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Pixel 4 is the phone made the Google way, with a camera that takes the perfect shot every time.​ It’s also the first phone with Motion Sense​​.[3] Best of all, it’s built around the Google software you know and love, that’s always getting better.

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Beautiful photos, no matter where you take them.

Capture brilliant color, even with photos you take in your favorite apps. Pixel 4 also lets you adjust the exposure balance of different parts of the photos separately.

A new way to control your phone.

Pixel 4 has Quick Gestures, letting you get things done without having to touch your phone. It’s great for when you’re driving, cooking, or enjoying your favorite tacos.​[3]

Power for the apps you use the most.

Do more of what you love without having to look for a power outlet. The Adaptive Battery learns your favorite apps and reduces power to the ones you rarely use.​[5]

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Quickly charge your phone with Pixel Stand.[6] You can also charge your Pixel 4 with any Qi-certified wireless charger.

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    Pixel 4 is the phone Made the Google way. So it’s built around the helpful Google software you know and love, that’s always getting better. 1) Learn more about Astrophotography on Pixel 4. 2) U.S only. English only. 3) Coming soon to Japan. Motion sense functional in the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, and most European countries. Not all phone features are controlled by motion sense. 4) U.S. & Canada only. English only. 5) Approximate battery life based on a mix of talk, data, standby, mobile Hotspot and use of other features, with motion sense off and always on display off. Use of motion sense, an Active display or data usage will decrease battery life. Pixel 4 and 4 XL testing conducted in Mountain View, California in August 2019 on pre-production hardware and software. Actual results may vary. 6) Up to 10 W with Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL charging with Pixel Stand (Sold Separately). Actual results may vary.

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    Customers like the quality of the cellular phone, mentioning that it has an incredible camera. They also say that the battery life is marginal. However, some customers dislike the lock. Opinions are mixed on performance, image quality, charging, ease of use, and value.

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    143 customers mention117 positive26 negative

    Customers like the quality of the cellular phone. They say the OS and quality is great, the phone is good, and has an incredible camera. Some say the build quality is impressive, and the phone has a superb pair of speakers.

    "...Edit: After nearly a year, I just love this phone, absolutely rock-solid even with over a hundred apps installed, I'm revising from 4 to 5 stars **..." Read more

    "...The camera is as solid as others describe...." Read more

    "...awesome clean and finally finger print free construction, a superb pair of speakers that do not make me miss the front firing speakers of the Pixel..." Read more

    "...working well. Android 10 has a few quirks, but is working and very stable. I haven't had any performance issues with the device or its OS...." Read more

    99 customers mention36 positive63 negative

    Customers are mixed about the performance of the cellular phone. Some mention that it works great, all everyday apps work well, and the Android O/S is clean and just works. However, others say that the phone did not operate properly, and a lot of apps would not work.

    "...The second issue I had with this experience is that the phone did not operate properly. When I plug the phone in it overheated...." Read more

    "...like Google's own implementation of their Android O/S - it's clean and just works. There are some UI annoyances that I'll come to later...." Read more

    "...issue is that since I've upgraded to Android 13, the Android Services Library keeps stopping upon opening some of my apps...." Read more

    "...3. The face unlock struggles in dark. It also sometimes does not work until you press the power button to activate the phone..." Read more

    86 customers mention34 positive52 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the image quality of the cellular phone. Some mention that it produces quality pictures even in low lighting without issues. They say the images are sharp and represent colors well. However, others say that it's horrible, the phone itself is not great, and feels cheap.

    "...got it all working reasonably well though it's a bit crazy and somewhat buggy. I sure wish Samsung would produce practical software like Google does...." Read more

    "...Night Sight is actually pretty cool and produces quality pictures even in low lighting without the obscenity of a flash...." Read more

    "...When I turn the phone on and try to use it the screen glitched...." Read more

    "...Images are sharp, colors are represented well and the software allows you to achieve a finer finish than anyone should really expect from the sort..." Read more

    48 customers mention23 positive25 negative

    Customers are mixed about the charging of the cellular phone. Some mention that the interface is smooth and fast, while others say that the charging port is starting to malfunction and the wireless charging feature stopped working.

    "...The interface is smooth and fast, and while there may be slightly better screens on the more expensive flagship models, it's plenty sharp enough for..." Read more

    "...Wireless charging is not fast, about 0.9 amps, compared to a fast charger which charges at nearly 3 amps (~1 hr full charge time) but it turns the..." Read more

    "...All everyday apps works well. Wireless charging works fine" Read more

    "...Still 64GB of storage, small 2800mah battery, no adapters, no headphones, no unlimited full res photo storage.. Other people have said this too...." Read more

    45 customers mention30 positive15 negative

    Customers are mixed about the value of the cellular phone. Some mention it's a great value and works for all their needs, while others say it' s over priced for what you get.

    "...The price of Google one is also reasonable and gives enough space for original quality backup...." Read more

    "...this while watching a Thursday Night Football NFL game, and it worked well enough...." Read more

    "...Its over priced for what you get, and Google has cut way too many corners seriously detracting from the value you receive vs. cost of the device at..." Read more

    "...I really like the camera for the price, and it's a nice convenient phone with lots of important features...." Read more

    44 customers mention29 positive15 negative

    Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the cellular phone. Some mention it's very user friendly, simple, elegant, and light. However, others say that it'd be difficult to operate and that the initial set up was a little tricky.

    "...to just pick up the phone and look at it, it's so natural, quick and easy...." Read more

    "...No headphones, no dongle, no USB-C to USB cable.The phone is simple, elegant, and light. And that last is not insignificant...." Read more

    "...results in the app getting force-closed, which is obviously not a good user experience...." Read more

    "...We bought two phones but I've only opened one of them to evaluate. Set up was easy...." Read more

    123 customers mention34 positive89 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the battery life of the cellular phone. They mention that the battery is marginal and starts to give out. Some customers also mention that it has less battery capacity than the Pixel 3.

    "...Battery life is marginal, my only real complaint about the hardware. An overnight charge to 100% would all be gone by 7pm if I wasn't quite careful...." Read more

    "...Towards the end, the battery was starting to give out and I was over the quality of the camera in it since I rely on that feature heavily in my work..." Read more

    "...in bigger phones, but if you want a phone of this size, it has good battery life. It's twice as good as my old Samsung S7 was.*..." Read more

    "...This and the surprise of a smaller battery compared to last year's pixel are the drawbacks that I wanted to get out of the way first...." Read more

    29 customers mention6 positive23 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the lock on the cellular phone. They mention that it's not unlocked, the face unlock doesn't work, and the unlocking of these phones is incomplete. They also say that the phone is advertised as unlocked but it has a bootloader that cannot be unlocked.

    "...Bad stuff: Most Android apps still do not support face unlock as biometic access, my OG Pixel's fingerprint was way more ubiquitous...." Read more

    "...One out of 3 times I had to enter my PIN, as the Face Unlock did not work...." Read more

    "...Perhaps the unlocking of these phones is somehow incomplete. I don't know, but they won't work 100% with the Total/Verizon network...." Read more

    "...Face unlock is fast.Cons:1. No more unlimited storage for original size photos2. Motion sense does not work in some countries" Read more

    Perfection was so close, but I guess there is always next year.
    4 Stars
    Perfection was so close, but I guess there is always next year.
    Leaks and early reviews made people know what was coming and the few details we were missing were a disappointment. Google justifies that a telephoto it's more useful than an ultra wide but when you are joining the big league of flagships you give customers the options that the market offers and in this case I think that the wide angle omission was a big miss. This and the surprise of a smaller battery compared to last year's pixel are the drawbacks that I wanted to get out of the way first.The battery is not great as people expected and on my two day use, I have had around 4 hours of screen on time. I feel like this is making a big favor to goole, and in no way this is a justification, but my smaller battery has made me rethink that probably being on my phone for 4 hours and being stressed about it is probably something I could improve and adjust on my personal time management. Normal phone use with camera use every once in a while is achievable for sure with the regular pixel 4. For me the trade-off of a smaller battery but a more manageable body compared to the XL is worth it.To combat the lack of wide angle, I luckily had a moment wide angle lens I used on my pixel 2 that I did not get rid off when I got my S10e. I can confidently say the convenience of having the lens on the phone is great, but in case of the Samsung lens the quality dropped from the main lens to the wide angle and using the awesome lens from moment doesn't decrease the quality or adds any distortion to the main lens. Having moment announce the support of the Pixel 4 gives me a wide angle and basically convert my two lens to the ideal 3 lens scenario we all wanted. I seriously recommend the products and content Moment has to anyone interested in photography.Now for the good stuff, Pixel 4 shines in what I expected and made me come back for a pixel. I went from Nexus 6p- Samsung s8 and Pixel 2 - Samsung s10 and both times I kept missing my Google phone. If rellying on a camera that will ALWAYS deliver a great photo is something you value, I don't think there is a better option than Pixel. It's more difficult to take a bad photo than it is to take GREAT one. The lack of original quality cloud backup is a bit sour, but you can still back them on a good enough quality, considering most people just like to go back and see their photos on their phones and not for a big print out where amazing quality is required. The price of Google one is also reasonable and gives enough space for original quality backup.Lastly, the screen and 90hz screen are the cherry on top of this cake. If you use your phone, you need to unlock it so having something that makes this process go this smooth because of the early waking up of the phone from the radar to scan for your face it's really wonderful. The 90hz helps on another side of our everyday use equation : scrolling CONSTANTLY. The difference is noticeable and it's something I know I will get used to. As with many other things and features, it's one of the little things techlovers appreciate and other consumers just don't care about.There is no perfect phone but Pixel constantly proved for me that there's no match for their camera and having the best Android experience is what you get. With this year's Pixel 4 you get that plus an awesome clean and finally finger print free construction, a superb pair of speakers that do not make me miss the front firing speakers of the Pixel 2 and some nifty features that scratch my geek technology itch.
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    Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2019
    Wireless Provider: UnlockedColor: Just BlackMemory Storage Capacity: 64 GBVerified Purchase
    When the new Pixel 4 was released I took a look at my two-year-old Pixel 2 and wondered if I really needed to upgrade, given what a great phone it had been, and still is. Giving in to a bit of retail therapy is easy, so I did.

    It's an expensive business getting a Pixel phone in this country (New Zealand) since it's a buy from Amazon in the US, shipping to the other end of the world, paying GST (our sales tax) converted to NZ dollars added up to $1,550.

    Was it worth it? Let's take a look.

    ** Edit: After nearly a year, I just love this phone, absolutely rock-solid even with over a hundred apps installed, I'm revising from 4 to 5 stars **

    I've owned a lot of android phones and had the Pixel 4 for a few months now and it's performed pretty much flawlessly, both the software and the hardware - as I expected it would. I really like Google's own implementation of their Android O/S - it's clean and just works. There are some UI annoyances that I'll come to later. Other makes (Huawei, Samsung) all seem to be clogged up with unnecessary and buggy extra apps and take years to get Android updates through. I get Google's updates within days of release and I've never had a bad one.

    In their attempt to regain a handful of pixels from the bottom of the screen, Google have removed the Home and Back on-screen buttons and replaced them with gestures. This has or will probably occur on other makes of phone as Android 10 rolls out. The new gesture needs a swipe from the bottom edge (home) or from either side (back), and I pretty much hate it. ** Edit: You can turn that off and now I like it **

    If you miss the edge (it's tricky if you have a case with a raised edge) then you end up swiping the app off to somewhere unwanted. If you get a bit close to the edge when you're scrolling within an app, you suddenly go home or back. It doesn't happen to me very often but when it does happen it's infuriating. Hint: When buying a case, look for one with a low profile on the screen side - though that won't protect the screen quite as well.

    As for other features, I'm not so sure there's a lot to say. The main one is the face recognition lock which I've turned on and also the "Keep phone unlocked while I'm looking at it" option. I like that one, it saves the phone going black when I'm taking my time reading, or something. It's also nice to just pick up the phone and look at it, it's so natural, quick and easy. People seem unduly worried about the security of this feature, I'm not sure why except maybe for the unlock while you're asleep. If someone is in a position to do that, then they are also in a position to do many awful things to me and additionally, the banking and other vulnerable stuff on my phone has a further level of security.

    The screen is up to par, and the glass is nice not picking up oily finger goop like all my others did after a while. I've given up on screen protectors, my phones are pretty safe being mostly in my pocket, and I like the feel of the screen. Feels like a solid build to me without being too heavy, though it's heavier than the Pixel 2 and has quite a bit more screen, mostly in the length.

    People seem to rave about the camera and I agree it's good, but so was the Pixel 2 so the step up doesn't seem huge to me - but then I'm no camera buff. The Pixel 2 was a bit better at close-ups which I do a lot of when working with electronics. The Pixel 4 can be zoomed up to 8x but can't focus closer than about 120mm which limits its use as a macro camera. The P2 was good down to about 60mm. (4.7" and 2.4")

    Sound is surprisingly good watching a video. There's nothing at the bass end but that's to be expected in such a small body. The volume is good and the sound spread is wide though perhaps a bit overdone. I'm not in a cathedral. I regularly use speakerphone and also Sennheiser Bluetooth headphones, and they perform very well on both phone calls and music. Bluetooth, WiFi, and 4G connectivity all seem solid.

    Battery life is marginal, my only real complaint about the hardware. An overnight charge to 100% would all be gone by 7pm if I wasn't quite careful. To counter this I bought a charger for the car so I can give it a commute-time top-up and things are better now. Wireless charging is cool and Qi chargers all seem to work fine. Makes charging in the car a breeze with a charger built into the holder. Wireless charging is not fast, about 0.9 amps, compared to a fast charger which charges at nearly 3 amps (~1 hr full charge time) but it turns the phone into a hotplate and could affect battery life.

    I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Active 2 Smartwatch (SM-R810) and paired it up easily with the Pixel via Bluetooth, but with a fair amount of convoluted messing about with the Samsung apps got it all working reasonably well though it's a bit crazy and somewhat buggy. I sure wish Samsung would produce practical software like Google does. I did a review on the watch too.

    So was it worth it? Probably not, but mostly because my old Pixel 2 was such a nice reliable workhorse that has never slowed down even with 150 or so apps. Every other phone I ever owned has slowly ground to a standstill. I use quite a lot of apps.

    Am I glad I bought it? For sure, but I just can't part with the Pixel 2 so now that one's a spare.
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    Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
    Wireless Provider: UnlockedColor: Just BlackMemory Storage Capacity: 64 GBVerified Purchase
    brand new pixel 4 for 200 bucks is a bargain. i was only looking for a decent android phone without the insane prices. yeah a bit outdated but it works nearly flawless. face recognition functions sporadically. no big deal to swipe the screen and enter the pin.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2020
    Wireless Provider: UnlockedColor: Just BlackMemory Storage Capacity: 64 GBVerified Purchase
    Background: As with many other aspects of my life, I am not a typical user so please read this review with that in mind. I am a heavy music listener, spending a lot of time listening to music in a car or at work listening over bluetooth headphones, take lots of pictures and in any other respect mostly use the phone for texting, calling, Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, multi-factor authentication, web browsing and e-book reading. I bought this phone unlocked but I have been a Verizon customer for well over a decade. I went for almost 4 years with the Samsung S8 without any issues. Towards the end, the battery was starting to give out and I was over the quality of the camera in it since I rely on that feature heavily in my work. Unfortunately, I should have done more research than I did (though I see plenty of reviews that still praise its virtues). I think it all comes down to what you're going to use it for (tell me something I don't know, right?).

    The camera is as solid as others describe. Night Sight is actually pretty cool and produces quality pictures even in low lighting without the obscenity of a flash. Pictures taken in normal settings are true to color and sharp. Love the Google Lens feature that allows it to identify text in pictures so I can track FedEx packages or just copy a MAC address from a pic instead of typing it out. I couldn't ask for more out of a cell phone camera. Never had issues with apps for checking mail, instant messaging, browsing or third party app use. Face recognition was just about perfect unless it was in the zone of trying to authenticate me with a PIN (it would do that occasionally and would not let me unlock by face) or I was wearing a mask. (Damn you, 2020!)

    But at what cost to my peace of mind? At $650 paid up front, it shouldn't be like this. There are several idiosyncrasies this phone has that just drove me crazy:

    What gives with the battery life? - There were days where the battery would regular slip down fairly quickly to nothing and other days where it withstood my usage valiantly. I played with the battery settings and app settings on a regular basis but could find no rhyme or reason why the battery life performed worse on some days and better on others.

    Screen brightness - If you read pro reviews for this phone, you'll see them complain that the brightest display setting is only adequate in bright light environments. That is actually pretty on the mark. If you mess with the phone's auto-detection of ambient light, beware. It will keep that setting and you may find yourself looking at a very dark screen when you need to know which freeway exit to take. Or it will go bright and eat away mercilessly at your battery. The term auto-brightness with this phone is to be taken with a grain of salt.

    Thumbnails? What are those? - Another little issue that made me grit my teeth is the lack of thumbnail support when browsing your pictures using File Explorer. You cannot see picture previews if the pics are on your phone and you are using a computer to view them. Does. Not. Work. You must view the pics on the phone by date and either open them one by one or copy them off to your computer whereupon the thumbnail function will once again miraculously work. Apparently a Pixel speciality.

    Weird texting issues - occasionally, my text messages to certain users would start timing out and would never work again unless I either a) deleted the entire conversation with that contact or b) delete the contact and text to the phone number instead. Not a dealbreaker, but certainly annoying when no other phone I've owned has ever had this kind of glitch.

    Smart Gestures - Switching tracks by moving your hand was sketchy at best. It would often misinterpret shifting gears or touching the car's screen as a request to switch tracks. I couldn't keep the squeeze features enabled because when turned OFF the phone would pause music tracks or the Bluetooth connection would start freaking out when I held the phone's edges too firmly. Turning that feature on just invited madness in. I have screen attention turned on, but that doesn't stop it from going to sleep anyway and that's without battery saver mode turned on! The only smart sense I appreciated was the SHH feature of flipping the phone over to put it into do not disturb mode.

    Bluetooth issues - This is certainly not the death knell for this Google offering but more like the last straw for me. About a week ago, I installed PowerAmp to listen to local tracks since Amazon Music has issues when selecting tracks that aren't in the cloud or doesn't detect them altogether... or it was this PHONE! (Don't think I don't suspect you, you pos!) Recall how above I complained that the smart gesture function to move tracks didn't work? Although it was working fine before, suddenly the artist and track info no longer get transmitted from my Pixel to my car AND I can't use the car's touch screen to skip or rewind tracks. I have to start playing with my phone while driving now to either find out what I'm listening to or change tracks. How is this progress and concern for public safety? I can't use Alexa because my music is so loud, I would have to pause it first to talk to the phone. I tested this with my iPad and song track and forward / backward functionality work fine.

    The solution, I'm afraid is to pack up this phone, trade it in and get another Samsung, which I'm doing.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente teléfono
    Reviewed in Mexico on December 23, 2023
    Wireless Provider: UnlockedColor: Just BlackMemory Storage Capacity: 64 GBVerified Purchase
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    Wireless Provider: UnlockedColor: Clearly WhiteMemory Storage Capacity: 128 GBVerified Purchase
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    Wireless Provider: UnlockedColor: Clearly WhiteMemory Storage Capacity: 128 GBVerified Purchase
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