Google Pixel 4 64 GB (GA01188-DE)

Reference smartphone according to Google

Google has been having a hard time with the Pixel line lately. The smartphone, which was supposed to be a role model, a kind of Superman on Android, in fact, regularly suffers from minor flaws. The new Pixel 4 is no exception. On the one hand, this is an unusually compact model (the screen is only 5.7", you can control it with one hand), with powerful hardware, pure Android, a waterproof case and one of the best cameras on the market. On the other hand, it costs a little cheaper than the flagships from Samsung and Huawei, but in many ways inferior to them.

Dual Camera with Neural Processor for Image Processing

Externally, the new Pixel resembles the new iPhone Pro, only instead of a notch cutout at the top, there is a rather plump frame, and the main camera on the back looks more neat. Interestingly, this is the first smartphone of the series, which has not a single, but a dual camera with optical and electronic image stabilization, phase detection autofocus and advanced software algorithms and the Pixel Neural Core neural processor. In general, we can say that Pixel 4, according to the DxOMark resource, takes excellent pictures, like any modern flagship, but still lags behind top competitors. Although it costs less than the same Galaxy Note 10. But it shoots the best video — rather on par with the Galaxy Note 10 Plus. Well, the night shooting mode is a song here.

Compact and beautiful

The Pixel 4 features a high-quality 5.7-inch Full HD+ OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. These screens are great for gaming. The matrix supports HDR, Always On and Ambient EQ modes, which automatically adjusts brightness and colour reproduction, depending on the ambient light. The hardware part is top-end, but with reservations. On the one hand, the most powerful Snapdragon 855 is used as a processor, on the other hand, only 6 GB of RAM. While many competitors have 8 or even 12 GB for this money. Although, let's be honest, at the moment even 6 GB seems like overkill. Plus, the internal storage is only 64 GB and there is no memory card slot. Although, there is a 128 GB version of the smartphone.

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And now it's fly in the ointment time. The first portion — the Pixel 4 has a battery of only 2800 mAh! Even cheap models from Xiaomi do not allow themselves this. Yes, the OLED matrix consumes battery resources economically, but you will most likely have to carry a PowerBank with you. Well, or sit near the outlet, as in the good old days. The second point is that Google removed the fingerprint scanner for some reason. Which, again, costs in any smartphone from $100. Yes, instead of it there is a rather advanced facial recognition system, but as the practice of hacking the iPhone has shown, it is still far from the simplest fingerprint scanner. Well, at least they didn’t forget about NFC with fast charging.