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Leaked Google Pixel 4 video
- Thread starter GK86
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If it's not under screen and they are only doing facial recognition...wow.................. brave.
(I will probably move off Pixel, then, and look at others.)
Ah yeah, you're right. My point of ref had been the Pixel 3/XL, which does have that. I found just a few others that do, all expensive flagships. Hrm.
Unless it's right next to the camera lens, like on my S8. Then you just wind up smudging that and fidgeting around to unlock the phone.
Somebody remind me why a phone like this is priced at $900-1000 when there are phones with better specs (OnePlus 7 Pro) that are $600-700? Google, Apple, and Samsung are price-gouging people. The screen looks better than the Pixel 3 screen, at least, but how hard is it to design slim bezels on the top and bottom and call it a day? Fuck. Just hire me at Google and I'll consult them.
Yeah that's the best thing about my Pixel 2 XL and I don't think I could live without it at this point. Face ID is whatever at this point and I'm not planning on getting another phone unless it's got some sort of easily accessible fingerprint scanner. Looks like I won't be upgrading any time soon.
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I've given up on waiting for it.
Wear OS seems like an afterthought to them anyway.
Because Face unlock is more convenient In almost every way, if they have solved the slim field of view issues that first gen Face ID has then it's a no brainier to have face unlock.
Why exactly is face unlock stupid? After using Face ID for almost two years I could never go back to a fingerprint reader.
The answer is simple. People are going to pay that much, so they keep the prices high at best and raise them a bit at worst.
Kind of wish the Chinese phones would be more popular and successful so those greedy companies would feel the competition and have to price their phones accordingly.
oh wow they went with the pantone color of the year. do they do that with every year?
Yeah the under display stuff is moving quick. Rumor is in either 2020 or 2021 Apple will be using one that allows you to unlock by placing your finger anywhere on the screen by using some sort of ultrasound-like fingerprint identification system. That would be really cool. Keep FaceID with it and you have an extremely secure phone.
Based on how shitty the TouchID on my iPad Pro is, I am not surprised that FaceID seems like a better option. I just don't see the appeal.
Fair enough. Still, for what you're paying, they should offer 12 GB RAM, 256 GB, and at least a 4000 mAh battery. Samsung gives you 1 TB of space on one of their phones.
You don't see the appeal of seamless authentication? Really? I open my banking app and it automatically unlocks because I'm looking at the screen, I don't need to move my finger to a fingerprint reader or even think about authentication, it just does it via Face ID.
I honestly don't understand how people can prefer fingerprint over face unlock.
The time you save not having to move your finger is the time Face ID takes longer than a fast fingerprint reader :P
When Google starts creating their own custom chips like Apple's A/S/etc-series chips that'll probably happen. I imagine the current Qualcomm watch-specific chips they're not that happy with, hence no Pixel Watch yet.
They already increased the speed of Face ID by 30% on the XS series, then iOS 13 increased the speed of Face ID on all devices by another 30%.
Face ID is plenty fast and I'm sure it will get even faster.
More at the link along with a short Coral Pixel video
Still no headphone jack huh
And before anyone says the 3 didn't, the latest pixel did, and even though the latest pixel was supposed to be a budget option, it was much better received than the one before it, so it's in google's best interest to include it!
And before anyone says the 3 didn't, the latest pixel did, and even though the latest pixel was supposed to be a budget option, it was much better received than the one before it, so it's in google's best interest to include it!
My original Pixel XL still runs like a dream, thanks in part to still being supported and getting A10. First time ever where I haven't really felt the need to upgrade to a new phone within a 2-3 year span. I may just get the battery replaced and keep it for at least another year.
its still way slower then a fingerprint if my ipad pro is an accurate representation of face unlock speed. I dont even care, i think its very useful for some things, and would like it, or both
Yeah I won't be getting any flagships if they don't have a headphone jack. Bluetooth audio still sucks and I'm not carrying around a bunch of adapters. You know what wasn't annoying? Already tiny bevels on the top and bottom of the phone and a head phone jack that I can use while charging.
And why can't they center the camera? Google's pixel phones are just ugly to me. The whole two-tone thing was ugly, and with the pixel 4 I don't like the look of the random square jammed up in the corner and sticking out past the frame. I've had my original nexus 6 for 4.5 years now and they got the design right back then.
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Is it confirmed that the Pixel 4 is moving to a sensor under the glass? If so I'm interested. If it's a visual unlock, like FaceID, I'm not really as interested.
I believe the budget Pixel has the audio jack because it dropped that waterproof certification. Not that a phone can't achieve waterproof certification and have the 3.5mm jack, it can and there are a lot of devices that have both, but it's clearly a compromise Google was willing to make on the Pixel C, or whatver the budget one is.
But the compromise worked in their favor. Consumers loved the fact that the 3a brought the headphone jack back.
Yeah I'm with you, I care more about an audio jack than I do a phone being waterproof, but for whatever reason it seems like Google and Apple think that waterproof certification is more important than an audio jack, and they're not willing to make the investment to make a waterproof phone that also has an audio jack.
I know they were working on one but when Qualcomm announced their chip refresh and it turned out to be mostly battery improvements they canned it.
Can't say I blame them. Wear OS is a joke and Qualcomm's wearable chips suck.
I'd like both as well but I the lack of interest in Face only? It makes it hand-free as far as verification goes.
Google's camera software is sorcery so I'm sure it'd be fairly accurate.
Any word on the quality of the new Fossil refresh? Gen 5 seems alright...
I like Samsungs tech but I just too many things around the house that work well with Google so I rather go with Wear OS even though it has been trash for a while.
Yeah so fuck them. I probably will go ahead and get the next pixel because I'm tired of 6 years of iPhones but I'm not fond of this trend at all.
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This motion sense seems like googles version of the force touch joke apple played on poor saps a while back, I'd love to be proved wrong though
I'm disappointed with the supposed battery capacity, it's a marked jump from the 3 XL but I think 4000mAh should be expected
The Artisan I think Samsung was the last flagship holdout (?) the headphone jack refugees have nowhere left
I'm disappointed with the supposed battery capacity, it's a marked jump from the 3 XL but I think 4000mAh should be expected
The Artisan I think Samsung was the last flagship holdout (?) the headphone jack refugees have nowhere left
