currently rocking the 3xl, and if they dont make the 5 great, i am worried. i dont want to use a different manufacturer's phone, but if google cant get their shit together i will be forced to switch manufacturers. to what? i have no idea. i dont want to go back to the iphone, and i feel like the galaxy is more pricey than necessary these days. one plus i guess?
@@wastedwalnut9788 The 4XL is really good, the only major issue with the 4 imo is the battery could be better, especially on the baby one. I'm gonna miss the original photos storage, but other than that, it's looking a big upgrade from my 2XL :)
@@RKO6192 I agree. I'm trading in my 2XL for the 4XL. I want the smoother scrolling, better photography, and _much_ better speakers. And if the screen is really as good as they're saying then I think this will be a worthy upgrade. Plus...I've been wanting a better zoom for years now.
I'm surprised I watched 3 reviewers say the battery held up throughout the day. I guess Google upped their battery saving software game, but honestly it would have been really nice to have a bigger battery.
@Grayson Peddie Same here! Give me phone without a camera hump and fill in all that space with mAh! Oh, and make it from something more durable than glass so I don't feel like I need a case. Then it's a wash in the end.
iPhone 11 has a bad display. It is 720p (technically 828p) and is LCD. Ripoff display on the iPhone 11. For a good display on an iPhone, you need to pay up for the iPhone 11 Pro.
Lol, Google must be kidding with this phone. Very expensive, small baterry, less ram than cheaper competition, worse soc than cheaper competition, no wide angle photo, ditched the double front firing speakers... It's just incomprehensible.
@@OmarZ77 once again, I've read my comment over and over and I couldn't find where I demanded 12gb of ram. If you can do basic context interpretation you'll realise my criticism lies on the price of the device that's too high with no justification.
I was HYPED for this phone, but now I think there's a lot of weird decision made during this phone's design. They can also intergrade an under display fingerprint scanner in the phone, and they have to know that normal consumer don't really know the benefits of stock Android and everything they included. I mean, i want this phone, but I got held back by it's weird decision
Removing the wide angle Selfie camera Reducing the battery size from last year Not giving free unlimited Google Photos storage Removing the earphones from the retail box But they did add 90hz refresh rate And Soli radar that works only in some countries. Google simply takes one step forward and two steps back
Smh right? Like I could pick up a 3a from ebay for £200 and be happier with my extra money and a better phone lol. I'd buy the 4 if it was priced nearer to the 600 range.
You'd have to be a fool to buy this over the iPhone 11, and that's coming from someone who doesn't even use Apple. Google has swung and missed completely on this phone.
@@RevRyukin7 sounds like you are just sour grapes because you cant afford an iphone and you cant admit that google phones are trash. You are PATHETIC, thats what you are.
Your a fool if you spend $100 less to loose Google assistant, loose Android, loose telephoto/useful far distance photos, loose customization, loose an OLED (like seriously, did everyone forget how bad LCD blacks are), like really? This is a pro comparison, not the 11. Then your saving $200, and loosing the SIZE of battery, and a wide angle...
I need to get pixel 4...cuz it has some crazy feachers that I mostly like to use...im still using pixel 3 which is really good! But after 4 years that fingerprint sensor isnt not good at all... i really like to use face unlock on pixel 4! Good chip,good multi tasking service,good face id with thier 3d tof sensor,nice phone chasi with best camera and nice software,telephoto is the best thing that I like...
I compared the front cam and noticed a decent difference without the wide-angle. Really loved that feature more than any other feature. They failed, by going backwards
I think one so important point was just totally missed... it’s a phone... what about call quality? Or just other basic functionality? So many people just don’t really care about the camera which this review focused on heavily.
@@philbowles6522 It's a shame call quality always gets glossed over. I think since tech reviewers realize that people don't call as much as well as many phones usually have good phone service at this point.
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I'd fire the entire Pixel team, or at least the person's responsible for all these terrible decisions. Every single Pixel phone they released since they stopped with the Nexus line has had major issues. I really don't understand what they're trying to accomplish. The only positive thing I can say about this phone is that the pictures look nice and that the screen doesn't have curved edges (stop it OnePlus!). Everything else is just "meh" or even worse than that... Edit: 90 Hz is great as well. Every phone should have this.
I owned the Pixel and the 3a and I've had a great time with them. I mean, I'm not denying that people are having issues, but I've personally been thrilled with what I've had.
Haven't had a single problem with my 2xl. My wife's original xl had no issues till the battery started to die and she upgraded to the 4xl and has no issues with that. 😉
I waited 2 years to upgrade my pixel 2 (non XL). I was so underwhelmed I bought a brand new 2XL for £250 and I'm made up. I'll be waiting to see either the OnePlus 8 or hopefully pixel 5 if they get their shit together
I'm a little disappointed with the removal of the wide angle front lens, but, the one single lens is a bit of a halfway point between the two on the 3, just like they did on the 3a. If you want wide, there it is. If you want a more default look, you can zoom in and knowing Google's camera software, there's probably no real discerning downgrade in quality. I'm not saying it's not a downgrade, but I think its better than just straight up not having a wide angle on the front anymore. There was an attempt to at least keep the feature, and in the selfie example you showed, the change in viewing degrees is really minor.
My reason for switching from iOS to Android is the horrible and outdated UI from Apple. I bought the Pixel 3 for $499 and traded in my iPhone 6 to GoogleFi and got $80. It's the best deal ever. I basically got a flagship phone for half of Apple and Samsung. I love my Pixel 3 and suggest anyone wanting to switch from an iPhone do the same. I've been an Apple Fanboy and still have the 2008 iPhone as a collectors item. LOL. Google gives you stock Android, a great quality phone and camera and I'm really happy with the Pixel 3. It's not the best phone, but for the price it's an awesome deal IMHO. The battery life is very good as well. If you want better photos then invest in a real camera like a Sony a6400 with 24mp, amazing autofocus, and 4k video. And don't forget that photos and video are all about lenses, not the camera. A camera can't compensate for a great lens.
I switched to pixel 4 from pixel 2 and I do NOT like that the 4 doesn't have a back button. Instead I have to swipe to go back. Apps that require swipe to scroll get confused and end up accidentally going back when I was trying to scroll left/right.
@@jjk85233 none. I also still use my pixel 2xl. Both running strong. Both just got the newest updates 1 hour after they were released. Every month on the 5th.
The problem is these phones are engineered by HTC engineers. Google bought a major part of htc and claimed engineers, designers would work with google. Hence we got the squeeze feature, front firing speakers etc. Everything impressive about pixel is done by google originally which is software and the hardware is taken care by older htc engineers who work for google now who do a terrible job at it
I was super hyped, but I'm disappointed by 64GB base storage, no more full quality Google Photos, no headphones or dongle in the box, 18W charging limit (AFAIK), low screen brightness, small batteries, lack of wide angle lens (front and rear), weak use of Soli, and removal of the second FFC lens. Like wtf. I used that almost exclusively, for group shots and landscape shots when traveling. Maybe next year Google will get it right...
I am really interrested for long time review because right now I am a little bit skeptic about battery life (small 2800 MAh battery, power hungry Snapdragon 855, 90Hz display, face recognition + radar). If Google does not make some miraculous cutting edge power optimisation, Pixel 4 will not last even 1/2 day.
At least, they are spot on with the 3a and lets hope they will be with the 4a... because these Pixel's are more like Nexuses, which is fine with the A family (for me the best 399 phone). Now it gets different when you start to ask this much money!
Awesome video. these phones are very similar. I would get the pixel 3. there are some features that don't seem needed in the pixel 4 lol. but great video !!
The back of the 4 is so freaking ugly. I loved the smoother and improved design of the 3. Glass back, dual tone still implemented. I see no reason why I should upgrade from my beloved 2XL. I'd rather get the Pixel 3 than this awful Pixel 4 if my current phone hits the sack.
I love doing all the tech videos, especially unboxings. That's usually my initial reaction to everything: I'm super excited, so getting to unbox a new gadget, so it's so exciting!
I'm sure someone's already noted this, but the Pixel 4 is not going on sale in India because the Indian government wouldn't approve it with the 60 GHz Soli radar chip, as the millimeter wave band is reserved for military and government use in India.
Heavy Pixel 3 camera user here and also had a Pixel 1. Although removing the front-facing ultrawide really sucks, I'm not much into selfies so I only used it on rare occasions on my Pixel 3. There were occasions though that I wish I had a front-facing wide-angle - I sometimes had to flip my phone around and use the wide-angle and took shots blindly. So the 2x zoom was a really weird choice I thought at first but when thinking about it... the number of times that I zoomed-in to compose a shot on an object or subject at a long distance was more often than I initially thought. Since it's Google. I'm sure they have the metrics that let them know how people use certain features on their phones and the number of usages. I'm guessing those metrics have at least a small part in the decision-making process of adding, removing or modifying features on their phones.
Hello, can you still recommend pixel 3 in 2023? How's the camera? And also the battery? I'm looking for a second phone (cheap) for camera (photography) is Pixel 3 is still good?
Excellent video!!! I especially loved having other TH-camrs pitch in on topics of discussion. This provided me a good backgrounder on what to expect on that product (which I will avoid).
I do a lot of "how far can i push this picture" with phones and ive truly enjoyed my Pixel 2 XL but other than the great still camera which i would love, the Pixel 4 itself has turned out pretty underwhelming, i like what the 3 advanced with and was really excited for the 4 but i cant honestly bring myself to buy the 4 XL. Looking forward to your long term review on this!
I've been a Pixel fan since the release of the 1st gen Pixel and upgraded every year but this year I don't bother getting the Pixel 4/XL because of the insanely high price tag vs what the current competition gives you. Besides this the Pixel phones of some inexplicable reason aren't sold in my country which makes it a hassle to get hold of one. This year I went for the OnePlus 7t which I think gives you a lot considering the value you get for a much lower price tag. My guess is that we will see big price drops on the Pixel 4 series similar to last year's series 3 since I don't think Google will manage to sell their phones as well as they hoped.
An ultrawide would have been cool, but I'd much rather have a telephoto if i had to only have one. I think they made the right call. I mean they very easily could have stuck with one lens again, so I'm not going to complain.
Bezel for the win! But losing front facing speakers is not a good design choice. Assistent is much better with front facing speakers, so is gaming, TH-cam, etc.
We were at a restaurant once and there was one french fry left on the plate. We both went for it at the same time. I was technically first but he Russian hand chopped my hand and took the last one. Ever since then our relationship hasn't been the same.
After watching this, I'm sticking with my Pixel 3 for sure! Best choice I've ever made in a phone ever. I've gone to the Galaxy 10 and I was so unhappy, I went back to the Pixel 3! What is the camera you are using for your vlog? Looks amazing
Still using Nexus 6 here. Running Lineage os ROM and after 5 years the phone is great. Too bad its time to upgrade. Google phones are fun to tinker with.
If you're going to make a phone, there's 3 things that are an absolute must. Long battery life, great cameras, and reasonably priced. If you compromise any of those, go back to the drawing board.
I did pick up my 4XL in white the other day, so far it's weird to me, I'm used to the fingerprint sensor, but the face unlock is just as fast. The overall experience compared to my 3 XL is much smoother since my 3XL was having some pretty big hardware lag and jank. I would recommend for the base Android experience, but so far my impression is that I just need to get used to something different.
I think the Pixel 4 took a better selfie in that shot. Reasons are, you and the house look larger and there's less visible sky. The HDR, with the immensely white sky was taking all the focus off of you and it clearly helped the programs algorithm a little as your coat was darker, your face didn't get glare from the sky but as a whole, having a smaller picture brought you into better focus and I think 90% of the time, for front camera use, it's going to be more practical to see your main subject better, like it or not. lol
they actually removed the standard selfie cam on the pixel 4 - the selfie cam of the pixel 4 is slightly less wide angle than the one on the pixel 3, but sharper and better in image quality, so i don't mind only having that option, as i was using the wide angle one on the pixel 3 most of the time anyways
Why would you need 4K from the front facing camera? The front facing sensors aren't even good enough. By outputting 1080p from the camera, the Pixel 4 is basically just doing the de-noising for you
Hey Eber, don't know why but I am hearing a strange "robot-like" noise every time you speak in the last two videos. Is that just me? I was looking at Dimitri's videos and some older ones and I didn't hear anything. Did you change your mic recently? Change some settings in the TH-cam compression algorithm?
Samsung FTW...still rocking my S7 Edge and think I'm going get either the s10+ or Note10+5G for my well over due upgrade then its GGs. Gotta find out how much the Note10 is unlocked as well =)
It's embarrassing to know my Motorola g7 plus can shoot 4k front camera and back, I installed the gacm app on it and the camera is amazing. I was looking forward to the pixel 4, but sadly i will be missing out on it this year.
No ultrawide-angle rear camera, no wide-angle front camera, no fingerprint reader, flawed face unlock, no 4k video recording still. Google kind of flubbed this iteration of the Pixel. They get close to creating the perfect Android experience and somehow manage to drop the ball every year.
I have the pixel 3 and 4. Definitely prefer the pictures on the 3, the colors are richer and more beautiful. On the 4, the colors are probably more "real" and appear washed out and the phone screen and pictures have a slightly greenish hue to them. Some people may like this more real tone, but I no longer get the beautiful color pops on my pets pictures, they're just kinda washed out and normal. The portrait shots have even better blur, but again, the colors are too real and washed out, no color pop or contrast like before. Also, I notice more pixelating in the pics, which wasn't noticable on the pixel 3. The face unlocked is actually super fast, I don't even miss the finger scanner. (I bought the pixel 4 for $450 on Amazon, 'used' but it's literally brand new). I paid the same price for the pixel 3 when I first got it.
As much as google dropped the ball this year (battery/removed wide angle selfie/etc) the lack of availability in India isn’t really their fault. The Indian government chooses to restrict what technology, in this case sonar, that is available for public and commercial use. That’s not Googles fault. Canada actually repealed it’s laws to allow this type of technology not too long ago
I only have over ear wireless headphones so when closing at work I can't wear them and end up just listening on my phone speakers despite not liking the quality lol
i do all the time around my house. dont really care about having a bluetooth speaker since if i need to play music that loudly i will use my tv instead. but i dont really have a listening scenario when i really need a full speaker. therefore the speaker setup on the 3xl does a great job for my needs
I don’t think anyone expected google to deliver anything fascinating. The usual bare minimum from google hoping brand recognition will play a big role.
I'm ready to upgrade and KNEW I was getting a stock Android phone no matter what but wasn't sure which way to go but after watching THIS, I'm going for the Pixel 3!
Google didn't not want to sell this in India. The government did not approve/certify the radar technology citing privacy and security concerns hence Google decided to skip it.
I loved my 2XL two years ago. However, the charger no longer works and I can't connect Android auto in my car. My phone looks brand new and hasn't been abused at all. The batter doesn't last 3/4 of the day with light use. With all of that, I was ready to buy the pixel 4xl, but after seeing what they actually launched, I'm headed to One Plus....thanks for nothing Google. I was soo optimistic!
Are you kidding, the Pixel 3A is Epic !!! Does everything you wanted to do for under 400 bucks. I'm tired of hearing about people talking about glass. Don't you dummies know that glass breaks. My Pixel 3A doesn't even have a scratch on it . I've had mine since it launched. It has run flawlessly.
The fact that people can't figure out the black isn't matte due to last year's phone looking scratches just by your nail, absolutely looses me. Like do you not remember?
I am very disappointed with the google pixel 3 phone AND google services. Google dropped the ball multiple times in their customer service and did not compensate for their mistakes in any way besides “I sincerely apologize.” I decided to not get a warranty from Best Buy where I bought the phone because google offered a 1 yr manufacturing warranty. This was a big mistake. I bought the google pixel 3 because of the camera. The camera broke, which apparently is a problem for this phone (according to what I found online). First step to try and fix the phone is reformatting. I needed a google assistant to walk me through the steps to back up my material and reformat the phone. I asked the assistant 3 times if my photo and recordings were backed up (I confirmed this by looking at the transcripts of our conversation). She checked and confirmed that all was backed up. However, all of my recordings were lost. This set me back quite a bit with my work. Google ‘sincerely apologized’ (there wasn’t much else they could do with this one. And this same response was given when I felt there were other alternatives to fix their mistakes). The camera wasn’t fixed so I had to send my phone in and they would send a new one back to me. This means going without a phone for 2-3 weeks weeks. Within a month of receiving the “new” phone, the battery dies completely by noon (4-5 working hours). I question if I had received a new phone or a refurbished phone? The phone that I sent in because of a broken camera battery lasted much longer and it was several months old. Also the finger print sensor was significantly less sensitive than the first pixel 3 phone I had (another reason why I think they may have sent me a refurbished phone). I now had to send the phone in again, go another 2-3 weeks without a phone. I was very disappointed with this product as it was said to be one of the better phones on the market and it wasn’t cheap. I requested a refund instead of another draw out exchange for a ‘new’ phone. I was told I would hear back from someone within 5 days. It took them 3 weeks to get back to me. And all I received was an email saying please call us. I called 6 more times until we finally arrived to unfavorable and disappointing answer. Each representative that I talked to said they would look into the issue and get back to me. Some promised to call me back within the hour, others the next day, some said in 1-3 days. No one ever got back to me so I had to continue to call and share my process all over again. On the 4th and 5th call, I asked to stay on the line while they looked into it since the previous representatives didn’t get back to me. Each time they assured me they would personally take are of it and promised to get back to me. I am a trusting person and so went along. The google assistants were very nice; however, they all lacked follow through. This process went on for another 2 weeks and hours and hours on the phone with google. Each time I had told them that I am leaving the country right after christmas and thus am running out of time to send the phone in to get a ‘new’ one. They finally gave me an answer saying that their policy does not allow exchanges and cannot help me in getting a phone faster than within their 2-3 weeks exchange rate. It took me 6 weeks to get to this answer and I am now out of time because of leaving the country to get a replacement. All of this is clearly documented and recorded and they were not willing to compensate for their multiple mistakes in any way. They would just say. “I sincerely apologize.” Google does not allow you to leave a review on their site where you can purchase the phone directly. I also do not think this is a good sign. I do not recommend this phone or anything that will require you to rely upon google services.
Google really should introduce a high end Pixel 4 with wide lenses better video recording and a bigger battery, to tell the truth, nowadays people sign up for a contract for a phone that is gonna stay with them for two years, few dollars more every month isn't a big deal, these compromises are puzzling really.
So basically, still no reason to upgrade from my Pixel 2. Got it
currently rocking the 3xl, and if they dont make the 5 great, i am worried. i dont want to use a different manufacturer's phone, but if google cant get their shit together i will be forced to switch manufacturers. to what? i have no idea. i dont want to go back to the iphone, and i feel like the galaxy is more pricey than necessary these days. one plus i guess?
the Pixel 3 is currently only $499 and the 3a is only $399 might be worth just grabbing those with a trade in of your P2.
@@wastedwalnut9788 The 4XL is really good, the only major issue with the 4 imo is the battery could be better, especially on the baby one. I'm gonna miss the original photos storage, but other than that, it's looking a big upgrade from my 2XL :)
@@RKO6192 I agree. I'm trading in my 2XL for the 4XL. I want the smoother scrolling, better photography, and _much_ better speakers. And if the screen is really as good as they're saying then I think this will be a worthy upgrade. Plus...I've been wanting a better zoom for years now.
It is actually the right time to upgrade from 2 to 3. I used both and 3 is much worth.
The embargo is up, now I can watch several videos of people not liking the Pixel 4's battery.
I'm surprised I watched 3 reviewers say the battery held up throughout the day. I guess Google upped their battery saving software game, but honestly it would have been really nice to have a bigger battery.
@Grayson Peddie I don't unless it's the thickness of a brick. But a slight increase in thickness for increased battery life would be okay with me.
@CamelToe Yes the P4 is just a major let down in every single way...The P4 dev team should be fired asap.
@Grayson Peddie Same here! Give me phone without a camera hump and fill in all that space with mAh! Oh, and make it from something more durable than glass so I don't feel like I need a case. Then it's a wash in the end.
6hr SOT in some videos I have seen
5:00 the reason is the radar. it is 60hz and india government doesn’t allow unlicensed use for civilians, so technically, cant blame google on that.
1:14
Thank you! That intro was awful.
Pixel 4 makes iPhone 11 seems like good value. This is unimaginable till now.
@Jake W apple has definitely succeeded, value is purely perceived.
@Jake W lol it's really bad for the price, like even the xs is better for it's price
They lowered the price and made the battery bigger and the camera is equal to Pixel now. I still can't believe Apple did it!
iPhone 11 has a bad display. It is 720p (technically 828p) and is LCD. Ripoff display on the iPhone 11. For a good display on an iPhone, you need to pay up for the iPhone 11 Pro.
Flappy 2048 iPhone 11 doesn’t have a bad display. It’s not just as good as on the Pro series.
When he said 'Pissed!' I got scared
Lol, Google must be kidding with this phone. Very expensive, small baterry, less ram than cheaper competition, worse soc than cheaper competition, no wide angle photo, ditched the double front firing speakers... It's just incomprehensible.
2015 design.
@@OmarZ77 when a phone costs 900 dollars, anyone should
@@OmarZ77 I've read my comment over and over, I couldn't find where I say ram makes a phone faster
Only con from your list is the battery,. Specs is wutever seeing that I have a 3a xl and it runs fine.
@@OmarZ77 once again, I've read my comment over and over and I couldn't find where I demanded 12gb of ram. If you can do basic context interpretation you'll realise my criticism lies on the price of the device that's too high with no justification.
I was HYPED for this phone, but now I think there's a lot of weird decision made during this phone's design. They can also intergrade an under display fingerprint scanner in the phone, and they have to know that normal consumer don't really know the benefits of stock Android and everything they included. I mean, i want this phone, but I got held back by it's weird decision
"they have to know that normal consumer don't really know the benefits of stock Android" correct, but YOU and I know the benefits of stock android.
@@rolfathan that's why I want the pixel to be great. It literally runs one of the best version of Android
I'm questioning upgrading but same as you
@@fiisho I want it, but I also want it to be better
Removing the wide angle Selfie camera
Reducing the battery size from last year
Not giving free unlimited Google Photos storage
Removing the earphones from the retail box
But they did add 90hz refresh rate
And Soli radar that works only in some countries.
Google simply takes one step forward and two steps back
Smh right? Like I could pick up a 3a from ebay for £200 and be happier with my extra money and a better phone lol. I'd buy the 4 if it was priced nearer to the 600 range.
Google never give you earphones since nexus 4 lmfao
You'd have to be a fool to buy this over the iPhone 11, and that's coming from someone who doesn't even use Apple. Google has swung and missed completely on this phone.
Amen. Will never buy Apple, but at the same time, I will never buy Google either from the looks of it.
I'm not in the market for a phone right now but If I was i would choose the pixel 4 for a simple reason _software_
You'd have to be a piece of garbage to support Apple. They're communist China bootlickers.
@@RevRyukin7 sounds like you are just sour grapes because you cant afford an iphone and you cant admit that google phones are trash. You are PATHETIC, thats what you are.
Your a fool if you spend $100 less to loose Google assistant, loose Android, loose telephoto/useful far distance photos, loose customization, loose an OLED (like seriously, did everyone forget how bad LCD blacks are), like really? This is a pro comparison, not the 11. Then your saving $200, and loosing the SIZE of battery, and a wide angle...
Im staying on my pixel 3. Pixel 4 is a disappointment
Actually- I love the 4XL lmfao
The screen and lack of bezel (mainly chin) is amazing. My battery life is decent, 6-7 hours sot. It's very fluid and fast and the camera is amazing
is your 3 making nice phone calls，so ppl can actually hear you？
Same
@@allisonwonder i didn't get any complaint...i love my pixel 3...this coming from a person who's been with google since nexus 4 to pixel 1.. 2 and 3
I need to get pixel 4...cuz it has some crazy feachers that I mostly like to use...im still using pixel 3 which is really good! But after 4 years that fingerprint sensor isnt not good at all... i really like to use face unlock on pixel 4! Good chip,good multi tasking service,good face id with thier 3d tof sensor,nice phone chasi with best camera and nice software,telephoto is the best thing that I like...
I compared the front cam and noticed a decent difference without the wide-angle. Really loved that feature more than any other feature. They failed, by going backwards
Regarding the wide angle selfie camera - I don't regret it, almost all wide angle cameras create distorted/unnatural images.
Its like Google forgot what is storage space or batteries with this phone
Well done video brother. You hit all the important points.
Thanks dude :)
I think one so important point was just totally missed... it’s a phone... what about call quality? Or just other basic functionality? So many people just don’t really care about the camera which this review focused on heavily.
@@philbowles6522 It's a shame call quality always gets glossed over. I think since tech reviewers realize that people don't call as much as well as many phones usually have good phone service at this point.
@@philbowles6522 Right... I alredy own a mirroless camera. I don't need my phone for video and pics.
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I'd fire the entire Pixel team, or at least the person's responsible for all these terrible decisions. Every single Pixel phone they released since they stopped with the Nexus line has had major issues. I really don't understand what they're trying to accomplish.
The only positive thing I can say about this phone is that the pictures look nice and that the screen doesn't have curved edges (stop it OnePlus!). Everything else is just "meh" or even worse than that...
Edit: 90 Hz is great as well. Every phone should have this.
I owned the Pixel and the 3a and I've had a great time with them. I mean, I'm not denying that people are having issues, but I've personally been thrilled with what I've had.
@@rolfathan Yeah, the 3a may be the only exception. Also because this is more of a mid-range model than a "flagship".
Haven't had a single problem with my 2xl. My wife's original xl had no issues till the battery started to die and she upgraded to the 4xl and has no issues with that. 😉
What happened?
Google used its wizardry and made 4 less than 3.
You brought up a lot of concerns others didn't, thanks Eber!
I waited 2 years to upgrade my pixel 2 (non XL). I was so underwhelmed I bought a brand new 2XL for £250 and I'm made up. I'll be waiting to see either the OnePlus 8 or hopefully pixel 5 if they get their shit together
I'm a little disappointed with the removal of the wide angle front lens, but, the one single lens is a bit of a halfway point between the two on the 3, just like they did on the 3a. If you want wide, there it is. If you want a more default look, you can zoom in and knowing Google's camera software, there's probably no real discerning downgrade in quality.
I'm not saying it's not a downgrade, but I think its better than just straight up not having a wide angle on the front anymore. There was an attempt to at least keep the feature, and in the selfie example you showed, the change in viewing degrees is really minor.
My reason for switching from iOS to Android is the horrible and outdated UI from Apple. I bought the Pixel 3 for $499 and traded in my iPhone 6 to GoogleFi and got $80. It's the best deal ever. I basically got a flagship phone for half of Apple and Samsung.
I love my Pixel 3 and suggest anyone wanting to switch from an iPhone do the same. I've been an Apple Fanboy and still have the 2008 iPhone as a collectors item. LOL.
Google gives you stock Android, a great quality phone and camera and I'm really happy with the Pixel 3. It's not the best phone, but for the price it's an awesome deal IMHO. The battery life is very good as well.
If you want better photos then invest in a real camera like a Sony a6400 with 24mp, amazing autofocus, and 4k video. And don't forget that photos and video are all about lenses, not the camera. A camera can't compensate for a great lens.
I switched to pixel 4 from pixel 2 and I do NOT like that the 4 doesn't have a back button. Instead I have to swipe to go back. Apps that require swipe to scroll get confused and end up accidentally going back when I was trying to scroll left/right.
I just bought a pixel 3xl (unlocked) brand new, half the price of the 4. Love it! I'll always buy Pixel. Updates as they are released.
Do you meet any problem about using pixel 3xl? (like overheat, power off automatically)
@@jjk85233 none. I also still use my pixel 2xl. Both running strong. Both just got the newest updates 1 hour after they were released. Every month on the 5th.
Save your self a heap of cash, get the pixel 3a XL, decent battery life, no gimmicks, great camera, great price.
The problem is these phones are engineered by HTC engineers. Google bought a major part of htc and claimed engineers, designers would work with google.
Hence we got the squeeze feature, front firing speakers etc. Everything impressive about pixel is done by google originally which is software and the hardware is taken care by older htc engineers who work for google now who do a terrible job at it
I'm so happy i pulled the trigger on the OnePlus 7 Pro instead of waiting for..... this
I'm staying with my pixel 3 and will see what the pixel 5 brings
If screen on time is similar to the Pixel 3, with more tech, with less battery. That's called great. Not bad
For the first time in eight years I bought an Apple device. Really not thrilled with Google or Android in general right now.
I was super hyped, but I'm disappointed by 64GB base storage, no more full quality Google Photos, no headphones or dongle in the box, 18W charging limit (AFAIK), low screen brightness, small batteries, lack of wide angle lens (front and rear), weak use of Soli, and removal of the second FFC lens. Like wtf. I used that almost exclusively, for group shots and landscape shots when traveling. Maybe next year Google will get it right...
May I know what device you shot this review? Any color grading or original video right from the device?
I am really interrested for long time review because right now I am a little bit skeptic about battery life (small 2800 MAh battery, power hungry Snapdragon 855, 90Hz display, face recognition + radar). If Google does not make some miraculous cutting edge power optimisation, Pixel 4 will not last even 1/2 day.
Or make the phone a little thicker and add in 4000 MAh battery. I think most people wouldn't mind.
Thanks for having me on guys! Video turned out great.
10:55 I thought you can change the accent color in developer options in Android 10?
At least, they are spot on with the 3a and lets hope they will be with the 4a... because these Pixel's are more like Nexuses, which is fine with the A family (for me the best 399 phone).
Now it gets different when you start to ask this much money!
The Pixel A series is there best selling phone out, it's in their best interest to not mess it up!
Awesome video. these phones are very similar. I would get the pixel 3. there are some features that don't seem needed in the pixel 4 lol. but great video !!
Not disappointed by the removal of the wide angle camera
I think it looks cool, but given the drawbacks I'll stick to my my pixel 3a as I'm still very happy with it
I have the original pixel and finally upgrading but not to the 4...rather the 3. It's $400 off right now at the Google Store, unlocked.
I honestly prefer 300$ pixel 3a
Better value, finger print sensor, picture quality is nearly as good, headphone jack, and better battery life.
@@anthonyt425 You are correct!
where did you live? that's such a good price. it's around $450 in where i live, pixel 3 is actual a little cheaper lol.
@@HarryUnchained UK :D
it got discounted heavily here
This phone basically is mkbhd's biggest pet peeve
I can't wait for the Pixel 4a with a damn headphone jack.
Lol
Don't get your hopes up bro
@@TedThomasTT it likely will have it, that's part of its appeal and Google knows this.
At this point the Pixel 4a is, in my opinion, the most important phone in the lineup. The Flagships are underwhelming.
The back of the 4 is so freaking ugly. I loved the smoother and improved design of the 3. Glass back, dual tone still implemented. I see no reason why I should upgrade from my beloved 2XL. I'd rather get the Pixel 3 than this awful Pixel 4 if my current phone hits the sack.
The front of the pixel 3 is a lot uglier than the back of the 4 and you look at the front more than the back.
@@Andrew-it7fb im talking about the regular 3, not the 3XL. The front is basically the same.
@@marcel844 oh, did the regular 3 not have a notch? I knew the 3a didn't.
I love doing all the tech videos, especially unboxings. That's usually my initial reaction to everything: I'm super excited, so getting to unbox a new gadget, so it's so exciting!
Watching on my pixel 3 now. Will stick with it.
I'm sure someone's already noted this, but the Pixel 4 is not going on sale in India because the Indian government wouldn't approve it with the 60 GHz Soli radar chip, as the millimeter wave band is reserved for military and government use in India.
I really like your video style 👍. You gained a sub!
Heavy Pixel 3 camera user here and also had a Pixel 1. Although removing the front-facing ultrawide really sucks, I'm not much into selfies so I only used it on rare occasions on my Pixel 3. There were occasions though that I wish I had a front-facing wide-angle - I sometimes had to flip my phone around and use the wide-angle and took shots blindly. So the 2x zoom was a really weird choice I thought at first but when thinking about it... the number of times that I zoomed-in to compose a shot on an object or subject at a long distance was more often than I initially thought. Since it's Google. I'm sure they have the metrics that let them know how people use certain features on their phones and the number of usages. I'm guessing those metrics have at least a small part in the decision-making process of adding, removing or modifying features on their phones.
Hello, can you still recommend pixel 3 in 2023? How's the camera? And also the battery? I'm looking for a second phone (cheap) for camera (photography) is Pixel 3 is still good?
Excellent video!!! I especially loved having other TH-camrs pitch in on topics of discussion. This provided me a good backgrounder on what to expect on that product (which I will avoid).
I do a lot of "how far can i push this picture" with phones and ive truly enjoyed my Pixel 2 XL but other than the great still camera which i would love, the Pixel 4 itself has turned out pretty underwhelming, i like what the 3 advanced with and was really excited for the 4 but i cant honestly bring myself to buy the 4 XL. Looking forward to your long term review on this!
"the most leaked smartphone in history" literally every reviewer out there
Did everyone forget the Pixel 3 was being sold months before it was released?
@@theBnoJ So was the Pixel 4
@@Irrotto I feel like the 3 was more
It's true though! 😂
I've been a Pixel fan since the release of the 1st gen Pixel and upgraded every year but this year I don't bother getting the Pixel 4/XL because of the insanely high price tag vs what the current competition gives you. Besides this the Pixel phones of some inexplicable reason aren't sold in my country which makes it a hassle to get hold of one. This year I went for the OnePlus 7t which I think gives you a lot considering the value you get for a much lower price tag. My guess is that we will see big price drops on the Pixel 4 series similar to last year's series 3 since I don't think Google will manage to sell their phones as well as they hoped.
iBruh is getting lean and mean 💪
An ultrawide would have been cool, but I'd much rather have a telephoto if i had to only have one. I think they made the right call. I mean they very easily could have stuck with one lens again, so I'm not going to complain.
No reason yet to upgrade from my Pixel 3a which i absolutely LOVE! Thanks for the vid!
No fingerprint reader is a dealbreaker for me. I prefer to cover the front facing camera in case I ever get hacked, etc.
2:38 not exactly, my 2019 mid range phone (400$) has 120hz so...
Bezel for the win! But losing front facing speakers is not a good design choice. Assistent is much better with front facing speakers, so is gaming, TH-cam, etc.
what does Matthew Moniz have with Dmitri?
We were at a restaurant once and there was one french fry left on the plate. We both went for it at the same time. I was technically first but he Russian hand chopped my hand and took the last one. Ever since then our relationship hasn't been the same.
@@MatthewMoniz lol! Didn't actually expect a reply for you, thanks (:
Not having two front cameras I'm perfectly fine with. As you showed, it's like maybe 3 degrees difference. Virtually no difference
Right. From what I can tell they went with an angle wider than the 3 standard, but less than the 3 ultrawide
After watching this, I'm sticking with my Pixel 3 for sure! Best choice I've ever made in a phone ever. I've gone to the Galaxy 10 and I was so unhappy, I went back to the Pixel 3! What is the camera you are using for your vlog? Looks amazing
I consistently get over 7 hours of screen on time on my 4XL. This battery nonsense is really getting out of hand.
Good review man
Still using Nexus 6 here. Running Lineage os ROM and after 5 years the phone is great. Too bad its time to upgrade. Google phones are fun to tinker with.
You might like the pixel experience rom. Android 10 =)
Thanks for the review. I'll probably hang on to my Pixel 2 for a little bit longer then.
Also, holy crap, a pay phone!
Very informative! Sticking to Pixel 3 for another year!!
i'm used to that forehead. i hardly notice it on my pixel 2 and well, no distracting display notch.
i am from india and few months back i purchase pixel 3 but now as some of the pixel 4 features are coming to 3 also i feel good buying it
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If you're going to make a phone, there's 3 things that are an absolute must. Long battery life, great cameras, and reasonably priced. If you compromise any of those, go back to the drawing board.
I did pick up my 4XL in white the other day, so far it's weird to me, I'm used to the fingerprint sensor, but the face unlock is just as fast. The overall experience compared to my 3 XL is much smoother since my 3XL was having some pretty big hardware lag and jank. I would recommend for the base Android experience, but so far my impression is that I just need to get used to something different.
Could you review the fairphone 3+? I think it makes a very important statement in the smartphone industry.
Nice honest review thx 👍🤜
I think the Pixel 4 took a better selfie in that shot. Reasons are, you and the house look larger and there's less visible sky. The HDR, with the immensely white sky was taking all the focus off of you and it clearly helped the programs algorithm a little as your coat was darker, your face didn't get glare from the sky but as a whole, having a smaller picture brought you into better focus and I think 90% of the time, for front camera use, it's going to be more practical to see your main subject better, like it or not. lol
they actually removed the standard selfie cam on the pixel 4 - the selfie cam of the pixel 4 is slightly less wide angle than the one on the pixel 3, but sharper and better in image quality, so i don't mind only having that option, as i was using the wide angle one on the pixel 3 most of the time anyways
Did you block the mic or something on pixel 4? Cause the sound on video is kind of muffle
Why would you need 4K from the front facing camera? The front facing sensors aren't even good enough. By outputting 1080p from the camera, the Pixel 4 is basically just doing the de-noising for you
Hey Eber, don't know why but I am hearing a strange "robot-like" noise every time you speak in the last two videos. Is that just me? I was looking at Dimitri's videos and some older ones and I didn't hear anything. Did you change your mic recently? Change some settings in the TH-cam compression algorithm?
Samsung FTW...still rocking my S7 Edge and think I'm going get either the s10+ or Note10+5G for my well over due upgrade then its GGs. Gotta find out how much the Note10 is unlocked as well =)
Oxygen OS is too good. I'm waiting for Google Pixel to convince me. Till then I'll be sticking with OnePlus.
It's embarrassing to know my Motorola g7 plus can shoot 4k front camera and back, I installed the gacm app on it and the camera is amazing. I was looking forward to the pixel 4, but sadly i will be missing out on it this year.
Hi between google pixel 3A and google pixel 3 XL(not A) which will you suggest me most ?
No ultrawide-angle rear camera, no wide-angle front camera, no fingerprint reader, flawed face unlock, no 4k video recording still. Google kind of flubbed this iteration of the Pixel. They get close to creating the perfect Android experience and somehow manage to drop the ball every year.
I have the pixel 3 and 4. Definitely prefer the pictures on the 3, the colors are richer and more beautiful. On the 4, the colors are probably more "real" and appear washed out and the phone screen and pictures have a slightly greenish hue to them. Some people may like this more real tone, but I no longer get the beautiful color pops on my pets pictures, they're just kinda washed out and normal. The portrait shots have even better blur, but again, the colors are too real and washed out, no color pop or contrast like before. Also, I notice more pixelating in the pics, which wasn't noticable on the pixel 3. The face unlocked is actually super fast, I don't even miss the finger scanner. (I bought the pixel 4 for $450 on Amazon, 'used' but it's literally brand new). I paid the same price for the pixel 3 when I first got it.
As much as google dropped the ball this year (battery/removed wide angle selfie/etc) the lack of availability in India isn’t really their fault. The Indian government chooses to restrict what technology, in this case sonar, that is available for public and commercial use. That’s not Googles fault. Canada actually repealed it’s laws to allow this type of technology not too long ago
This is a serious question: Who listens to music on their smartphone speakers?
People on busses, really loudly.
People at Google apparently. They can't afford those Mini speakers or prefer not to be recorded.
Me when I don’t have my headphone with me
I only have over ear wireless headphones so when closing at work I can't wear them and end up just listening on my phone speakers despite not liking the quality lol
i do all the time around my house. dont really care about having a bluetooth speaker since if i need to play music that loudly i will use my tv instead. but i dont really have a listening scenario when i really need a full speaker. therefore the speaker setup on the 3xl does a great job for my needs
I don’t think anyone expected google to deliver anything fascinating. The usual bare minimum from google hoping brand recognition will play a big role.
I'm ready to upgrade and KNEW I was getting a stock Android phone no matter what but wasn't sure which way to go but after watching THIS, I'm going for the Pixel 3!
Google didn't not want to sell this in India. The government did not approve/certify the radar technology citing privacy and security concerns hence Google decided to skip it.
Omg nooo!! I love the wide angle front camera!
I loved my 2XL two years ago. However, the charger no longer works and I can't connect Android auto in my car. My phone looks brand new and hasn't been abused at all. The batter doesn't last 3/4 of the day with light use. With all of that, I was ready to buy the pixel 4xl, but after seeing what they actually launched, I'm headed to One Plus....thanks for nothing Google. I was soo optimistic!
Are you kidding, the Pixel 3A is Epic !!! Does everything you wanted to do for under 400 bucks. I'm tired of hearing about people talking about glass. Don't you dummies know that glass breaks. My Pixel 3A doesn't even have a scratch on it . I've had mine since it launched. It has run flawlessly.
The fact that people can't figure out the black isn't matte due to last year's phone looking scratches just by your nail, absolutely looses me. Like do you not remember?
Why won't Google make budget phones? Nokia is more relevant than pixel phones now adays.
They do, Pixel 3a. I'm sure they'll release a Pixel 4a by Q1 next year.
The day you stop wearing a T-shirt underneath your shirts you'll up your game immensely
it IS still wide angle only camera. 4 deg difference.
It is not selling on India because the radar DOES NOT pass on their regulation because of the band that the signal uses.
Is thhe portrait mode on the Google pixel 4 better than iPhone?
I am very disappointed with the google pixel 3 phone AND google services. Google dropped the ball multiple times in their customer service and did not compensate for their mistakes in any way besides “I sincerely apologize.”
I decided to not get a warranty from Best Buy where I bought the phone because google offered a 1 yr manufacturing warranty. This was a big mistake.
I bought the google pixel 3 because of the camera. The camera broke, which apparently is a problem for this phone (according to what I found online). First step to try and fix the phone is reformatting.
I needed a google assistant to walk me through the steps to back up my material and reformat the phone. I asked the assistant 3 times if my photo and recordings were backed up (I confirmed this by looking at the transcripts of our conversation). She checked and confirmed that all was backed up. However, all of my recordings were lost. This set me back quite a bit with my work. Google ‘sincerely apologized’ (there wasn’t much else they could do with this one. And this same response was given when I felt there were other alternatives to fix their mistakes).
The camera wasn’t fixed so I had to send my phone in and they would send a new one back to me. This means going without a phone for 2-3 weeks weeks.
Within a month of receiving the “new” phone, the battery dies completely by noon (4-5 working hours). I question if I had received a new phone or a refurbished phone? The phone that I sent in because of a broken camera battery lasted much longer and it was several months old. Also the finger print sensor was significantly less sensitive than the first pixel 3 phone I had (another reason why I think they may have sent me a refurbished phone).
I now had to send the phone in again, go another 2-3 weeks without a phone. I was very disappointed with this product as it was said to be one of the better phones on the market and it wasn’t cheap. I requested a refund instead of another draw out exchange for a ‘new’ phone.
I was told I would hear back from someone within 5 days. It took them 3 weeks to get back to me. And all I received was an email saying please call us. I called 6 more times until we finally arrived to unfavorable and disappointing answer. Each representative that I talked to said they would look into the issue and get back to me. Some promised to call me back within the hour, others the next day, some said in 1-3 days. No one ever got back to me so I had to continue to call and share my process all over again. On the 4th and 5th call, I asked to stay on the line while they looked into it since the previous representatives didn’t get back to me. Each time they assured me they would personally take are of it and promised to get back to me. I am a trusting person and so went along. The google assistants were very nice; however, they all lacked follow through. This process went on for another 2 weeks and hours and hours on the phone with google.
Each time I had told them that I am leaving the country right after christmas and thus am running out of time to send the phone in to get a ‘new’ one.
They finally gave me an answer saying that their policy does not allow exchanges and cannot help me in getting a phone faster than within their 2-3 weeks exchange rate. It took me 6 weeks to get to this answer and I am now out of time because of leaving the country to get a replacement. All of this is clearly documented and recorded and they were not willing to compensate for their multiple mistakes in any way. They would just say. “I sincerely apologize.”
Google does not allow you to leave a review on their site where you can purchase the phone directly. I also do not think this is a good sign.
I do not recommend this phone or anything that will require you to rely upon google services.
Google really should introduce a high end Pixel 4 with wide lenses better video recording and a bigger battery, to tell the truth, nowadays people sign up for a contract for a phone that is gonna stay with them for two years, few dollars more every month isn't a big deal, these compromises are puzzling really.