Video: Google Pixel 4 XL from the perspective of an iPhone 11 Pro user
Here are some interesting impressions of the latest Google smartphone from the perspective of an iPhone 11 Pro user.
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Google confirms that face unlock on Pixel 4 works with eyes shut
The facial authentication system in Google’s latest Pixel 4 line of smartphones can be easily defeated because the face unlock feature works even if the user’s eyes are completely shut.
Software glitch adds an extra notch on some Google Pixel 3 XL handsets
For some early Google Pixel 3 XL device owners, there are actually two notches present thanks to a weird software glitch.
Google Pixel 3 XL may have a noticeably taller notch than iPhone X and a chin at the bottom
Google has not been able to completely get rid of the bezels on an upcoming Pixel phone. Rumor has it that the bigger Pixel will feature a tall notch housing two camera lenses.
Google looking to build retail stores in India to boost Pixel sales
Just like Apple, Google may launch its own brick-and-mortar stores in India.
Google is investigating reports of Pixel 2 XL screen ghosting
Pixel 2 is a fine smartphone so it’s very unfortunate that it ships with a display that is seemingly of such low quality.
Everything Google unveiled today: Pixel 2, Pixelbook, AirPods & HomePod rivals and more
The new Pixels are optimized for AR, have depth-of-field mode that doesn’t require two camera lenses and can recognize songs without sending audio snippets to the cloud.
Google could take on iPhone 8 with Pixel 2 announcement on October 5
The search giant could announce its next-generation Pixel 2 smartphone lineup just a few weeks after Apple launches its iPhone 8, iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus.
Google hires veteran Apple chip architect to work on Pixel phones
Google has hired Manu Gulati, had been spearheading Apple’s chip developments for close to eight years, to work on the chips for future Pixel smartphones.
Google news: Pixel 2 phones coming, Pixel laptops are no more, Chrome OS beats Apple in K-12
Speaking with journalists at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Google’s Vice President of Hardware, Rick Osterloh, has confirmed that the successor of the company’s Pixel smarthones will be launching later this year, Android Pit reported Friday. Osterloh shot down reports calling for a budget Pixel edition, saying Pixels remain premium smartphones.
While Google showed no intent to abandon its premium smartphone brand, the company’s premium notebook bearing the Pixel brand has reached the “end of the line” status after shipping just two generations since 2013, according to Osterloh in a report by Frederic Lardinois for TechCrunch.
Video showdown: Siri on iPhone 7 Plus vs. Google Assistant on Pixel XL
Siri continues to receive criticism over at times unreliable performance although Apple’s been advancing its personal digital assistant by leaps and bounds since its debut in October 2011.
Google, on the other hand, is regularly praised for its powerful knowledge graph and accuracy.
You probably know that the search company’s exciting new feature, Assistant, recently made its debut on the new Pixel smartphones.
With that in mind, YouTuber Marques Brownlee took it upon himself to pit the Pixel’s Assistant against the iPhone’s Siri in a cool side-by-side video comparison.
Let the battle of the smartphone voice assistants begin!
Pixel XL teardown reveals modular components, earpiece mesh made of cloth & more
YouTubers like JerryRigEverything and repair wizards over at iFixit tore apart their Pixel XL smartphone from Google to peek under its hood, revealing easily removed battery, standard screws, the use of modular internal components that can be replaced independently and—quite surprisingly—the front-facing earpiece slit which is made of cloth.
Launched on October 4, both new Google-designed smartphones, the Pixel and Pixel XL, are exclusive to Verizon in the U.S. Contract-free Pixels are available via Google’s online store and from Best Buy.
