Best Buy has
128GB Google Pixel 7 Pro (Unlocked, Various Colors) on sale for
$599 with activation.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
trooper1414 for finding this deal.
Note: Must activate on a postpaid carrier in order to receive $599 pricing.
Specs- 6.7" 3120x1440 1200Hz HDR10+ 1000 nit (HBM) /, 1500 nit (peak) LTPO AMOLED touchscreen display
- Google Tensor G2 octa-core chipset
- 128GB UFS 3.1 storage
- 12GB RAM
- Main Cameras: 50MP (wide) w/ OIS | 48MP (telephoto) | 12MP (ultrawide)
- Selfie Camera: 10.8MP (ultrawide)
- Up to 4K 60fps video recording
- Stereo Speakers
- WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.2 / NFC
- IP68 dust/water resistant
- Optical fingerprint sensor (under-display)
- USB 3.2 Type C port w/ Up to 30W fast charging (Power Delivery 3.0)
- Up to 23W fast wireless charging
- Reverse wireless charging
- 5000 mAh battery
- Nano SIM / eSIM support
- 5G / 4G LTE mobile data support
- Android 13
- No microSD card slot
- No 3.5mm headphone jack
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Notably, not nearly as many people root anymore, and the ability to unlock the bootloader is not something that matters if you're not planning to root.
Google at first gave users push back when trying to get warranty repair or replacement, but has now recognized that it is not the user's fault and is quick to rectify the issue.
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We've seen widespread issues before, and the ones mentioned are just not them.
I got my Pixel 7 Pro in November when the $350 deal came up and have loved it. My phone from BestBuy is bootloader unlocked. I got a Spigen case and UV screen protector from Amazon and use the phone daily for work. I've not been gentle with it and have had no issues. The camera is excellent, both photo and video. The battery is also strangely good compared to other new phones I've bought in the past. I end the day with 60% after what I'd consider to be heavy usage. I tweaked screen settings (e.g. refresh rate) out of the box, which probably contributes to that to some degree.
The only issue I had early on, which at this point I just consider a learning experience, was switching from the Pixel 3XL rear fingerprint scanner to the front screen scanner on this. You'll learn eventually, but not having physical feedback on where to place your finger, it took me a couple weeks to get my fingerprint reads to 100%. The screen protector matters too; I got one of the cheap adhesive ones originally and had trouble. With the UV screen protector I have now, no issues.
Overall I'd recommend it. I'd never pay full price for a phone, but after getting this I'd of been happy if I paid more for it. It's actually a great phone. Good replacement for my aging Pixel 3XL who itself was still very capable.
The lack of ability to lock in a camera mode (macro vs normal) and lack of manual adjustment is kind of disappointing after being a few phones removed from my awesome and fully manual Huawei P20, but the camera and AI is so good that I'm mostly willing to ignore those concerns. (I'm a modder at heart so I'll always want to adjust settings and try new things.)
Battery life has also been great, heavy use will last all day. I've been pleased and would highly recommend to anyone who's looking for top camera tech.
Feeling kinda disappointed with Google lately since my 5a got the black screen of death, and now hearing about the camera glass shattering on some 7s
Feeling kinda disappointed with Google lately since my 5a got the black screen of death, and now hearing about the camera glass shattering on some 7s
I have seen nothing like this for the Pixel 7. I have seen individual reports of issues, as one does with all phones, but nothing widespread. Considering the reports of this being the most widely adopted Pixel yet, I'd expect significant coverage if a widespread issue truly existed.
With that, it's strange to me to see the number of individuals posting about specific concerns. It is of course normal for folks to worry about these things when making a large purchase. However, in this case I'm not sure it's warranted or even where people are getting the idea that these are widespread issues. I'm not suggesting they're all shills, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a targeted effort by competitors to amplify individual issues in an attempt to make them look bigger than they actually are.
Open for someone to enlighten me
We've seen widespread issues before, and the ones mentioned are just not them.
I got my Pixel 7 Pro in November when the $350 deal came up and have loved it. My phone from BestBuy is bootloader unlocked. I got a Spigen case and UV screen protector from Amazon and use the phone daily for work. I've not been gentle with it and have had no issues. The camera is excellent, both photo and video. The battery is also strangely good compared to other new phones I've bought in the past. I end the day with 60% after what I'd consider to be heavy usage. I tweaked screen settings (e.g. refresh rate) out of the box, which probably contributes to that to some degree.
The only issue I had early on, which at this point I just consider a learning experience, was switching from the Pixel 3XL rear fingerprint scanner to the front screen scanner on this. You'll learn eventually, but not having physical feedback on where to place your finger, it took me a couple weeks to get my fingerprint reads to 100%. The screen protector matters too; I got one of the cheap adhesive ones originally and had trouble. With the UV screen protector I have now, no issues.
Overall I'd recommend it. I'd never pay full price for a phone, but after getting this I'd of been happy if I paid more for it. It's actually a great phone. Good replacement for my aging Pixel 3XL who itself was still very capable.
Fingerprint unlock is better but not nearly as accurate as Samsung or OnePlus...I fight unlocking this phone every day, although my authenticator app does work pretty reliably.
I strangely get accidental long presses all the time, clicking links in any browser app results in a long press about half the time. It's definitely the phone as you can change the time for long press in accessibility settings and while that works it makes it even more irritating when you actually do want to long press.
The screen just becomes completely unresponsive, just turning it off and back on usually fixes it but this also happened with the p6p.
Reception is not on par with other new phones. On a recent trip, my wife's iphone14 and my brothers s22 both had better reception (All on Verizon) than me every single time we checked. I had no network and they could both make calls and send texts in several locations.
The reception was my final straw, hopefully I get a halfway decent trade in on an s23.
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I have seen nothing like this for the Pixel 7. I have seen individual reports of issues, as one does with all phones, but nothing widespread. Considering the reports of this being the most widely adopted Pixel yet, I'd expect significant coverage if a widespread issue truly existed.
With that, it's strange to me to see the number of individuals posting about specific concerns. It is of course normal for folks to worry about these things when making a large purchase. However, in this case I'm not sure it's warranted or even where people are getting the idea that these are widespread issues. I'm not suggesting they're all shills, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's a targeted effort by competitors to amplify individual issues in an attempt to make them look bigger than they actually are.
Open for someone to enlighten me
I also think that Google is only hurting themselves by having these shills do this type of marketing for them rather than honest reviews. I'd have a lot more favorable opinion of this phone if I'd gone into it with a lot lower expectations. Instead, I did a ton of research. Most of the blog posts made it sound like it was a competitor to the iPhone and Galaxy phones and 98% as good at a fraction of the price. If they'd just been real and said it was less phone, you give up things like a working properly fingerprint reader, screen and sound quality, Bluetooth connectivity issues, etc. however in doing so, you pay half the price. I'd probably have a lot better opinion of this phone. I also could have made a decision on if I wanted to give up that stuff to save the money or not. I might not have for my phone, but may have thought it was worth it for some of the other phones on my account. Instead, I feel jaded by the fact that I wasn't allowed to have the knowledge to make an informed decision early on. Now I know I can't trust the reviews on them, and I'll probably never buy a Pixel phone again.
I don't think this phone is unusable, I just think you give to a lot over the comparable Samsung offerings. If you can pick it up for half the price, it's probably worth giving up some of that functionality for the savings you can get. Especially for people like my parents who just want a basic phone. The problem is they don't market it that way. They market it as an iPhone and Galaxy competitor.
Fingerprint unlock is better but not nearly as accurate as Samsung or OnePlus...I fight unlocking this phone every day, although my authenticator app does work pretty reliably.
I strangely get accidental long presses all the time, clicking links in any browser app results in a long press about half the time. It's definitely the phone as you can change the time for long press in accessibility settings and while that works it makes it even more irritating when you actually do want to long press.
The screen just becomes completely unresponsive, just turning it off and back on usually fixes it but this also happened with the p6p.
Reception is not on par with other new phones. On a recent trip, my wife's iphone14 and my brothers s22 both had better reception (All on Verizon) than me every single time we checked. I had no network and they could both make calls and send texts in several locations.
The reception was my final straw, hopefully I get a halfway decent trade in on an s23.
I travel to some areas with spotty coverage on a regular basis. There have been several places where my Note 9 had one bar, and just enough signal to work. My Pixel 7 didn't work at all. It seems like the radio is weaker in it. This was a problem I had with early Samsung's, but they've gotten much better over the years.
In town where there is good signal, they both work fine. So this is something that might not matter to some people, but will be a huge deal to others.
I haven't had my screen become unresponsive, but I've hit the power button to light up the screen and often it won't light up. I have to hit it 4-5 times to get the screen to come on. I've also had an issue where at times it won't let me swipe on the lock screen to enter my pin. It'll start opening the screen to enter the pin and close. I have to hold down on the finger print scanner for it to fail. To read my print, then let me enter my pin.
What a mistake it was! The Pixel 6 pro was full of bugs, some of which have not been resolved to this day. Asinine decisions like using an unreliable fingerprint reader and not including a face unlock, trying to force chromecast down your throat while most streaming devices use miracast. Weird network issues that took months to resolve, overheating, lock screen issues, etc.
Yes, the camera was better, but it was just an inferior experience overall. I'm sure the Pixel 7 Pro is better in some way, but I'm not about to chance it. Just preordered a Galaxy S23 Ultra off the Fi deal.
But I will take a look at that deal too
Google also gives you a free VPN for the lifetime of the phone. Guess what? It doesn't work in most foreign countries - when you need it. More bogus crap from google.
I will miss the "hold for me" feature and magic eraser when I move to samsung, but Spen + other features make up for it.
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1) Lack of faceID and unreliable finger print sensor. The reliability of the finger print sensor seems like ~50% to me. IDK if its my dry skin or what, but this combined with no faceID aren't great
2) Terrible Notification UI. The notifications swipe down doesnt fit in enough text from the notifications as iOS does.
The positives are the camera and better than expected battery life
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