I won't buy the Google Pixel 7 unless it fixes these three problems - TechRadar

The Pixel 6 is great, but the Pixel 7 could be better still.

The Google Pixel 6 is one of the best phones I’ve ever owned, but it’s also one of the most frustrating.

So, with the phone’s October 6 launch mere days away, here are the Pixel 6 problems that the Pixel 7 needs to fix if it’s to join our list of the best phones.

The Pixel 6’s fingerprint sensor is terrible.

There is reason to be hopeful that the Pixel 7 won’t have the same problem, though.

Nor am I alone: Google started receiving complaints about Pixel 6 connection problems immediately after the phone’s launch last year, and though it’s rolled out updates to patch the problem, some users continue to experience network drop-outs and reception woes. .

There’s a suspicion that the culprit is the Pixel 6’s modem, which is the Samsung-made 5123b, rather than one of the Qualcomm models found within almost all other flagship smartphones.

Unfortunately, some code digging by 9to5Google indicates that the Pixel 7 will have another Samsung modem, as does the Pixel 6a, which doesn’t exactly reassure me that the new phone will perform any better on this front. .

The Pixel 6 doesn’t have terrible battery life, but it’s nowhere near the best performer in this regard.

The latest rumors suggest that the Pixel might get a modest upgrade to battery size, with a 4,700mAh cell compared to the 4,612mAh one in the 6?

The camera is one; I’m a keen photographer, but I’ve taken my Fujifilm X-T3 out of the house a lot less often now that I have the Pixel 6 in my pocket.

Plus, the latest rumors suggest that the 7 could get an upgraded 50MP ultra-wide sensor, compared to the current 12MP, so there’s every chance the Pixel 7 could join our list of the best camera phones. .