Google Pixel 7-5G Android Phone - Unlocked Smartphone with Wide Angle Lens and 24-Hour Battery - 128GB - Obsidian

Before into the Pixel 7, I have been using an iPhone12 mini for 2 years. And a Samsung Note 9 before that. Why I chose the iPhone12 mini? Because I wanted a real compact phone. And Why I bought the Pixel 7 now? Well, 1. I want better battery life. 2. I want bigger screen for games and for navigation. 3. IOS just bored me. So, I got the Pixel 7 lemongrass 256g for 599$ and have been using it for a week now. And here are my opinions. In short words, if you have been using Android and want an upgrade now, I really recommend Pixel 7, mainly because it gives you good software experience and decent camera at a very fair price. Exterior & comfort: The color lemon grass is special and I like it. The visor camera bump looks unique and kinda cool in my opinion. The rounded edge makes the phone comfortable to hold. HOWEVER, there are some cons. 1. The bump and the glass back make it awkward to place on any flat surface. 2. The bump is a huge dust collector. 3. Although the edge of the flat screen has a bit of curve, the transition to the metal frame is not good, which means the touch of the edge areas feels a bit cheap, definitely not comparable to Note 9. Overall, I think the look is unique but comes with some sacrifices, and the build quality is fairly good for the price. Operating System: This is the first time I use the so called "pure" Android. Compared to Samsung's OneUI, the OS on Pixel 7 feels more like Apple's iOS actually. It doesn't have as many customization functions as OneUI and is simpler to use. Kinda like iOS, but in a different style, well, the kinda nerdy Google style. If you like it you like it. Some special Google AI features are cool, but should not be the only reason for anyone to buy this phone in my opinion. I haven't experienced many bugs. Actually, only one when switching between bluetooth audio devices that really bothers me a bit. Overall, I like the system, and I think it is good for anyone but people who have only used iPhone before. Camera: Pixel has always been famous for its camera capabilities. I must say it is true on Pixel 7. It takes very decent photos no matter the light conditions, and the shoot experience is simple and natural. Is it as good or better as flagship phones like iPhone 14 pro? I don't know, maybe not. But as someone who uses a dedicated camera for street photography, I think the camera on Pixel 7 is more than capable to take nice looking daily photos and capture those little moments into good memories. When it comes to video, it is also good, especially considering the price, but iPhone is better. And I mean iPhone 12 mini. So overall, the camera is very good. Battery life: Not much to say here since I don't bother to do any "tests" and have no numbers. But based on my feeling, it is good, but not as good as I expected considering the battery capacity. It will last you a full day (8 hours) or more if you use it lightly. But it is no way a two-day or 1.5 day battery life. Gaming: Gaming is trash. At least for pubg mobile. It is probably due to software issue (not optimized for Tensor chip) rather than lack of raw performance. But if you play a lot of 3D mobile games, avoid this one. Conclusion: Decent phone for the price. Actually, even for the normal price ($100 more than what I spent), it is still more than decent. If you don't want to spend that much on a phone (which is a terribly stupid trend in my opinion), this is the phone for you. Don't look at iPhone SE, that thing is a joke.

I got my Pixel 7 a few days ago from Amazon and I have to say I'm impressed. I'm upgrading from a OnePlus 6T, so keep that in mind when reading my review. I haven't had any problems. powering it up the first time and transferring all my data from my old phone worked like a charm (better than on my wife's Pixel 6A, which had a couple of glitches during the process). Setup took a while, mainly because I have a ton of apps that I needed to sign on to. I've got almost everything done now, except for the most annoying apps (Okta verify, I'm looking at you). The only issue I had during setup was turning WiFi calling on--it failed twice, then I realized the bad reception in my basement was to blame. When I did it from my living room, where reception is good, it turned on without a problem. In daily use, the phone has worked flawlessly. Face unlock is fast (albeit not as secure as a fingerprint because it only uses the regular camera, unlike on the iPhone). The fingerprint reader has yet to fail to recognize my finger, and it's faster than the one on my old OnePlus. The phone feels snappier than my old one, particularly when running certain apps that slowed down my old phone (Instacart, for example). The screen is a beauty--coming from a 60Hz screen, 90Hz is a noticeable upgrade and feels buttery smooth. It's bright enough to use easily in direct sunlight. The camera is very good, from what I can tell. Definitely way better than my old phone's. I haven't taken many night or low-light shots yet, but everything else has come out looking great. I know the Pixel 6 was glitchy and, in some cases, got buggier as time went on. Fingers crossed this won't happen with the 7, but so far so good. Overall, I can't believe the amount of stuff the phone has to offer for the price, particularly with the $100 gift card pre-order offer. It's a flagship phone for a mid-tier price. I was considering getting an iPhone 13, but opted for the Pixel 7 because of the lower price. I'm glad I made that choice, as that extra $$$ comes in handy these days. Edit to add that the battery life is good, but not great. It lasts through a whole day of moderate to heavy use and has about 20% left at the end of the day.

Coming from a 4 and a half year old Samsung S9+, I expected to be blown away by half a decade of technological improvements. Sadly, that isn't the case here. It's actually been kind of a step backwards. Battery life is average. I get better battery life than my last phone at the end of its life, but it isn't as good as when I first got my S9+. The adaptive brightness is very bright, the phone has gestures turned on by default that keep it on almost non-stop (these features can be turned off), and the 5G radio probably drains more juice than a 4G radio. If you're a heavy phone user, you'll need a charger. All in all, I expected better battery life. The features of the phone are top notch. The camera is great, vanilla Android with no bloatware is nice, and not having to fight with other voice assistants (i.e. Bixby) is simply amazing. There's no lag when using the phone. Looking forward to near instant Android updates. The E-sim was easy enough to set up through T-Mobile's website without needing a representative. So that was nice as well. What's not so great? The under screen fingerprint scanner is absolute trash. It works maybe 5% of the time. The phone isn't defective, and I don't use a screen protector. It's the quality of my skin, which is probably too dry. I can literally lick my finger and it'll work. I did not have this problem with any Samsung phone, going all the way back to my S7. With that said, it's difficult to transition back to PIN numbers and copying and pasting from a password manager because of the way the fingerprint scanner works. And I'd rather not be licking my finger, especially in public, in this day and age. I haven't really noticed any huge differences in speed for WiFi 6E or 5G. That was an important selling point for me, so I've been disappointed by real world speeds. Transferring phone info (photos, videos, apps, data in general) was a breeze. The USB-C to USB-C cable made it super simple and it took about 20 minutes. You can choose what to transfer. A phone charger isn't included. Your old charger will work, but if you want the fastest charging you'll probably need a new charger. I picked up a Google 30W charger for another $30. I'm hopeful Google steps up and fixes some issues through software, especially the fingerprint scanner, but I don't expect it. This phone could have been a real iPhone competitor, but Google dropped the ball.

I've been using Pixel 7 since November and have to say this is a quality device. I use this for nearly everything and would describe myself as a power user. I game on this (CoD Mobile/Apex/Supercell games/Among Us/Ninja Turtles/etc..) and they have all worked great for me so far, no issues. I hadn't been much of a mobile gamer for a while but playing on this has re-ignited that and made it enjoyable again. The pictures are amazing and the smart features/overall aesthetic of android 13 are as good as they've ever been. I use this thing for playing music and movies they all work great, casting to other devices is seamless (especially for youtube and apps that support it) and bluetooth has never had a single issue. It works great with Android auto (where you get to see just how amazing google assistant can be), google pay and wallet. I also have my full work profile setup and automated to turn on during the workday as well as a bedtime routine with customized DnD. The now playing feature showing what's playing around you even while locked is amazing. I don't see myself ever going back to another phone. The fingerprint scanner is not as good as previous versions and the battery life leave some to be desired. Other than that I have zero complaints about this thing.

My 1-month review: If you are like me and watched a lot of tech reviews and read a lot of articles, then you probably already know this is a great phone for the price point. Truth be told, I was very skeptical of this phone because I saw a lot of reviews on the Pixel 6 mentioning that there were a lot of software bugs that made everyday use really inconvenient. However, with the Pixel 7, so far, I haven't had too many issues with it besides initially, not being aware that you need very specific charging cables and blocks for it to actually charge. If you want tech video, you should already know this but the camera quality is AMAZING, though, it does sometimes struggle with low-light shots. The face and fingerprint unlock works great, though, this might change for you if you decide to get a screen protector. I am also a big fan of some of the new features such as live transcription during a phone call, auto-transcription for voicemails, live translation, and auto-ID songs. Just an FYI for people considering this phone, you can purchase this phone via the Google store, however, the return policy is 15 days compared to Amazon's return policy of 30 days. Fair warning: The package ONLY comes with the phone and USB-C charger. You will need to buy the charging block separately. Also, only certain charging cables/charging blocks work with this phone, which is kind of annoying. Don't be like me! When I first got the phone, I thought I had a faulty phone because it won't charge so I had to temporarily use a USB-C laptop charger until the charging block came.

I previously had the Google Pixel 3XL and loved it. I constantly gushed about how great their phones were. So how, in just a couple years, has Google managed to completely screw up a good thing? The first issue, which seems to be problematic for many users, is the fingerprint sensor. It used to be on the back of the phone and worked flawlessly. Someone decided to put it on the front screen and it doesn't work at all. The phone rarely to never recognizes that I have even picked it up - so I need to hit the power button just to get my sign on screen. Once there it gives me the fingerprint sensor. I touch it. It recognizes the touch ( I can feel the phone vibrate), but it will NOT unlock. I touch it again. Nada. AGAIN. Still NOTHING. After trying the sensor at least 3 times (getting the vibration each time) it then simply gives me a PIN screen and then I need to manually enter my PIN (with my old phone I would already be browsing the internet or speaking to whomever I was calling). Once I have the screen open, the active edge is gone, so I can no longer squeeze the phone and request to call someone. I set up the voice command "Google assistant" to help shorten the frustration. I give the command "Hey Google" and then have to wait for the assistant. When it finally responds and I give my command, it tells me it cannot find that person in my contacts (even though they are there). So then I have to fiddle with that. By the time I deal with all of this and get a call through, I would have already had a conversation and hung up with my 3XL. Yes, I have adjusted the sensitivity settings. Additionally, when I am browsing websites, I have to repeatedly touch links, commands, etc. You can tell that the phone is recognizing the touch (by either vibration or it highlights whatever I am clicking on), but it doesn't "launch" anything (for lack of proper terminology). So, I end up sitting on a page, repeatedly trying to click on things to open it, all to no avail. By the time I fight the fingerprint sensor and manage to get to a website, it's nearly impossible to navigate the website. It also takes longer for pages to open or respond (whether I am on wi-fi or data). The extra time it takes to do the simplest tasks is absolutely maddening. I also set up the face recognition so that I could just skip the darn fingerprint sensor, but that works maybe 10-20% of the time (if I am lucky). Scrolling between windows was also nearly impossible. Just like the fingerprint sensor, it rarely to never recognized my attempts to slide up to scroll my windows/pages. Most of the time it wouldn't recognize the request to scroll. I finally found a setting that gave me a "three button navigation" (back arrow, home button and to scroll windows). I can't say I love it, but at least I can navigate. It has multiple other glitches that make me crazy. I was listening to Pandora and closed it. The music continued to play. I tried mutiple way to close it. I ended up closing ALL windows (even though I didn't want to and shouldn't have had to) and the music was still playing. WTH?! I couldn't find a way to turn it off. I finally told Google Assistant to "Close Pandora!" and it finally did. These are just a couple of issues, I've only had the phone for a couple of days so I suspect my list will grow longer each day. My dogs hate the phone more than I do because I spend most of my day yelling and cursing at my phone while my dogs run for cover. I've seriously come close to pitching this thing across the room. I was the biggest Google phone fan already, so this should have been a slam dunk - but Google laid an egg with this one. If you're listening Google, here is a suggestion; "If it ain't broke - don't fix it." ****Adding more as I find more. I'm also finding it impossible to set a different notification sound for email and text messages. Why, for the love of God, would anyone from Google feel the need to do that? This is a major frustration for me. I don't want ONE notification sound for ALL of my alerts. Opening pages takes longer than my old 3XL as well. My new.phone has twice the memory, so it's certainly not that. Everything with this phone takes twice as long to accomplish with twice the frustration. I also use Google's texting app (which I had on my 3XL as well). Now, on my 7, if you accidentally archive a chat, the "un-do" button at the bottom has disappeared and takes many more steps to retrieve it. If it sounds like I am venting all of my frustrations with Google, you would be correct. I'm hoping someone from Google reads this review, takes it to a developers meeting and revisits these poor decisions. Until then, I'll be waiting for updates to resolve these issues and will update my review accordingly.

I've had this Google Pixel 7 phone now for about 8 months, after having used Samsung phones for years. The #1 best thing if you switch from Samsung is the absence of all that bloatware, those apps you never use and can't uninstall either. This phone saves so much memory by just not having those apps, and it makes it easier to sort through the apps you do have and find the one you need quickly and efficiently. Huge relief, and that's probably the #1 reason I wouldn't go back to Samsung. Photography is my hobby and for the first time this year, I did not use my SLR camera at all. I feel bad but the camera on this phone was versatile enough for my purposes! Picture quality is excellent. The magic eraser feature in editing is quite a game changer. The fact that the phone saves photos directly to your Google drive is also nice though sharing pics to social media from there isn't that straightforward. I do it all the time but I haven't figured out how to post multiple pics without them appearing in backward order. The biggest negative for the Google Pixel 7 phone is that I need to charge it just about every day. Keep in mind that I don't use it for gaming or listening to music or watching videos. I literally just use it to text, call, google stuff, occasionally for social media, and maps if I'm driving which isn't every day. Even so, I have to charge it approximately every 30 hours. This is the one thing they need to change on this phone. I have a 2022 model and it looks like I'll be getting updates until 2026 which gives them enough time to work on that! The other thing is that fingerprint recognition rarely works. When it does seem to work, I think it's actually the facial recognition thing that comes on at the same time that's opening the phone. Facial recognition works great fortunately. Oh, and just for kicks: the feature I like best that the phone comes with is "Now Playing" that identifies what song is currently playing. I put it on my home screen so that I don't have to switch on my phone to activate it. Just a light touch and it tells me what the mystery song I'm hearing in a cafe or on the radio is. My 20-yr-old nephew who is an iPhone user was actually envious of this feature! It's not an app -- it's just a feature that appears in Settings>Sound. To summarize: do I like this phone and would I recommend it? A resounding yes. Should battery life be improved? Also a resounding yes.

I recently purchased the Google Pixel 7 5G (Unlocked), and I must say, this phone exceeded all my expectations. From the sleek design to the powerful performance, Google has truly refined the Pixel experience to perfection. Here’s my detailed review: Design & Build Quality - 9/10 The Pixel 7 has a premium feel with its aluminum frame and Gorilla Glass Victus on both the front and back. It looks and feels sleek and modern, with a slightly curved design that fits perfectly in the hand. The signature camera bar is a standout, giving the Pixel a unique and instantly recognizable look. The IP68 rating ensures water and dust resistance, which is a great plus! Display - 9.5/10 The 6.3-inch OLED display is absolutely stunning! With a 2400x1080 resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate, everything looks sharp, vibrant, and smooth. The colors are rich, blacks are deep (thanks to OLED technology), and the brightness is strong enough for outdoor use. While it’s not a 120Hz panel like some flagships, 90Hz still feels fluid for everyday use. Performance - 10/10 Powered by Google’s Tensor G2 chip and 8GB RAM, this phone is a beast in terms of speed and efficiency. Multitasking is seamless, and apps launch instantly. Whether I’m playing demanding games, editing photos, or switching between apps, the Pixel 7 never lags. Plus, Google’s AI optimizations make the experience feel even smoother. Camera - 10/10 If you love photography, the Pixel 7’s camera is one of the best in the business. The 50MP main sensor captures stunningly detailed photos, even in low light, thanks to Night Sight. The 12MP ultra-wide camera is great for capturing more in a single frame. Google’s computational photography is unmatched, with features like: ✅ Magic Eraser – Remove unwanted objects from photos. ✅ Real Tone – Ensures accurate skin tones. ✅ Cinematic Blur – Adds professional-style background blur to videos. ✅ Super Res Zoom – Delivers sharp images even without a dedicated telephoto lens. Battery Life - 9/10 With its 4,355mAh battery, the Pixel 7 easily lasts a full day on moderate to heavy use. Thanks to Google’s Adaptive Battery, it learns your usage patterns to extend battery life even further. 30W fast charging and wireless charging support are great additions, though the charger is not included in the box. Software & Features - 10/10 Being a Google phone, the Pixel 7 gets Android updates first and has a clean, bloat-free Android 13 experience. Some of my favorite features include: ✔️ Call Screening – Google Assistant answers and filters spam calls. ✔️ Live Translate – Real-time translations in multiple languages. ✔️ Face Unlock + Fingerprint Scanner – Fast and secure authentication. ✔️ Exclusive Pixel Features – New AI features and Google Assistant enhancements. Connectivity & 5G - 9/10 Since this Pixel 7 is unlocked, it works with any carrier (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc.), including international SIM cards. 5G speeds are blazing fast, ensuring smooth streaming, gaming, and browsing. Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 also enhance connectivity. Final Verdict - 9.5/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Google Pixel 7 5G is an outstanding smartphone that delivers flagship-level performance at a great price. It excels in photography, speed, software experience, and AI-powered features, making it one of the best Android phones available. If you want pure Android, the best camera, and guaranteed updates, this is the phone to get! ✅ Pros: ✔️ Premium design & build ✔️ Excellent camera system ✔️ Fast & smooth performance ✔️ Clean Android experience with 5 years of updates ✔️ Long battery life & wireless charging ✔️ Works with all carriers (unlocked) ❌ Cons: ✖️ None Would I recommend it? Absolutely! If you’re considering a high-quality, unlocked phone that works on any carrier, the Pixel 7 5G is a fantastic choice. Google has truly crafted an Android masterpiece! 💯🔥