as really depends on the types of apps and what's running in the background.

 

[kjharrison]

If one were to turn off the 90Hz display, would battery life increase?

Yes, but why would you turn off a feature that's a positive for the phone?

From what I've read and seen, it looks like I'll get the same battery life that I do with my Pixel XL, which gives me a full day if I don't use it often.

I use:

• Dark mode
• Amoled wallpaper
• Android Auto, which requires the phone to be plugged
• I'm in the habit of topping it off after work
• I'm not a gamer (use it most for news, email, pictures, travel, finding restaurants, etc...)

I tend to think these reviewers use the phone more than I do. Think about how you use your phone--be honest--when you read these reviews.

 

[beaner b]

If one were to turn off the 90Hz display, would battery life increase?

seemed like an innocent enough question at the time...

 

[matchtrader2000]

Enjoyed this one by J. Williams -- pretty practical, and positive review of the phone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLKdd4qayrc

 

[dsignori]

Enjoyed this one by J. Williams -- pretty practical, and positive review of the phone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLKdd4qayrc

This was good to hear. He got good battery life so far, nice!

 

[Pixelfan56]

Specs aren't everything.....

Head to beats one plus 7 in tests


https://www.notebookcheck.net/Super...test-Android-phone-in-the-world.439950.0.html

 

[Pixelfan56]

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-4-what-you-missed/

 

[Pixelfan56]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pixel-4-review-141134256.html

 

[sulla1965]

Sure if you turn everything off. What's the point of having all these features if you can't use them????

 

[eshropshire]

On a good note pixel wireless charging 11w

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/21...eless-charging-fast-11w-qi-chargers-confirmed

I read that, good news. I thought Google said during the announcement there was no change in charging.