Google Pixel 5

jrwagh333 · 2 Oct 2020 at 08:21

Defiant306 said:
Well another year of my Pixel 3XL it is, the 5 looks like a right disappointment to me on my current Pixel. Also WTB a Pixel watch already, I like the look and feel of the Apple watch but I refuse to give the cult of Apple any more money.

Same for me. I'd love to go to a 5 but a few things on my 3 that I can't give up.

Squeeze for assistant
Front firing speakers
Ultimated original quality photo and video cloud storage

Squink · 2 Oct 2020 at 09:00

When does the review embargo expire on the 5? No doubt on the day of release...

Semple · 2 Oct 2020 at 09:07

tibbsey said:
What you've linked is for the 4 and 4XL. Presumably the spec sheet is for the new 3, the 5/4a/4a5G, of which they're saying only the 5 has IPX8.

Ahhh well spotted *face palm* :eek:

I guess they've not yet updated the spec sheet to clarify the IP rating of the 4a / 4a5G. Afterall it wouldn't make much sense if the 4/4XL has a rating of IPX8 and the 4a/4a5G doesn't.

Semple · 2 Oct 2020 at 09:10

jrwagh333 said:
Ultimated original quality photo and video cloud storage

That doesn't sound like a phone feature to me...

Also, i'd be surprised if any cloud vendor gave unlimited storage, for anymore than a typical duration of a phone contract.

Freefaller · 2 Oct 2020 at 09:13

I pay google 2.49 a month for some extra storage which is handy. I think the unlimited storage ends after some time anyway no? Anyway regardless I use Google storage for stuff anyway.

Speakers have never been something that have bothered me, but I can understand why people like to have decent speaker.

The squeeze for assistant always seemed gimmicky for me and I never really used it, and often used to trigger in my gorilla hands!

jrwagh333 · 2 Oct 2020 at 09:22

Semple said:
That doesn't sound like a phone feature to me...

Also, i'd be surprised if any cloud vendor gave unlimited storage, for anymore than a typical duration of a phone contract.

Its a pixel feature that they dropped with the 4

Pulsedriver · 2 Oct 2020 at 09:32

I went from the iPhone 7 (and the iPhones prior to that) to a 2XL, then 3XL then 4XL , will likely get the 5, personally the only issue I have is them dropping the Face ID, but I do remember thinking when I got the 4XL that I missed the fingerprint sensor, and given the fact hardly any developers have updated their apps to use Face ID (including bank ones) it was a step backward having no fingerprint sensor, so I will be glad its back on the 5.
Battery life never bothered me too much on the 4XL, and as the Freefaller says above, squeeze for assistant I hardly used, in fact, never used, as just usually say 'ok google' etc.

_Jimlad_ · 2 Oct 2020 at 09:43

Pulsedriver said:
I went from the iPhone 7 (and the iPhones prior to that) to a 2XL, then 3XL then 4XL , will likely get the 5, personally the only issue I have is them dropping the Face ID, but I do remember thinking when I got the 4XL that I missed the fingerprint sensor, and given the fact hardly any developers have updated their apps to use Face ID (including bank ones) it was a step backward having no fingerprint sensor, so I will be glad its back on the 5.
Battery life never bothered me too much on the 4XL, and as the Freefaller says above, squeeze for assistant I hardly used, in fact, never used, as just usually say 'ok google' etc.

same boat as you. if face unlock A: worked with face masks and B: worked on the apps I needed as security it would be worth having. Sadly it has not taken off or considered a secure form of ID checking in the same way Apple has. So on that basis I have no issues with fingerprint coming back. I always liked on previous phones I could unlock as I was taking it out of my pocket.

V_R · 2 Oct 2020 at 09:43

_Jimlad_ said:
That's incorrect. You ship your phone back first if you purchased anywhere else apart from Google.

If you purchased from Google they will ship you a replacement phone no questions asked and you then have X amount of days to return yours or your same payment method will be charged again.

No debating the 2 year warranty. That is in place regardless of where you purchase

When I returned my 4XL for a blown top speaker a couple of months ago I had the option of doing that, where they place a temporary hold on your card for the value of the phone, or the old fashioned way where you return it and they send you a new one once they receive the old device. I chose to do the former.

Pulsedriver said:
I went from the iPhone 7 (and the iPhones prior to that) to a 2XL, then 3XL then 4XL , will likely get the 5, personally the only issue I have is them dropping the Face ID, but I do remember thinking when I got the 4XL that I missed the fingerprint sensor, and given the fact hardly any developers have updated their apps to use Face ID (including bank ones) it was a step backward having no fingerprint sensor, so I will be glad its back on the 5.
Battery life never bothered me too much on the 4XL, and as the Freefaller says above, squeeze for assistant I hardly used, in fact, never used, as just usually say 'ok google' etc.

4XL owner here, not sure I see the value of getting the 5. I'd love a finger print sensor again, especially as masks make face unlock pointless, and I quite like the idea of a slightly smaller form factor. But other than that, the 4XL is the better phone, no?

Squink · 2 Oct 2020 at 09:59

V_R said:
But other than that, the 4XL is the better phone, no?

I haven't read anything that makes me think otherwise. Just a shame about the forehead on the 4XL

kaptainmarc · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:03

Im hoping to get the 4a 5G when it comes back into stock.

was going to buy the normal 4a as I didn't realise this was coming out. I dont think the 5 adds enough for me to spend the extra cash. never had wireless charging so wont miss it.

Jonnybmac · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:25

Has anyone had the official pixel cases from google before with previous phones? Quite like the look of them but always had spigen cases as I trust them from experience saving my phone many many times over the years.

Just wondering if the google cases are more fashion than function?

xb8browney · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:29

I personally love the dark pixel cases and had one on my p3xl and p2xl and like how it wore overtime.

V_R · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:37

https://phonesized.com/compare/#1329,1565,1566,1518

Didn't realise how big my 4 XL was compared to the new ones...

Squink · 2 Oct 2020 at 11:07

V_R said:
https://phonesized.com/compare/#1329,1565,1566,1518

That's a handy site - cheers. I've been using the phonearena comparison tool but that overlays the phones on top of each other and makes it in some ways harder to visualize the differences.

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 2 Oct 2020 at 11:17

V_R said:
https://phonesized.com/compare/#1329,1565,1566,1518

Didn't realise how big my 4 XL was compared to the new ones...

Squink said:
That's a handy site - cheers. I've been using the phonearena comparison tool but that overlays the phones on top of each other and makes it in some ways harder to visualize the differences.

Agreed, thank you @V_R
I was surprised at how much difference there is between the P5 and my old 2XL
Seems the S20FE5G is about the same size.
I still can't decide between what to get. :confused:

V_R · 2 Oct 2020 at 11:32

Yeah I usually go to the Phonearena site too, but saw that on Reddit this morning.

Just make sure you calibrate it with a bank card to get the real life size of the devices.

Cleisthenes · 2 Oct 2020 at 11:33

Jonnybmac said:
Has anyone had the official pixel cases from google before with previous phones? Quite like the look of them but always had spigen cases as I trust them from experience saving my phone many many times over the years.

Just wondering if the google cases are more fashion than function?

I have one on my Pixel 2. Nice but I sort of fell out of love with the texture of the fabric after a while. I'm probably going to get a Mous case for the 5.

Cleisthenes · 2 Oct 2020 at 11:34

V_R said:
https://phonesized.com/compare/#1329,1565,1566,1518

Didn't realise how big my 4 XL was compared to the new ones...

The 5 is practically identical in size to my standard Pixel 2, just with a 1 inch bigger screen. I'm really happy that I don't have to go larger!

Freefaller · 2 Oct 2020 at 12:38

Cleisthenes said:
The 5 is practically identical in size to my standard Pixel 2, just with a 1 inch bigger screen. I'm really happy that I don't have to go larger!

Agreed. The 4xl is just too big, but it's also deceptive owing to the large bezel.