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0:00 Google Pixel 7 Review
0:49 Google Pixel 7 Design
2:04 Google Pixel 7 Camera Features
3:22 Google Photo Unblur
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4:38 Google Pixel 7 Cinematic Blur
5:09 Google Pixel 7 Performance Reviewed
6:03 Google Pixel 7 Battery Life
7:38 Should You Buy a Google Pixel 7?
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hkoon happy
October 12, 2022 at 5:07 pm
8x digital zoom is incredible.
Ryan Stewart
October 12, 2022 at 5:07 pm
I just wanted to know if the fingerprint was any better
Alex
October 12, 2022 at 5:12 pm
It is. I saw on other review.
moved channels
October 12, 2022 at 5:29 pm
according to mkbhd about the same
Vishal Venkat
October 12, 2022 at 5:31 pm
@moved channels I tried unlocking my S22 the same way he showed trying to unlock the pixel 7 and the S22 took the same amount of tries. He has an unreasonable testing method.
Christopher
October 12, 2022 at 5:49 pm
@Vishal Venkat usually if your fingers are oily, or wet the reader wonāt read your fingerprint properly. My s22 ultra unlocks immediately with one try.
caveman 55
October 12, 2022 at 5:09 pm
2nd
moved channels
October 12, 2022 at 5:34 pm
I like the colors and the sky on pixels cinematic blur. the iPhones sky looks blown out
Black Parade
October 12, 2022 at 10:43 pm
Edge detection is much better on iPhone though. Cinematic Video on Pixel looks really bad imo
message me on telegramš@CNET3
October 12, 2022 at 10:49 pm
@Black Parade Congratulation you won%ššššā¦.
Igor Marcos
October 12, 2022 at 5:41 pm
I couldnāt care less about cameras, yet every video talks about that for over hald the lenght
We are in 2022, every flagship camera is the same for most people, jeezā¦
Christopher
October 12, 2022 at 5:51 pm
Itās the main selling point because most smart phones look similar these days. They took away top features like extendable storage and a headphone jack so now they will harp on cameras until everyone is blue in the face.
Ms7b
October 12, 2022 at 9:25 pm
Every flagship phone is powerful nowadays, the difference always comes down to the cameras.
Christopher
October 12, 2022 at 9:31 pm
@Ms7b google has dominated the market for still photos and from what I understand Apple has the video recording on lock. Despite Samsung being able to shoot 8K which no one is really using that much yet, considering the amount of space it eats up.
hienho15
October 12, 2022 at 5:43 pm
I like her review.
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October 12, 2022 at 10:27 pm
Hit me ššāļøup special packages awaiting for you now š¬
Ravi Raj
October 12, 2022 at 5:51 pm
Nice review. BTW. Was that Street fighter arcade machine in the background š
Jahranimo
October 12, 2022 at 6:02 pm
Solid review. Jumping from the 4a to the 7 will be great.
irfan M
October 12, 2022 at 6:11 pm
enjoy
Damian Perez
October 12, 2022 at 6:25 pm
Cnet used to be the go-to for tech, what happened, I know they used to have a lot of talent
Black Parade
October 12, 2022 at 10:43 pm
This is a good video. Better than MrWhoseTheBossās video.
Rai Rai
October 12, 2022 at 6:41 pm
The Google Pixel 6 Series and Pixel 7 Series are pretty much the SAME. Starting from the Camera Sensor and SoC. Camera sensor still uses ISOCELL GN1 and Tensor G2 only improves the quality of AI and Machine Learning.
Christopher Harris
October 12, 2022 at 6:42 pm
would you upgrade from the pixel 5 š¤
Joseph Dunson
October 12, 2022 at 7:29 pm
I did from the regular 4
Yaroslav Mironenko
October 12, 2022 at 6:42 pm
What to buy: Pixel 7 or IPhone 13?
I am an apple user with 10 years of experience, but six months ago I crashed my iphone 7 plus and temporarily switched to android before the fall apple and Google presentations
Juan Barraza
October 12, 2022 at 7:06 pm
Get a 13 Pro Max itās sleek and has the good refresh rate and big screen like the 7plus. Also you should be able to find it for cheaper.
Yaroslav Mironenko
October 12, 2022 at 7:23 pm
@Juan Barraza in Germany itās unprofitable purchase. Prices became higher on pro versions of old apple products
Kyan Gonzalez
October 13, 2022 at 1:25 am
@Yaroslav Mironenko then the pixel 7 it is
Micca Koster
October 12, 2022 at 6:49 pm
Iām using pixel 5a and pixel 7 not worth the upgrade to me
Sam Simpson
October 12, 2022 at 6:49 pm
Donāt buy if you have a pixel 6? I wasnāt planning on it but Best buys $480 trade in plus $100 gift card is a no brainer for me.
Denny dT
October 12, 2022 at 6:51 pm
I am upgrading my pixel 6 because off the fingerprint and face unlock š
brad jackson
October 12, 2022 at 9:26 pm
same here. also itāll be 178 after trading in the 6 at best buy so itās a great deal.
Ale Rodriguez
October 12, 2022 at 10:36 pm
Ya know p7 if support mmwave bands
Austin
October 12, 2022 at 7:09 pm
One major issue I had with the Pixel 6 (and went through three phones) was that when you have the screen set to very low brightness, grays werenāt consistent. One phone the entire bottom half of screen was red. The second the right half of the screen was green and the third the left side green.
Howās the Pixel 7?
Alex Vazquez
October 12, 2022 at 7:10 pm
Do support Mmwave bands?
Sithabelamandlawenkosiwodumoemangalisayo Yebo
October 12, 2022 at 7:16 pm
Wait! Blind people taking selfies?? Is that as thing?
Kyan Gonzalez
October 13, 2022 at 1:24 am
Yesā¦.they still have hands yk..
Neg Koray
October 12, 2022 at 7:26 pm
Itās so ugly š©. Along with that new UI, this is THE ugliest smartphone out right now.
Anthony L.C
October 13, 2022 at 12:26 am
Have you seen an iPhone for the past several years? Now those are ugly.
Kyan Gonzalez
October 13, 2022 at 1:22 am
Apple stann howās it going?
Ur the reason why I left the apple ecosystem the toxcity when you guys see another phone excel thatās not apple is crazy
Aniket Gowardhan
October 12, 2022 at 7:31 pm
Brilliant Review Pixel7 is my favourite phone of the year ā¤ļø
Sha-Melly
October 12, 2022 at 7:59 pm
What case is she using?
Erick Schuster de Oliveira
October 12, 2022 at 8:05 pm
crap
allen david
October 12, 2022 at 8:45 pm
Good thorough review,enjoyable to watch
Ronnie Westmoreland
October 12, 2022 at 9:30 pm
If it works smoothly software wise with face unlock, higher brightness and has more stability with the G2 chip the pixel 7 would be a great upgrade. But I think Iāll take a wait and see approach this year to ensure that there are no repeat tensor bugs.
Gail's new and vintage
October 13, 2022 at 12:18 am
Does the 7 have the option to select square mode for all photos? I have the 4a and have to edit each photo to get square mode.
Tech Nerd
October 13, 2022 at 6:28 pm
I think thatās a software option in the phone app. So yes, it should have it.
RockOutToThis
October 13, 2022 at 1:42 am
What about those of us with P5s lol
The JK Show
October 13, 2022 at 2:15 am
Great review! I have the z flip 4 and had the pixel 6 last year, which I sold because it was too buggy, do you think the pixel 7 is a better device overall than the z flip 4?
J
October 13, 2022 at 2:20 am
No contest if purchasing for software and updates google for the win.
Samsung may promise but always fails to deliver.
My S21 is always a month behind on security updates and once again failed to receive today as scheduled.
Game Star GS
October 13, 2022 at 2:23 am
Same old cameras, all they did was change the design a little bit & shrink the battery.. thats not good enough for me.
Tech Nerd
October 13, 2022 at 6:37 pm
they did much more than that. You should watch some of the more detail reviews. cnet review is a gloss-over and not a detailed review.
3lectronic0
October 13, 2022 at 2:26 am
Iām not impressed, and the Pro version has average battery, terrible āfast chargeā and curve display, three strikes š 7 Pro with better battery life, flat screen and 7 size would be perfect š
Kevin Clark
October 13, 2022 at 2:47 am
Yeah, the galaxy looks better. But then you gotta live with the Galaxy trash junkware. Samsung nobody likes Bixby, nobody likes your SMS or phone app. Just make hardware and go away.
somali_socialist
October 13, 2022 at 4:47 am
In the UK, Google is offering Pixel Watch LTE for free with every Pixel 7 Pro, so this will be an easy purchase.
Alex A
October 13, 2022 at 6:18 am
If I want to purchase this phone, should I be worried it only has 3 years OS update support? I understand it has 5 year security update support. But isnāt OS update support just as important? Doesnāt OS updates include the latest security updates? Android makes it so confusing. I wish theyād be like Apple and just give 5 years for both updates. It will make it so much easier to decide.
Nizar Noor
October 13, 2022 at 8:39 am
Still too big, which sucks. Iām so sick of big phones. And no, Iām not interested in budget phones with low specs.
TheCollector316
October 13, 2022 at 10:36 am
Iām in the same boat. Why is it so hard to make a small version of a flagship phone? The smaller phone always has gimped specs.
TheCollector316
October 13, 2022 at 10:26 am
Thank goodness they got rid of the two-toned design. That looks awful to me.
I bought the Pixel 7 Pro. Itās my first Google device. Iām looking forward to it. It edged out the Sony Xperia 5 IV for me due to a trade-in deal with the Pixel.
John Ekow
October 13, 2022 at 11:06 am
I want the pixel 7 in black but Iām satisfied with the pixel 6.
B Blackwell
October 13, 2022 at 1:10 pm
CNET donāt buy the pixel because itās a slight upgrade.
CNET buy the iPhone even though itās a slight upgrade
Aamir Barry
October 13, 2022 at 1:18 pm
Exclellent review
Nevets Coulibaly
October 13, 2022 at 1:36 pm
whatāsthe purpose of taking a selfie you canāt even see afterwards?
Vinay Prakash
October 13, 2022 at 2:56 pm
Is there any problem with the color grading of this video?
maxrockbin
October 13, 2022 at 5:01 pm
Something EVERY review gets wrong? 3D info is used in FaceUnlock: It uses the split/dual focus in each pixel of the front camera to create some depth info. So itās not purely 2d, per Google. No one has confirmed this that Iāve seen by testing it with a face photo.
Vincent Koech
October 13, 2022 at 7:24 pm
The blurred photo of you from 10 years ago š®
Mr. Beat n Skeet
October 13, 2022 at 9:44 pm
My LG G6 just took a dirt nap. Ordered a Pixel 7 to replace it. Pretty pumped.
Omen Lock
October 13, 2022 at 9:55 pm
I have been using pixel 6 pro, and I still do not get the best carrier network connectivity, my finger print scanner is still not the best, my battery life still sucks, and most of the time I am just loading Amazon app when I click my account and YouTube end up loading for 10sec when I click on library, and lowlight front camera picture looks worst, so I paid google to make pixel 7 good phone and I still donāt get great trade in value to get pixel 7 pro.
Adam Tajyar
October 14, 2022 at 12:02 am
The pixel is trash.