Same here. Seems the Pixel 5 will be my first phone to have kept for 3 years at this rate. iPhone 14pro not doing it for me and Pixel7 range seem to be too big.Ugh, still a chunk then. Will give this one a miss
Google Pixel 7/7 Pro & Pixel Watch
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Expecting a Pixel Mini or for the Pixel to be smaller is probably a bit of a stretch when you consider Apple have just dropped the iPhone Mini after 2 generations because the sales were so poor.
Not enough people want small phones for them to be a worthwhile development path really.
Big phones sell.
Not enough people want small phones for them to be a worthwhile development path really.
Big phones sell.
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I'm all for a big screen on a phone, I just can't stand it when it's twice as thick as it needs to be and weighs too much because they haven't bothered investing engineering time in that area
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pixel 5 was the perfect size, I agree.. I went to iphone 13 pro from that but don't want anything bigger. Every company should ALWAYS make 2 sizes.
the small phone for us who want that and the big boy for those that want that. In the case of pixel 6 and now 7 all of them are BIG and even 6 was chunker to handle/pocket/use and I have decent size hands, I just cba fighting the phone constantly which is why I switched.
the small phone for us who want that and the big boy for those that want that. In the case of pixel 6 and now 7 all of them are BIG and even 6 was chunker to handle/pocket/use and I have decent size hands, I just cba fighting the phone constantly which is why I switched.
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More G2 spec leaks:
Looks like they're keeping the same CPU cores as the first Tensor chip. Was hoping they would at least up the A76 to the A78. X1 I'm completely fine with since the X series are overkill anyway. The A76 is 100MHz faster while the X1 is 50MHz faster, so some peak CPU performance improvement but a tiny one. GPU side it's switching from the Mali-G78 to the G710, which should be a big boost in GPU performance. That combined with using Samsung's 4nm LPE should mean the chip will throttle less (which is the current issue holding Tensor back) which means with long term usage (eg gaming) it might actually perform significantly better overall compared to Tensor.
Other changes is improved TPU, improved video encoding decoding (Tensor currently uses a Google decoder for AV1 and Samsung for older codecs), and improved ISP. And of course, a newer Samsung modem. Whether it will be a big improvement which hopefully matches the Qualcomm alternative we'll have to wait and see.
Looks like they're keeping the same CPU cores as the first Tensor chip. Was hoping they would at least up the A76 to the A78. X1 I'm completely fine with since the X series are overkill anyway. The A76 is 100MHz faster while the X1 is 50MHz faster, so some peak CPU performance improvement but a tiny one. GPU side it's switching from the Mali-G78 to the G710, which should be a big boost in GPU performance. That combined with using Samsung's 4nm LPE should mean the chip will throttle less (which is the current issue holding Tensor back) which means with long term usage (eg gaming) it might actually perform significantly better overall compared to Tensor.
Other changes is improved TPU, improved video encoding decoding (Tensor currently uses a Google decoder for AV1 and Samsung for older codecs), and improved ISP. And of course, a newer Samsung modem. Whether it will be a big improvement which hopefully matches the Qualcomm alternative we'll have to wait and see.
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Thanks for this-very useful.
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So, basically, the phone will be near enough identical in specs to the P6? Apart from it looking slightly different. I'll just stick with my P6 Pro for at least another year.
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Looks like it's a near identical phone with a few design tweaks then.
This is the case these days with most phones.
This is the case these days with most phones.
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It could do with faster charging. Even a solid 30W PD would do.
It barely does 23W here for long.
Autofocus on the ultrawide would mean it can do macro too. Better sensor on UW.
And Other than the modem I'm good. Oh yeah and goddamn face unlock.
It barely does 23W here for long.
Autofocus on the ultrawide would mean it can do macro too. Better sensor on UW.
And Other than the modem I'm good. Oh yeah and goddamn face unlock.
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This. Keen to get one to replace my Pixel 4 XL which has it, but if no face unlock on the 7/7P I think it's a deal breaker.
Yup… modem and face unlock (ideally which is certified to work with banks) would be a good selling point for me.
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