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[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
I'd say they need to up the ante on their video capture capabilities, it's visibly inferior and behind the curve. I seldom use the video but when I do I'd like it to be flagship grade. Word is we lost the capability for 60 frames to save batt which would bring me to the bigger battery. In this case Apple isn't wrong, phones have gotten small enough and maybe too small as they're hard to hold and often slippery. More battery is a win. Going back to the camera I almost exclusively take pictures of stuff so I don't care about the wide angle personally but it's par for this category of phone and should be there.

Speaking of par 128 is the smallest storage option any flagship should have on offer.

I want my biometric security on the front and capable of lighting off the phone on the desk, don't care if they tart up the face so it works off angle or they go to a front fingerprint scanner in that regard.

Google isn't giving us an SD card and I don't like fairy princess wishes so I'm not going to ask.

I would like a side LED notification light for wallets and upside down phone action and a better AOD that can be afforded with the bigger battery already mentioned above. The Note has that and it's a nice feature. you can see the phone has notifications without even opening the wallet up.

I DO NOT want notches or holes in the screen, do what they can to reduce forehead and chin and it's good enough for me. As a personal observation I don't even notice the big forehead on this phone but I never stop noticing the notches and holes.

I'd like more of Soli myself but my understanding is they have significantly more stuff coming out in updates. It would seem there was an unforeseen boo boo they encountered when transferring the tech over from the pixel 2 frames where it was being tested until the final pixel 4 frame became available. Rumor has it they had developed quite a bit more capability but it wasn't ready for prime time.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] crusht:
True dual Sim like on the Oneplus devices.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bobby janow:
I rather like the eSim idea much better. Two physical sims seems archaic now that we can program the eSim with software only. Once all carriers go eSim I say get rid of the physical sim or dual physical sim (OnePlus) slot entirely. Now dual radio would be really nice so you could be dual sim dual active but then you'd need a bigger battery for sure. P4 4000 minimum and XL 5000.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rickysidhu_:
- Bigger battery

- Brighter display

- Slightly curved display. I feel it would help make the back gesture feel better to use

- Bigger display

- Bigger earpiece for a more balanced stereo sound (I feel the bottom speaker is louder)

- Bring back the bottom speaker to the front!

- I thought I'd miss a fingerprint scanner but I'm in love with face unlock! Possibly a gen 2 version that improves upon what we have today

- Get to iPhone level with video recording

- Cheaper price especially on launch. I definitely felt cheated when I bought the phone at launch only to see Black Friday deals so shortly after

- Either remove Soli and introduce a different new feature, or allow it to do more. Because right now I find swiping to change songs very gimmicky. Waving for alarms and phone calls is always hit or miss for me as well. The only good that came out of it is reaching to wake phone. But even this is not too different/better than a simple lift to wake phone

- Bonus longshot of what I'd want: getting rid of this scoped storage/logical partition stuff that makes rooting/custom development so much more difficult! No TWRP or modifying the system partition is rough on us but more importantly, the awesome devs that bring all these things to us!
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] LLStarks:
Ultrawide, 5G mmw, bigger battery, and ditch the bezel. Something that won't be embarrassed by earlier 2020 phones or especially OnePlus again.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Atomregen:
Front facing stereo speakers.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kappadappa:
- Larger REMOVABLE battery.

It's ridiculous that electronics this expensive have sealed batteries which limit their usability to the life span of the battery. Ridiculous.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] 100rabh7791:
The following things i would like to see

1) Bigger battery 4000+

2) Base storage 128gb

3) UFS 3.0

4) Flat display like 4XL

5) Similar design but improved strength should not bread like 4xl

6) Brighter display and 90hz all time

7)Triple lens camera system + 12mp Selfie Cam

8) Minimal bezel like Sony 1 or Note 9
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] WiZARD7:
I don't want fingerprint scanner.

I want bigger storage, better camera, improved display (90hz/brightness), better screen to body ratio - more modern look, better CPU (yes it would need to shift the date of announcement, but they are alway using a 9-10 month old CPU, and after 2-3 month other flagships are coming with the next gen chipset), faster charging
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CiriousJoker:
- Improved motionsense (custom gestures, more stable, open api for developers)

- Either more storage 128gb+ or the free photo storage for at least 2-3 years

- Better battery (no specific mha, just around 20% better)

- Fast charging

- Icon themes in pixel launcher

- Google Assistant v2 (or whatever shipped with the P4) in more languages, including German

- Keep the sensors at the top unless ALL sensors can be put below the screen. DO NOT go back to notches, they're terrible.

- Ship an actual recovery with the phone. I'm not asking for an official TWRP, but ANY recovery that can flash zip files without adb/fastboot
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Att.Fan1982:
1. A bigger battery isn’t needed imo but better optimization (what Apple has been doing with the iPhone for years) would be great.

2. Brighter, better upgraded display(90 & 120hz)

3. Continued improvement and more soli based gestures

4. Ultra wide camera lens

5. 128gb base storage with 256gb & 512gb options

6. Improve face unlock

7. 4K 24fps recording front & rear cameras as well as an option to record and take photos in raw format

8. Great job on the RCS messaging feature but google needs to start working on an airdrop alternative for android

9. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT add any kind of notch. Keep the top bezel if need be! PLEASE!

10. Add some more Ui customization natively into android and take back that crown from Samsung.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MikeC4510:
1. Fingerprint sensor. It's unbelievably convenient just unlocking quickly and pulling the notification bar down without needing to reach sometimes. Give us the freedom to use either fp, face unlock, or both.

2. Front facing speakers.

3. No notch with said speakers.

4. Might as well make the phone thicker for a bigger battery and *no* protruding camera lens.

5. 128gb should be the starting storage size.

6. More RAM.

7. Ultrawide
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rb14:
LED LED LED LED LED

And make the LED configurable. Those that don't want it can switch it off.

Move the power button. I still don't know which button to press without thinking about it/looking.

And stop waking up when I put the phone down on the sofa.

And most of all, don't give us a 30 minute "bestest-phone-ever" presentation at the phone's launch when you should have said "we think we know best and as a result, won't bother listening to what our customers say". For proof of that, see the posts above.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] finshan:
- top tier display at LEAST as good in every metric as the iPhone display (Max brightness, lack of smearing and black crush on the dimmest setting even with additional dimming from extra features like night sight and reduce white point).

- that's it.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Utini:
- Bigger battery

- LED notification

- Improve the already best camera on the smartphone market

- Base storage starting at 128

- Price point efficient from the get-go

- AUX Port
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mackay53:
They'll never reintroduce the LED when AOD.

Google do know what the customers want, that's why the customers buy the phone. If it wasn't suitable you wouldn't buy it and you'd get something else.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rb14:
Well thanks for that. I'm glad you have such faith in Google. Presumably then, all the other posts requesting changes/amendments/features are equally misguided?

If adding an LED is impossible, so be it. I tend to think that's not the case. Perhaps it can't be incorporated into the screen, but despite re-reading my post numerous times, I can't see where I said it has to be in the screen. Can you?
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mackay53:
You're welcome. Not saying that, just saying that even with the requests going people will probably still buy another one. Everyone knew what the phone had months before it was released and still bought it.

It's not impossible to add it's just a bit redundant now that we've got AOD
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rb14:
I'm sorry but I have to disagree. To have NO idea whether the phone is charging whilst it's off, is a pain. Let alone the ability to see from a distance whether I have an email/text/reminder. AOD has limitations in many regards.

It's my second Google phone after a lifetime of HTCs. Whether I buy another, whether I knew in advance, is utterly irrelevant. They're features I'd like to see.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mackay53:
No need to apologise we're all entitled to own opinions
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] succumbtothegreater:
1. Bigger battery, AT LEAST 4500-5000 mAH

2. No camera bump (it seriously makes no sense to me trying to make a phone thinner if the camera is just going to protrude out, just throw in a bigger battery and make it flat)

3. 120 HZ display

4. It won't happen, but a better release schedule, I'll expand on this one, so Samsung releases it's devices in March usually, with a Note during the summer, Apple releases it's devices in September, and Google in October or so. The past couple devices the Pixel has had the same processor as the Samsungs but has come out 7 months later. Google's release should be in May-June if they wanted to be competitive, but also to release the device more than 2-3 months before the next SD SOC comes out

5. Higher screen to body ratio with no moving parts

6. Higher wattage fast charging

7. More competitive price point, starting around $650-$700 for the smaller Pixel
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dmb219:
The battery and display could use an upgrade for the P4XL. I'm guessing that will happen next time considering what Samsung is putting out. The camera, the OS and the software/security updates are great. I think Google is ok with what they are selling. They certainly could build a beast of a phone and promote it to high heaven if they chose to do that. I'm glad they continue to offer a phone each year.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Bwyan Benton:
Bigger battery

Larger screen for the xl at least. Say 6.5in.

At least 5X zoom lens. They made it a point that zoom was more important then preceded to only add a 2x zoom... should've been 5 at least. Don't care for wide angle as I can do that within the Google camera app and results are as good or better than phones with actual wide angle.

I'd be happy with just that, don't care for 120hz display, 90 is just fine for me.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] konfidential:
Expandable storage

Bigger battery
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Why compromise when other phones are getting those things?

Even a cheap Moto G Power has a wide angle lens. Also, panoramic mode is definitely not as good as a true wide angle lens. It warps the horizon in rather than away, if there's movement in the area you'll notice the stitching, and it's quicker and more convenient to just switch to the lens.

120hz is a much more noticable difference compared to 60hz than 90hz is.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mackay53:
No point adding wide angle lens for the sake of adding it. Wide angle isn't that important.

Concentrate on important stuff first
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
It's not adding for the sake of adding. Wide angle is very practical and useful hence why I have a Moment case with a Sirui wide angle lens. If they're going to be charging big dollars like the competition, they should at least match the competitions features. That's pretty important stuff for everyday consumers when comparing phones. If they skimp out on features then they should drop the price by at least $100 from the start. Adding Soli was for the sake of adding. The only real useful feature is the reach to wake making face unlock seem ever so faster.

Great software experience only gets you only so far and isn't something you can objectify on a spec sheet for consumers.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mackay53:
I've got the 4xl and the Xperia 1 which are both similarly priced. Xperia 1 has a lot more features including wide lens but overall it's nowhere near as good as the pixel so dropping price of pixel cause it lacks features isn't the best approach in my opinion. Solid foundations are key for me.

As you've done, wide angle can still be added if it's essential to the users via attachments. It's just a bit inconvenient.

Soli has its benefits, especially with allowing the quickest face unlock on the market. More features will probably follow.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Bwyan Benton:
Like I said, don't care for wide angle. The Google app does just fine for my needs whenever I want to use it. Zoom is way more important for my usage.

120hz again doesn't matter to me as 90 has been just perfect. Sure 120 is probably better but seriously not needed as it is just becoming a spec war for manufacturers to vomit out better numbers. Just because a phone will have wide angle lens and 120hz display doesn't mean it will win me over at all.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
I get what you mean but then it'll be even more so not worth the upgrade because it's not different from what we currently have. [emoji2371] Just because you don't need or want those things doesn't make it any less disappointing they don't include it especially when phones less than half the price are able to.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MrMeeseeks:
Just curious how you manage wide angle in the Google camera app.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Bwyan Benton:
I just use the different pano modes. Gets the job done beautifully. Easy peasy.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfu11:
I'd like to see a bigger battery and finger print reader.

Also wish they'd cut out all the leaks nice marketing scheme but getting tiring.

Maybe see reviews from people who actually own the phone instead of what we got with the 4xl.

I would really like to see people wait for the sales instead of all the complaining about the price at release. I mean come on, how many times does this have to happen before people catch on.? Last but not least a led notification there is no excuse not to have one. The tiniest one I've seen was on my htc one xl it was a microdot inside of the speaker screen. That was accomplished back in 2012.

That phone also had some of the best audio for it's time.

But that was back during the headphone jack days.

Whoops almost forgot a removable battery and more durable phone ie like Samsung is launching. What's the point of making a thin glass phone when everyone buys a bulky case to cover it anyway. Maybe a Sapphire screen so we don't have to buy screen protectors. And finally a decent trade in program because seriously the phones shouldn't lose all that value so quickily., And wouldn't if they built one like I mention above. But we all know they are just building disposable high price phones so what I'm asking for is a pipe dream. ...
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
That's not going to happen with always on display around.

I do wish they had a good trade in program. I got more for my money (barely) selling my Pixel 2 XL on Swappa.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
If Google is charging a premium I want:

4000mah battery (small pixel)

8g ram

128g base storage

120hz screen

But in all honesty my only complaint with this phone is battery size (I have the small pixel 4)
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] tysj:
I also have the smaller 4 and wished the battery was a bit better. It's alright but not amazing. Samsung just crammed a 43% larger battery in the smaller S20 in a body that's almost the same as the Pixel 4 (only a hair taller).
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dmb219:
The battery is the low point of my P4XL. I liked the fingerprint sensor on thr 3XL better too. I'm going to try out that S20 Ultra. they are giving $600 for the P4XL on trade. That's a lot. If it doesn't cut it I'll return it. I love my Pixels but it has pretty underwhelming this year. After this beast release by Samsung I bet the next Pixel will be awesome. Expensive too but their seems to be a market for the good stuff. I know I find it hard to resist. I don't have many vices but I like my tech stuff.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ghisy:
Agreed. I've been looking for a used Pixel 4 XL to replace my 2 XL but after seeing the specs of the S20 Ultra, there's a 90% chance I'll be waiting. Hopefully Google won't screw up the 5 XL.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mackay53:
It won't be anywhere near the price or spec of the S20 ultra
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Agreed. I feel like Google's even less likely to drop the price (they better keep it the same at least) or go big with hardware because all they have to say is, "See, we're still cheaper than Samsung." They'll keep the specs to a minimum and still be overpriced compared to OnePlus. Oh well.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ghisy:
I'm afraid you may be right! Sometimes I wonder if Google is actually taking this smartphone business seriously...
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] biggiestuff:
Probably be waiting until at least pixel 6. I'm really interested in the surface duo. I'm just ready for a new format. Only thing I wish was there was a faster way to get your sim from one phone to another. I guess Esim is the way but it's not as easy as just logging into the esim manager and switching phones?
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
Consider your agreement seconded. The only thing I would add is that I'll probably still buy the Pix 5 and probably like it more than any of the "better" flagships it competes against just as I do now with this one now. O_o
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dave5777:
Video output for Flow Desktop!
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
You would still pay for another one after only 1 year with the Pixel 4 XL? I'm sticking to every 2 years now as it's not worth it to me.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
I'm old and I did ok so the kids have been put through school, retirement is in, only bad thing in my life goes back to the start of this post, I'm old. lol In any event I can afford a few toys.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bobby janow:
If the P4 had a better battery I'd probably stick with it too. But I think I can get a good sale on Swappa for this orange one. Then I would not buy again until black Friday. That was a fiasco last year especially with Fi. The P4 needs at least 4000 mAh and the XL 5000. Anything lower than that and I'm looking elsewhere for a device with DSDS. Everything else about the P4 series is fine by me. If Sammy can put in a 4000 then so can Google.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Yeah I learned my lesson and not pre-ordering next time. Yes I got the Not Pink and $100 Google Store credit with the pre-order but the $200 off on Black Friday were obviously better. If they keep the same screen sizes, I can see them coming up short on those battery numbers. Currently the Pixel 4 XL is about the same volume size as the S20 Plus so 4500 mAh on the Pixel 5 XL sounds more likely. The smaller Pixel 5 is just shorter than the S20 so I can see them around 3900 mAh.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bobby janow:
I can live with those numbers. I'm at 2800 now and you're at 3700. If I could get 3900 on the 5.7" I would jump at that. (but not at launch) I bought a Fi phone simply because it was the same $100 off but without the expiration date. Since I use Fi on my eSim that worked out. That is until they offered 200 off a couple of weeks later and refused to give any kind of customer service for early adopters. I believe Google made good and gave the extra 100 but not Fi.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
I asked for it but was denied as well. I like Fi as you can still text on it without a carrier signal and that's hugely helpful while I'm traveling in remote areas. If it wasn't for that I might be back at Tmo now. Certainly they're not likely to sell me a phone anytime soon.

Edit... I came here to mention the first "leaks" of the P5 are out now, I saw them at PA but they're probably up at all the usual sites.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jamgam:
Brighter screen is my #1

Bigger batter would be nice and more video recording options
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jaypee dalupan:
How to update google camera for realme3
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mackay53:
By asking the question in the realme 3 forums
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bitwiser:
People asking for SD Card slot, headphone jack, removable batteries (laughable) just need to quit wasting their energy and time. They are so in the minority and these things are just NOT coming back for future flagships. I think even the fingerprint sensor is history. I actually prefer face unlock now. It is faster than I could put my finger on the sensor. Plus, I don't have to pick up my phone from my desk or touch it to unlock it. With the FP sensor I had to pick it up or use my code.. However, an ultra wide camera is a must and I would like to see a 4,000+ mAh battery in XL and an attempt to reduce top bezel. Keep the matte finish as well. The rest can be similar to 4XL. Also, DO NOT increase screen size anymore. big enough.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dhacke:
I would appreciate:

- microSD slot or more internal memory because i prefer music in the old good wav/CD qualilty and that needs space:D

- headphone jack or at least a adapter for this (as sony did it with the Xperia XZ2 for example)

- cheaper or hardware which are on the same level as other flagship devices (for example RAM, UFS)

[MENTION=678590]bitwiser[/MENTION]

Brave person. I don't use face unlock or fingerprint because i think these methods are very unsafe.

Out of curiosity: Did Google finally fix the face unlock regarding unlocking the phone with closed eyes?

I still must laugh when i'm thinking of it:D

I prefer the password to secure my phone.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mackay53:
Didn't take long before someone mentioned headphone jack and SD card slot after your post, living in the past lol

They might as well throw in some more unrealistic items like a 20,000mah battery and a 1000x zoom camera as they are just as likely
[Google Pixel 4 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dhacke:
I only shared my whishes/hopes for the pixel 5:D

Not more not less. If they won't be real with the next pixel it's ok for me too. I'm satisfied with my pixel 4 xl.

But as far as i know there are rumors that the coming pixel 4a are coming with headphone jack so why not the pixel 5, too?

And mayby at some point i'm living in the past, too but older things doesn't mean automatically that they are bad.