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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 5 feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Pufanu:
Hey guys, I have a question. Does that textured back offer enough grip to be able to rock the phone without a case? Or do you find it's too slippery?
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] thesebastian:
In my experience it has some grip with moist hands. But not enough with dry hands.

Sent from my Pixel 5
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Pollie81:
For me personally it has enough grip, i was scared holding the 4a because it's really slippery but the 5 feels fine and has a decent amount of grip.

I can easily use it with one hand without having the feeling it could drop anytime.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Jimster66:
I thought I was a fan of big phones and was a little concerned about the difference in the size of the phone especially as I had my old 3XL at the side of it. When the screens are both on you then notice that the actual screen size difference is very small despite the 3XL looking far bigger. The 5 feels light and actually better in the hand. I do like the textured back although I will be covering it in a case
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Google Pixel 5. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Google Pixel 5's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] darklime:
Outdoor visibility is manageable, but not good. Coming from a Galaxy S9, 100% brightness on the Pixel 5 feels like 75% on the Galaxy. I'm on the latest Android 13 update in 2023 as well. :/
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the Google Pixel 5's display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the Google Pixel 5's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
The Google Pixel 5 has a crazy crisp display. Just kidding, this is automated text so who knows if this screen is any good. So, you be the judge! A higher rating indicates that it's extremely sharp and clear, and that you cannot see pixels with your naked eye.

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You don't want to give your significant other yet another reason to yell at you while you're reading XDA in bed. Rate this thread to express what you think of the Google Pixel 5's display minimum dimness. A higher rating indicates that the display can get extremely dim, ideal for reading in very dark environments.

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] thesebastian:
I think the same as Pixel 4.

It's ok. But I wouldn't mind having even a bit less brightness.

White backgrounds with night light still kill my eyes in the night.

At least smooth display goes forced automatically at low brightness. (Unlike the smaller Pixel 4 where I had to force it manually to have 90Hz at night). So I don't need to enable developers settings anymore. (Note this last paragraph doesn't apply to old 4XL users. Just to old 4 users).

Sent from my Pixel 5
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] DrOtt:
Minimum brightness is acceptable, and I use Halo app to lower the brightness even more.

However, at minimum brightness, text and grey objects start to get laggy when scrolling. I think it's an OLED issue in general, but I'm not sure.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] figo_rulz11:
I use a blue light filter app to lower brightness even more at night at a set time plus turn the blue light filter on. I know pixel 5 has this feature but not as effective with the app I use.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the Google Pixel 5's call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Golf c:
My first call sucked. Ugh!

Sound from speakers is acceptable. Except for the first call. The people of earth were right
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] MrBelter:
It is a bit of a shock when you make your first call, the under the screen speaker certainly has taken the edge off HD calling, it sounds muffed (unsurprisingly) and gone is the feeling of the other other person in the call is sat in your head, it is definitely a step backwards in terms of call quality.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] rori~:
My first call was like..."uhhh, what's wrong, is my speaker broken?"
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Golf c:
Yep, I just had my 3rd call. Longer duration and indoors this time. It was better than the first two calls but still really not very good. Probably can live with it. LoL
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] tallpilot:
Yeah, they clearly want us to buy Pixel Buds. They had better put them on a serious Black Friday sale though. I am not paying anything close to $179.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Golf c:
Hahahaha. Good theory.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] ami90216:
Microphone Issue.

After few calls, receivers are net hearing me (whatsapp and gsm call). It works better when I activate loudspeaker or with hands free kit.

I sent back device to warranty. waiting for their diagnosis...
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Davey Dual Sim:
On speaker phone yes quite often they say what say again

My end it's fine, as the sound comes.out of the bottom speaker
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] zoodski:
When I'm at work and receive a call the person on the other end says I sound like I'm under water talking. Happened twice in the last week. I work in a metal building but have very good service. Right next to a tower. Phone works fine anywhere but work. Anyone else have this experience from inside a metal building? Not sure anything can be done about it.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] 152bobby:
If I was a frequent user of making and receiving calls, I would have no option but to send my P5 back, luckily I don't use this option that often.

I cannot believe that the Google Quality Control people signed this part of the phone off. I honestly cannot remember ever owning a mobile phone with such rubbish call quality. If I'm honest, same applies to the speakers.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Jimster66:
I get what you mean about that first call, very strange experience to what I'm used to but I do often have a headset on. I did sound clear at the other end though
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] serdel_elo:
After a month i got used to it
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] MrBelter:
You also need your ear a lot further down the phone than we are all used to, that makes a difference taking a call on the Pixel 5.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] gpap2004:
Coming from a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 with the speaker under the screen, I can say that the pixel's 5 call sound quality is not acceptable at all. Samsung's call quality was crystal clear. Pixel's call quality is bad in most phone calls
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 5's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] zrruzic:
Kod mene boje nego Pixel 4
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] J.H.Tech:
ive heard that huawei pay is coming the UK , a friend of mine said its used in china and is coming to the uk before the end of the year, does anyone Know anything about huawei PAy and alternatives to google pay in the meanwhile for my P40 Pro.
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] muj123:
I think if UK banks accept Huawei, the pressure from the USA on the British government might delay it or might not even happen.
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] linux2525:
good luck with that ... i think there is zero chance
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] Dugdaily:
I'm sure it'll come soon, just need banks to do their end first. I remember when GPay launched in the UK and Barclays weren't available for ages!
[Huawei P40 Pro Questions & Answers] potsykate:
I've got around it by slipping a debit card in the case. There's no overdraft on it and I use a widget to keep an eye on the balance. I transfer what I think I may need that day etc. That's my take on getting around no contactless payments with the P40
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] WasStoNed:
After the initial flurry of ROMs direct from HTC has anyone got any idea on when the next one is planned or do they just do it as and when......
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] wonderiuy:
i've read something about a 1.98.xxx ROM on this forum

But dunno when
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] liamhere:
maybe they think is not broken..so they don't need to fix it yet
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] benko286:
i hope that 2.0 rom will make a lot of changes, espacially in speed.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] daleski75:
I am hoping that HTC put in a time machine into the diamond so then we can all go into the future and download the amazing splenderific v10 rom with builtin kitchen sink!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] LeoBadhan:
New one posted today:

"No this isn't a mistake or a repeat-post but in fact HTC just released another ROM update for the HTC Touch Diamond. This time it's version 1.93 and is available for the UK and other European countries. "
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nexxexium:
O my god a new rom already what is the Exact version number as the 1.93 is already a week available
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] andy2111:
I don't understand this. 1.93 has been available for weeks and various regional versions have been incorporated into many different cooked ROMS. What is the source of this post as it does sound like old news to me..
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] weebeast:
source:

http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2008/08/07/htc-update-diamond-rom-again
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] andy2111:
No, this is the same 1.93 ROM that's been out for weeks. I'm afraid it's nothing new.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] mugglesquop:
if anyone is interested i have the 1.93.405.1 ROM, i can upload somewhere. Let me know and i'll do it.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 5's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Mdizzle1:
Side by side with my Pixel 3XL I have the same poor 4G indoors and great 4G outdoors.

Nearest 5G signal is a good 5 miles away or so and haven't been able to test that yet
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Surendra Ravindra Sonawan:
Any problem you face like no signals in buildings or apartments
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Mdizzle1:
I've been working from home today and been out for a dog walk. No issues. Signal is poor in my new build but I'd say it's exactly the same as my pixel 3xl.

Only get 4g where i live, can't test 5G here
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] cyclopt69:
I have little or no signal compared to the same SIM in my Oneplus 6t. I was told by Google Support to change carriers to one that has 5G...
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] rubber guard:
following, especially for posts comparing the 4XL vs the 5.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] MrBelter:
Mine is being a bit weird, there are 3 band 3 cells all within a 1 miles radius of my house and on all my previous recent phones they have use those and i have had strong signal but for some strange reason my Pixel 5 is handshaking with a band 20 cell that is absolutely miles and miles away
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Bigmille:
Returned the Pixel 5 after 20 days due to the phone not able to maintain 4G in my office building. H+ speed is not acceptable in 2020.

This is not a network issue as my Note 10 and Pixel 4 don't have this issue in my office.

So for me the Pixel 5 has very bad mobile reception. 0 star since I'm not able to watch video or steam audio, when I can do the same with phones released one year ago.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Bossssss66:
I have signal strength issues too. I had preinstalled 5g sim and still not as good signal strength as my old oneplus6t. It's not terrible but it's not great either. Will do further testing on the road.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] jimv1983:
I came from a Pixel 2 XL. I haven't noticed any difference either way.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] niko1plus:
I'm having problems with signal strength where I'm at too, major let down, I have 2 other devices that are older and they have much better reception than then the p5. IDK what to do at this point.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 5's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.

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[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] SGH-i200:
Pixel 5 has an 'under display speaker' earpiece, but the Pixel 4a/4a5G have a classical earpiece.

Video "Speaker comparison Pixel 5 vs. 4a" https://youtu.be/D5WP3HqJD9s

"Speaker quality? It’s honestly not the best, the one under the glass is clearly not as strong so you get an asymmetrical listening experience." https://youtu.be/ghYLxw6BKV0

https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/j4wb4o/comment/g7nnrdr

"This is definitely the weakest point of the phone. It’s not quiet but there’s no bass at all unfortunately, for phone calls on speaker it will be fine, watching movies without headphones..... not so much. This is all subjective though as I’m using an 11 pro max and the speakers are great."

https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/j4wb4o/comment/g7own2l

"Just had a go on some demo models in store and compared Pixel 5, Pixel 4a5G and OP5T (my current phone). I would say that there is tangible difference in sound quality between the 5 and 4a5G (and even my current OP5T). The sound is more 'twangy' and harsher than the the 4a5g, which does sound more balanced overall."
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] SGH-i200:
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/j5h654/comment/g7s9fph

"The P5 does sound more tinny and raspy than the 4A5G which has a nicer more rounded sound. I would say there is a noticeable difference between the two. I am not an audiophile or anywhere near but even I could notice a difference."
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Rashad83:
Ahhh why Google?, they always have to screw something up. Speakers are high on my list, i really wanted to get this phone but I guess I will have to wait another year to see what other shortcoming they will come up with.

Hopefully by then true bezel-less phones would have caught on.

Thx for the review.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] SGH-i200:
Pixel 5 has an 'under display speaker' earpiece, but the Pixel 4a/4a5G have a classical earpiece. I will buy the 4a 5G instead! :)

Video "Speaker comparison Pixel 5 vs. 4a" https://youtu.be/D5WP3HqJD9s
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Rashad83:
Thx for the link, but the 4a is a no go for me with that bottom chin.:rolleyes:
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] bigbamboo5:
Apologies if this is a stupid question, but might the speaker quality be improved by software updates down the line, or are their perceived limitations all hardware-related?
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] BJozi:
Shouldn't really be an issue so long as it doesn't effect the volume or clarity while making calls.

Tiny phone speakers, as good as they may sound, are not how you should listen to music or videos.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] SGH-i200:
One speaker is behind glass and the other is not. They don't sound the same (stereo balance is bad). Surely Google can not trick the physics! ;)

"Speaker quality? It’s honestly not the best, the one under the glass is clearly not as strong so you get an asymmetrical listening experience." https://youtu.be/ghYLxw6BKV0
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] xRogerxC:
You could get the 4A 5G then. Bigger screen, pretty much identical, costs less, and 6GB of RAM instead of 8GB. Pretty good trade-off is say.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Rashad83:
Thx, but I already have replied to the suggestion.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Jonathanlc2005:
The trade off I noticed in the videos is the 4a5g has a dimmer screen than the pixel 5 while the pixel 5 has a tiny speaker.

Personally I'll take a tiny speaker because most times I don't listen to speaker music unless I'm in he shower and even then it's a waterproof phone
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] cultofluna:
Also 90hz the pixel4a?..

60hz is a no go...phone is lagging like it still running kitkat...
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] MrBelter:
Waterproofing.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] SGH-i200:
The new Xperia 5 II is waterproof and has front-firing stereo speakers, like the Pixel 2/3 sported.

Pixel 5 sound quality: "I upgraded from an OG Pixel and while my initial impressions of the Pixel 5 are that it feels superior in almost all areas, the speaker performance is very disappointing. The sound output feels muted and tinny compared to the OG Pixel." https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/jb3o3q/enabling_mono_audio_on_the_pixel_5_improves/
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Mdizzle1:
sounds from the device is pretty good on speaker phone calls.

Watching youtube or listening to music it is ok, not fantastic. Not a deal breaker for me but may bother some
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] pcloadletter1:
There is a reason that home speakers have grills instead of glass. No software can fix this.

How many actually take phone calls without bluetooth or a wired headset?
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] deadite66:
i'd think putting a screen protector on this would deaden the sound even more.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] wilbur-force:
Agreed - its loud and clear for speakerphone calls and casual listening (and i have a tempered glass protector applied)

If you want to annoy people on trains or in parks with your bangin' bass tunes the look elsewhere - or do what most sane people do and use headphones :laugh:
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Mdizzle1:
Yes it's a non issue unless you cover the bottom firing speaker.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Surendra Ravindra Sonawan:
Google pixel 5 speakers better then pixel 4
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] MrBelter:
It doesn't sound much worse than what it did on my Oneplus 7t but that also has mismatched speakers with one firing forwards and one down, quite happy with it to be honest after all the reviewers were making a massive issue of it.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] SGH-i200:
Not true. Or do you forgot the question mark?

"I was disappointed but not surprised that the Pixel 4a actually has the better speakers. The Pixel 5’s speakers sound quite tinny, and the under-display speaker means the bottom-firing speaker has to do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to audio quality. The top speaker is forward-facing, but that doesn’t really matter when it’s under the screen. Not having a visible speaker grille up top is kind of cool once you notice it, but I don’t think it’s worth the trade-off in sound quality. It’s fine for voice calls though, and I didn’t have any issues understanding the person on the other end." https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-5-review/

Anyone coming from the Pixel 2/3/4/4a will hear the difference. Good for you that your previous device makes your transition to the Pixel 5 easy! :)
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] nl1010:
I have my Pixel 5 since last Friday. I really like the phone, but, indeed, the speakers are really, but I mean REALLY BAD!!

I will return the phone and I will order a Pixel 4a 5G, hoping for better speakers. And a bit bigger screen and headphone jack. IP rating, 90Hz screen and aluminium back are not important for me.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] RockStar2005:
Good to know.

Yeah I agree. Screen brightness is WAY more important to me. As long as I can hear other ppl on the phone clearly enough I'm good. And for music, for actual SERIOUS listening, I wouldn't be doing so via the phone's speakers anyway. #AKG K702 #Samsung Galaxy AKG Buds+ lol
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Kars88:
Just rooted my device. Installeer V4A. I think we dan tweak the speakers to get good performance. The resonance is the most anoying part.

Update: much, much better with some tweaks. If you dont root maybe you can try some equalizer apps. Without the resonance the speakers sound pretty good (for watching video's, I never play music my phone speakers).
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] jaythenut:
I couldn't get v4a to work how did you do it? I tried all the ones on magsik
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Kars88:
Installed the app first from XDA labs, then installed the magisk module. Had no other audio modules in magisk while installing.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Pollie81:
Yes, you should use the one from pittvandewitt.

That's the best one en recently updated for Android 11.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] MrBelter:
To be honest if i am going to be listening to it for extended periods of time i connect my headphones anyway, it is a phone, it isn't a hi-fi.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Dc52ltr:
I'm quite happy with the speakers on the P5, I got a slightly better sound by adjusting the audio balance more to the left(top speaker) in the accessibility settings.
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] nuumuun:
can you recommend an equalizer app?

me too. i moved the balance all the way to the left :p
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] jaythenut:
Mate that worked a treat thanks
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Dc52ltr:
Also, just installed this... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=music.basss.booster.effect.equalizer

1st time I've used an app like this but it really improves the output from the speakers, much better ??
[Google Pixel 5 Real Life Review] Ksehwail:
Honestly, you're better off waiting as the next device should have an in-house SoC