Google has rounded up some of the best features in its highlight of the year – the Pixel 7 Pro. It has a 50MP camera, new ultra-zoom capabilities, a Tensor G2 chip, a brighter screen, and a stunning design. While many companies are now moving away from design innovation and more towards hardware improvements, Google has proven to be serious about design with its new pixels.
The Pixel 7 Pro doesn’t revolutionize smartphone design but it pleasantly improves what we saw in the Pixel 6 Pro. We still have a strap that runs across the cameras on the back, but it’s now flush with the camera lens in a metallic finish instead of glass. Combines with the side frame that also features a metallic finish on the Pro.
The phone comes in three different colors – Snow (white), Obsidian (black) and a new Hazel color which is more on the light gray spectrum. The two-tone color approach that Google gave to the Pixel 6 series has also gone away. I prefer the uniform color throughout the phone which makes the metallic band stand out more and gives the phone a premium look.
Pixels are great phones, especially Pro — and for that reason, the Pixel 6 Pro’s square edges made it look beautiful. Now, with the Pixel 7 Pro, the edges are more rounded and look elegant. I got the Hazel color variant for review and was immediately drawn to the phone’s aesthetics.
The design is a slippery slope with the Pixel 7 Pro
Google emphasized the materials it used to make the phones at the launch event — everything is made from recycled materials, and the metal strip on the back of the Pixel 7 Pro is made of brushed aluminum.
When you hold the phone in hand, you will feel as if it has a very smooth ceramic finish. While I love the new Pixel 7 Pro’s design, that’s exactly where my problem lies. It is so smooth that it is very slippery to hold.
My Pixel 7 Pro slid through a pile of books I was carrying around like a shuffleboard disc, and it reminded me that it definitely needs a case.
Google has removed the issue of fingerprint smudges or even micro scratches with the premium materials it now uses for its phones. Although he’s gotten the material to a “T”, he doesn’t seem to care much about how the phone actually feels. Holding the big phone in my hand is a bit difficult – but everything is so much softer now that I keep it from slipping off the clutch at least twice a day.
I blame this partly on the smooth metallic sides but more on the silky, ceramic-like surface on the back. Keeping it on top of a pile of books I was carrying to take somewhere, the Pixel 7 Pro slid like a shuffleboard disc, reminding me that it definitely needs a case. I have also used the iPhone 12 for a while and have never had the same issue without an issue.
Sleek design is a slippery slope with the Pixel 7 Pro; She looks great but it’s a whole different story when it comes to actually getting pregnant.
I also realized that by placing the phone on a flat surface, the camera bar protrudes like some of Samsung’s flagship phones and I’m worried about scratches on the camera lenses.
My big lesson in using the Pixel 7 Pro is that it shouldn’t be used without a case. And if you’re looking to buy a Pixel 7 Pro, it will definitely be my only recommendation.
next one: Google Pixel 7 Pro is already having issues with scrolling.
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