Rating | 8/10.

A very good phone criticized by many and loved by few ever since it got released. I am using this phone from last 2 weeks and hence noting down the experience with it.

Lets talk about the negatives first…

Battery

The battery of the phone is not extraordinary, but i would say its not bad either. Its a phone having an average battery that lasts around 12 to 14 hours providing 5 to 5 and a half hours screen time on a full charge with my live pikachu wallpaper, 100% brightness all the time and 90 hz Forced display.

Ultra Wide Angle Lens

Yes, that’s true. Addition of ultra wide angle lens would have been great on this phone and it could have been the best phone on the market with that. But unfortunately, it was not included by google in this year’s camera package.

Most Important !!! Unlimited Original Quality Google Photo storage

The biggest perk of the pixel line from google has gone this time. You will not get unlimited storage for your photos in original resolution but will get for high resolution instead.

and then the Positives…

Camera

The camera is still one of the best in Market. And an addition of the astro mode is icing on the cake if you like astrophotography. The portrait mode is as usual amazing. Speaking frankly, i did not touch my DSLR since the release of pixel 2 and I think I will not touch it now as well.

Display and Speakers

The display of this device is flawless. but to experience that you will have to force the 90Hz all the time from the developer options. It can be considered as the best screen in the smartphone world right now. The speakers are loud and clear. The quality of the sound is very good.

Software

A Stock Android ! what more you can ask for. its snappy. I love the phone for the functionalities it has which i use in my day to day life like

– Google Assistant – Best in the market ! (making me lazy though :D)

– Google Lens

– Some Customization like themes and fonts that you can do this time around in Pixel 4xl.

Motion Sense!!! A controversial one

Lot of people think its gimmicky, but i definitely do NOT think, I think it is going to be a great feature in coming years. i am already using is to snooze my alarms, and to disconnect the calls, plus a great helper of the face unlock system.

Face Unlock

Although it has a flaw right now that it works with closed eyes as well and does not work with many apps right now, but these issues are going to be taken care by google in near future. The face unlock is really great on this phone that is really fast and works really well with the help of Soli radar motion sense.

Design

Simple and Sober. A perfect size phone. Tall n precisely wide. Grips really good in hands. Glass at the back has a feel good factor. Easily the cleanest phone by google till date.

Verdict :

This phone could have been excellent and the best in the market, but due to few shortcomings, it cannot be crowned as the king of smart phones, but you can still upgrade you phone to Pixel 4xl if you bought your phone in 2017 or prior to 2017.

This is my first review and i tried NOT to be biased. Do leave your comments down, what do you think about it ?

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