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[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Emu:
What's the screen brightness? Is it brighter than the 4 XL? I have googled everywhere and just no answer about something so important.

Also is the battery life significantly better and do you think it's worth buying coming from a 4 XL?

Edit: nvm just saw your replies! Thank you! Is Ambient EQ available under Settings > Display?

It's not listed on the Store site which is suspicious.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] crusht:
After you've had for a day or two can you give us screen on time for battery or at least an idea of how you think the battery is going to hold up?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] andrewwm:
In your video, when you ran the 5G speedtests, you weren't on 5G at all. If you look in the screenshots, you can see the Ookla Speedtest app reports it as LTE. That is not a bug/error (although it could be a Pixel 5 glitch). In simple terms, the particular tower the phone is connected to is '5G ready' however your phone is still connected with LTE, not NR.

See my 5G speedtest here:

Notice how it says 5G at the bottom and it reports 5G in the status bar.

Now look at this one:

Notice how it says 5G in the status bar but Speedtest reports it as LTE.

In more detail, 5G networks ATM is 5G Non standalone. They rely on LTE as a anchor to 5G NR. The phone relies on a flag called EN-DC to tell whether 5G is available, how ever it doesn't mean the phone has connected to 5G. Because of how NSA 5G works, the phone connects to 5G when there is an active data session, otherwise it disconnects. To prevent the indicator from flashing 5G and 4G all the time, that's why it uses the EN-DC flag to tell is 5G is available.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] jimv1983:
How is the display quality overall? Black crush at lower brightness? Screen uniformity? Saturation? Any color shift when viewed at an angle?

You said that the force 90hz is no longer an option in developer settings?

How is the speed of the camera? Does it process shots quickly without the Pixel Neural Core

If you ever used a Pixel 2 XL how do the speakers compare?

And finally, most important, how's the battery life? I know that will take a few days to get an idea.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] dyoghenes:
When you open the camera, activate 2x or more zoom, and put the phone in a still place, is the main camera sensor moving ever so slightly? Google did this with Pixel 3 because of Super Res Zoom, i'm interested if it still works like that.

(Seen here in viewfinder: https://www.androidauthority.com/super-res-zoom-pixel-3-914902/ )
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Pleasure!

Looks fantastic to me; having reviewed over 160 monitors, I have no quarrels so far with the display. Sharp and vivid, and seem to be pre-calibrated to the sRGB standard (thus looks a little dull as opposed to my AMOLED S10+

there's adaptive brightness, but that's' about it!

I've had it for hours of usage, then went to sleep lol. Today I'll be using it as my daily driver, need to set it up after replying to about 1,000 comments haha.

This is interesting, I appreciate the info. As mentioned reception isn't great, and yet, even then the phones both did their benchmark and the P5 came out heavily on top. So while it might not have run on 5G (according to you), it still gave FAR better results :)

-Slight yellow tint when tilted at extreme angles, uniformity is great, no issues with the black level, saturation is okay, but not as vibrant as my S10+ even on the Daptive or boosted modes on the P5

-Yup, didn't find an option for the 90hz in dev options

-Speed of the camera is fast, but I feel older, fast-processor Pixels have launched the app quicker

-Not tried the 2XL, or if I have it was a long time ago. The speakers on the P5 are pretty poor, not impressed. They sound tinny

-No idea about the battery life as of yet, barely had the chance to play with it

yup, it has exactly the same effect as shown on Android Authority. Has this wobbly effect
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Arnova8G2:
[MENTION=3283391]TotallydubbedHD[/MENTION], why not share the apk, i don't think there is an exclusivity or major novelty in this apk can be the interface or theme.

because the catches I saw are similar for me.

this is one of the last outing, test on OP8Pro

https://streamable.com/1m33eb
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Because without approval I rather not do so. Respect the decision, thanks.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Arnova8G2:
I understand this is one of the things that is respectable and thanks, I will be patient
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] wazka2:
You have mentioned that uniformity of display is good. Could you put it in the low brightness in a dark room and open clock app on dark mode and see if the grey is uniform all over?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Here, attached, taken on RX100.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] ab123321:
[MENTION=3283391]TotallydubbedHD[/MENTION] Which kernel version does Pixel 5 use, 4.19.x or 5.4.x?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
4.19.x
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] wazka2:
Thanks for that! Apriciate!

Will Pixel 5 be my first one without display uniformity issues... We will see :)
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Yeah really impressed with its OLED screen so far :)
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] tallpilot:
Dual GNSS? Use GPSTest to see.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] jimv1983:
Under developer options can you go to the "Display cutout" and see if there is an option for "Hide"? If so can you take a picture of a full screen video in landscape? Maybe something from MKBHD since his videos are a wider aspect ratio.

Thanks so much.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] dudeman1st:
Nice score. Looking forward to your impressions after daily driving.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] weldon1960:
Thank you! Arnova, you are a true dev God! Without you gcam is lost ?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
There isn't these are the options:

-Device cutout

-Corner cutout

-Double cutout

-Punch Hole cutout

-Tall cutout

-Waterfall cutout

Thanks!

Can you show me what you're looking for? I see GNSS Status as: 3D Fix; three-dimensional location
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] tallpilot:
Thank you very much for taking the time to answer these questions!

Google specifically marketed that the Pixel 4 was dual GNSS. The 765G SoC is capable but they didn't mention it on the Pixel 5 specs so I suspect they cut some costs there.

We would like to see the GPSTest (there are several GPS testing apps but only Sean Barbeau's shows the frequencies) look like the first picture I attached.

If you only see L1 for US and Russian satellites and E1 for EASA satellites (like the second picture) then they did not provision two antennas.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
So, presuming only the ones with C/N0 markings by them: L1 (US), L5 (US), L1 (RUS), E1 & E1a (EU), multiple B1 (CN) and finally L5 (IN)
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
NEW hands-on video has just gone live on YouTube, go give it a watch!

[YOUTUBE]3d3jLb7QA-E[/YOUTUBE]
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] tallpilot:
If you are seeing an L5 by some US satellites that is awesome. Accuracy will continue to increase as more Block III satellites are launched.

Thank you! I watched your video. Hopefully you will get a shilling.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Pleasure; this is while sitting at home, where reception is bad; so maybe more would catch when I'm outside :)
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TokedUp:
Those vids make me wanna fast forward to when my P5 arrives!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] GS_Dan:
Thanks for answering questions.

I want my next phone to support AptX Adaptive and Low Latency - would you be able to go into the dev settings and list the supported codecs please?

Edit: damn, the official specs say it doesn't support it "Bluetooth®10 5.0 + LE, A2DP (HD codecs: AptX, AptX HD, LDAC, AAC)"
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] jimv1983:
Well that sucks. Now I might cancel my pre-order. The Pixel 3 XL had that option and I thought the Pixel 4a did as well. I'm very disappointed.:(

Anyways, thanks for checking.:good:
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Ha :D

aptX adaptive is built into only a few selective QC chips, so guess this one isn't one of them.

I'll look into BT codecs via a BT device (highest I have available is aptXHD)

glad I could help; remember however this might not be the final version of the phone!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Mdizzle1:
Great second video, thanks for uploading.

Battery life sounds pretty poor but maybe that's just the phone settling?

Would you mind letting us know what sort of screen on time you get over the next few days?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Absolutely, I'm taking screenshots periodically! And yeah give the phone the time to settle in due to the Battery optimisation setting
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Mdizzle1:
Thanks bud, I was actually on Wimbledon common yesterday, small world
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Catch me outside, how 'bout that? :laugh:

And your name is almost fitting to the weather right now.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Mdizzle1:
Yeah it's minging at the moment.

Would you mind posting your charging times?

% after 15, 30 mins and time to full charge?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] wasya152:
Is there faceunlock? Or is that gone now.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
I still have it on my p4.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] 0.0:
The Pixel 5 doesn't have face unlock. It has been removed. It's only in the Pixel 4/XL
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TokedUp:
You got a shout out on Androidpolice.com
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Play3r0:
Could you run and post the link with the result of the Geekbench 5? Thanks!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Rox598:
[MENTION=3283391]TotallydubbedHD[/MENTION]

Hey I saw you had pokemon go installed can I ask if the pixel 5 has the issue with it where the game doesn't play smoothly unless you go back to the home screen and back to the game?

The pixel 4 series had this issue and it was infuriating.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] :
Thanks a lot for answering the questions here! Saw your Videos on YouTube and it's great to get a real look at the phone.

Three questions from my side:

1. How is the feel of the buttons (power and volume)? Are they feeling good and clicky? Like the 4a?

2. How is the quality of the vibration motor and the haptic feedback? Is the vibration strong enough?

3. You mentioned the tinny sound of the speakers. How is the sound quality of the under display speaker during phone calls? I'm a bit concerned about this one...
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] :
Nice advertisement.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] ridobe:
Go away.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] :
there are rules, specially in signatures.

those rules should be applied to all the members.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Indashio:
Fingerprint version ? Somone has build.prop ?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] SGH-i200:
PWM flickering frequency: Can you record the screens on lowest brigthness? If possible in slow motion like this: https://youtu.be/s7GHb_traI4
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] HamsterHam:
In the latest YouTube video I noticed that he opened it up from recents and it didn't reload and looked smooth!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Gibsonflyingv:
I'm curious, does the P5 have any high frame rate settings like 480/960fps [MENTION=3621271]720p[/MENTION] for "slow motion"?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] SixArmedPriest:
If you own the device and have no NDA, what states that you cannot share a specific apk? Doesn't add up?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Rox598:
Yeah that's another method of making it run smoothly on the Pixel 4/XL

I just hope that it's fixed and always runs smoothly.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
takes 1hrs 30mins on fast charge from 5% to 100%

It's gone!

I've seen :)

GB5 is blocked, so is GFXBench

Nope, no issues whatsoever with POGO :)

-Feels clicks in a good way; not tried the 4a, so can't comment

-Haptics feel good, it's good but not as strong as my S10+

-I need to do more tests on it!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
I'm sorry, what?

^

How long have you been a member? Any idea what the rules were back in 2010-12 when I was more prolific over here and a Recognised Contributor? Quit your complaining.

The issue here is, the camera might have issues, will look into it though, as best as I can.

Indeed

Because there is one thing sharing info about a device, another thing extracting pre-release apps from a phone. Just my stance on it, if Voda do give me the approval I'll extract EVERY app anyone wants lol.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Mdizzle1:
Thanks
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] :
so you're using your status to bend the rules?

i thought rules are made for everyone, nothing against you but against Moderators that censor some users and others don't.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Status? No, I didn't join these forums on September 2020; I joined 10 years ago when the 'rules' were different. Haven't changed my signature since, other than updating the number of million views I have no on my channel(s). Any issues, just feel free to report. This is of no relevance to this thread.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TokedUp:
If u dont like his posts or links or whatever the **** ur complaining about take it up with the Mods in a PM. Or GTFO
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Tony_TTL:
Thanks for all the details on the phone!

Couple questions I've got:

1 - Is the fingerprint scanner fast enough and placed well enough for you to not really care about missing face unlock? (I know it's subjective but curious as to your personal opinion)

2 - How has the battery life been treating you now you've had it for a couple of days? I saw you posted 7 hours of screen on time on Twitter. Do you think under 'normal' use it would be a 2 day device?

Thanks again for your time!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] :
Thanks for all the updates here, on Twitter and YouTube! Sounds pretty promising so far.

I really hope you can do a few calls on the handset to test the quality of the top speaker during calls. I don't care much about the speaker quality when listening loud but call quality would be important.

Looking forward to your update!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] deadite66:
tinny speakers is the only thing worrying me atm, i really love the ones on my 2XL, loud enough to still listen to youtube while I'm boiling the kettle.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] ridobe:
He has a screenshot from yesterday (his second cycle) that shows 5ish hours SOT with ~32% left after 2+ hours using maps.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Tony_TTL:
Cheers just spotted that screenshot! Looks like it'll be a solid device on the battery front from the stats that he's been posting so far! Great news all in all.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Mdizzle1:
Just came across these on Youtube and thought I'd share. (Not the OPs videos).

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClG-39tp87M8O6oeDT2yK9A

Looks like Vodafone have now stopped the OP sharing any further which is a shame
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Yup, thanks for sharing!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] dudeman1st:
Just another Pixel hater

OP has been a member since the transition from 3G to 4G (as have I). You've been a member less than a month. You're either a 4chan troll or reddit Pixel hater. OP is providing the community valuable info. You're just mad because Google makes a better phone than your favorite manufacturer. Get over it.

Put him on ignore boys and move on.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Man 3G to 4G was massive haha.

What about HSPA+? :laugh:
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] dudeman1st:
OP thanks for impressions. OP, as you said you are an audiophile, I bet you know what exciters are. I am guessing that the under-screen "speaker" might actually be an exciter. If so, this might be very cool. An exciter works/sounds differently with different materials and different sizes of material, as well as the power of the exciter. So, maybe try putting the phone face down on different materials (plastic table, glass table, wood table) and placing different materials on the phone (like a plastic bin, a thin book) to see if you can coax better bass and sounds from the "speaker." BTW the screen must have firm contact with the other material to make a diff. I haven't seen much about this under-screen speaker yet, just that it exists. I am "excited" to find out more about it though.

Oh man, don't get me started about the "4G" wars (I believe that H+ was rolled out as "4G" in the US). Dude. Sprint was all in on WiMax, sold us all WiMax phones, and then abandoned the technology prior to a full rollout. Needless to say, most XDA members who were on Sprint were very annoyed and abandoned Sprint after that. Sprint wouldn't even replace our phones with LTE versions or waive the contract fees for changing carriers.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Yup, when I can talk about it/video in more detail I'll be honing into the audio side of things for sure! Will look to do that test, good point, thank you!

As for the 4G stuff hahaha, oh man. Good times.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] sacredsoul:
Thanks for your service, OP. Was a bit unsure of the processor but your videos pushed me over the edge and made me preorders. Ignore the haters, looking forward to your full review once the embargo lifts.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] jimv1983:
This embargo stuff and not even being able to mention when it will be lifted is just ridiculous. It's like here is a new product but you can't publicly talk about it. It's so damn stupid.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Glad you liked it bud, and thanks there will be a full review soon!

Tbh, I don't think they meant to send it out so early. Don't think other YouTubers or journalists have them yet, but I could be wrong. Either way, it's a way of protecting themselves and equally, making sure it's ready.

As quite frankly there are some features on the camera that are missing. So if I were to review the camera app now (even if I could), it would be incomplete.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] jimv1983:
Maybe but I've always thought the "embargo" rules were just dumb. Either way, thanks for taking so much of your own time to answer my and other people's questions. Much appreciated.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Yeah there are pros and cons to NDAs and embargos; and thank you, glad you liked the videos and appreciate the time I've spent :)
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] ultrastranger:
could you comment on the rigidity of the phone? seems like with little force, the pixel 4a already showed some bending, does this happen with pixel 5?

not sure if can test it bending a bit to see ?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] jaythenut:
Just watched your video and now your here haha
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Hello :D
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] jaythenut:
Went to Currys and Google rep let me play for a minute so now ordered from O2 ?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Haha that's unbelievable :D

Should have done a hands-on mate :angel:
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] SGH-i200:
The Pixel 2 and 3 have real front-facing stereo speakers. You will hear the difference in stereo balance if one of the speakers is firing "down" instead.

Someone uploaded a video "Speaker comparison Pixel 5 vs. 4a": https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=83640235&postcount=2
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] tallpilot:
It's very unfortunate the front firing speakers fell victim to the war on bezels. I blame tech journalists for the incessant whining about them. I did hate the notch, but don't understand the irrational hate for 'chunky' bezels especially when they are symmetrical.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bootruss:
How's the video improvements? Coming from a 3xl which really has frustrated me video wise, it does seem to be a decent step up. Before going pixel 18 months ago I ran LG for 5 years and the video from those were considerably better than the Pixel, here's hoping!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] ShadowDragon:
The 3XL was very unbalanced even with both front firing due to the size of the speakers.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Emu:
Btw does the screen have a green tint at brightness lower than 15% with 90 Hz on?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Tyerlo:
How's the screen on time comparing in 90hz mode and 60 hz mode, if you're keen to share the difference?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
Literally started this test last night, doing another controlled battery test to see how it does. Can't share the results even when the phones die; as it's now under embargo lol.

I didn't notice anything like this, no.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] iesheiden:
Is it still forbidden to show stuff? in the early hours youtuber bringed some videos about it on youtube.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] TotallydubbedHD:
It is still under embargo. Apparently, according to Vodafone: the content you see live from other YouTubers, who received their devices, have all been approved by the Google team. Not sure how true that is, but anyway lol
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] saturday_night:
Unboxing embargo is over, there are dozends of unboxing and first impression Videos on YouTube today
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] SGH-i200:
Yes, but I wrote Pixel 3 (regular size), which has a good stereo balance. The Pixel 5 has not.

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Yes, but the other embargos are still active. Supersaf told his unboxing that he us not allowed to upload a photo comparison.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Gibsonflyingv:
A few of them said "I'll be comparing it to x,y,z next week" so I have to guess that's when the embargos for comparisons/reviews drops.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Windkool:
Hey guys, just wanted to know below, a reply from anyone would really be appreciated.

1. If I buy Google Pixel 5 and pixel 4a 5G outside of India, say order it from USA/Canada, will the divice will work in India ( Mobile carrier band compability).

2. If all mobile features will be available if this device have to be operated in India.( Except 5G).

3. If such device will get default / limited warrenty in India location too

4. If point 3 is no then, can we buy international product warrenty at the time of purchase and cost if it.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] montrealguy:
Why are there no reviews on the pixel 5 camera? The phone has launched but no one has ratings or reviews!
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
https://xdaforums.com/pixel-5/help/detailed-reviews-phone-camera-announced-t4175479
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] 0815Gs:
the second video of op about the 5 actually has a decent amount of camera / video footage. There was another pretty high quality video and image showcase on youtube but the person did delete and reupload the video without the camera footage, certainly because of the current embargo.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Mdizzle1:
It's under embargo at the moment.

This guy does a very quick side by side with pixel 4 though

[youtube]UpM_UE_LmX4[/youtube]
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] Edikuun:
Is it possible to pay monthly when you're outside the US?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] johnny8910:
In the UK they offer 0% finance through Klarna.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] KobiP:
Hey, HDMI would be also in my interest? Can I connect the phone to a TV / Monitor with a cable?

Cheers
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] vandyman:
https://store.google.com/search?q=Usb to hdmi