13 things to know about Pixel 4, the phone that takes star photos

Few smartphones are now able to talk about themselves and create expectations even among non-experts: Google has made it with Pixel 4, or the new Google Phone, as it is called among those who love the fact that behind this clean-looking and efficient mobile phone there is just the giant who has an answer for everything.

And it's easy to see why.

To make a fuss was, before the rest, the promise of star photos, literally, since thanks to a new one mode a lunghisssssima exposure you can take pictures of the sky as it had never been possible to do with a smartphone so far.

But that's not all, because between motion sensors and interactions at the limit of Super Vicky (the robot girl that all the sons of the 80s would have wanted for home) Pixel 4 ranks among the most desirable cell phones of the year.

Here's what we liked most about the smartphone Made in Google.

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1. It is true that he makes the photos to the stars

Impossible not to start from here: the most relevant update of Pixel 4 concerns the camera, which includes new features for the Night Photo Mode which now allows you to take beautiful pictures even in low light conditions, without using the flash.

To use it, just open the camera app, select the Night Photo Mode, identified with the icon of a moon, and shoot, keeping the phone very still.

To immortalize the night sky to these indications are added only two precautions: being far from the city lights (where you can see the stars with the naked eye in short) and place the phone on a stable surface, be it a wall or a tripod.

Once the phone is placed, just select Acquire (always with the symbol of the Moon) e do not touch the phone until the countdown is complete.

2. It has an incredible zoom

Thanks to a system a dual camera is one high definition zoom you can get high quality images even from a distance (as shown by the two shots above, made without moving a step).

The super resolution zoom in fact it is comparable to an optical zoom up to 3X and reaches 8X digitally.

3. You can take photos against the light

Thanks to double exposure controls for light and shadows you can take the famous ones backlighted photo that we would all like as a profile picture and nobody ever gets to get.

Do you know when you try to make a portrait of someone in front of the sunset and either the sunset turns white or turns the person you are photographing into a black silhouette? Here, with Pixel 4 now just use the two cursors at the side of the screen to define the light on the subject in the foreground and in the background in a separate but integrated way (for a result like in the photo below).

4. In group photos, your friends are better

If it is activated Frequent Faces the system is capable of recognize the people we photograph most often.

This means that if we then take the mode Top Shot (ie the one in which the camera takes multiple images and then automatically selects the best one) the one in which they are smiling and their eyes are not closed is selected. (If desired, the selection can be changed).

To activate and deactivate Frequent Faces mode, simply go to the Camera app settings.

5. Sharing is even faster

When you take a picture, it appears at the bottom right in a dot. Just put your finger on it and lift it to see appear a mini quick menu with instant messaging symbols most used: how to say that with a tap and a half the photo can be sent to a friend on Whatsapp or posted on Instagram stories.

6. If you shoot on the third app, the photo is still beautiful

To not give up the quality of an image we are used to having to leave the app where we are to enter the camera and then maybe go back to where we were to share it.

Now, thanks to the integration with third-party Apps, instead, while taking pictures directly from those (whether it's Instagram or Whatsapp) the quality of the photo saved on the roll remains high (almost) as if it were taken with the Camera app.

7. The storage space of the photos is unlimited (and free)

Google Photos offers unlimited online storage space is in high quality: just be connected to store, find and share photos and videos.

Free.

8. Understands if we are around

IS use the information to save battery. Pixel 4 has a motion sensor that, if it does not perceive our presence, it turns off the screen.

Just go back to its action area to see the time and date reappear on the display.

9. It is commanded with the hand laying only

Thanks to the functionality Quick gestures the mobile can be controlled remotely, without touching it, thanks to a radar that detects hand movements.

Moving the air right or left above the screen of the smartphone resting on a table, for example, you can send the music back and forth, switch from one song to another, mute a phone call, postpone the alarm or turn it off (this is dangerous).

What is it for? To silence a phone call while running on the treadmill or to change songs while eating a slice of greasy pizza without touching the phone for example.

10. The voice assistant is called squinting the phone

To get Google's help you don't need to call it out loud: per activate the voice assistant that's enough wring, literally, the phone in hand, squeezing the two sides with the palm.

11. The recorder not only records, but transcribes

Say goodbye to the long transcripts of the lesson or interview: the Pixel 4 recorder is capable of transcribe speech into written text in real time.

12. It costs less than the others

White, black or orange only in limited edition, Pixel 4 goes against the tide and instead of raising prices It costs less of its predecessor (and almost all its competitors in high-end telephony).

It starts from 759 euros for Pixel 4 (5.7 '') and from 899 euros for Pixel 4 XL (6.3 ").

13. The cover can be placed in the washing machine

In fabric and upholstery with shockproof and scratch resistant protection, the custody original is available in 4 colors: black, metallic gray, denim blue and coral.

And you can machine wash it!