Google Pixel 7 Pro Long Term Review after using it as my daily driver for the past 8 months, from October 2022 to July 2023 & how it competes with the iPhone...
I do agree with In Depth Tech Reviews’ overall sentiment as a pixel 7 pro user. Personally, I have different gripes for it.
Google used to make “XL” versions of some of the earlier Pixels, up to the (checks) Pixel 4. Those were larger and spent the extra space on battery. I wish that Google was still doing that, as I definitely was fine with a larger/heavier phone if I got a larger battery out of it.
I don’t use Pixels these days, so I guess it’s not really a factor for me now, but…
That’s basically what the Pixel 7 Pro is over the Pixel 7; it’s just that it also comes with other extras, like another camera.
Not sure why they only managed 14% extra battery in the 7 series though. It’s the smallest jump from their smaller model vs the larger one except for the 6 series. Combine it with the more power hungry display on the Pro, and the already-inefficient chipset on both devices, and you just don’t get the battery life that competitors get.
Google used to make “XL” versions of some of the earlier Pixels, up to the (checks) Pixel 4. Those were larger and spent the extra space on battery. I wish that Google was still doing that, as I definitely was fine with a larger/heavier phone if I got a larger battery out of it.
I don’t use Pixels these days, so I guess it’s not really a factor for me now, but…
That’s basically what the Pixel 7 Pro is over the Pixel 7; it’s just that it also comes with other extras, like another camera.
Not sure why they only managed 14% extra battery in the 7 series though. It’s the smallest jump from their smaller model vs the larger one except for the 6 series. Combine it with the more power hungry display on the Pro, and the already-inefficient chipset on both devices, and you just don’t get the battery life that competitors get.