Unlocked Google Pixel 7 5G Android Smartphone

El teléfono esta excelente, sus cámaras, construcción y sistema operativo son lo mas destacable, el sistema operativo es muy fluido y minimalista, se podría decir que es como el iPhone de Android, todo muy minimalista y fluido. La única diferencia destacable en contra del 7pro además del tamaño, es la falta del telefoto y la diferencia de la pantalla, aunque la verdad para el usuario común la diferencia entre el 2K y el FHD+ es casi imperceptible en una pantalla tan pequeña como lo son las de los smartphones, los 90 hercios y los 120 del pro igual no representan una gran diferencia, así que las únicas grandes adiciones en realidad en contraparte del pro son el tamaño y el telefoto, que dependiendo del usuario que seas el telefoto casi no se usa. Así que si buscas un teléfono compacto y fácil de usar a una mano, y no echas en falta el telefoto, es una excelente opción ante su hermano mayor, por casi la mitad del precio

Great phone, came brand new in box without any imperfections or defects. Has a great battery life, charges up quickly, great screen and sound quality, overall an amazing phone for the price. Pretty comparable to a Samsung.

My only issues stem from the Google UI being rather unintuitive and needing a 3rd party app to make it more suited to my own needs. The finger print reading is hit or miss and most times I just end up putting in my pin because it wont read.

Owned this phone for around a year at this point. Overall it is excellent, no complaints on the software side, Google has definetively polished a lot of the experience and its not a hassle at all to use, it has a fantastic camera and for the average user it works perfectly fine. Although it lacks a proper pro mode for people that want to use it a little more professionally, but the image processing is good enough to not have a big need for it.

In terms of build quality it also gets a lot of points from me, it feels solid and even after a few unfortunate drops it has 0 visible damage.

Now my one complaint, the battery life on the tensor chip is not… great. It won’t drain in a single day but its definetively lacking in that area, lasting me around 2 days of use on a full charge. The most annoying part personally is the fact that it drains a lot even while just bieng on standby, like for example when going to sleep the phone will lose around 20% charge while doing nothing. Just something to be wary of, because otherwise its probably my favorite phone that I have owned.

As a longtime user of Pixel phones, I can’t help but keep coming back to them even when I try a different phone, except this time.

While the Pixel 7 continues to be one of the best value options on the market, my Pixel arrived with a faint but noticeable screen defect in which there were three shadow-like gray areas in the top, middle, and bottom portions of the screen that were very noticeable on bright backgrounds. This annoyed me when scrolling through apps or webpages and seeing text fade through these “gray zones” that I couldn’t make go away- and this was from a brand new unit that I only had for a few days. Aside from my screen defect, the Pixel 7 was still a great phone.

When it comes to the software experience, the clean Android experience is still one of the best that you can get, in addition to also being the first to get new Android updates as they roll out. The color themes that you can choose based on your wallpaper adds another level to customization, and you can even apply these colors to some app icons as well. The software is smooth, and I haven’t had any of the software bugs that some others have had. However, what really makes the Pixel experience great are some of the features you can’t get on other Android phones such as Google’s “screen call”, “hold for me”, photo unblur, and magic erase options. My favorite of these is definitely screen call, as when enabled you can have the Pixel automatically answer the call for you and give you a transcript based on the call to let you know whether you should pick up or not in case it is spam. I get a lot of Spam calls personally, so this has saved me the hassle of having to take a lot of unnecessary calls. When it comes to the photo modes, the magic eraser works great when there isn’t too much going on, but the photo unblur ability isn’t that great. I found that even photos that are only slightly blurred sometimes just get added sharpness from this mode, but without actually unblurring the parts of the photo I needed. My overall favorite part of the default android experience though, is the Google toolbar on the bottom of your homepage. While on the Pixel this bar is not removable, I found it to be the best implementation out of any android phone as it not only allows you to search Google whenever you need, but it also searches your device for apps, videos, and more that might be stored on it. Think of it as an all-in-one search that not only searches the web, but searches your device as well as giving you recommendations based on your recently used apps.

Aside from software, the main reason why I have always used Pixel phones is the camera. While the Pixel 7 does have some improvements to the larger sensor, all of the magic still happens on the software processing side. Even photos that may not look like they will be good before pressing the shutter, will look like a professional photo as soon as it is captured and finished processing. This is what the Pixel does best. No matter what phone I use, whether Android-wise or iPhone, the photos produced by the Pixel series are still the best I’ve ever seen and used. Photos just pop with a well balanced blend of saturation, color, lighting, and sharpness that looks natural to real life. Selfies are the same as well. Despite the front selfie camera being a lower megapixel camera compared to the rear sensor, it still produces great photos and the portrait mode is one of the best on a smartphone. However, while the Pixel 7 captures great photos, it still needs some work on the video side. Videos are an improvement over previous generations, but videos still need a lot of light to look good. When in a well-lit room or outside on a sunny day, the videos are vivid, detailed, clear, and sharp, but as soon as the lights start to dim, the videos will return to a noisy mess. For videos, the iPhone still remains supreme, in my opinion, but the next gen Pixel just might close the gap on the video side.

When it comes to battery life, it is a bit of a mixed bag. The Pixel 7 had very mediocre battery life in the first day or two that I had it, with it not lasting more than 4-5 hours on a full charge for me. However, by day 3, the battery life nearly doubled as the adaptive battery feature noticed the apps I was using and optimized itself for a better experience. The phone charges at an average rate and still doesn’t charge very fast over wired or wireless chargers, but it is still good enough to fully charge it in a bit over an hour when plugged in directly.

When it comes to performance, the Tensor 2 is a powerhouse, but it still doesn’t even come close to the newer Snapdragon Flagship chips from the last couple of years. Games can still be a bit stuttery and laggy at times, and you may have to lower some settings for a smooth experience. However, it is still a very capable chip and I would still say it is 2nd best after the Snapdragon.

The display is something that is still a mixed bag as although I received a defective unit with my “gray zones”, the OLED panel used on the non-Pro variants still continues to be much lower quality than the LTPO panels used on the Pro version. While the refresh rate can still go up to 90Hz and is a significant improvement over 60Hz panels, my primary complaint is actually about the fact that the brightness is significantly lower even at max levels and has way more noticeable color shifting when tilting the phone screen to the sides. While it is an OLED panel that still delivers vibrant colors and rich blacks, I just wish it had at least a 1st gen LTPO panel or a higher quality AMOLED than what is being used. While these complaints may seem unwarranted because my display was defective, this was an issue with the Pixel 6 as well when it came to using a lower quality panel compared to the Pro. As someone who has also used the A-series of Pixel phones, the displays on those budget options are nearly identical in quality to the Pixel 7, just with a faster refresh rate on 7 itself.

Overall, while the phone itself is still the best value for the money, I was disappointed that my brand new unit had such a big flaw with the display. I’ve never had this issue with Pixel phones before and it really impacted my opinion of Google’s quality for the time being. Aside from that, I still highly recommend this phone to those who want a nearly full flagship phone experience but without spending more than is needed. In terms of photos and software, it is the best there is, but for gaming, productivity, and videos, it still needs some improvements.