pixel 4 xl to pixel 5

[M E P R]

The only other true upgrade to Pixel 5 would be reverse wireless charging if you care about that.

Wide Angle Camera, battery life, better screen (no HUGE notch and a 90Hz display) and a much nicer industrial design, are the main reason I will be ditching my awful 4XL. Its probably the worst phone I have ever owned.

 

[eric002]

Wide Angle Camera, battery life, better screen (no HUGE notch and a 90Hz display) and a much nicer industrial design, are the main reason I will be ditching my awful 4XL. Its probably the worst phone I have ever owned.

See for me, this huge notch on my pixel 3 XL isn't a big deal to me. It's never really that annoying to me. The bigger battery 3,430 mAh on my phone versus 4,000 mAh on the Pixel 5 yeah that's a bigger battery. The different design I look at design on my phone. The 90-hour screen versus the 60Hz screen I'll give you that as well. I mean yes, the Pixel 5 is a slight upgrade to my Pixel 3 XL.... no question about that. I'm just waiting for the feature drop of extreme battery saver mode and the camera features That's about it for right now.

 

[M E P R]

If you judge a phone on specs alone then the reasons to upgrade don't seem worth while. But owning, using and living with a phone is so much more than specs isn't it? One of the biggest gripes I have with my current phone is the memory i.e. not being able to hold lots of apps in memory and instantly jump between them (with no lag/load times etc.). So for that reason I am looking forward to having a phone with 8GB of RAM. The spec in isolation isn't important, but what it enables is very important. But only so if you use your device in this way.

What I am saying is that there is no universally "right" answer to this question (pixel 4 to 5). We all have different needs and specs mean different things to different people.

 

[M E P R]

What upgrades did you want to see on the Pixel 5 and how do you use your phone?

What aspects of the Pixel 5 have been downgraded and compared to what?

 

[M E P R]

Over the last few months as I read the rumors about the upcoming Pixel 5 all I could think was " I really hope this isn't true!" I am so incredibly disappointed that Google has not made any significant improvements to the phone. In fact, I would say they have actually downgraded the phone in several areas.

I've been using Android phones for years. I have had all of the pixel phones. I have had several Nexus phones. I think at this point I'm over it. I really like the pixel experience but I'm incredibly disappointed in the hardware that Google is putting out. I haven't had an iPhone since the iPhone 3G and I think I'm going to give Apple another try. Maybe I will be back for the Pixel 6 if Google gets there act together, but I highly doubt they will.

What upgrades did you want to see on the Pixel 5 and how do you use your phone?

What aspects of the Pixel 5 have been downgraded and compared to what?

 

[Mattsg430]

What upgrades did you want to see on the Pixel 5 and how do you use your phone?

What aspects of the Pixel 5 have been downgraded and compared to what?

Good question. I think for me, I would've liked to see a 3 camera setup as that is pretty common now (and would have been a reasonable upgrade), and retain QHD (at least on Samsung's you can disable QHD and go to FHD if you want better battery life, no option on the P5 - or offer 2 P5's with one having QHD and one having FHD only). FHD as the only choice for a P5 is a downgrade from my pixel 4xl.

Everything else including less bezel size, lighter weight, 5G, and FPS is all good to me. Not a huge fan of face recognition as only option to pin/pw.

I started this thread for these types of questions you asked and so thanks for posting. Black friday for the win as others have stated, or maybe Xmas deals. All said, I'll probably buy it. Ha

 

[J Dubbs]

I think overall the 5 is going to appeal to a lot more people.... mainly because of the price and what you get for it. It's going to fill most folks needs just fine as well. The "a" line showed Google the sweet spot for the type of Google phones the majority was willing to buy...., and the 5 is just the deluxe version of that.

 

[eric002]

I think overall the 5 is going to appeal to a lot more people.... mainly because of the price and what you get for it. It's going to fill most folks needs just fine as well. The "a" line showed Google the sweet spot for the type of Google phones the majority was willing to buy...., and the 5 is just the deluxe version of that.

Exactly exactly, I couldn't agree with you more so. It's the price point....

 

[aecgda]

Exactly exactly, I couldn't agree with you more so. It's the price point....

Agree. Sums it up well.

 

[eric002]

Agree. Sums it up well.

Hell yeah dude!

 

[Morty2264]

I think overall the 5 is going to appeal to a lot more people.... mainly because of the price and what you get for it. It's going to fill most folks needs just fine as well. The "a" line showed Google the sweet spot for the type of Google phones the majority was willing to buy...., and the 5 is just the deluxe version of that.

I couldn't agree with you more! Great points!

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

For me the appearance is better with smaller/no bezels. Hence slightly smaller phone so better in hand. Bigger battery. It seems no noticeable difference in performance. Wide angle lens with some telephoto function still there. Good price in the UK with £140 trade in on my Pixel 3. Annual birthday present for myself with new toy to play and aesthetically pleasant to stare at. That's enough for me.

It is only £599 in the UK so it is brilliant value

 

[idiotekniques]

I'm gonna do it even though I feel the 5 is overpriced due to having to have extra hardware to work with Verizon's 5g bands. I'm on AT&T.

Key reasons are going back to a fingerprint sensor, size - looking at the size comparisons the 5 looks much better for one handed use when on the go while still having a big enough screen, bigger battery with the smaller screen is a big plus, extra 2GB of ram can't hurt.

Biggest complaint, only two lenses with neither being telephoto.

 

[Mattsg430]

I'm gonna do it even though I feel the 5 is overpriced due to having to have extra hardware to work with Verizon's 5g bands. I'm on AT&T.

Key reasons are going back to a fingerprint sensor, size - looking at the size comparisons the 5 looks much better for one handed use when on the go while still having a big enough screen, bigger battery with the smaller screen is a big plus, extra 2GB of ram can't hurt.

Biggest complaint, only two lenses with neither being telephoto.

Ya. The more I look into it, the more I realize that Google did address complaints about the 4 - battery not big enough, no ultrawide camera, too much bezel, no fps, and screen too dim. As for telephoto, I think Google's super res zoom should be more than worthy, and it's a lot lighter in weight too. Maybe I'm just convincing myself but I think after looking at specs it is a worthwhile upgrade. And yes, more ram.

 

[anon(596177)]

Ya. The more I look into it, the more I realize that Google did address complaints about the 4 - battery not big enough, no ultrawide camera, too much bezel, no fps, and screen too dim. As for telephoto, I think Google's super res zoom should be more than worthy, and it's a lot lighter in weight too. Maybe I'm just convincing myself but I think after looking at specs it is a worthwhile upgrade. And yes, more ram.

Highly subjective on what you consider worthwhile.

They did address complaints from the 4 and 4xl with the 5, but they made sacrifices to literally everything else. And IMO it's not a worthwhile upgrade at all because of that.

Of all the silly hardware choices, the biggest one has to be the cost premium for supporting mmwave 5g on every phone. Verizon's 5g network may be the fastest speeds you can get on 5g but it's a joke with how useless it is in real world use cases. Put anything other than air between one of their 5g towers and yourself and your speed disappears. Not to mention it isnt even available in most areas yet.

 

[eshropshire]

I think they will , but they need get a plan and stick to it for little bit , looks like they little confused which way they want go.

Planning and sticking to the plan seems to be a Google problem across the board. They bring out great tech and services and do a few updates and then often kill the project. I am still wondering what they did with all of the tech and engineers they hired away from HTC last year.

 

[mustang7757]

Planning and sticking to the plan seems to be a Google problem across the board. They bring out great tech and services and do a few updates and then often kill the project. I am still wondering what they did with all of the tech and engineers they hired away from HTC last year.

I agree , that's what I'm wondering also for HTC team

 

[Torisen1]

This article pretty much sums up why I'm trading in my 4 XL for the 5.

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2020/10/30/the-pixel-5-why-i-got-one-first-impressions/