Google Pixel 4 Review
November 14, 2019
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Amy Davies
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Specifications
Display
- Pixel 4
- Fullscreen 144.7 mm (5.7") display
- FHD+ flexible OLED at 444 ppi
- 19:9
- Ambient EQ
- Smooth Display¹ (up to 90 Hz)
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
- Always-on display
- Now Playing
- 100,000:1 super contrast ratio
- Full 24-bit depth or 16.77 million colours
- True black level
- HDR support (UHDA certification)
- Pixel 4 XL
- Fullscreen 160.0 mm (6.3") display
- QHD+ flexible OLED at 537 ppi
- 19:9
- Ambient EQ
- Smooth Display¹ (up to 90 Hz)
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5
- Always-on display
- Now Playing
- 100,000:1 super contrast ratio
- Full 24-bit depth or 16.77 million colours
- True black level
- HDR support (UHDA certification)
Dimensions and weight²
- Pixel 4
- 68.8 mm x 147.1 mm x 8.2 mm
- 2.7" x 5.7" x 0.3"
- 162 g
- Pixel 4 XL
- 75.1 mm x 160.4 mm x 8.2 mm
- 2.9" x 6.3" x 0.3"
- 193 g
Battery
- Pixel 4
- 2800 mAh
- 18 W/2 A USB Type-C™ charger
- 18 W fast charging³
- Qi-certified wireless charging
- Pixel 4 XL
- 3700 mAh
- 18 W/2 A USB Type-C™ charger
- 18 W fast charging³
- Qi-certified wireless charging
Memory and storage
- Memory: 6 GB LPDDR4x
- Storage: 64 GB or 128 GB⁴ (Just Black & Clearly White only)
Processors
- Qualcomm® Snapdragon 855™
- 2.84 GHz + 1.78 GHz, 64-bit Octa-Core
- Adreno 640
- Titan M Security Module⁵
- Pixel Neural Core™
Rear camera
- Rear Camera #1
- 16 MP
- 1.0 μm pixel width
- Auto-focus with phase detection
- Optical + electronic image stabilisation
- Spectral + flicker sensor
- ƒ/2.4 aperture
- 52° field of view
- Rear Camera #2
- 12.2 MP
- 1.4 μm pixel width
- Auto-focus with dual-pixel phase detection
- Optical + electronic image stabilisation
- ƒ/1.7 aperture
- 77° field of view
Front camera
- 8 MP
- 1.22 μm pixel width
- ƒ/2.0 aperture
- Fixed focus
- 90° field of view
- NIR flood emitter
- NIR dot projector
- 2 NIR cameras
Video
- Rear Camera:
- 1080p @ 30 FPS, 60 FPS, 120 FPS
- 720p @ 240 FPS
- 4K @ 30 FPS
- Front Camera:
- 1080p @ 30 FPS
Sensors
- Active Edge™
- Proximity/Ambient light sensor
- Accelerometer/Gyrometer
- Magnetometer
- Barometer
- Android Sensor Hub
- Sharp and textured haptics
- Microphones
- Motion Sense⁶
Charging
- USB-C™ 18 W adapter with USB-PD 2.0
- 18 W fast charging³
External Buttons and Ports
- USB Type-C™ 3.1 Gen 1
- Power button
- Volume controls
SIMs
- Single nano SIM
- eSIM⁷
Media & Audio
- Stereo speakers
- 3 microphones
- Noise suppression
Wireless and Location
- Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.0 + LE (HD codecs: AptX, AptX HD, LDAC)
- NFC
- Google Cast
- GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo⁸
Network⁹
- Pixel 4
- Up to 5xCA, LAA, DL 4x4 MIMO, CAT 18 up to 1.2 Gbps download, CAT 13 150 Mbps upload
Models G020M- GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1/2/4/5/8
- LTE: Bands B1/2/3/4/5/7/ 8/12/13/17/20/25/26/ 28/32/38/39/40/41/66/71
- eSIM⁷
- Pixel 4 XL
- Up to 5xCA, LAA, DL 4x4 MIMO, CAT 18 up to 1.2 Gbps download, CAT 13 150 Mbps upload
Models G020P- GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1/2/4/5/8
- LTE: Bands B1/2/3/4/5/7/ 8/12/13/17/20/25/26/ 28/32/38/39/40/41/66/71
- eSIM⁷
Colours
- Just Black
- Clearly White
- Oh So Orange
Hearing Aid Compatibility
- M3/T4 HAC Rating
- Google’s devices meet the hearing aid compatibility (HAC) requirements set by the FCC. See g.co/pixel/hac
Security and OS Updates
- Minimum 3 years of OS and security updates¹⁰
Materials
- Aluminum frame + matte finish hybrid coating
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 on the front Soft touch or polished glass (Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5) on the back
- IP68 dust and water protection¹¹
AR/VR
- ARCore
Warranty
- 2 years