Google Pixel 7 might be the most exciting smartphone of the year 2022. Despite the not-so-powerful G2 Tensor chip and sub-par charging speeds, Pixel 7 is the phone of choice for 2022. 

MKBHD experiencing bugs on Pixel 6 Pro.

MKBHD reviewed the Pixel 6 Pro for the second time and said that the smartphone is getting increasingly buggy with time. I am using a Google Pixel 7 as my daily driver. Well, the statement applies to it as well.

Even though Google Pixel 7 is a strong comeback from Google, these smartphones are more and more susceptible to bugs. Here is a list of a few bugs which I have been experiencing on Pixel 7.

1) Constantly Dropping Refresh Rate

It seems like a copy/paste of what was holding true for the Pixel 6 series. Occasionally, the Pixel 7 feels sluggish, and frame rates drop below 60fps. There is no indication if the Pixel 7 lacks optimization or if it is the Google Tensor G2 chip. The dropping refresh rate on a one-month-old flagship smartphone from a company is a bit concerning and hampers the whole experience on this Android smartphone.

Anyways, the Display Specifications on this smartphone are good otherwise.

• A 6.3-inch AMOLED display panel
• 20:9 aspect ratio
• FHD+ (1080 x 2400) Resolution at 416 PPI
• Smooth Display ( Refresh Rate up to 90 Hz)
• Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus™ cover glass
• Up to 1000 nits (HDR) and up to 1400 nits (Peak Brightness)
• HDR 10 support
• Full 24-bit depth for 16 million colors

2) The whole Android UI is full of bugs.

There is nothing more annoying about the Pixel 7 than the unpolished user interface. When using stock Android, we expect a fluid and responsive experience. It seems like everything on this smartphone is broken.

• Let’s start with the media player applications. The Pixel 7 sometimes fails to distinguish between portrait and landscape modes when using Android 13. A simple test case: Open YouTube > Search for the video of your liking > Turn your smartphone from portrait to landscape position. Well, the entire UI will rotate, and you will still see the YouTube running video in portrait mode. It does not expand into the UI. It has happened to me a lot of times. Trying to screen records fixes the issue and does not allow recording it; strange!
• Another thing that I came across was the whole screen turning black while trying to search for anything in the App Drawer. Look at the screenshot below, and you will know how annoying it is. The screen turns black except for a small oval widget-sized screen at the top left corner.
• The app drawer rarely returns anything when you search. The Google search wants to give you results from Google. In this video, you can see me trying to search for Reddit. The Application is already there in the app drawer, but it wants me to download Reddit and look for search results on Google.

3) Full of AI tricks but lacking in performance.

Google Tensor 2 chip is not much better than the Tensor 1 chip. Google does not claim it to be the best-performing chip either. It is more likely the best AI on the chip in a smartphone. Does the performance justify the 799 CAD price tag on this smartphone? 

• It is a great smartphone if you care about AI and a camera. The raw performance is slow, and you can even feel it while taking photographs in night mode. It is not as badly slow as on the Pixel 6 series, but you still see some often delays. 
• Download games like Genshin Impact, and it will take 20 minutes to load the files after downloading. I tried this on three different Google Pixel 7, and the results were similar. Later, I’ll tell you about my experiences with three different Google Pixel 7.
• The Tensor G2 chip has heating issues. While playing games for a longer time, the CPU throttles, and the frame drops.

4) Build Quality is not amazing.

There is no way I am making this up. My Google Pixel 7 was replaced twice after I returned it. My third Google Pixel smartphone still has gaps between the camera cover and frame. 

• The lack of proper inspection and quality controls makes this device show imperfections.
• My third device has weird gaps between the lower glass and the edges of the frame near the camera bump.
• I am not a fan of the infrared sensor showing through the display. You can literally see the infrared sensor below the front camera while unlocking the smartphone in the dark.

5) Battery backup and Biometrics are unreliable.

• The 4355 mAh battery on the Pixel 7 is unreliable. I sometimes use it all day long, covering light tasks and intensive gaming sessions. Other times, At half-day, it dips to 20%. Google need to optimize the Tensor 2 chip to change things on their flagships.
• Another thing annoying part of Pixel 7 is the biometrics. I sometimes use it to unlock my smartphone and use my fingerprint to open my bank accounts and other stuff. At other times, both facial recognition and fingerprint recognition don’t work.

I might be harsh on the widely loved and appreciated Google Pixel 7. The truth is that Google Pixel 7 is a fantastic smartphone. Things that stop me from recommending are the bugs. It shows us how smartphones will age in the near future. Until Google is able to figure out the optimization part of their new Google Tensor 2 chip, you may consider putting your money on Samsung Z Flip 4 or Samsung S22 series.

Anyways, how has your experience been with the Google Pixel 7? Did you know that Google Pixel 7 runs applications directly on the 64-bit architecture instead of converting it from 32 to 64? Do let us know in the comments section below.

Well, if these issues do not matter to you, then you can buy the Pixel 7 at BlackFriday and CyberMonday deals in Canada and USA.

Here is a Video for the Canadian Pricing:

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