Google Pixel 4 64GB Clearly White

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Portrait mode is notably better than ever, with the Pixel 4 able to distinguish the subject we were shooting from its background very effectively. Google says it's been working on the tech for five years – however, its first public outing is extremely limited. The first, second and third generations of the Pixel range have all come with 4GB of RAM, but the Pixel 4 sees that increased to 6GB, bringing the phone more in line with the Android competition (although there are still plenty of rivals packing 8GB, and even, in some cases, 12GB of RAM).

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It works perfectly well for selfie shots, though it’s missing the wide-angle front camera innovation we saw on the Pixel 3. As we’ve said, the Pixel 4’s battery life isn’t impressive at all, and we found it often wouldn’t last the full day without needing a recharge.

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On-screen you'll find Android 10, the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, which features the firm's smart assistant baked into its core and new gesture controls. A saving grace here is that the Pixel 4 comes with some impressive fast-charging technology, which we found could charge the phone from 0-50% in 38 minutes if you use the USB-C charger included in the box. Overall, the Android 10 software itself is easy to use if you’ve used an Android device, and we found it to work smoothly throughout our testing period. Google has also brought live HDR+ to the Pixel 4, which gives you a real-time on-screen preview of what your final image will look like, rather than simply applying the enhancements after you've snapped a photo. The Pixel 4 display is smaller than those on most Android flagship phones, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a top-level piece of tech.inch display, the Pixel 4 is one of the smaller flagship devices around, and will thus be usable one-handed for many, with the extra grip on the sides helping it to feel secure. That’s because it notices you, and then activates the face unlock when all you wanted was to be able to see the stats on the always-on display. The Pixel 4 has stereo speakers, which we found to work well but which don’t offer anything groundbreaking in the world of smartphone audio. Google likes to keep things simple in terms of hardware though, and there's a 12MP main camera (f/1. These actions are fun to use, but the animated display drains battery, and we often found waving at the Pokémon while we were listening to music would cause us to skip tracks, as it’s a similar gesture to the wave described above.