Discussion Google Pixel 7 / 7 pro Discussion Thread

HHubs · Dec 5, 2022

Google
Pixel 7 / 7 Pro
Discussion Thread

Specifications:

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH	Announced	2022, October 06
Status	Available. Released 2022, October 13

BODY	Dimensions	155.6 x 73.2 x 8.7 mm (6.13 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
Weight	197 g (6.95 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM and eSIM
	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY	Type	AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1400 nits (peak)
Size	6.3 inches, 96.7 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
	Always-on display

PLATFORM	OS	Android 13
Chipset	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.35 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G710 MP7

MEMORY	Card slot	No
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
	UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA	Dual	50 MP, f/1.9, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm
Features	Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR

SELFIE CAMERA	Single	10.8 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm
Features	Auto-HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	No

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC	Yes
Radio	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.2

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

BATTERY	Type	Li-Ion 4355 mAh, non-removable
Charging	20W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 20W wireless Reverse wireless

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GE2AE
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GP4BC
5G bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GE2AE
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GP4BC
Speed	HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G

LAUNCH	Announced	2022, October 06
Status	Available. Released 2022, October 13

BODY	Dimensions	162.9 x 76.6 x 8.9 mm (6.41 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight	212 g (7.48 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM and eSIM
	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY	Type	LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak)
Size	6.7 inches, 110.6 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~512 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
	Always-on display

PLATFORM	OS	Android 13
Chipset	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.35 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G710 MP7

MEMORY	Card slot	No
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
	UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA	Triple	50 MP, f/1.9, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 48 MP, f/3.5, 120mm (telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 126˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, AF
Features	Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR

SELFIE CAMERA	Single	10.8 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm
Features	Auto-HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	No

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC	Yes
Radio	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.2

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

BATTERY	Type	Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging	23W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 23W wireless Reverse wireless

Feel free to discuss and ask questions regarding Google's latest flagship phones.

Short FAQs:

Supported country ba ang Philippines? Hindi
May official / accredited seller ba sa Pilipinas? Wala. If you want to buy one, meron sa grey market or buy directly from U.S. retailers and use a package forwarding service or magpabili sa kakilalang balikbayan.
Any drawbacks kung hindi supported country ang Pilipinas? As of Dec 12, 2022: Hindi ka makaka-access sa 5g network kahit supported ng local telcos natin at walang free Google 1 VPN
May kasama bang charger sa box? Wala.

Kitari · Dec 5, 2022

HHubs said:
Any drawbacks kung hindi supported country ang Pilipinas? As of Dec 12, 2022: Hindi ka makaka-access sa 5g network kahit supported ng local telcos natin at walang free Google 1 VPN

Bukod sa wala din yung mga binabayarang features (call screen, hold for me, etc) wala din warranty except dun sa local supplier. Sana iwhitelist din ni Google yung 5G sa Ph.

namaewagio · Dec 5, 2022

Kitari said:
Bukod sa wala din yung mga binabayarang features (call screen, hold for me, etc) wala din warranty except dun sa local supplier. Sana iwhitelist din ni Google yung 5G sa Ph.

US/EU countries lang talaga merong ganitong features.

helpful talaga ng call screen against scammers or if trip mo lang talagang di sagutin unknown/random calls

HHubs · Dec 5, 2022

Hindi ko na sinama yung call features since 10 lang meron nito out of 29 countries na supported. Hindi rin naman siguro deal-breaker for some.

https://support.google.com/phoneapp/answer/9118387?hl=en

while yung vpn naman is 22/29.. so mas ni-consider ko na lost opportunity yun kung sakaling ma-whitelist ang PH.

https://support.google.com/googleone/answer/7582172?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Android

side topic - nag inquire ako sa Globe regarding e-sim... pang postpaid lang daw. *confused*

PESSI · Dec 5, 2022

Napanood ko sa JerryRigEverything video nag crack sya sa durability test..

HHubs · Dec 5, 2022

Yeah. may weak point talaga sa frame kung nasaan yung camera visor. ang importante is nag survive sa test. :giggle:

extremes naman ang test ni zack (naks, first name basis) so basta nag survive sa test niya, ok na sa katulad nating mga mortal yung phone. hehe

PESSI · Dec 5, 2022

HHubs said:
Yeah. may weak point talaga sa frame kung nasaan yung camera visor. ang importante is nag survive sa test. extremes naman ang test ni zack (naks, first name basis) so basta nag survive sa test niya, ok na sa katulad nating mga mortal yung phone. hehe

Ayun nga sir napanood ko lang kasi parang promising kasi yung phone...

HHubs · Dec 5, 2022

PESSI said:
Ayun nga sir napanood ko lang kasi parang promising kasi yung phone...

Yep. Taas talaga expectations ko sa pixel 7. Pangarap ko rin talaga dati pa na magka-pixel kaya todo bantay ako sa mga release at reviews. Pinaka importante talaga sa akin this time around is camera performance. Panalo na para sa akin yung Pixel 7 Pro nung nagkaroon ng black friday promo... $750.

Kung meron man achilles' heel ang Pixel 7, charging time. Mabagal for 2022 standards. :weep:

Lamarq · Dec 5, 2022

yun oh, may GP7P na :clap:

isa rin to sa mga prospect ko non :yes:

pero yung mga cons nya, dun ako medyo turn off kaya yung isang
phone din na may superb camera na lang kino-consider ko ngayon

Xynz · Dec 5, 2022

Bibili talaga ako nito last month sana. Ito kasi ang next na phone na maganda din ang camera kesa sa 14pm ko. Kaso walang locally available kaya nag s22u na lang ako. Ang pangit ng s22u. Sobrang bilis ma lowbat. Tumatagal lang ng 8hrs sa data unlike ng 14pm ko na nasa 10-11hrs

EDIT:

Nakuha ko lang ang s22u 12/512 with wireless powerbank and samsung buds pro 2 ng 26k dahil ni trade in ko ang 13pm na luma

HHubs · Dec 5, 2022

LAMARQ said:
yun oh, may GP7P na isa rin to sa mga prospect ko non

pero yung mga cons nya, dun ako medyo turn off kaya yung isang
phone din na may superb camera na lang kino-consider ko ngayon

Isa sa mga inisip ko noon is baka magaya sa P6. Yan din rason ko kaya never ako pumapatol sa mga pre-order. Hehe.

Bukod sa mediocre charging speed, naisip ko rin yung lens flare pero kaya na diskartehan yun. Yung madaling ma-scratch na metal nung visor, ok lang din kasi naka case naman. Not sure kung considered negative yung hindi siya gumagamit ng top-of-the-line SoC, pero camera naman habol ko so di na issue sa akin yun. Last na issue is, kapag nagka-problema, walang service center sa Pinas kaya kailangan ipadala ulit sa US. Hehe.

Xynz said:
Bibili talaga ako nito last month sana. Ito kasi ang next na phone na maganda din ang camera kesa sa 14pm ko. Kaso walang locally available kaya nag s22u na lang ako. Ang pangit ng s22u. Sobrang bilis ma lowbat. Tumatagal lang ng 8hrs sa data unlike ng 14pm ko na nasa 10-11hrs

Pinangako ko talaga sa sarili ko na hindi muna ako mag Samsung. Try naman ng iba. Balita ko nga malakas sa batt ang SD8gen1.

May mga QoL stuff din ako na ma-mi-miss sa UI ng samsung pero exciting din na gumamit ng stock Google Android after all these years. Hehe

Xynz · Dec 5, 2022

HHubs said:
Isa sa mga inisip ko noon is baka magaya sa P6. Yan din rason ko kaya never ako pumapatol sa mga pre-order. Hehe.

Bukod sa mediocre charging speed, naisip ko rin yung lens flare pero kaya na diskartehan yun. Yung madaling ma-scratch na metal nung visor, ok lang din kasi naka case naman. Not sure kung considered negative yung hindi siya gumagamit ng top-of-the-line SoC, pero camera naman habol ko so di na issue sa akin yun. Last na issue is, kapag nagka-problema, walang service center sa Pinas kaya kailangan ipadala ulit sa US. Hehe.

Pinangako ko talaga sa sarili ko na hindi muna ako mag Samsung. Try naman ng iba. Balita ko nga malakas sa batt ang SD8gen1.

May mga QoL stuff din ako na ma-mi-miss sa UI ng samsung pero exciting din na gumamit ng stock Google Android after all these years. Hehe

Oo. Ambilis uminit pati

batora · Dec 25, 2022

TS, wala bang issue yan sa cam? may napanuod kasi ako, issue nya sa post processing pag nag change ng lense hindi real time, medyo mabagal yung live feed. at di pare parehas color temp ng bawat lenses. pero goods talaga quality ng photo, if di naman big deal yung issue. balak ko din kasi mag palit from ip 11pm to gp 7p or xperia 1 IV. available kasi dito sa japan yung gp 7 pro kaso medyo nag lean ako sa sony dahil lahat ng specs meron parin si sony, pricey nga lang. salamat sa advance feedback.

HHubs · Dec 26, 2022

batora said:
TS, wala bang issue yan sa cam? may napanuod kasi ako, issue nya sa post processing pag nag change ng lense hindi real time, medyo mabagal yung live feed. at di pare parehas color temp ng bawat lenses. pero goods talaga quality ng photo, if di naman big deal yung issue. balak ko din kasi mag palit from ip 11pm to gp 7p or xperia 1 IV. available kasi dito sa japan yung gp 7 pro kaso medyo nag lean ako sa sony dahil lahat ng specs meron parin si sony, pricey nga lang. salamat sa advance feedback.

Hindi naman siguro issue yung post-processing before ma-finalize Yung photo output. That's part of the Pixel camera experience, ika-nga. Yung color temp naman, parang nabasa ko rin yun pero pwede mo naman adjust before taking the shot if you trust your eyes more than Google's algo. Yung lag sa transition ng lens, meron talaga pero wala naman akong napansin na delay sa display output.

As for comparison vs 1-IV, I'm more of a point-and-shoot guy. Di ako bihasa sa photography so I take what I get. Pero kung ma-maximize mo naman yung pro-features/mode ng Sony at priority mo yung mas maraming options for post, go for Sony. Priorities na lang siguro.

batora · Dec 26, 2022

HHubs said:
Hindi naman siguro issue yung post-processing before ma-finalize Yung photo output. That's part of the Pixel camera experience, ika-nga. Yung color temp naman, parang nabasa ko rin yun pero pwede mo naman adjust before taking the shot if you trust your eyes more than Google's algo. Yung lag sa transition ng lens, meron talaga pero wala naman akong napansin na delay sa display output.

As for comparison vs 1-IV, I'm more of a point-and-shoot guy. Di ako bihasa sa photography so I take what I get. Pero kung ma-maximize mo naman yung pro-features/mode ng Sony at priority mo yung mas maraming options for post, go for Sony. Priorities na lang siguro.

salamat sa magandang feedback TS. you have a point ts, if you're a type of run n gun mobile photographer then go for what can shoot on the fly. but if you're knowledgeable in dslr/mirrorless, you can utilize sony smoothly. i am also not that familiar with dslr.

share more of your experience ts. naka bm na ako para makasubaybay.

Kitari · Jan 1, 2023

Ang medyo downside pala ng Pixel 7/7 Pro is hindi na enabled by default yung 32bit apps support kaya most modded apks or older apps hindi mo na maiinstall unless mag root ka para ienable.

Sana naman address ni google in future software updates para no need to root na.

HHubs · Jan 1, 2023

Kitari said:
Ang medyo downside pala ng Pixel 7/7 Pro is hindi na enabled by default yung 32bit apps support kaya most modded apks or older apps hindi mo na maiinstall unless mag root ka para ienable.
Sana naman address ni google in future software updates para no need to root na.

Ye. Ok sana kung may switch man lang sa developer options para di na need mag root kaso malabong mag backtrack pa si Google para lang sa 32bit.

According sa Timeline ng Google, Aug 2021 puro 64bit na dapat ang apps so wala na reason magka 32bit versions bukod sa wear os apps.

Anyway, mapipilitan na rin siguro mag 64bit mga modders pag mismong device nila di na maka support ng 32bit.

Sa ibang balita...

30 days na sa akin yung phone so pwede na ako mag feedback kahit papaano.

SCREEN / DISPLAY
- Compared sa Samsung, napansin ko na dull yung color profile ng P7p. I don't think na issue Yun nung phone but mas saturated lang talaga yung color scheme ng Samsung kaya parang nanibago ako. Sa madaling salita, mas natural yung colors ng Pixel. (note that both are using adaptive display for this observation)
- 120Hz refresh rate for P7p is nice. Na-spoil ako nito to the point na naiinis ako mag scroll ng content sa note 8 at s10 ko. Smooth talaga ng scrolling / browsing sa P7p
CAMERA
- What can I say? 2nd place sa Smartphone Camera Test ni MKBHD, Rank #2 sa Dxomark, and multitude of recommendations from reviewers. Ako, super satisfied. Detail and color accuracy are amazing. Kung may puna man ako sa camera is yung amount of sharpening pagka sinubukan mo kumuha in normal mode indoors na medyo dim / kulang sa lighting. Mas maigi na mag switch to night mode sa ganung scenario.
SPEAKERS
- Definitely better than my Note 8. Yung top earpiece speaker outputs media sound as well so meron front-facing at meron din bottom-firing speaker (right). It can get loud and I've never set max volume. Takot ako Baka masira ko. Hehe.
PERFORMANCE
- Snappy and smooth. Yun lang masasabi ko. Sa previous phone ko, when I'm updating apps, it takes a couple of seconds for the "installing" part to finish. Sa P7p, I rarely see that part of the update process.
- Hulog ng langit ang under-display fingerprint sensor. Compared sa note 8 and s10 na nasa likod at off-center yung placement? It's frustrating Pero Yun lang ang meron e. Problem ko lang sa P7p is hit-or-miss Yung facial recognition. It's so bad that I disabled it.
UPDATES
- Ang sarap ng feeling na pag nag announce ang Google ng update (like the December feature drop), pagka-check mo sa phone meron na available. amazing! Hehe. Di na gaya dati na abang kung kelan kasi by region ang rollout or per device, etc. Looking forward to 3 more major OS updates and tons of feature drops. Sana lang gawin nilang 4 na OS update like Samsung.
BATTERY
- A single charge can get me through the day of medium use (mostly streaming video on wifi, no games). Not experiencing any weird battery drain issues. I suggest na mag clean install ng apps (don't transfer data during the phone's initial setup process). Mano-Mano ka na lang mag transfer ng files Kung kailangan talaga. Charging the p7p's 5000mah battery takes around 100 mins from 10% to 100% using a 65w USB PPS charger (23W max). My Note 8 does the same charging time using an 30w qc3.0 charger (18W max) while having only 3300mah.
BUILD
- I chose the snow variant (white). I appreciate the fact that I can lay the phone on the table na hindi umuuga pag ginagamit much like my flat note 8. Nakaka praning lang yung camera visor ng P7p kasi madali raw magasgasan according to reviews. Bago dumating yung phone, nauna na dumating yung accessories para iwas gasgas at magamit agad. The p7/p was JerryRigEverything's Most repairable phone of 2022 but since walang authorized repair centers ng pixel sa Pinas, I'm treating this as the least repairable phone in the Philippines. doble ingat ako sa P7p ko at balak ko siya gamitin ng maraming taon.
- Volume rocker placement is great for accessibility but bad for tripod / selfie-sticks. You're forced to offset the clamp to the bottom part of the phone so magiging top-heavy (camera side-heavy pag landscape)

helpless0014 · Jan 4, 2023

Kitari said:
Bukod sa wala din yung mga binabayarang features (call screen, hold for me, etc) wala din warranty except dun sa local supplier. Sana iwhitelist din ni Google yung 5G sa Ph.

This is what's really pushing me back to buy this phone. Ang laking issue for me personally, na hindi ko magamit yung kahit pa small features nito.

Although I have checked on XDA forums na this is possible if you're lucky enough to have the "Direct-from-Google (or other retailers who aren't U.S. Carriers), factory Carrier Unlocked Pixels" na pwedeng i-unlock bootloader and eventually root the phone.

namaewagio · Feb 11, 2023

may desktop mode na ba pixel 7? gusto ko na i-upgrade pixel 3 ko :lol:

napapisip tuloy ako if mag samsung ako this time. :think:

HHubs · Feb 11, 2023

Wala pa yata? WIP pa rin. Dex is nice to have although I rarely used it. Mas useful sa akin stylus ng note / ultra.

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