Anyone hesitant due to Pixel 4 XL?

[mastibeta]

I am on a note10+ and will be selling the day my pixel 4 xl arrives. That's just who I am as a person though. I like to try out the new tech, and i still think nobody does android better than google.

 

[Nastrahl]

True.
Since Google is doing practical things that make life easier and exciting rather than paying attention to "specs" and that too with great looks as shown here and here, it would be an easy choice to grab the Pixel 4/4 XL - to those who like to have Google's offering.

Funny since it's Google that implement in Android Samsung's features available since the first Note series that everybody complained about being useless and bloat.

 

[pcriz]

Funny since it's Google that implement in Android Samsung's features available since the first Note series that everybody complained about being useless and bloat.

I just can't get over calling the phone visually appealing. The back looks like an iPhone. You'll probably get a lot more "is that the new iPhone" comments than asking about a pixel with it up to your ear. The front looks, well like a generic phone from 2014.

It's a phone though. It doesn't have to look amazing but it doesn't hurt.


As far as features. So much of what Android is, is owed a lot to OEMs. It's dumb to ignore a good idea. Yes Google makes the OS but it also benefits from the "gimmicks" and "bloat" of other phones.

 

[Virgo_Guy]

hesistant due 2 new pixels. I missd s pen smtimes from an old note so I took my cousin's N10 plus 4 fw days didn't like it 4 not having anything exciting . I had d samsung s9 plus and s10 plus but hate screen holes small or big. :angel::angel: :angel:New pixel 4 models are really good and hot looking and exciting with new features. With all d information already available; looking forward 2 google with much more excitement . size, ram size r fine for me. Looks matter; totally agree with Jon Prosser of front page tech. Very funny at around 1 minute 28 seconds ; totally agree with him

Can't agree more with FPT, it's a very good looking innovation driven phone. :good: FTW. Google is definitely in the right direction to try something new and fresh. Also glad that they didn't opt for punch holes.

I just hope 90Hz refresh rate doesn't make the screen dim, Soli does not turn out to be a Galaxy S4-introduced camera front cam-reliant type gimmick(being a radar chip it has to be way superior in the Pixels) and batterylife does not turn out to be bad like the 3 XL, will see..

Funny since it's Google that implement in Android Samsung's features available since the first Note series that everybody complained about being useless and bloat.

While I agree with you to an extent, there's nothing wrong if OEMs copy each other, to ultimately give us(the consumers) a product that shines. Whether it's working flawlessly or not should be the point of concern without forgetting precision accuracy/security/usefulness etc. as otherwise it tends to be a gimmick. While doing so, it's a better approach to copy and retain the good stuff, and forget the bad stuff.

For example, while I always liked the idea of unlocking without physical interaction , if I am to choose, I'll go with Samsung's iris scanning over their own way less secure "face unlocking" anyday, or infrared dot mapping, 3D depth sensing of Huawei/Apple over oneplus's(or others') mere face unlocking. Now, being a consumer I won't go on blaming who copied what and from where in this regard, if the unlocking is secure and flawless I take that as a useful feature and not as a gimmick.

Samsung provided the 90Hz panel to OnePlue, but stayed away from implementing in the Note 10+ even after getting months in between post OnePlus 7 Pro's release. Removed the iris scanning, removed heart rate sensor, removed DAC from the device, reduced the front cam aperture size, removed depth sensor(resulting in poorer edge detection than the S10+), used the same old weak Mali G-76 GPU in the Exynos!!

While I like the S and Note series equally and have been liking even more since the introduction of OneUI, I won't stop giving credits to other manufacturers when they innovate, introduce non-gimmicky tech all for our money.

 

[Nastrahl]

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I fully agree, thanks for the enlightenment.

I can understand some a their choices, less some others.

Like, I wonder, are all phones without a jack port removed their DAC?
And in the same way, are all USB C headphones include their own ones?

Because converting signal numerous times wouldn't be beneficial at all.