GADGET GIZMO SPECIAL.... Five ways Google Pixel beats the iPhone 7

Five ways Google Pixel beats the iPhone 7   Apple's iPhone had its moments. Now Google's Pixel carries the day on key areas Now that the Google Pixel is out and Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is out of the race, the prime rival for Apple's latest iPhones will be Google's new handset. And one impressive first attempt this is by Google, which outsourced the manufacturing to HTC, a known master at making Android-based smartphones. While this is good news for Google and Android fans, this isn't particularly great news for Apple as the Pixel does a few things that really put the new iPhone on the back seat. Here are the top five differentiators: 1 The Assistant The difference between Google's new Assistant and Apple's Siri is like the one between Rosie the Robot from the Jetsons and Uncle Fester from the Addams Family. Apple has a five year lead in conversational assistants. But the Google Assistant is already miles ahead of Apple's Siri in terms of the way it understands the Indian accent and the context. A good example is, if you say, “Siri, India is my favourite sports team“, it will not understand it. But the Google Assistant will understand and give you the ongoing match schedules and score cards. It is also better at daisy chaining multiple questions from a thread of conversations. While Apple has opened up Siri for third party developers, Google has also done the same and already a bunch of popular apps like Ola and Uber integrate with it. 2 The selfie camera While there isn't much to talk about the resolution of cameras, the fact that Google offers a wide angle camera against Apple's standard front camera is a big deal. Selfies are important, but group selfies are even more crucial and this is where Google's phone has the iPhone beat hands down. Google is also offering a slightly higher resolution which should help with detail. While it doesn't have a front flash, a software update can surely add that or perhaps even a third party app which could enable the screen to light up like the iPhone 7. 3 Battery life While the battery life of a phone depends on how an individual uses his or her handset, the one area where Google's phone deci mates t he iPhone 7 is the speed at which it is able to recharge. Apple provides a 1A charger while Google offers a 2A charger which is inherently faster. The Pixel's lead also escalates because there's fast charging technology which ensures the Pixel XL gets charged much faster than the iPhone 7 Plus. This is also strange because the iPhone 7 Plus has a much smaller battery than the Pixel XL. 4 The display The Pixel wins this one easily. It not only uses nicer AMOLED technology which ensures that the phone remains more efficient in terms of battery life, but also showcases more vibrant colours. It has a sharper full HD resolu tion for the 5-inch model and a quad HD resolution for the 5.5-inch model. Apple's screens are colour accurate to an insane level which will catch the fancy of professionals, but for regular consumers, Google has the better solution. 5 Headphone jack This is perhaps the most obvious reason why the Pixel is better than an iPhone 7. You don't need to own a wireless headphone, you don't need to go looking for lightning headphones and for sure you don't need to depend on Apple's average lightning ear pods. gizmodo.in