Googles 2020 not-so-high-end flagship has actually just started heading out to new owners and there are already stressing grievances about the phones quality. These arent about some software problems that can be easily fixed by an update nor are they about display screen problem, well a minimum of not as far as output or touch input are worried. Instead, its a more problematic space between the phones screen and metal frame which may or might not impact the phones water resistance.
Any unintentional opening would naturally enable liquid to pass through, which basically breaks IP water-resistance score. But even if water isnt able to survive, the gap might still be a haven for dust and small particles. Eventually, the gap might infect the rest of the display screen, intensifying the separation.
Like numerous reports about physical defects, grievances about the Pixel 5 have actually up until now been couple of and differed, probably because the Pixel 5 has only started shipping in the first place. As Android Police kept in mind, however, the variety of reports is increasing regularly, constructing fears it might be a more widespread issue.
The location of the gap in between glass and metal isnt constant either however a lot of seem to be located on the video cameras side. This isnt Googles very first Pixel with a punch-hole cutout so its not like it still does not understand how to do it. Regardless of the cause, the toughness implications are regretfully not as small as the space itself.
Google has up until now remained silent on the complaints but it is unquestionably aware of them by now. Even if it acknowledged the factory defects, it would probably claim them to affect only a small number of units. But with a rather comparable issue with the Pixel 4 XLs glass back a couple of months earlier, one may begin to question the state of Googles QA for its Pixel phones.
