Google Pixel 7 & Pixel 7 Pro Review | One Month Later... 

7 Pro since release... best phone I've ever owned, and I definitely put it through its paces. Was running warm with lesser battery life in the first week or so, until the battery optimization figured out how I use the device. Cool as a cucumber now with full day battery life. Couldn't be happier.

I've had the 7 since day one and the experience has been perfect... The camera is so good it's hard to explain, it's not just the final quality of the pictures but also the carelessness with which you can take the shots

I bought the standard 7 in snow to replace my 4a. Brilliant phone so far - no complaints at all. I think these phones have a lot more to give though, so hopefully Android 14 and up will add more value.

Would be lovely if Google would appreciate us who love a small handset, and give us a smaller screen with pro camera features.

The motion blur settings are amazing for creeks and waterfalls. Really good for getting car pics too, makes taking "roller" shots a breeze.

Fucking love this guy and his real world reviews

I appreciate the review and also the comments to help me choose! I still have the 3a so this will be a major upgrade for me

You certainly do one of the best real life use case reviews ♥️

Went with 7 for my dinky hands. I do wish Google would do the same camera setup for both... Or make it an optional middle option for us who like smaller phones with all the features... Having said that, I don't regret going for the regular 7 as I've never had a phone with a great telephoto so I don't know what I'm missing really.

Been using the base Pixel 7, and I have been loving it quite a lot! Was an apple guy for quite a while (4S, 6, and 8 Plus) and always opted for apple as I was in the apple ecosystem, and just wanted a phone that worked. But as of late, with their pricing going higher and higher and the anti-repair behavior they have, I decided if I can't easily replace components, might as well find something cheaper, and something that allowed me to sideload applications as I chose. Also, I didn't particularly like Apple Watches (battery life sucked so I switched to a Garmin Instinct Solar), and while the earpods pro have great sound, I preferred wired earphones for the same audio quality at a much cheaper price (Moondrop Starfield). Furthermore, I didn't have many other Apple devices (laptop, home, ect.), so there wasn't much hardware-wise tying me to that ecosystem. My first dip into the Android ecosystem earlier this year was buying a used Samsung s10e (initially just for retro emulation), and after 2 weeks of frustration trying to unlearn the apple way of doing things, I had a phone that worked, was nice and small, and certainly cheaper. However, with the end of security updates coming up soon for that model, I wanted to find something that would have a long support life as I don't like switching out phones very often. The Pixel 7 has blown me away. There are some strange glitches and freezes in apps here and there, but overall the battery life is fantastic (there are some instances that if I know the following day won't have heavy usage, I won't bother charging my phone at night when at 40-50%). The camera is really good (although I haven't been able to put the astro-photography through its paces yet, so we'll see), and I'm able to play my emulation software really easily and conveniently on the device. I will also say that it didn't have the frustrating/confusing setup that the Samsung s10e had. I tried setting up autofill passwords on the Samsung and there was the Knox system and then saving passwords via your google account, and it wasn't as fluid an experience as on iOS. The bixby button I also found a little dumb on the Samsung, and the left-swipe screen (whatever it was) was annoying to accidently swipe into and didn't do anything for me. The Pixel 7, I feel, would be a phone I would be comfortable recommending to longtime users of iOS looking for a compact experience that's easy to make a switch to...however, what is still a pain is getting Apple bought media (music, tv shows, ect.) onto my phone, and is annoying since I love listening to my music and all of that is in the Apple ecosystem. But it makes sense, if I was apple, I'd do the same way to discourage people from jumping between the two. Also makes sense why the Pixel is so user-friendly compared to Samsung, google makes both the hardware and software in this case (much like on the apple side), so of course it would be user-friendly. Hopefully I don't have to jump from Google in 10 years, as I'm not sure what a phone experience with Linux would be like. :|

Seriously, if Google would just launch a pixel 7 sized phone with zoom lens, and have it cost mid way between the 7 and 7 pro, we would have the perfect Android phone on our hands. Since I have the 6, I'm going to hold off on upgrading this year, don't really see where it's worth it. My work phone is about the same size as the pixel 7 pro and I absolutely hate the size of it. I always tend to get palm taps while I'm scrolling through content.

Nice update Chris will be changing my 4a 5g out soon for the 7...can I say how much I appreciate the sound quality of your videos and your sense of humor of course!

You are literally my go to guy! Great Vid thanks a bunch!! RIP Queeny!!! 🙏🇬🇧

Wow! Thank you for the very thorough review. I've been trying to decide between these two models, and you covered all of the questions I had, plus additional important information. Great job!

Thanks for another great review 😊😊 The flat screen is one of the reasons I went for the Pixel 7 myself; I had a Pixel 6 Pro and I found the curved display meant my chunky cover barely protruded above the screen and was a big factor in the screen shattering :( I found the Zoom lense wasn't something I used much on the 6 Pro too, great cam of course, just not much use by me. Stoked with the 7 so far, the face unlock is just amazing, and the upgraded fingerprint is a huge upgrade too.

Great vid, thanks for the update. I have a Pixel 4a and plan to wait until next Summer and get a 7a.

Great review and honest, I hope they improve the cinematic blur and front camera, other than those two things it's a very good phone

Great review man, you're reviews always seem so frank, good stuff

Loving the Pixel 7 pro so far. Need to test out the camera a bit more but noticed a big difference to the Xperia 5 ii Ive come from as I don't need to use pro mode now which can take too much effort to get a good shot. Noticed some apps using too much battery. I had to restrict the EE app as its draining too much battery in background. All in all top phone so far

I got the 7 standard a month ago. Couldn't be happier! A telephoto would've been great but 6.7 inches is a no-go for me. The cameras are great and the level of smoothness is too damn high. Excellent experience overall.

Had the 7 pro for just over a week now. Only had one issue where the screen went black and unresponsive but still playing audio. Restart fixed it tho, and apart from that, been a great experience

Absolutely adore my new Pixel 7 Pro, especially with the black friday deal I snagged. Took a punt on both the 6 and 6 Pro last year and had to return both due to bugs and glitches making them useless for what I needed. Sad as I loved using them. Wanted to try again as the new models are apparently mostly fixed and safe to say I'm not disappointed this time around, best android phones going and a bargain compared with the current Samsung and iPhone line ups!

I ended up returning mine because they couldn’t send me the trade in kit sooner but when I was using it my one major complaint about it was how tinny the speakers sound they don’t really get bass and the sound like you’re playing audio from a soda can amplifier thing. Overall though great phone.

These videos are both educational and funny. Love the content!

I am about a week away from starting to use my Pixel 7 (I am changing service Providers & I had to wait timing wise) & I have been following your Google Pixel content for a bit Chris & I am a USA Citizen & I have to say that your accent & your descriptive words that you use are AWESOME Chris & make me laugh & besides the valuable information you provide make your videos worth the time to watch! We Americans can take a page out of your descriptive word choices!

Thank you for this useful review. I'm curious about your comment that between 2.5 and 5x zoom, the camera uses both lenses, the main and the telephoto. On my Pixel 7 pro I saw this between 4x and 5x zoom, but it seems to me that 2.5x zoom can be covered by the cropped "2x telephoto" lens.

Been using the P7pro since the monday after the launch. Been loving it. My only knock is the audio codec, while solid, still not as good as it was on my OP8t

Another good informative upload 👍🏻 did you measure the battery recharge as I only get between 8 and 12 watts when wired with a Google 30 watt charger, and that's with the adaptive options turned off.

3 phone retailers plus JB Hifi had both these on display. And equally discovered the screen resolution black or clear horizontally lines that shows on rasterized graphics and vectorised cliparts. The same issue i have on my Note 9 since my last month update. Literally was going to buy this today, but seeing this issue changed my mind

Can't wait to get my pixel 7 pro. Also, love the Makima wallpaper, would love to get that download. Great video!!

Pixel 7 for me because of smaller size. Smaller the better in phones.

A Great review, equally language wise, without your usual curse words, thanks.

Got the 7 Pro coming from a 1+ 5, and man what an upgrade. I did get it specifically because of the telephoto camera. Otherwise I'd have taken the regular 7 because it's smaller. It is shocking how much chunkier the Pro is compared to my old phone. The cameras are worth it though.

Hey just a quick thank you for the video - exactly what I needed to tell if I'd be happy with the Pixel 7. I love a phone I can use with one hand. I just ordered it and I'm crossing my fingers I love it.

Dude every video I see of yours I want the wallpaper you're using. Please tell me where you get them

Every video of yours I watch your phones have always got sick anime wallpapers

Greatest Reviewer on RU-vid!! Can't get enough of your reviews!

🤘Great review as always. Awesome that you listen to fit for a king. They are one of my favorite bands.🤘

I'm thinking of upgrading my Samsung A71 to a Google Pixel 7 so your video was very useful in helping me make up my mind. I like the telephoto zoom on the pro, but think I can live without it.

My brother and I both have had our Pixel 7's for about a week and we love them. SO many more features than our old Motorolas. Neither of us take telephoto pictures so that's not even a issue.

Love your reviews, can’t wait to get the regular pixel 7. I saw it in your video, how do you like Fit for a kings new album.

Love the humor! - A happy subscriber

Loving my 7 pro upgrade from 5 so still learning to get my hands around the bloody thing... My only neg is the speakers, as someone with tinnitus and hearing loss in left ear the 5 was perfect, in screen speaker for the right ear the louder one for left. But on this one it makes my head spin no matter which way I hold it. It's like the sound is swirling round my head and it's tinny and not as good on volume.. other than that which I'm sure I'll get used to.. I can't fault it.

Chris, I hope you had a good holiday in Cyprus!😊👍

You definitely hit the nail on the head with the fixed focused front camera it's really not good at all compared to Samsung's autofocus 40 megapixel or even apples autofocus front camera. Very good review

Thanks for the great videos, been waiting for this one! I'm coming from a Samsung s9 and am indecisive between s22+ and the pixel 7... even though it's a big price difference (but Black friday is coming up). What would you recommend?

Didn't know you were a Fit For A King fan! Great review as always😊

Great video like always. One of the best RU-vidrs in tech world. I will change my p6 pro to snow p7 pro😁

7 Pro and overall I'm happy. The camera is great, particularly the zoom lens but on the downside photos taken in whats app are not as sharp as when taken with the regular camera app. Mine doesnt get warm at all. I would prefer if the volume control turned red at higher volumes to let me know if I'm listening to music too loud, like my Samsungs did. Ive heard bad reports about video calling with the 7 Pro but its not a feature I use so Im not bothered.

Hello, I just found your channel by the way, excellent video .. could you tell me where I can get those wallpapers .. they are great

Where do you get your wallpapers ?? They are amazing👌

This guy is hilarious and gives you the info you need with top tier entertainment earned a sub for the laughs mate

I came over from the pixel 5. I was skeptical that the new 7 pro would be able to hold up against the new iphones as far as cameras go. I went on a road trip last weekend with a few friends. We visited the St. Louis zoo and attended a concert the same night. My pics and videos from the zoo and concert blew their phones away. A LOT of my photos were pushing the digital zoom passed the 5x zoom. They were fantastic. The video I took at the zoo and the concert were crystal clear, and surprisingly, the video taken at the concert was crystal clear for audio as well. I'm really happy with the 7 pro.

I stepped down from a 7 pro to 7. I like the features of the pro but the size of the 7 is more friendly to my average hands and I rarely use 5x telephoto even though its cool to have, I can live without it.

This guy is absolutely hilarious 😂😂😂😂 Earned a sub, mate🇺🇸🇬🇧

Picked up the 7 pro and love it. Moved over from Samsung s20 and have much battery life and experience in the process.

Like you said zoom on Pixel 7 Pro nice to have but still get better results with dedicated camera. That, the curved screen on the Pro, and smaller size helped me go with the regular Pixel 7! Pretty annoying that the Pixel 7 also can't do macro photos tho if the pro just used the same wide angel lens the Pro does and it artificial limitation!

Thanks For The 2 Weeks Review From Both Phones A Fair Time To See How Good They Work

Great review 👍

Another great one in the bank, uncle spurt! Cheers!

I believe I will go for the Pixel 7, thanks for your reviews. BTW, may I ask the author/source of your wallpaper? (I found them) Thanks.

Still have the 6pro have had cellular reception issue earlier but i think trying to connect to 5G was what caused the issue but its fine atleast for now and i love the color and the black glass camera housing, will be upgrading to the 8 pro next year if the beauty can overtake the 6pro design and sorta sunny color.

Battery life probably improved because of the adaptive battery feature. After a few days to a couple of weeks of using the phone, it learns what to turn off in the background in order to keep the battery lasting as long as possible

Great great review. Perfect pitch pace and tempo. I'm defo a super user and made a mistake getting a Pocco a couple years back. Ordered 7 yesterday. This is gonna be an EPIC upgrade 😃

I was worried that Pixel 7 Pro would be a hot mess since it's still made with Samsung 5nm. Luckily it's not hot and I have not encountered any temperature or connectivity issues so far. I was also on the fence about the practicality of the telephoto camera. However I found myself using it quite often, making the camera experience the most flexible I've experienced yet.

Got the Pro today and just setting it up! :)

Where do you find your wallpaper lmao i love them

How's reception/modem? Seeing lots of complaints on Reddit

I upgraded from the Pixel 4XL to the Pixel 7. The 4 XL was my best phone ever. I miss the 3d face recognition and Soli radar on the Pixel 7. You only notice the higher resolution of the Pixel 4XL next to each other. The Pixel 7's screen is much brighter. The Pixel 7 also runs a bit more smoothly and the new features are good. The review was of high quality as usual. Marked all the good and bad points well.

I am not a professional photographer and I barely use the cameras on a phone as for gaming, I do have an Xbox for that so I am still on team pixel 7 and thanks for another beautiful review, I have missed a lot, good to see that the family is doing well and wait how many cats do you have now? Or are there saloons for cats in the UK?

Can you tell me from where you downloaded those sick wallpaper mate

Traded in the pixel 6 for the 7. So much better. Not massive improvements anywhere, but the many small improvements just make it a much better package.

just got my white pixel 7 pro yesterday and i must say its an amazing handset loving mine.

have found the initial Pixel 7 review and this follow up really useful. Good to get a UK perspective on it. I have an iPhone 11 at the moment - tempted to go for the Pixel 7 although would make my apple watch redundant effectively - not that I wear it much if I am honest anyway. Think I will take the plunge...

Can you make a google drive folder of all the wallpapers you use and link it in description of your next video

Mr Spurt I watched your review and decided on the pixel 7 as my first Google phone. Today is day two and I have noticed a bit of distortion on the earpiece, is this a common thing with these handsets or should I take it back?

Nice review, but good luck finding a quality screen protector that won't hold back the fingerprint sensor. Pixel 6-7 don't go well with these. Wanted one made for the 7 (as marked on the box) but had to return it cause fingers were just not registering well at all. Cheers

Just one question, where do you get those awesome wallpapers ? Every phone review you did has an amazing wallpaper. Great job!

great job and thank you, the camera is much better than last version of pixel...

I’m not really sure who decided the screen was the best place for a fingerprint scanner but what’s wrong with it on the side or integrated in power button.

perfect as always man ❤️ i wanna know if there is a great difference between pixel 7 and pixel 6 because i wanna buy one this mon. waiting your help 🙏

I think the deblur tool works for photos that are slightly out of focus, not something that can deblur a moving subject, though that would be very cool

Hey Uncle Spurt which off the Google Pixel phones would you use full time Google Pixel 6, Google Pixel 6 Pro, Google Pixel 6a, Google Pixel 7 or the Google Pixel 7 Pro?

Visited Paphos in Cyprus with the phone? I was there in november last year haha :) My Pixel 7 pro is finally on its way to my home.

What website do you use to download all these amazing backgrounds?

Bloody hilarious albeit informative review. Keep up the great work you bloody fool haha.

I went from the OnePlus 7 pro to the Pixel 7pro, and couldn't be happier. Photo quality is amazing, and just everything about he phone is so much better. This is so much of an upgrade and I'm not regretting my decision at all. This is the best phone I've ever owned.

Yay I found it I thought you didn't do a review

Could you share a link to that Cyberpunk background, please? 😍

I love your device wallpaper being a anime fan ! Please tell me from where do you get those

I'm deciding between this and the edge 40 right now. The ultra is about £15 extra a month. Is it worth it?

I love the wallpaper on the pro. Is it standard?

Ordered a 7 today! Can't wait to see what the fuzz is all about!

I have the pixel 7. I was the same with the battery life until the adaptive battery kicked in which made it much better. Overall, I'm very happy with the phone

Where you get those wallpapers!!? 😱😱

Had my pixel 7 pro for 3 weeks and it's been brilliant..best phone I have ever had I reckon ..I love big phones 🙂🙂👌

Hey man can you tell where you get those amazing anime wallpapers

Where do you get your wallpapers??

Does the Pixel 7 support 60fps for third-party camera/webcam apps? I have an Samsung S21 and one of the downsides is that it only supports 30fps for third-party apps.

Great down to earth review helped me make my decision to buy one - the PRO so thanks.