The Pixel 7 Pro is a cheaper flagship than its high-end competitors from Apple or Samsung. The photo experience is excellent, the performance solid and the software part promising. But is it enough to worry about the iPhone 14 Pro (Max) and other Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra? The answer in this complete test of the Google Pixel 7 Pro. The Google Pixel 7 Pro in a nutshell After being officially announced in August, the new Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 7 Pro hit the market today.
While the basic variant has a starting price of 649 euros, the Pro variant can be purchased from 899€. Both models are already available for purchase on the official Google store and at partner e-tailers such as Amazon If you pre-order the Pixel 7 Pro before October 17, Google is giving away either a Pixel Buds Pro or a Google Pixel Watch.
Design
With a 6.7-inch curved display, the new Pixel 7 Pro is still a great smartphone. With an aluminum casing made from 100% recycled materials, the Pixel 7 Pro has had some subtle changes from the previous generation’s design.
Last year, the battery life of the Pixel 6 Pro proved to be problematic, especially after a series of problems related to a software update. Fortunately, the Pixel 7 Pro showed no issues at this level. The Pixel 7 Pro clocked in at 14h35min of battery life using PCMark’s battery test as a benchmark. However, despite the excellent autonomy, the so-called fast charging takes up to 40 minutes to recover 43%. For a full charge, it took 100 minutes during my test. Also, on charging, Google says the device supports a 30W charger. However, the Pixel 7 Pro battery only accepts a maximum charging power of 23W. The Pixel 7 Pro also offers Qi and reverse wireless charging.
Conclusion
After the Pixel 6 Pro setbacks last year, Google no longer had the right to make mistakes with the Pixel 7 Pro. And, on paper, the mission is relatively successful.
The big highlight of the Pixel 7 Pro is the Tensor G2. This test shows that the performance is similar to the previous generation but more solid. Using new machine learning models, the new SoC also offers a host of new features regarding computational photography, where the Pixel 7 Pro has once again proven to excel.
However, we couldn’t test many new software features, such as the Cinematic Blur feature, because they weren’t immediately available or didn’t work well. Google is still in its infancy in terms of hardware, but on the software side, the manufacturer must be beyond reproach. I’m still struggling to see Google breaking the Apple and Samsung bubble in the smartphone market. But the Pixel 7 Pro is the best smartphone that Google has produced.
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