It was just funny that people weren't believing the notch reveal for the 3xl and waiting for a full screen "pixel 3 ultra" that never came.
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Google just posted the Pixel 4's design on twitter for some reason
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It's flush against the back where you'll never be seeing it anyway, what's the problem here exactly?
I just wish smartphone makers would try to innovate in other ways. They keep focusing on the cameras and I feel like we've reached a point to where it no longer matters. Cause even budget phones have great ones now. And all of it seems like overkill when most users are just taking pictures for Instagram and Facebook, pictures that are basically downgraded.
Idk, I know there are professionals who use smartphones camera to create content, but it's too much for the average person.
Seems like escalation just for the sake of escalation 😭
You're kidding right?
Google knows their design is based on the iPhone, so they are trying ti beat them to the market. This isn't a new thing, not even outside of Google. It was being done with analog sticks back in the 90s, as companies like Sega raced to put analog sticks in their controllers in time for the launch of the N64.
It's like the back of a car, plenty of people care. I don't personally.
Google has always made the fidelity of their cameras their #1 feature and have been an industry leader in this regard, so it's a little odd to get mad at them in particular for iterating on the camera. Also we don't know anything about the phone besides looks, how do you know they aren't innovating in other ways?
In addition, there are many other phones out there innovating in great ways. Samsung has added fingerprint ID on their screen and can charge other devices wirelessly with the S10, Xiaomi has a camera underneath the display, LG G8 has a vibrating OLED screen that functions as a speaker, and Apple has pioneered truly secure FaceID scanner, just to name a few. I'm not sure what else people are expecting in terms of "innovation", when in reality the technology is developing fairly consistently with cameras only being one of the factors.
I'd understand if it was bulging out and affecting the aesthetics and literal balance of the phone (it's not). It's as flat and nondescript as if it weren't even there, only calling attention to itself if you slap a case on it, which all phones have cameras there anyway.
This is ridiculous. There's no way Google decided to completely redesign their phone at the last minute over the last few weeks because the iPhone XI has a square camera cut out on the back. What an asinine argument.
I think you should take a moment and use a real camera again. Phones still have a long ways to go.
This is a giving considering they've all released in October with the exception of the A family devices which they'll probably stick to.
Not a fan of the forehead. Is it so difficult to just make a phone that is symmetrical? Same with the slight chins on most Android phones now like the S10s. I'm happy with what the smaller Pixel 3 has done. A symmetrical fairly narrow chin and forehead. I also think practically having a little bit of room at the bottom helps ergonomics as it's quite precarious trying to use a navigation strip right at the very bottom of the phone's face.
I'm fairly happy with my Pixel 2 except for the issue below and my battery health being at about 70%, but if nothing compelling is released when my contract is up next January I think I'll get the battery replaced and rock this until something I like hits (like a full screen modern spec iPhone SE being my dream phone).
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Ahh, finally a Pixel thread! Off topic but has anyone else with a Pixel 2 having issues with Pull to Refresh in Chrome activating midway down a page when you try to scroll down. I'm getting it happen really frequently and it's bugging the hell out of me. Keep refreshing pages when I'm nowhere near the top of the page.
I'm fairly happy with my Pixel 2 except for the issue below and my battery health being at about 70%, but if nothing compelling is released when my contract is up next January I think I'll get the battery replaced and rock this until something I like hits (like a full screen modern spec iPhone SE being my dream phone).
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Ahh, finally a Pixel thread! Off topic but has anyone else with a Pixel 2 having issues with Pull to Refresh in Chrome activating midway down a page when you try to scroll down. I'm getting it happen really frequently and it's bugging the hell out of me. Keep refreshing pages when I'm nowhere near the top of the page.
I have an expensive DSLR. What I mean is—smartphone cameras aren't more than good enough for the average person taking selfies and Instagram photos. Obviously they're still behind professional ones.
I have a 10 month old and want phone cameras to get better. It is also the single feature that drives my purchase decisions. I imagine it is the same for a good portion of the market.
As an owner of a DSLR and bunch of prime lenses, with little kids I agree it is much more useful having a good camera phone in your pocket all the time, compared to an awesome camera on your shelf. So I appreciate that mobile phone cameras continue to improve every year. I'm especially looking forward to Light's sensor arrays improving and appearing on more phones in the coming years.
Looks like the same old case as the Pixel 3 but with a different hole. I guess they're keeping Active Edge then.
Based on that terrible render I made, here's a much better made one by someone else.
I dig it.
I dig it.
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This looks good. Bezel at the top and virtually gone everywhere else. It's actually what I've wanted since this "bezel-less" trend started.Based on that terrible render I made, here's a much better made one by someone else (source in watermark)
I dig it.
Based on onleaks track record this is it!
I like this a lot.
The video states that it has 3 cameras in the rear and you can see it on the pic below.
I like this a lot.
The video states that it has 3 cameras in the rear and you can see it on the pic below.
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I wonder if it's an engineering thing in terms of space/heat for the camera block
There's a couple that still have no notches. But even fewer that have both no notch+a headphone jack.
Preordering this as soon as I can. I started with the original Pixel XL and currently have the Pixel 2 XL. Skipped the 3 XL due to that notch but this Pixel 4 is on some elegant premium tier shit and I Iove it for it.
A lot of phones are still doing this. I don't mind it. I'd rather this than a notch.
I don't care much about phones having bezels but that looks hideous with the rounded corners.
Here's how it looks like on the Nokia 9 PureView:
I don't care much about phones having bezels but that looks hideous with the rounded corners.
Just wish they would balance the bezels out so the top matches the bottom.
Similar to the Pixel 2XL. Though it appears to be a slimmer bezel. Looking at my Pixel 2XL now and yeah, it's definitely slimmer on the 4.
