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A new Google Pixel phone? Ah, but this time the new one has some interesting new tech and might be the best all around Android device on the market in its price point. Tech expert Dave Taylor of https://www.AskDaveTaylor.com/ has had a Google Pixel 5 for a few weeks now and has put it through all sorts of tests. In this review he offers up demo photos, video, slo-mo, demonstrated charging features, and much, much more. Before you buy a Google Pixel 5 - or any other Android phone - watch this video to learn the real scoop.
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The latest phone from Google? Let's check this out
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Dave Taylor here and I'm checking out this. This is the Google Pixel 5
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Now, the 5 is just part of its incremental numbering system, but it also represents the fact that this works with 5G
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So this is one of the very first phones on the market to support the new, much, much faster 5G connectivity system
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And even better, as is so common with tech, there's not a version of 5G
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There are multiple versions of 5G. So this actually supports 5G sub-6 and 5G millimeter wave
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So, theoretically, wherever you go in the world and whatever carrier you want to use
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this will work with that on the 5G, on their 5G network
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Now, I don't have 5G where I live, so I wasn't able to test that particular capability
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but that's all coming and being rolled out anyway. So we're going to see a lot more 5G in 6 to 12 months
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So you're sort of ahead of the curve a little bit with this, but let's talk about the specs
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And then I got a ton of photos and videos to share and I'll talk about some of the pros and frankly some of the cons
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some of the things that you might want to think about before you make the purchase decision with this Pixel 5
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First, though, I want to also point to my Google Pixel 5 unboxing
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People have had a lot of fun watching that because when I open the Pixel buds
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yes, they actually fall on the floor and people got really anxious about it
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But the good news is that I have carpet, so they are completely intact
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No damage was done to this particular product. Nothing to worry about
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So, all right, the Google Pixel 5. You can see the front, you can see the back
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Yes, that's a fingerprint sensor in the middle. It's powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Octa-Core Adreno 620
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Now, that's worth mentioning because the latest and greatest version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon
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is actually the 865G. So this is not the fastest possible processor
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Now, my assumption is Google did that to keep the price tag down
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And this is a nice price tag, especially if you've been looking at like the iPhone 12 Pro
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or something like that, where it's almost double the price. So they are pretty spendy
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especially if you want to get the Pro Max at the full amount of like storage capacity
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It's a lot of darn money for a smartphone. So, Android 11, of course
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everyone who has a Google Pixel knows that these get the new versions of Android first
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You can even get onto betas, which is great fun if you're someone who loves tech
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or really needs to work on the Android platform. You really have to have a Pixel phone
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somewhere in your, you know, lineup, so you can use it for testing and anticipate what's coming
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as other Android vendors slowly roll out the latest version. So, the screen itself, you can hopefully see here
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I can bring it over to here. This is an FHD OLED 6-inch screen
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and they've got it super close to the edges. It's not a wraparound screen
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but it's so close that it almost looks like it's just solid screen
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It is only, however, at 1080 by 2340 pixels. So, that's a fairly low resolution
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If you're looking at something, again, like the iPhone 12 Pro or the Google
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I'm sorry, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20, they have much higher resolution
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which is therefore much higher density screens. But let's be honest, you know
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1080 by 2340 on a screen this size, it's still pretty gorgeous
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It looks really nice. It's 24-bit depth. It's HDR, you know. This is a really lovely screen
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and if you want to stream video or something on it, it's going to look really nice
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Now, let's talk about battery because one of the things Google hasn't done well
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is they haven't really managed battery and power on their Google Pixel line
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So, this one finally does a good job. So, this is a 4080 milliamp-hour battery
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You can actually charge it with an 18-watt USB-C charger, which is a power delivery 2.0
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So, if you want to buy a third-party charger, just look to make sure it at least has PD2.0
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if not PD3.0. It is wireless Qi charging. As you can see, when I put it on the Google Pixel stand
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it's a great stand, and the phone knows it's the stand and behaves differently when it goes on this
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than any other wireless charger, which is pretty interesting. I don't know why it keeps wanting me to set it up
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but let's see what happens this time. Okay, so now it's just charging. So, that's great
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It also has reverse wireless charging, which means you can actually use its back plate
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as a Qi charger to charge something else, for example, your earbuds
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that actually might support wireless charging. So, kind of interesting idea. You can charge this all the way
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then put it upside down, and then see if I can take these out without them falling
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and then take your beautiful Pixel Buds, put them on the back, and you have to enable it
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but it would then be charging your buds. Cool, right? So, I shall place this back in
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We shall make sure this stays intact, and we're good there. So, nice job with the battery life
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It should definitely give you probably a day and a half, but if you're used to charging it when you get home at night
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it's going to work just fine, and you won't need to deal with power at all during the day
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Now, one of the other limitations is, now let's talk about storage
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So, it's 128 gig of storage with 8 gig of RAM. There is no microSD
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and there is no way to buy a larger storage capacity. Now, my assumption is this is just because that's in line with Google's
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put everything on the cloud, back up everything to the cloud, move everything to the cloud, right
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If indeed you are always online, and you're on fast 5G, then you don't really need 128 gig worth of stuff sitting on your phone
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But, if you're somewhat more old school, and you want to have things like movies
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and a big music library, and all those downloads for your favorite game on your phone itself
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just in case you're not online, then that 128 gig might be an issue
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It's a little curious that they don't have like a 256 gig option
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but this is just a one size better fit all. So, there's that
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Now, good news, it's IP68 water resistant. So, if you splash your coffee on it
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or you drop it in the sink while you're washing your hands for 20 seconds
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no problem, rinse it off, you're good to go. It's not going to be damaged. I am so happy to have phones finally be able to handle actually our lives
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What a great improvement, and really, I can't believe how many years we all suffered through having phones that if you got
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you know, even if it was humid, they would shut down, and then the company would say
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oh, we don't support them, we have little sensors, and the sensor has said that it has been in the presence of moisture
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It's like, yeah, welcome to life. So, good job with that too
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Now, let's talk about cameras, and then I'll get into some examples. So, rear-facing, there are two cameras
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There's a 12.2 megapixel dual pixel camera with a 77 degree view
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and there's a 16 megapixel ultra-wide with a 107 degree view. And then for video, you can shoot at 1080p at 30 up to 240 frames per second
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and you can shoot 4K on this little phone. You can shoot 4K at 30 frames per second, or 60 frames per second
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On the front, there's a little hole punch in the corner. You can barely see it
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Maybe if I go here, maybe you see just a little bit. There's a little hole right there
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and that front-facing camera is an 8 megapixel F2.0 with an 83 degree view
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So, pretty nice. So, all of that is glorious, but let's get some examples, right
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So, let's switch. First off, this is going to be a demonstration of zoom
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So, we're going to start out with the ultra-wide, and this is the biggest angle of view you can get
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And then I'm going to step to what I consider like normal, which is just the 1x zoom
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And then finally, we'll get into the closest, where I've zoomed in as much as I can
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And all three of these photos are very impressive. This was obviously a very smoky day over the Rocky Mountains
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Now, let's look at night mode. So, night mode is something that Google's really been working on with the Pixel
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This is actually the big holy grail for all of these smartphone companies
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But here's night mode. This is just middle of the night on my street
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and you can see it's done a really nice job and pulled in a lot of light
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And yes, this was handheld. I didn't have it on a tripod
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So, now let's look at some video. First off, this is just a little video shot
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handheld of some flowers in front of my house. You'll see that bee right there
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And then, while I'm filming, I can change zoom. And it did a nice job with it
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So, then I went to my daughter's volleyball practice and took some footage there
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So, first off, let's do a slow motion of their volleyball. And this is just really fun and remarkably well done
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And again, handheld. Now, let's do a time-lapse
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because it's actually quite comical to see that when they're trying to play a game of volleyball
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All in all, I'm really impressed with the camera. That's really one of the strengths of this Pixel 5
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They've done a really nice job making it so that it might not be super expensive
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but boy, you can get really good photos and really good video content from it
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So, lots to like here. And let me tell you, just some of the things that I really like is that
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it's actually cheaper than the previous generation of phones, which is great
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It has a better battery. They've added that reverse wireless charging, which I'm guessing most people will never use
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But in a pinch or in an emergency, you could even put another phone on top of it and give your buddy a little bit of a charge
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if they also support wireless charging. So, that's actually super slick. And of course, its cornerstone feature is that 5G support
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And as that rolls out and as that becomes more widely available
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it's going to be glorious to have faster and faster and faster connectivity
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So, lots to like. There are some limitations with the processor. I mean, I find it to be really snappy
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I don't have any issues with performance, even when I'm running on apps or games or anything
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But your mileage may vary. You might need or want the absolute fastest possible phone
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This is not that. This is not the state-of-the-art latest possible chipset
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So, there's that. Oh, and just in case you actually use this as a phone, it sounds really good
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And if you use it like this and make a phone call, the person on the other end will be very happy with how well you sound, how good you sound, right
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So, for those odd moments where you use a smartphone as a phone
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this definitely has that capability too. Of course, most people are probably going to use Bluetooth
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And in fact, that reminds me, this does not have a 3.5 millimeter audio jack on it
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So, you will need to use Bluetooth. It has USB-C charging on bottom
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And then on the back, there is a fingerprint sensor. It is smack dab in the middle
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It is not embedded on the screen. This is not state-of-the-art technology
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This is just a basic functional fingerprint sensor that will unlock your phone
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which means, yes, that they've actually backed away from that 3D face model they were using with the Pixel 4
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So, honestly, it is pretty cool to just look at your phone and have it unlock
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but possibly that fingerprint sensor might be a little bit more secure and a little bit more stable
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So, that's everything I got for you on the Google Pixel 5
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So, let's talk about the price and the colors. But before we do that, can I ask that you can subscribe to my channel
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And I appreciate that a lot. Great. Now, this is the Google Pixel 5
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This is in Sorta Sage. Not a very big fan of this color
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It's sort of just a really, I don't know, sort of a blah green
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Not, like I said, wish they would have chosen some other colors. You can also get it in just black, which might be the way to go
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But, you know, I don't know. I guess it's up to you to pick what color you prefer
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And it is, the phone is $699. Or, if you go through store.google.com, you can get it for $29.12 per month for 24 months
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So, obviously, you can also buy this through your favorite carrier. But this will work
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This is supposedly compatible with all the major carriers around the world
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So, theoretically, you can just buy it straight from Google and then plug it into wherever you want
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Just put in the right SIM card. So, that's everything I got
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Mostly being, you know, really impressed with this. I think they've got a lot right
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And I think that at the price point, this is a solid mid-range phone
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Definitely worth checking out. And if you're a huge Android fan or you're a developer for the Android platform
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this is probably a no-brainer for you just to get one of these to make sure you have it for testing
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So, with that, I'll catch you in my next video. Thanks for watching
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