Google Pixel 7 - A Long Term User Review

The Google Pixel 7 was launched to be the best Android Phone for its price range. After using it for more than 4 months straight, this is my "long" term user review about the Pixel 7 camera, battery life, build quality, Android updates and more.

Review unit provided free of charge by Google. This video is sponsored by Corsair. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - The Google Pixel 7
0:43 - I Missed Android
1:08 - Cool Android Software Features
2:57 - Ultrawide Camera Performance
3:35 - Main 50MP Camera Performance
4:38 - But Dat Shutter Lag :(
5:03 - Telephoto Lens…Kinda
5:22 - Portrait Mode Photos & The Best Selfie Camera!
5:39 - Video Quality Test
7:24 - Sponsor Spot
7:58 - Design and Build Quality
9:03 - Speakers, Call Quality & Haptics
9:18 - Is the 90Hz Display GOOD ENOUGH?
10:15 - Tensor G2
11:07 - Battery Life
12:01 - The Best Android Phone!

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[brands]

Eber's long term are easily my favourite reviews on YouTube. Love his approach and specially love the photo samples!

[abhinavd]

I believe you are the first user in the whole world who is getting 2 days of battery life, otherwise people are not even able to finish off one full day with slightly heavy usage.

[biggranny]

I've owned the pixel 3A, 4A, 6A, and now the 7. And I gotta say it's a great daily smartphone, it has pretty much all of the flagship features and performance but with a lot of nice touches especially with AI. My entire family ended up getting the 6A because many months ago there was a deal if you trade in your old pixel phone you can get the 6A for $150 after trade in and a free pair of pixel-A series wireless earbuds, which is a crazy deal.

[drzoidbergmd]

Love my pixel 7, I prefer the smaller form factor of my old pixel 5, but the 7 is probably the best smart phone I've had since the nexus 6p

[batabole]

I just want them to unlock that 50 mpx. If it exists don't take it away, leave it as an option for us to choose.

[gabriel.hongkong]

Had Pixel 1 and 3 and loved both of them. I held onto my Pixel 3 until November of last year. It was getting slow and battery life was just too little. I got a trade in value of $247 for my old trusty P3. Got the Lemongrass P7. After tax and all it came to $405.

Amazing phone. Battery will last basically a full day of use with still 20 percent left when I go to bed. A small bug related to the unlocking of the phone was rectified with a recent update. This is as perfect a phone as it can get. And the price tag is absolutely incredible for what I'm getting.

[etherealessence]

I got the 7 a month and a half ago after the S20FE. It was very love hate at first, little things were different and minor annoyances (like not having a quick toggle for silent/sound, or rather moving it to the volume slider) but after getting used to it, I love it. What it does well, it does REALLY well. Hopefully they'll get the theme coloured icons to work with all icons soon.

[Gravel-]

The pixel 7 is my 3rd pixel phone. Pixel 2 XL was my first, loved the finger print scanner on the back. I then upgraded to the pixel 4 about 3 months before the pandemic hit. I missed the finger print scanner on my 2XL. With face unlock not working most of the time at the store due to my face having a mask on, the pixel 4 seemed like a step down at the time. I recently picked up a pixel 7 and I love it. Great battery life, finger print scanner and face unlock. My only complaint is, I wish it was just a touch smaller. The one thing I did really like about my Pixel 4 was the size, if the 7 was the same size it would be perfection.

[robote]

I'm getting a new Pixel 7 in two days. So in lieu of the actual phone I'm watching a lot of videos. And yours was one of the best. Well produced, well presented. Clear, concise and made me even more excited for the arrival of my new phone. Just a great job with this video. Thanks so much!

[siddhardhseagull]

I have been using a pixel 7 pro for the past 3weeks and I have to say it's been great. My only gripe with the phone is no manual mode in the camera app.

[Voxy]

I've had my Pixel 7 for less that 24 hours and when I woke up today I had a pink line from top to bottom on my screen. Other than that (which I will get replaced), I love the phone! Swapped from my S21 Ultra after being with Samsung basically forever, and honestly its a very refreshing experience for the price difference, it feels so much more worth the money already!

[nickfunnell]

Great review!! I had a Pixel 6, then got hold of a P6P. Great phone. Then for some reason I sold it and went back to Samsung. Didn't last long on it, and when an unmissable offer in the UK came up for the Pixel 7 (not the Pro) I bought it and now I can safely say that I won't be getting rid of it for a long time. There is a noticeable improvement over the previous model with regards to performance and connectivity. Have dabbled with the beta software but now back on the stable and it just does what I need.

[abhisheksrivastava]

In developer options, turn all animations to 0.5x

90Hz will feel way smooth and fluid, to the extent that you won't find much difference with 120 Hz.

[pacifst]

I switched over to my Pixel 7 from an iPhone 11. Very happy with it. Even bought the Pixel Buds Pro to go alongside it!

[Jthall]

I agree with you about the photos. Took the Pixel 7 on vacation. Never took a bad photo! Whatever Situation I put it through. It would constantly deliver amazing photos. Have the Pixel 5 now I was hesitant on switching because I don't like the larger form factor Google is going with. but after a week of using the Pixel 7 I'm switching from the P5 to the P7. Best Camrea on a phone hands down!

[Katjaneway]

I've been loving my pixel 7 pro. I switched from the OnePlus 9 pro that was beginning to drive me CRAZY with software issues. I'm so done with OnePlus phones. Having a first party phone with the quickest updates has been great. And while OnePlus disappointed me greatly with their photos, this pixel phone has been amazing. I might be a Pixeler for life .

[kevinky]

Great video! You perfectly resume the phone and the experience that people can have around it. Here is mine !
I pre ordered the Pixel 7 back in september, and received it with the Buds Pro for free, and it's the best deal I've ever had!
My previous phone was the Redmi Note 7, and after 2 and a half years, the phone was super slow and laggy.. I'm currently a student but I work half of the time so I had money to buy a new phone! I'm also a tech addict who follow all the news and I knew that this Pixel 7 will kill everything on the market at that time, especially at this price! I was super hyped and when I got the phone, it litterally change my life, all the things was smooth, I can finally worked in good conditions and not wait the phone to load an app or processing something.
And the simplicity, the intelligence of the software are points that make our live better! Hope this phone will last for 4-5 years in my pocket, because i just love it!

[sitengyang]

Pixel 7 is the first phone I had that I never thought about upgrading

[youngblood]

the reason the "icon pack" is still on beta is because it actually isn't an icon pack. apps need to have support for it. the system then simply uses the "icon" and colors it according to your settings. so the problem are the app developers not adding support for it.

[snowdawn]

I bought the Pixel 7 (regular) Lemon grass a few months ago and was discounted minus $200 CAD. What a deal. I'm still enjoying my Pixel 7. I was using a Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus for 2 years+ which is still working. Very good review man :)