. As leaked before, Google's new hardware today matches the previous exposure information. For this press conference, all product specifications and functional features have been revealed, so I am more curious about how Google will release these hardware on the spot, such as whether it will still beat iPhones on the spot when taking photos? Or some more interesting gameplay. There was no result in
. Google was quite restrained this time and showed its products in a regular manner. Even the staff members who gave speeches on stage were like a machine with no feelings.
Looking at today's press conference, AI machine learning still plays an important role, and it also once again emphasized the privacy and security mentioned by Google several times this year.
Google first introduced a wave of advertisements to the Google Stadia game service, which was mainly promoted this year, telling everyone that this service will be officially launched on November 19th. After that, the new hardware began to take the stage one by one.
Pixel 4 /4 XL is probably the first smartphone equipped with radar
or the Pxiel 4 phone that will be on stage first. Given that I have seen the exposure of the Pxiel 4 series before, it can be said that both design and function are within expectations. The appearance is just like the ones exposed, with a "big forehead" design, while the "chin" part is relatively narrow, and it looks a bit head-heavy. Designs like
appear in 2019, which pursues full screen. However, for the Pixel series, if the wide bangs last year can be tolerated, it will be a relief that this year does not take the route of a different-shaped full screen, and it will make people feel relieved, not to mention that there is something on this forehead.
Although only large-size models had "bangs" last year, both units of different sizes adopted the same design this year, which saved the trouble of "Notch PTSD" (bang phobia). The back of
is still made of glass, the entire back is integrated, and there is no longer any material or visual splicing. From the solid material splicing of the first Pixel, to the shrinking glass area of the Pixel 2 series, to the Pixel 3 series using a whole piece of glass with only visual splicing, today the integration of the Pixel 4 series, it is hard for me to say that this is a design improvement. Without this splicing characteristic design, the Pixel has finally "been like everyone else." In terms of color matching, in addition to the traditional black and white colors, Pixel has added an orange color matching this time, but all color matching versions have a black middle frame that looks less advanced. At first glance, it seems like you are wearing a protective case, which makes the originally unified back feel dislocation again.
As for the configuration, as previously exposed:
- processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
- Memory: 6GB RAM
- Storage space: 64GB / 128GB
- Rear camera: 12.2 MP F/1.7 +16MP F/2.4
- Front camera: 8MP F/2.0
- Front dual speaker
- USB-C interface, supports wireless charging
- 18W Fast charging
- IP68 Dust-proof and waterproof
Pixel The 4 is equipped with a 5.7-inch, FHD+ resolution 90Hz AMOLED screen, which is slightly larger than last year's Pixel 3, while the Pixel 4 XL's screen is the same as last year's 6.3-inch, QHD+ resolution, and is also a 90Hz AMOLED screen. In addition, in terms of battery, the Pixel 4 is equipped with a 2800mAh battery, and the Pxiel 4 XL has a larger battery reaching 3700mAh, but it is still not very outstanding.
According to previous exposures, in addition to traditional advantage photography projects, the newly added Soli radar has become a unique highlight of the series. According to the on-site demonstration, this small radar system supports action recognition, allowing the Pixel 4 series to operate in a distance, such as silencing incoming calls or switching songs, etc. There are even Pokémon Live Wallpapers, which Pikachu will respond when you wave.
In addition, the Pixel 4 series also integrates the fastest face unlocking function. With the Soli radar, it can achieve the need to lift or double-click to light up the screen, and the phone will automatically wake up when it is approaching.Of course the consequence is that you may never see the lock screen interface.
As for the photo shoot, this time the Pixel 4 adds a brand new 2x telephoto lens. At the same time, the super zoom effect brought by the super resolution algorithm makes its zooming ability much more than the numbers on paper (there was a super zoom algorithm before, but the 2x optical price is stronger after being added).
This time, Pixel 4 also brought several other new improvements, including real-time Live HDR+ effects, which can be previewed in real time in the view frame, and can also manually control highlights and shadows of images.
Machine learning brings a new white balance correction function, which can restore the color of the real object itself well. Even if the surrounding environment is relatively complex, the color of the face can be restored. In addition, thanks to the addition of dual cameras, the portrait mode has also become better and more natural.
night vision mode has also been newly improved, and if there is a tripod, you can even take pictures of the stars now (you need to leave the phone to sit for at least 90 minutes).
Pixel also emphasized personal data and privacy security this time. The Titan M security chip on the Pixel Slate was also installed in the Pixel 4 this time.
The faster Google Assistant can more accurately identify what you are talking about
On this year's Google I/O, Google once demonstrated the next generation of Google Assistant. Now this new generation of Google Assistant has been implemented on the Pixel 4 series. Due to the adoption of more advanced models, the volume will be reduced significantly, so it will run locally on the device, and the running speed will be 10 times that of the previous one. Another great benefit of the reduction of the model size is that the English language can be fully localized, and the new recording application can transcribe the recording with high accuracy local text in real time.
As for other features, please refer to Aifaner’s report on Google I/O this year.
Pixelbook Go is a lightweight and beautiful laptop.
is exactly the same as the exposed ones. Pixelbook Go has appeared. This is a laptop device that uses Chrome OS system. It is very light and portable. It has a thickness of only 13mm and 900g, and can support 12 hours of battery life.
The most obvious feature of this notebook is that the bottom is wavy, which has greater friction, making it more comfortable whether it is placed on the table or in the hand. The processor uses three configurations: Intel Core m3, i5 and i7. 8GB or 16GB of RAM, 64GB/128GB/256GB of three storage spaces, with dual speakers and two USB-C ports and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
color matching Pixelbook Go has two colors this time, namely black and pink. In comparison, pink looks more eye-catching and priced from $649.
Two years later Pixel Buds finally cut off that line
As previously exposed, Pixel Buds appeared. Two years later, the new Pixel buds finally removed that cable and turned into a completely true wireless headphone.
The new Pxiel Buds has not changed much in the headphone body, but the charging box has changed its previous design and has become a bit like AirPods or FreeBuds 3.
headphones can support 5 hours of battery life in a single time, and the charging box can support 24 hours of battery life in a whole day, which is surprisingly consistent with AirPods. In addition, the Pixel buds are also very connected, which can be connected outside three rooms indoors, and the outdoor connection distance can reach the length of a football field.
Pxiel Buds also supports voice wake-up Google Assistant, and supports dynamic volume adjustment, and has a certain noise reduction effect. Priced at $179, it will be available in 2020, and there will be more information next spring.
Finally, there are two Nest products, namely Nest Wifi and Nest mini
Nest Wifi is very similar to Amazon's Eero. When the Wifi signal coverage is poor, these sub-routers can effectively enhance signal quality and coverage.In addition, these small Nest Wifi can also accept Google Assistant's voice commands to increase the coverage of the voice assistant. It can be said that it integrates routing, speakers and voice assistants, and comes in three colors. It is $269 for two to buy together, and $349 for three.
Nest mini has also been updated, now it can be hung on the wall and enhanced bass performance, and a new microphone is also added, which is very suitable for use during voice calls and video chats, and is not expensive for only $49.
"Frankenstein Google" with artificial intelligence as the core
Although the high price of the Pixel series still gives you the illusion that this is Google's new flagship phone, in fact, from many places it has lagged far behind the times. For example, 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage are unimaginable to imagine this is a phone that starts at $799.
So from now on, we should face the Pixel series again. It is not a flagship of the era, but an expensive Android development machine. The functional performance it has focused on in recent years has also gradually revealed the development direction of Google in recent years.
Why is the built-in storage space small? Because Google has given an unlimited number of high-quality cloud albums; why has it been insisting on single shots? Because Google wants to test how neural networks and AI algorithms enhance photography performance (for this reason, they also added independent hardware Visual Core), so what do Google wants to test on Pixel 4 this year? The Soli radar may be the answer Google has given this year.
As a software and artificial intelligence company, "Made by Google" can be said to be a very heterogeneous thing. At the same time, based on Google's strength and attitude to make hardware products, it will not form an ecological influence. It does not want you to follow it in response.
So, no matter what hardware it is, it is actually just Google's test site. They don't care about launching a lame phone with a weird configuration, nor do they care about cutting off the tablet cable or laptop cable. Google is like a Frankenstein, constantly experimenting with the chemical reaction of artificial intelligence and various hardware products. Some of the good reactions will be retained to observe the after-effects, while some products with poor performance will be ruthlessly cut off.
For Google hardware products, if you have the mentality of buying them every year, then it is actually the best attitude.
title and internal distribution diagram from: The Verge
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