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GSMArena team, 25 October 2020

Google Pixel 5 review Comments

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  • Anonymous
  • pQr
  • 26 Oct 2020

Surprised that Google chose a low quality ultra wide angle lens. I much prefer a tele lens, but then even just a low quality ultra wide angle? Ok, Apple uses a very bad ultra wide angle lens, too , but that's Apple's problem and I guess that Apple's ultra wide angle lens is sharper. The Pixel 4 already had a 21.5mm ultra wide angle camera, it was the selfie camera. It delivered decent results when it was used as a rear camera. Now they have a dedicated rear camera for ultra wide angle photos, but the quality is probably not really better than using the ultra wide selfie camera of the Pixel 4. So it's really a step back. Pixel 4 had ultra wide(if you used the selfie camera as a rear camera, it also supported Night Sight as far as I know) + 50mm + main camera.

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    • Chris
    • PMT
    • 26 Oct 2020

    You are so biased @gsmarena,
    1. You didn't even mention astrophotography feature.
    2. In your pros, there is no mention of camera capability
    3. Your camera samples of night sight and portraits cannot be worst than this.
    4. Didn't see samples of night sight portrait.

    And I have waited for your review all this time! _/\_

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      • Anonymous
      • pQr
      • 26 Oct 2020

      Caybara, 25 Oct 2020The photos look absolutely stunning let be honest. IMX 363 might be old, but as Marc Levoy po... moreNexus 5x/6p HDR+ On mode photos already looked stunning and even better in daylight. Look at https://photos.app.goo.gl/FIeuWX2OiIp9bpSE3 in order to see how images from older Google phones (codenames bullhead, angler) looked in HDR+ On mode or see the comparison at https://www.anandtech.com/show/9742/the-google-nexus-5x-review/7. The fantastic image quality of the Nexus 5x in HDR+ On mode was ignored by several reviewers as this wasn't the default mode because HDR+ could take up to 1s and back then Google had the philosophy that the default mode must be fast. In 2015/2016, if you took 3 HDR+ photos, you had to wait some seconds before you could take another HDR+ photo. But the quality of the default mode was much, much worse in all light conditions. From what I have seen, Google hasn't improved the daylight image quality since the Nexus 5x HDR+ On mode, rather worse. I also have a Pixel 3a, which produces worse daylight photos than the Nexus 5x.

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        • alfar
        • mT@
        • 26 Oct 2020

        no head phone jack means do not buy

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          • Anonymous
          • pQr
          • 26 Oct 2020

          Socalteknique, 26 Oct 2020How come Gsmarena doesn't take pictures of the usual buildings like in other phone review... moreYes, it's strange. Whenever a new Pixel phone is released, the camera is reviewed by someone else. This was already the case with the Pixel 4 and Pixel 3a.

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            • Anonymous
            • pQr
            • 26 Oct 2020

            I have the impression that Google's camera got worse in daylight. In good light conditions it seems to use more noise reduction than every Google phone of the last 5 years. Nexus 5x HDR+ photos look much sharper. A reviewer showed that the Pixel 4 takes sharper photos than the Pixel 5. As the Pixel 5 is Google's first Pixel phone that combines different exposures, there can be less exposures available for the brightest parts of the image (sky, etc, previously Google only combined underexposed images), that's maybe the reason for the increase in noise reduction.

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              • Anonymous
              • 3Rs
              • 26 Oct 2020

              Terrible battery life
              terrible camera
              terribly expensive
              no
              thanks

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                • Socalteknique
                • qNG
                • 26 Oct 2020

                How come Gsmarena doesn't take pictures of the usual buildings like in other phone reviews for the Pixel's? I like to compare the picture quality using the pictures of the Condo/apartments and the colorful building with the clock.

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                  • AnonD-945200
                  • DkQ
                  • 26 Oct 2020

                  stock android , good Camera and good battery life ...
                  This is just perfect 😍

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                    • Anonymous
                    • DEP
                    • 26 Oct 2020

                    The Summary needs correcting:

                    Pixel-only features like Hold for Me and Robo Call-screening **in North America only and nowhere else**

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                      • Nick Tagataka
                      • Xpf
                      • 26 Oct 2020

                      Jollygreen, 25 Oct 2020Who gives a shit about speakers on a phone? Nobody. Google knows that. You either have headpho... moreLmfao nice joke.

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                        • Josh13
                        • IJd
                        • 26 Oct 2020

                        Anonymous, 25 Oct 2020Man pixel is costly garbage. Midrangers with premium price only good is android updates anyth... moreYou clearly don't own the Pixel 5

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                          • Anonymous
                          • PZa
                          • 26 Oct 2020

                          Anonymous, 25 Oct 2020Bought the Pixel 5 for 599£ with the included Bose 35 ii . I've sold the headphones seale... moreGood job! There are better ANC headsets now. Don't need to be stuck with old Bose headsets.

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                            • lpl
                            • mYW
                            • 26 Oct 2020

                            Really Annoyed Fello, 25 Oct 2020Ok so. This particular phone is wanted for two things : Stock experience and Camera. So i ... moreLiterally my thoughts as well. So biased to the point where you feel bad about the review and kinda loose respect for the reviewer. Sorry not sorry. Get your sh*t together.

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                              • R4vel
                              • Ycu
                              • 26 Oct 2020

                              Anonymous, 25 Oct 2020It actually says that the pixel 5 has scored 96h...Read the last sentence.

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                                • R4vel
                                • Ycu
                                • 26 Oct 2020

                                Anonymous, 25 Oct 2020But did you mention the price difference between the phones? What does that have to do with its battery life in context of reviewers over egging the pudding?

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                                  • Linus
                                  • w68
                                  • 26 Oct 2020

                                  You can force apply a constant 90Hz refresh rate if you enable Developer Options and toggle-ON the appropriate setting in Developer Options. You can Google “How to enable Developer Options on a Pixel phone”.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 3$v
                                    • 26 Oct 2020

                                    The pixel 4a didn't have a battery issue either. It last much longer than my s10+ using it the same way. And the biggest difference is that, if not using it and only have it stand by it lasts for days..

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • s28
                                      • 25 Oct 2020

                                      Why does hz drop to 60 while watching videos?

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                                        • Fearghast
                                        • 0Cs
                                        • 25 Oct 2020

                                        Anonymous, 25 Oct 2020Bought the Pixel 5 for 599£ with the included Bose 35 ii . I've sold the headphones seale... moreBought the Pixel and sold the Bose ... isn't there some rule like you can claim the headphones after at least 14 days of purchase? O.o

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