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Google Pixel 7 Pro MSRP $899.00 Score Details “The Pixel 7 Pro doesn't fully address the shortcomings of its predecessor, but it is another Google flagship with a bold design and excellent cameras.” Pros Cons Like a new release from Samsung or Apple, Google’s Pixel family has become an expected quantity during the second half of the year. Once the leaves start turning and the weather begins cooling, it’s a sure sign a new Pixel is on the way.
I also really adore the Hazel color my Pixel 7 Pro review unit came in. The dark green glass back combined with the gold stainless steel frame creates one of the more unique-looking handsets I’ve seen all year. I do miss the subtle two-tone design offered on the Pixel 6 Pro — and I wish Google had more colors to choose from — but this is without a doubt a very handsome gadget.
All of this is made even better with the new shape of the Pixel 7 Pro’s screen. The Pixel 6 Pro’s display had very drastically curved edges, often resulting in accidental touches and making it nigh impossible to apply a screen protector. The Pixel 7 Pro does still have curved edges around its screen, but they’re much less noticeable than before. I’d personally prefer Google to use an all-flat design as it does on the regular Pixel 7, but this is a good step forward.
The bad news? The fingerprint sensor doesn’t appear to have improved much at all. Sometimes, it registers my fingerprint just fine and works on the first try. But if it does work, it often takes a beat longer than I’d like it to. And when it doesn’t work, I often have to try a second or a third time before it properly scans my finger. It’s not a deal-breaker, but it’s also not particularly great.
But it’s not just the main camera that makes the Pixel 7 Pro such a powerful photography beast. Google upped its telephoto game in a big way this year, and it shows. The Pixel 7 Pro’s camera app now has two shortcuts for quickly jumping to 2x and 5x zoom — the former cropping in on the main sensor, with the latter shifting to the dedicated telephoto camera. You can also keep zooming up to 30x if you want — getting you very, very close to your subject.
Previous Next 1 of 3 The selfie camera is the only area where the Pixel 7 Pro has disappointed me. It looks fine, but nothing about it is particularly noteworthy. The fixed focus means you often end up with soft details in spots, and there’s no opportunity for any natural bokeh. Coming from the iPhone 14 and its excellent selfie camera, the Pixel 7 Pro could have done a lot more here.
In addition to all of last year’s Pixel goodies, the Pixel 7 Pro introduces a few new tricks too. One of the hallmark additions is Photo Unblur. If you open Google Photos, find any picture, and begin editing it, you’ll see a new “Unblur” button that retroactively removes blur and noise from your photos. Google’s examples of the feature make it look quite impressive, but in practice, it’s been fairly disappointing.
My daily routine with the Pixel 7 Pro has seen me restarting it at least two to three times per day just to clear out these bugs. I’ve spoken with colleagues who haven’t experienced these problems on their review units, but buggy software isn’t anything new for Google. The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro ran perfectly fine for some people, while others saw their phones plagued with relentless software issues.
Pixel 7 Pro battery life Battery life was one of the bigger pain points on the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. The phones just didn’t last very long, creating battery anxiety even with moderate use. Does the Pixel 7 Pro make things better?
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