The Pixel 7 Pro is a huge improvement over the Pixel 6 Pro, bringing a lot of new and noteworthy features to the table. Among the changes that grabbed the headlines were the Pixel 7 Pro’s 50-megapixel main camera, which is more elegant in last year’s Pixel 6 design, and AI features like Photo Unblur powered by Google’s second-generation Tensor chip.
Other Pixel 7 Pro camera features are quite impressive, from the new Cinematic Blur available when capturing video to the improved zoom using the Pro telephoto lens. And you can’t overlook the handy Tensor-based features to eliminate spam calls and Direct My Call to quickly navigate you through phone menus.
But even with all these additions, there was a silent star of the Pixel 7 Pro in my opinion – the versatility of Google’s new phone display.
Google is known to make huge phones. From the Pixel 4 onwards, Google introduced us to leading brands with screens over 6 inches and beyond. I used the 6.4-inch Pixel 6 last year and it took a while to go back and get used to the smaller 6-inch iPhone XR again.
This year, when I switched from a 6-inch iPhone to the Pixel 7 Pro and its massive 6.7-inch screen, I was pleasantly surprised. I’ve never been a big fan of big screens on the best big phones until the Pixel 7 Pro, which definitely won me over. Almost immediately, I found the OLED panel to be more attractive, with crisp wallpapers adding to the aesthetics of my new phone.
Of course, a lot of that also has to do with the amazing resolution on the Pixel 7 Pro. It features a Quad HD + OLED display with LTPO and 120Hz refresh rate. I usually watch YouTube, Netflix or HBO Max videos on my husband’s iPhone 13 Pro. But when I watched content on the Pixel 7 Pro, I was struck by the rich, vibrant colors and incredibly smooth screen.
How does the Pixel 7 Pro screen compare
The iPhone 13 Pro my husband owns is still one of the best, even if it’s been left out of our best phones list by the iPhone 14 Pro (and the iPhone 14 Pro Max, in particular). However, this older iPhone features a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display with its own 120Hz refresh rate, so you’d think it’d be almost identical to the Pixel 7 Pro. Regardless, I think Google is taking the cake with its super bright and much larger screen.
The Pixel 7 Pro has a brightness of 1,500 nits, while the iPhone 13 Pro is supposed to max out at 1,000 nits. The dazzling display on the Pixel 7 Pro was particularly impressive while watching dark episodes of HBO Max’s House of the Dragon and the huge screen didn’t make me lose track of wishing I had watched the show on a bigger device like a tablet.
Pixel 7 Pro show the bottom line
Despite the overall distinction of the w Pixel 7 Pro’s display, it hasn’t really been talked about since the phone was launched earlier this month. I guess that’s a bug, because the Pixel 7 Pro is noticeably brighter than its predecessors – you wouldn’t struggle to see this phone’s screen outside in bright light – and on par, if not better, than its competitors.
I certainly don’t miss the iPhone XR or even the iPhone 13 Pro that I usually watch content on, because the Pixel 7 Pro gave me the screen upgrade I so desperately needed. Gaming on the Pixel 7 Pro is just as immersive as watching videos, even if the Tensor G2 chip has recently been found to be disappointing for the phone’s gaming performance.
My next assignment will likely be to pitch the Pixel 7 Pro’s display against the Galaxy Z Fold 4 or even the upcoming 2022 iPad Pro to see how it holds up. If my initial experience with the Pixel 7 Pro’s display is anything to go by, I bet the answer will be pretty good.
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