The Google Pixel 5
INITIAL IMPRESSIONS:
Charging
This smartphone can even be charged with the new Apple charging disk, AND it can charge other Qi-certified devices by placing them on it’s back.
Photos
My initial testing showed the this smartphone takes excellent photos including the ability to easily take guided panoramas, and portrait photos.
Body
The phone body itself is cool, with glass front and a leather-like back.
Security
The smartphone uses fingerprint security, with the touchpoint on the back of the phone. At first it seems like a weird place to have that, but after a while it becomes second nature to use.
SIZE
This smartphone is small, compared to the Apple Phone 11 Pro Max. At first I found the font too small o read, but you can adjust font size in the settings, and after I made it LARGE, I was able to read the green much easier.
APPS
Finding popular apps is easy, with Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, Zoom, Twitter, HBO Max, Spotify, Amazon Prime Video, NY Times, Facebook, Messenger, easily downloadable from the Google Play store.
VIDEO OUT
Although the phone has a USB C port on it, the USB C to HDMI adapter that I tried to use to stream video to an external projector did not work. The Google Pixel 5 does not support this.
LIVE on XFINITY MOBILE with 5G on FACEBOOK
Thanks to Xfinity Mobile for the SIM chip to test out Live streaming to Facebook over the local 5G network.
CINEMATIC PAN
Testing out the Google Pixel 5 Cinematic Pan with video stabilization, which gives you a smooth pan at half speed, and mutes the audio.