Google Pixel 5

jrwagh333 · 1 Oct 2020 at 08:39

It seems that it doesn't. Very disappointing

superleeds27 · 1 Oct 2020 at 08:55

jrwagh333 said:
Something I can't see when looking at the spec sheet of the 4a(5G) and the 5 is 'Active Edge'

Has this been removed? It's one of the most used features in my 3XL, the squeeze for assistant

Removed. Along with Neural Core

Freefaller · 1 Oct 2020 at 08:56

Things change I've changed said:
Extremely disappointing for the price, £600 for a mid-ranger, and missing the secure face unlock.

Do people realise the phones you can get for 600 notes right now?

My iphone 11 has face unlock, and I still much prefer my Pixel 2xl's finger print scanner. But each to their own - I don't particularly care for face unlock, nor do I care for gaming graphics capability.

I need a phone that allows me to use the apps that I use, and takes excellent photos. That to me says pixel... I do accept other phones may be "better" but it depends on your use and perspective. I don't want anything other than stock android. Even using my iphone is frustrating despite it being a relatively modern one, and whilst I do like the Samsungs I just don't find the features all the compelling and complicates things unnecessarily. £600 frankly such little money that if it turns out to be rubbish or not as good as you hope you can just get another phone.

kona786 · 1 Oct 2020 at 08:57

It's a decent deal with the bose. But they should have just priced it at 500 to begin with. Pixel 5 that is. Pixel 500

Squink · 1 Oct 2020 at 08:59

Freefaller said:
£600 frankly such little money that if it turns out to be rubbish or not as good as you hope you can just get another phone.

I doubt many people would be happy to offload a £600 phone after a few weeks, take a £300 hit on resale and then buy another device.

thebandit · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:00

jrwagh333 said:
Something I can't see when looking at the spec sheet of the 4a(5G) and the 5 is 'Active Edge'

Has this been removed? It's one of the most used features in my 3XL, the squeeze for assistant

this is a disappointment, I use active edge everyday,

jrwagh333 · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:05

For me, the Pixel 4 is looking like a much more attractive device than the 4a(5G) or the 5.

90hz, wireless charging, and Soli to me is very interesting.

I personally don't like the size of my 3XL. So the 5 looks like a good size and the 4 from all reports has shocking battery life.

Still got £320 left to pay on my phone contract for my 3XL and don't think I'd get that from selling it so I'll just stick with it.

thebandit · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:12

The sage is already out of stock on the play store. Edit scrap that , seems back in stock already !

Freefaller · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:12

Squink said:
I doubt many people would be happy to offload a £600 phone after a few weeks, take a £300 hit on resale and then buy another device.

Of course everyone has different affordability brackets, but you wouldn't lose half the value of the phone - they hold their value better than that.

It's funny because wireless charging is just of no interest to me - the telephoto would have been nice but in the grand scheme of things the iphone 11 pro's telephoto doesn't seem to add a huge amount of 'zoom' anyway. The joy of a good camera on your phone is capturing the moments when you don't have your DSLR on you.

Although I have active edge on my 2xL I honestly can't remember the last time I used it.

They did say that soli chip will be back in the future but they wanted to keep the costs down for the pixel 5 - I tried the 4xl and i wasn't particularly wow'ed by it.

Again this is just my opinion, everybody wants different things from their phone. I'm just desperate to upgrade from my 2xl, and my iphone 11 whilst good, just isn't my cup of tea.

glenimp617 · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:15

BMox81 said:
Yep me too. What’s your delivery date estimated as?

Well I had the store opened before the launch event, but when they said "out today in the US, and other countries before the end of the year" I switched off. Why didn't they say, pre-orders starting today?

It was only a bit later when I checked back, just by chance, I noticed they had the pre-orders up. Typical Google! absolutely garbage at communicating with their customers. Their launch events are as bad as their phones.

The date I have been given is October 16th.

kona786 · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:15

Soli was lame and not worth the bezel space.

glenimp617 · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:21

kona786 said:
Soli was lame and not worth the bezel space.

Yep, everyone knew it apart from google. Not sure why they bothered with it.

Cleisthenes · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:22

Freefaller said:
I've ordered one. My pixel 2xl is showing its age now. I don't need a flagship phone - so this is perfect for me.

I'm on a Pixel 2 (not the Xl) as well and the battery is dire these days. Everything else is fantastic still imo (maybe a little sluggish by modern standards) so it's a shame I need to change!

_Jimlad_ · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:23

Well I ordered but probably as excited about the Google TV as well. My Roku is almost dead

BMox81 · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:25

TheOracle said:
Well I had the store opened before the launch event, but when they said "out today in the US, and other countries before the end of the year" I switched off. Why didn't they say, pre-orders starting today?

It was only a bit later when I checked back, just by chance, I noticed they had the pre-orders up. Typical Google! absolutely garbage at communicating with their customers. Their launch events are as bad as their phones.

The date I have been given is October 16th.

Yeah same date here. The ethernet adapter is available for pre-order as well.

Showed the wife the promo video for it and she was impressed with everything merged on the front screen as opposed to having to go into an app to see the same merged content (ATV+). Just a shame All 4 and Now TV aren't playing ball with TV apps.

Scored an 8.5 on The Verge so everyone seems to be impressed with it.

LiE · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:27

jrwagh333 said:
For me, the Pixel 4 is looking like a much more attractive device than the 4a(5G) or the 5.

90hz, wireless charging, and Soli to me is very interesting

Dat battery doe.

jrodga2k5 · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:29

jamoor said:
Yeah fair enough I didn't see what.

I just remember buying the pixel 1 and them having discount a few weeks later on black friday.
I didn't make that mistake again.

Yeah the headphones deal ends before Black Friday conveniently

kona786 · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:30

LiE said:
Dat battery doe.

It's abysmal.

I had the pixel 3 with a bigger battery and it was terrible for stamina.

LiE · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:31

BMox81 said:
Yeah same date here. The ethernet adapter is available for pre-order as well.

Showed the wife the promo video for it and she was impressed with everything merged on the front screen as opposed to having to go into an app to see the same merged content (ATV+). Just a shame All 4 and Now TV aren't playing ball with TV apps.

Scored an 8.5 on The Verge so everyone seems to be impressed with it.

Do we know if Google TV has all the UK catch up/streaming services?

Cleisthenes · 1 Oct 2020 at 09:31

Think I'll probably wait until i can see some reviews. I'd really like a good battery on my next phone and would be annoyed if it couldn't get through the day with no issues.

Doubt I'll get the headphones deal after the reviews come out but worth a shot I reckon.