The real question: Is the Pixel 5 an upgrade from the Pixel 3XL?

The Pixel 5 is not an upgrade to the Pixel 4. Cool. Is it an upgrade to the Pixel 3XL? It's not as clear.

Objective Gains:

  • Double the RAM
  • Double the storage (if you have the base model)
  • 90hz
  • 5G
  • Reverse wireless charging
  • Battery life
  • Wide angle back camera
  • Holepunch instead of biggest notch of all time
  • "New" assistant (the faster one that debuted in the Pixel 4)

Objective Losses:

  • ~90 PPI of display density (~523 down to ~432)
  • Wide angle selfie camera
  • GPU performance (Adreno 630 down to Adreno 620)
  • Active Edge

Subjective/Sidegrades:

  • 0.3" smaller screen, but will be offset by lack of notch (maybe?)
  • Smaller in height (6.22" to 5.70") and width (3.02" to 2.77"). Same thickness.

Unknowns

  • CPU performance. Benchmarks of existing 765G devices show lower numbers than the 3XL, but not by a huge margin.
  • Pixel Visual Core. Will it matter?

Then you have to consider whether or not some of this stuff matters in the real world. What are everyone's thoughts?



Submitted October 01, 2020 at 12:31AM by BirthdayShop https://ift.tt/2GdXS6Z https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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