I'll take this opportunity to explain jitters that people are seeing in the smartphone video (which seem to come up in really any camera test I do): I render out at 24fps but phones typically don't record at that frame rate. So my video editor needs to work on 30fps footage into a 24fps final render, and it often leads to some stutters. Rest assured the video is stable the ENTIRE time I'm viewing and editing it, and then it goes through the render and RU-vid wringers and this happens... Thanks for watching!
Nice video 😍 I wish I can afford one of those devices 🥺 the pixel has always been my dream phone but I don't think I'll get to use is now that I need it
Can you please help me with one of those devices 🥺🙏 I have been using the galaxy S3 for 2 years now and can't afford another device please help me get one
@JV be honest, this is the Pixel 5a with mid range Snapdragon 7xx, twin cameras, 1080p screen Will the real Pixel 5 please stand up with Snapdragon 865 with 5G, 8GB RAM 128-256GB, 6.2 inch, headphone jack, Dolby stereo speakers, 4000mAh, IP68, alloy body for $575-700
Nice well put together video Joshua I really enjoy your VLOG type reviews much better than just listening to a content creator reviewing a device via images/short videos inside of an office and talking while sitting at their desk.
Literally my notifications right now: Oneplus 8T vs Google Pixel 5 Oneplus 8T Review Oneplus 8T Durability Test Pixel 5 Real World Camera test My Google Pixel 5 review Oneplus 8T Unboxing 48 Hours with the Pixel 5
You're just bringing me back 6 years ago as i was watching reviews to buy a phone and came across to androidauthority channel. And now I'm looking for an update to my current phone and see you've got your own channel.
What I love about this phone is that the colour is more true to life/ what your eyes see! I don't know why so much phones these days make colours so vibrant/neon like. I guess it's just personal preference
Waiting for my 4A 5G to arrive and join my other phone in this weird phone addiction. Glad it shares the same camera setup as the 5. Great review, Happy Holidays from deep South Texas
Seriously: at least for me, its obvious the thinking behind pixel 5, and everybody in the tech industry should appreciate the fact the Google has gone a different path and differentiate them self from the million makers, in regard to pixel phones. I own two phones: a pixel 5 and a Samsung note 20 ultra 5g. Very different smartphones but both have there pros and cons( like every phone). What i realized is that Google was very, very smart in regard to the choices on Pixel 5. Its easy, simple, straightforward, very good battery, ideal size and everything is very (enough) good to me, and provides a easy and pleasure experience in a "small" form factor (it reminds me, somewhat, of another company strategies regarding some of there best selling products - the one with the bite on fruit... - ) . Is it "top of the specs chart"? no! But, somehow i have my "Top of the tops" Samsung kept for backup and use my Google Pixel 5 as a daily. Go figure! I hope the keep this strategy. Its seriously a very good and smart strategy in a world bored with the same solutions and saturated with "top of the tops" smartphone. In some way, the Pixel 5 is the SMARTphone.
Another great review Joshua, I am a 67yr old Scot and I have been enjoying your phone reviews for a few years now. I'm not what you'd call "tech-savvy", but I always get the details and information I need from you, so a big thank you for that. Keep up the great work.
Hi, Joshua Vergara. This comment is simply an acknowledgement for your quality tech-vlogs/ unboxing and review videos. You really deserved to have many subscribers for your contents. Keep up the quality content! 😌
Guys.... I for example waited for long time for a phone as Pixel 5 in such a small body. Not everybody is like me BUT I don't really want the best of the best anymore. With Pixel 5 the performance is almost high end and you get a ~6 inch phone with a 6 inch screen perfectly symetrical PLUS a clean software without all sort of crap and bloatware. I am fed up of having a brick in my pocket and a zillion unwanted apps that i can never remove from the phone.
Thank you so much! Especially, more info than others on video. I think we all are already aware of Google Pixel when it comes to camera stills, but where it had always fallen short his video. And as a parent, I've leaned more into videos these last few years than pictures. Had a nephew pass from cancer and the parents had plenty of pictures but really wanted the experience of seeing and hearing their child. Changed my world! My son also play sports, so of course we care about video with that. I really think the only thing that holds back the Google Pixel for many is going to be the size and just understanding the chipset being as old as it is. We may be able to get it at affordable price and it is capable, but one more year from now, even worse two years from now, are we already frustrated with our phone? I'm down right now choosing between the Google Pixel 5 and the Samsung S20FE. Don't really want the OnePlus. Really looking for more videos comparing these two!
I appreciate the kind words -- and thanks for sharing your particular perspective! I think that the S20 FE (which I have to finish coverage of still) will have a few more options than the Pixel for motion capture, but as you said the Pixel is just on another level when it comes to stills. I'll give the Pixel 5 some credit for the stabilization modes, which could prove very useful during those sports scenarios. Maybe a Pixel 5 with a clip-on lens of some sort? Moment lenses really extend the capabilities of Pixels in particular, and I'm planning on a video for just that topic soon too :)
@Rob Hutchins I'm still on an s8 and still not frustrated.. The way google utilizes software optimization is what will keep these phone going... The 765 will be absolutely fine two years from now.. Ill gladly take the pixels - first to the punch updates on pure vanilla android in trade... We've become to accustomed with only seeing hardware specs side of things... Personally, I can't wait for this phone.
I get that Google can do a lot with software, but they really, truly need to upgrade the camera hardware. I've had the Nexus 6P, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3 XL, and Pixel 4 XL. I speak from experience when I say that their software and photography is great, but the hardware definitely has limits. Software can't solve everything. New hardware is needed.
Everytime I watch a video from you I'm amazed at how beautiful your camera and editing make your videos pop with great colours. Would you mind sharing some information about the equipment you use and software editing if possible?
Does your phone got hot with normal usage (example browsing, paging thorough photos etc). I've had my phone for three days now and I find that it heats up very quickly.
Can’t wait to get mine. Unfortunately, I have to wait until the 29th here in the US. But why are so many people in love with 4K on a smart phone? Most people record videos for social media or send them to friends and family, which it’s scaled down anyway. Even on whatsapp. Unless you’re using your phone for some serious pro recording, but with only 128g of storage, which is actually about 121g, you will use up your space rather quickly.
For the first time... I feel like I would get a pixel over the oneplus. If I was in the market for a phone. Right now my 7 pro is my main phone and pixel 3 is my back up. Nokia 7.1 is for media (such a fun phone!)
Hey Joshua, on the Pixel 3 (small one) google only allowed ringtones and notifications from the bottom speaker making the phone useless to me (can't miss these things in my business) because I couldn't hear it in another room or in my pocket or in loud environments....wondering since the P5 is a smaller phone too, if Google did that again or if ringtones and notifications are just as loud as other phones (like the Note10+ I have?)???
It's not that I think its a bad phone. It's a great phone. Its just that the new business model of "milk the cash cow" by google is a turn off. 700$ for a phone that can't afford anywhere near the tech that other companies can is just stupid. The iPhone, that is completely in house developed and made (which is MUCH more expensive to do than to just buy off the shelf parts) costs the same or just a bit more (and we aren't even talking about the discounted iphone 11 vs 4a5g). The phone doesn't cost anywhere near as much to make as previous pixel's yet costs about the same starting out. I also hate google for the one step forward, 2 steps back approach. Implement new bleeding edge tech then drop it? That isn't how apple got so good. Apple pushes the market by doing what they want, and if you don't like it, GTFO. They stick to their guns (headphone jack removal, notch, face ID, screen res/refresh, etc). I like the idea of soli, they should have stuck with it and pushed it harder. With that forehead space they could have even afforded a wide angle front facer. Again, great phone, just not worth the money. Yet pixel is the only phone I will buy (sticking to my 4). Cant stand iOS and cant stand the giant one plus phones.
I pre-ordered the 5 but after watching some reviews, I'm already regretting it and most likely going to cancel it. Like some have already said in the comments, I'm coming from my pixel 4 XL and I'm losing pixel neural core which I don't understand why they would take it out especially when it's very helpful with picture taking. I'm losing Soli Radar and face unlock which I really enjoy, squeeze for assistant, better processor, and a smaller screen which really bothers me bc I've always had the XL variant and idk why they skimped this year. I don't see where the upgrade is for me at least. I don't really need Ultra Wide camera which isn't even as good as others who offer a 127° field of view, Google opted for only 107° 🙄🤦🏼. Also the disappointing speaker under the screen which makes the sound, sound like SHIT!! Cater to people who want a symmetrical screen and we lose an actual speaker 🤦🏼 Hopefully Pixel 6 draws me Back!
This is the pixel that I've always wanted since my panda 2xl. Sadly 128gb just isn't enough storage for a photo-centric phone that can't be expanded... Oh but Google gives you unlimited cloud storage, but not in original quality... 😔
Hello sir, fantastic video overall but i have a question? why do you make the photos not fill the frame of the video? why is it so small like some polaroid? I understand that it is probably for aesthetic reasons but if not then let me know? I honestly think that you should make the photos fill in the frame and also include a frame in the video that zooms into the photos. I would also like an "editing test" in which you see how well it handles edits in Lightroom (things like lifting up shadows for example) and pit it against some other phone aswell. Thanks for providing us this video, I am looking to buy this phone soon. Stay safe sir.
He probably does this because when a picture is shot in portrait the dimensions of the pic are opposite to landscape needed for RU-vid, so the photo would have to be stretched out in editing to fill screen which would ruin quality. This is my guess anyway 👍
Good review of Pixel 5 camera capabilities. I found the video shot quality not the best. Especially using the digital zoom feature. When used, you can see graininess and digital artifacts even at 2x zoom. I would say better not to use the zoom feature. The pan shot feature is nice to have as is the Lock on subject feature. Still snap shot scenes are excellent using wide or portrait mode. Night mode feature is excellent as is the ability to add light to photos that came out dark. What about the sound on the phone? Many other Vloggers have complained about the poor sound quality from Pixel 5 speakers because of the one speaker buried behind the glass screen.
Almost no video in wide mode and the brief shot with the pumpkins showed some jittery movement with no comment. And why are the still cropped away from their natural aspect ratio and filled with black borders? Why no comment about the pretty much unusable image quality video in lock mode? The stills look great, but really no comparison to previous pixels. Is it the same quality? The wide lens has more pixels (16MP) is it better quality than the 1x or 2x? The 2x seemed to have significantly lower quality. Is that true? or just artifacts of the particular shots?
Pixel 5 has bit of a non premium hardware including the processor. Does it be good as other premium mobile and alive for next three years without switching to another mobile ? Just looking for a long term use mobile. Currently using pixel 2XL. Please let me know your comments
great video, shows realistic nature of camera of which im not really impressed, expected more of this Pixel 5, Price is still big, but for small hands it looks great option
Only thing stopping me from buying is the dullness in the video quality when compared to the pics. Really wanna see how the video for the iPhone 12 mini comes out as comparison.
I have one ordered but am going back and forth between this and the iphone 12. With iphone 12 pricing structure though I'd be at $900 for 128 GB. Google's pricing is really strategy was quite good.
Got my pixel 5 day of release here in UK couldn't get the sorta sage so had to settle with black but an absolutely brilliant all rounder does everything amazing you wouldn't tell it had a midrange chipset the thing fly's with the bonus of wireless charging and waterproofing Google got it spot on this time. Would of liked a slightly bigger screen apart from that it's perfect
I'm changing from my oneplus Nord (had a 6 previously) because I want the camera! I hope it gets even better with updates but I realize that I want the best quality photos, not just great ones. The Nord camera is a bit disappointing. The rest was ok.
Nothing drastic, but that's to say they're about as good as ever. I generally enjoy what Google's processing does and am usually pretty happy with the results.
@@jvtechtea Okay that's a bit disappointing. Hope they finally give us a bigger sensor next year. Can't really beat physics, and obviously a bigger sensors means more light!
As a Pixel 4 user I'd really like to see how much of abdifference it is in the Pixel 5 camera category. If it's barely noticeable then I might just go for an iPhone the new 12 seems like it has a lot going for it
@@CassidyJames I use Nova Launcher but I'm annoyed that that stupid search bar has to take up screen real estate especially where I would normally put my most used apps...and Google won't let me get rid of it. If we are all about a stock Android and clean experience...I should be allowed to make my home screen as clean as I want.
Why are people making excuses for not having a telephoto lens? I use all 3 of my s20+ lens especially when I go to national parks,zoos, restaurant, museums, regular pics, etc... That phone should be $500.
Android users follow a few steps below Apple in terms of video, in terms of cameras I think they have already surpassed IOS, but if you are one of those who upload your photos to social networks you will see how we lag behind in terms of quality, I think it would be more important to solve this problem before putting more megapixels and so much optical zoom to the cameras, Hopefully, companies see it that way.
