32gb or 128gb

[Stolly08]

Photos and videos taken on your pixel are backed up to Google Photos in original quality. Ordinarily this would count against your drive storage, unless you chose the "high quality" backup option which applies some compression magics and generally mucks about with original files. And the normal unlimited Photos backup option only allowed video up to full HD. With the Pixels, you can backup unlimited 4k video to Google Photos.

But where do I see that? BC the photos I have backed up now are counted against my drive storage. Should the photos be in a different category now or something?

 

[Bicknasty]

But where do I see that? BC the photos I have backed up now are counted against my drive storage. Should the photos be in a different category now or something?

Are you talking specifically about photos taken with a pixel?

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And full disclosure: I don't yet own a pixel

 

[Stolly08]

Are you talking specifically about photos taken with a pixel?

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And full disclosure: I don't yet own a pixel

I was under the impression it turns all your Photos into an unlimited category. Android Police article;

Google has announced free, unlimited photo storage for anyone who buys a new Google Pixel phone. This means any photos you take will be backed up to Photos at the original size, and not the "high quality" size that is uploaded by default. That's not all: 4K videos, which the Pixel phones can shoot, are also supported with unlimited storage and no quality decrease.

 

[Bicknasty]

I was under the impression it turns all your Photos into an unlimited category. Android Police article;

Google has announced free, unlimited photo storage for anyone who buys a new Google Pixel phone. This means any photos you take will be backed up to Photos at the original size, and not the "high quality" size that is uploaded by default. That's not all: 4K videos, which the Pixel phones can shoot, are also supported with unlimited storage and no quality decrease.

As I understand it, in terms of the user experience, it would be equivalent to the current high quality storage in terms of photos just getting uploaded and not counting against anything. I think the only difference is that they don't do any compression or anything with videos and photos taken on and uploaded from a Pixel. Try recording a large 4k video file and letting Google Photos back it up. See whether your drive usage has increased (it shouldn't have). That should be a reasonable way to test the unlimited full quality backup

 

[Mdizzle1]

Photos and videos taken on your pixel are backed up to Google Photos in original quality. Ordinarily this would count against your drive storage, unless you chose the "high quality" backup option which applies some compression magics and generally mucks about with original files. And the normal unlimited Photos backup option only allowed video up to full HD. With the Pixels, you can backup unlimited 4k video to Google Photos.

Its not just photos you take with the pixel camera though, if I am sent photos on whatsapp or email or download pictures they too are backed up in the exact same way, it just asks you to add the new folder to back up.

 

[Bicknasty]

Its not just photos you take with the pixel camera though, if I am sent photos on whatsapp or email or download pictures they too are backed up in the exact same way, it just asks you to add the new folder to back up.

Really? That's pretty neat

 

[Juzman]

I chose the 128GB Pixel XL. Why? Because it cost me $360AUD through work vs $240 for the 32GB one. So figured for the extra $120 might as well get the one that is 3x the size.

 

[jonmorris]

I think the only difference is that they don't do any compression or anything with videos and photos taken on and uploaded from a Pixel.

I haven't had a chance to test, but I suspect it still compresses the 4K video, but doesn't downscale it. It's only an assumption, but I think the video is processed just as if you'd uploaded to YouTube - so there will probably be some loss.

I hope someone can give a definitive answer on this.