Google Pixel4, great pictures, just a little harder to get them off the phone, review

Review of the Google Pixel4, product pitch first below

The Google Pixel 4 is here to help. With a camera that captures detail that others can’t, a new way to use your phone without touching it, a new Google Assistant, and a fast and responsive display, Pixel 4 packs new technology into a new design. Best of all, Pixel includes the latest version of Android, which gets better with each update.  

Google Pixel4 Reviewed

This camera does take great pictures. We have had our specialised mobile phone camera expert Brendan O Se put it through its paces. See his detailed review here.

“The fit – so important to have it feel good in your hand. The Pixel 4 is snug and allows for easy control of the camera. For those who like bigger screens, the Pixel 4 XL is the one to go for.

The 16MP sensor produces crisp and sharp images and the Live HDR+ option delivers an impressive range of colours.

The double tap on the power button to activate the camera makes it easy to react when you want to get that snap.”

We’d agreed, the phone is not following the recent trend for growing phone sizes again. While this might initially seem strange compared to some of the other phones on the market you are currently using. You quickly get used to it’s a more compact size and it works well and is a relief to have something that actually fits into your pocket. It has a good solidity to it, and has survived a few accidental falls too, so we liked it’s robust nature.

Its ability to work well in lower light situations is really impressive too, and, as Brendan mentioned also, the double click facility does enable you to grab the opportunity to capture cool passing images. This option works well, and allied with the great performance of the camera does open up some darker / nighttime options that your regular phone just wouldn’t have been able to capture. And this is even before you move into the dedicated night setting.

As alluded to in the title, the biggest drawback so far has been the lack of a quick way to get the pictures off the camera. Yes you can email or whatsap them to yourself. Yes the support page says you can transfer them off with a usb. BUT, despite trying this with multiple cables and several laptops, this is not something we have been able to successfully do yet. Maybe we’re missing something simple but we would be glad once we can crack that it would be even better.

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