Apple Just Killed Google’s Killer Phone Feature: Pixel 4 Review
- Google’s new Pixel 4 blends into the crowd of iPhone wannabes
- The iPhone 11’s night camera steals Google photography crown
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Google’s Pixel smartphones have always been defined by iPhone-beating cameras, backed by the know-how of its software coders. With the release of the Pixel 4, however, the company has lost its lead -- through a combination of Apple Inc.’s iPhone 11 camera improvements and its own lack of progress.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is selling the Pixel 4 through all four major U.S. wireless carriers for the first time. And it’s priced like a premium device: the 5.7-inch Pixel 4 starts at $799 and the 6.3-inch Pixel 4 XL costs $899. That’s at least $100 more than the iPhone 11 but without software like iMessage that many Apple users consider a social imperative in the U.S.