is it there? we live? hello everybody. i'm back! with another look here at the new google pixel. you may have caught the previous broadcast
Android TV daydream google photos, there was some sort of compression issue, on the video, i think it had to do with the wifi, we switched networks. should be golden now, so let's dive into it!
i've got the hot new phones, right here. these are the, uh, smaller of the two, this is the five-inch pixel, this is of course, the xl. also, over here, which is 5.5 inches. slightly higher resolution display, as you can tell, both of them, manageable form factors but the real story here is the design, the aesthetic, and the camera as well.
you take a look around you see some aluminum, construction, as well as some glass at the top, now this isn't strictly for looks, this also serves a purpose, what you end up with here is slightly better performance for your wireless antennas, for your cell reception, and so on, because it can transmit well through this glass surface. it also allows for you to avoid- the camera hump. the dreaded camera hump that nobody wants. so when you place this down on a table, you'll see here, i can push on every edge, and not, like, have the wobble.
the wob- nobody wants the wobble. i'm sure you're aware. now the camera -- alot of hype around this camera. if you watched the presentation, you know that the dxo rating on this camera is unprecedented. it scored an 89 which is higher than any other camera that's been tested in the smartphone universe including the latest iphone. now that's a tough thing for me to show you here
in this live broadcast, tryin' to bring this to you real quick here, but what i can say, on the sort of 'preliminary' test with this camera is it's super quick and it has some cool functions. so, for example if i snap a photo of this right here, i could just sorta, hold down? and you see, that was 15 photos. and, in a couple of seconds,
so the processing is very fast here, there's also.. this cool lens blur feature. where i can snap a- i'm gonna try to give slightly more depth of field here, if i snap a photo of this case, and then slowly elevate the camera up, i'll get a checkmark. now, it's processing the lens blur. and what that does, it emulates the shallow depth of
field that you would get from a camera with a very large aperture, you could see it blurred out the background there and now the foreground is in significantly more focus, that can be modified after the fact as well, if you decide that you want to change the composition. at a later point. so, two different colors..
this is very silver, and this is quite black. kinda funny names there, but essentially this kinda looks like a.. a dark, a very dark charcoal, and then on the glass portion on the glass portion it's super black as well around the device, you'll notice it does have a headphone jack. i know alot of people were kinda.. upset being removed from some other devices on the market you do have it here, and you've also got a usb-c connector, so theoretically that could be
used for audio in the future as well, if you want to keep it strictly digital. but that's also quick charge. so google is saying, that, this port here can provide you with 7 hours of battery life on a 15 minute charge over usb-c, that's pretty impressive, but another thing i'm gonna want to check out when i get a more comprehensive look at these devices. holding it in your hand, you really, kind of get a flashback to like, the nexus 4,
i was a huge fan of the various nexus devices, of course, no longer called nexus here, it's now google pixel, moving into a more premium realm. but i'm reminded of the nexus 4, in how this feels in the hand, 'course, that one had a completely glass back, this one is, uh, dual material, but around the edges, it's just got that same kind of comfy feeling, 'nother nice little touch here on the power switch
you've got this textured finish so when you reach down, without even, looking at the device, you're aware of whether or not you're on the power/lock switch or if you're on the volume rocker. speakers are located on the bottom down here.. as you can see.. we could probably - we could probably give those a test real quick couldn't we? let's see here, can i load up some youtube? let's give that a quick test..
well that loads.. i just want to show you the difference in form factor between the two so this one is probably gonna be more popular amongst one-handed users, i can easily reach across the display, this one, though.. probably a better choice for multi-media, not only is the display bigger at 5.5 inches, but.. it's also slightly higher pixel density qhd versus full hd, on this device over here.
once again, wifi issues ensue, can't bring up the uh, youtube on that one, let's try it on this one over here.. with this one, i've got multiple opportunities for youtube loading here.. something tells me this one's gonna do the trick - there we go. alright, so if i load up some video here, maybe i'll do a quick search for unboxtherapy, and of course, the famous.. video from yesterday featuring ryan
and if you didn't believe i was sick, here's all the evidence in the world. so, here you get a sense for, uh, audio.. it fires out of the bottom like this and essentially when you're y'know, when you're holding the device in a landscape fashion, that's gonna bounce off your hand and kind of, project more forward from that perspective
so this is - so what are we talking about here? we're talking about a move into the more premium space availibility on more carriers, you can now put this thing on horizon, various other popular canadian carriers, potentially it'll be subsidised which will be interesting to alot of people, maybe you can pick this up for less than the sticker price, i think that's exciting.
pair that with what's being called the best camera in the business, and all of a sudden you have a compelling package. but that's not all that happened here today, we also had this! the daydream headset. which, it's tough for me to really portray this to you through video, but this thing is incredibly comfortable and incredibly light.
and it's something i've been hoping for in a vr space for a while i've tried all the various universal, vr headsets that are on the market, and they all have their drawbacks and nothing's been put out that's perfect. and one of the biggest drawbacks is the weight of those things. they're all quite heavy. now this one on the other hand.. super lightweight - there you go, fashion show for you,
and made out of soft materials, so extended viewing sessions in theory, should be alot more comfy using something like this. also, getting your device in and out and working with multiple devices. so what they decided to do here, is simply have this flip down, and one latch. on the inside you're gonna notice the new control, as well..
this could be your input method for the device, and what's nice is you don't need to look at it to understand where your finger is-- you have this recess touchpad at the top. and these buttons are also well identified by the fact that one protrudes and the other is recessed down here. it's gonna use a gyroscope type of input method, so, for pointing in your vr, it's gonna track where you're pointing at, and it's got a nice place to store..
of course when you're using it, this is where your phone is gonna go. it's gonna fit right in there, flip up, and then it's gonna know that it's been inserted in -to a vr environment, and launch you into the area you would hope to go into, so even with the device in, it's still super lightweight and comfy comes in a couple of different colors.. this is exciting, maybe vr is set to take on a planet and become far more popular with a more excessive universal headset. this will work with-- *cough** -- this will work with devices
beyond just the pixel as well, if it can fit in here, then, theoretically it would work as long as it supports daydream. so, there you have it guys. a quick look - a first look at the new pixel, i think is pretty damn pretty. you'll probably agree with me. available in two colors very silver. quite black. i think you're probably gonna be interested in this.. and definitely stick around because i will be diving more in depth,
as this becomes available in retail form, i'll do a full unboxing, give you guys s'more camera tests.. and something i'm especially excited for -- the video mode, you will see the 4k video mode, with this sophisticated image stabilization,
that i saw in the presentation, it's like, doing all these intense calculations for stabilizing, shaky hands, like the ones, that jack uses. thanks for watching, guys.
