“Coming from a Pixel 3 to the Pixel 5 is disappointing. Though the phone is 2 generations newer overall the Pixel 3 is better. They're very similar phones and so compared to most phones the Pixel 5 is still great, but it's flaws makes me regret my decision to "upgrade".
Some of it's faults.
Screen colour. White is not white but has a greenish tint unless at full brightness. Pixel 3 has beautiful colouring overall, though slightly red at times. Pixel 5 white colouring is truly awful. it encourages you to use the dark setting to save battery life but secretly I think it is so you don't have to look at the ugly whites all the time. Blacks are also not as deep as the Pixel 3.
Speaker at the bottom of the phone is poor compared to the front facing stereo speakers of the Pixel 3.
Camera is very similar to Pixel 3 but I took 6 different shots to compare between the 2 phones and in a blind test to see which is better I choose the Pixel 3 on every occasion except one. The camera on the Pixel 5 is good but somehow has not improved in quality in 2 generations.
For some reason the two button navigation of the Pixel 3 is not available on the Pixel 5 which in my opinion is the best way to control the phone. Swiping from the edges to go back is not great particularly when scrolling through photos etc as you accidently keep going back.
The buttons on the side feel cheap and filmsy compared to the Pixel 3.
Any improvements with the Pixel 5? I think battery life will be better but I've not had it long enough for thorough testing. The screen is slightly larger with less bezel. I like the wide angle camera. More storage. And that's it.
If you're coming from a cheap phone, the Pixel 5 is great. If you are coming from a decent phone, especially one with a nice coloured screen, well unless green is your colour, I wouldn't recommend. I'm within 14 days and might send it back.”
“Recieved the pixel 5, easy to set up, transferred all the apps and was working great. However 2 days after receiving the phone I turned it off to fit a screen protector at which point the phone would turn back on and was just stuck on the Goggle logo.
After contacting Google support, they advised the phone was broken and a new one would be issued.
Hopefully this new one will work great but so far it's my experience with the pixel 5 has been really poor.”
