It's unclear why it's cheaper in those two markets and not the US, but it's a nice bonus if you’re interested in this phone. The phone can survive a short submersion in water thanks to its IP68 water resistance rating, which we tested by dunking it in a park fountain without issue. It’s something you get used to quickly, but which you’ll quickly miss if you switch back to a 60Hz device. The addition of the telephoto lens is notable too, enabling you to zoom in on subjects without losing quality. The Google Pixel 4 packs Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 855 chipset, giving it plenty of grunt, and that's complemented by Google's first ever bump in RAM for a Pixel phone.

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Google’s Face Unlock technology is undeniably smooth and easy to use, but we’re not convinced of the wisdom of its decision to drop its fingerprint scanner.Google's Night Sight mode, which sees the camera pull light seemingly from nowhere in ultra low-light situations for surprisingly bright, clear shots, gets an upgrade on the Pixel 4 as well – and it needs it, as competitors have caught up, with Huawei and Apple both now offering similarly strong night modes. It’s not the perfect cure-all, but it offers more versatility than the iPhone controls if you have patience. That’s not terrible, but also not the best we’ve seen as phones like the OnePlus 7T Pro have previously scored only 10% battery drop. The display takes up most of the front of the phone, but there's still a bezel above and a smaller, but still noticeable, chin below, with Google once again opting not to use a notch on its standard flagship model (the Pixel 3 XL did sport a notch, but for the Pixel 4 XL Google has reverted to a bezeled design).

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The Pixel 4 was Google’s late-2019 attempt (alongside the Google Pixel 4 XL) at making a phone that shows off the very best of Android and offers up a cocktail of flagship photography features, including machine learning and other AI wizardry. You can see in the two examples below where the camera has identified what we wanted to keep in focus, and it could have been difficult with these subjects. Google says you'll need to head out of light-polluted cities and into the countryside to take advantage of this new mode, and you'll also need to brace the Pixel 4 against a stable surface, or mount it on a tripod or other support – only when the phone detects that it's fully stable will it be able to capture the 15 long-exposure shots required to produce a well-exposed and detailed image.There's also a change on the rear, with a large, square camera block sitting in the top-left corner – it's a similar aesthetic to that of the new iPhone 11 series. 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 decided to go all-in on face unlock, which it claims is quick and easy to use, and we found it to work accurately and speedily. In the UK it’s available through Vodafone, EE, O2 and Three, as well as a selection of other smaller providers.

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The Pixel 4 isn’t the smallest device on the market, but it’s much easier to use in one hand than a lot of other flagship smartphones in the Android space at the moment. 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. The Pixel 4 remains novel amid smartphones, as it's a compact device that offers a unique design you won’t see in other flagships. One area where you’ll likely find the Pixel 4 frustrating is its battery life, which at best is mediocre and at worst can be infuriatingly quick to drain.Certain markets can only access some models though – for example, in the UK the orange variant is only available in 64GB, while both 64GB and 128GB are available in the US. The Pixel 4 marks the end of Google’s free unlimited original-resolution cloud storage perk, a treat we’ve been enjoying since the original Pixel. We've already seen gesture control built into smartphones, with the LG G8 one of the more recent devices to offer it, but instead of using a camera for this, the Pixel 4 comes with a radar chip embedded into the bezel above the screen. If you’re in the market for one of the very best camera phones out there, the Pixel 4 should be at or close to the top of your list.