Google Pixel 4: Review

                                                   Google Pixel 4
                                         Is it really 'The Google Phone?'


The Pixel 4 represents a series of firsts for Google. It’s the first Pixel phone with more than one rear-mounted camera, the first with a Snapdragon 855 and the first with a 90Hz screen. The company’s latest flagship handset also runs Android 10 (of course) and has a larger 5.7in screen with no notch.

Mercifully, Google refuses to adopt the Apple model, ultimately charging upwards of four figures for its latest flagship handsets. The Pixel 4 can be picked up in two storage options, with the entry-level 64GB model costing £669, while the 128GB variant costs £769.

To cast those prices in a more positive light, the Pixel 4 is one of the cheapest flagship smartphones on the market. Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro starts at £1,049, and the Samsung Galaxy S10 costs at least £800.

The Pixel 4’s screen has slightly grown in size by 0.2in – now measuring 5.7in from corner to corner – with a new refresh rate of 90Hz. It still has the same FHD+ resolution with support for HDR playback, however, and uses P-OLED technology.

Inside the Pixel 4 you’ll find a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and 6GB of RAM – up from the 4GB of last year. Both the Pixel 4 and 4 XL come with either 64GB or 128GB of internal storage, which you won’t be able to expand via microSD.

Does the Google Pixel 4 represent the very pinnacle of what Android can muster? Absolutely. Is it currently the best smartphone on the market? The answer to that question, I’m afraid, isn’t clear.