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Re: Pixel 10 Phones

#51

> Pro Res Zoom uses Tensor G5 and an all-new generative imaging model to intelligently recover and refine intricate details. Reminds me of https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/13/23637401/samsung-fake-moo... I guess we'll never be able to trust any photos taken with a Pixel 10 or above.

I look forward to the news stories about people getting lost because they used 100x "zoom" to read a distant sign.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

#52
post #29

> Pro Res Zoom uses Tensor G5 and an all-new generative imaging model to intelligently recover and refine intricate details. Reminds me of https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/13/23637401/samsung-fake-moo... I guess we'll never be able to trust any photos taken with a Pixel 10 or above.

Really hope that can be disabled.

So far all the camera features are available through the API (and not hidden behind drm), so you could potentially use something like ProShot.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

#53
post #24

That 100X zoom example is pretty amazing

It's probably impossible to use as well. Just a 10x is fairly difficult to control. Plus AI upscaling. Fuck no.

Shouldn't be impossible. Samsung already offers Space Zoom which has a good UX and a LOT of image stabilization so your hands shaking isn't magnified by 100x.

As far as AI upscaling though, agreed. At least make a setting so we can do our own A/B tests.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

#54

If you own a pixel phone remember to do regular emergency call tests. They have a bug that has stuck around for generations but for some reason they get a pass. https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1ano09x/pixel_... https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1jzo5hu/pixel_...

> regular emergency call tests

This sounds like a huge waste of time for the dispatch operators if everyone starts to do such tests regularly.

On a similar note, it would be great (especially for these tests) if carriers provided a non-emergency / echo number that gets treated the same way as an emergency call (works w/o SIM card, gets preferential treatment, ...)

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

#55
> Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL are all available for preorder today starting at $799, $999 and $1199.

Sigh, still not going to pay more for a phone than I paid for my computer.

Also, what is up with that camera module? This doesn't look like it can physically slide into jeans pockets. At least round the corners or add little ramps. I guess this is what happens when design folk are allowed to trump engineers.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

#56

That camera bump is huge. I guess that's how you get the great zoom? Phone cases are doing heavy lifting to smooth out the back of this phone.

On the other hand I much prefer the full-width bump than a corner bump. It helps when holding your phone (a ledge for your fingers) and means that the phone doesn't rock around when used on a table.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

#57
post #10

> Tensor G5 and the latest version of Gemini Nano work together to run Magic Cue privately and securely on your phone. Running Gemini Nano on device is the most interesting thing here. Magic Cue sounds exactly like the Siri improvements that Apple failed to launch this past year (and have stayed mostly quiet about for this coming year, except saying "eventually"). I hope it works well, because on-device AI for simple…

> I love the idea of an on-device model that I can say something like "who's going to the baseball game this weekend" and it'll intelligently check my calendar and see who's listed. Or saying something like "how much was the dinner at McDoogle's last week?" and have it check digital wallet transactions.

It's probably just me (or a few like me) but I don't really keep my life in digital format as much as others (and I'm a "geek" for my family/friends since i work in the software industry). If I'm going to the cinema or baseball or any other event... I don't have it in any calendar. I pay with debit/credit cards but I don't have any digital wallet. I don't take my phone with me most of the time (my phone is big and having it hanging in my pockets is not nice).

The features described in the Pixel 10 left me with a sense of "I think I am missing something! But... oh well, whatever, I don't need any of that". Which is weird again, because I'm supposed to be the "geek".

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

#58

Looks like they're still only available in "Huge" and "comically oversized". I guess I can keep buying Pixel 4s until new ones (req for battery) are no longer available.

Me crying for a newer Nexus 4, the best device in terms of quality/price ever made by Google

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

#59
post #22

Why do we need brand new models every year?

Because even if your phone only breaks every 5 years on average do you want to get a new 5 year old phone because your last one died right before the refresh cycle? Having regular releases means that when you do get the phone you have a relatively up-to-date device with latest hardware improvements. You don't need to upgrade yearly because they release a new phone yearly.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

#60
I hope there's an improved screen. I bought a 9 Pro XL with hopes of running GrapheneOS but the PWM on the Pixel was terrible. Instant headaches. I can more or less get by ok with recent iPhone screens but the Pixel screen didn't work at all for me.

Heard a rumor that Google was going to take eye strain seriously for this version. Hope that's true.

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