The phone looks way better on video...
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osiris3355
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Pixel phones have SMS backup to Google drive. Fuck yes.
Baroquemantic
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Noice. Finally.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Just Pixel?
The Faceless Master
Member
more Samsung bloat.
osiris3355
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Lol. In 2 years maybe. The 6p isn't even at $300 right now and that had cheaper components at launch.
agree. Even midrangers will soon join the party if SD650 and similar SOC expand.
Only reason to upgrade so far would be specific features, like camera performance
Source for this? Lots of implementation questions.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
It asks on first sign in if you want to fully backup the phone to drive including SMS
Damnit private
So it's part of Play Services pulling from the OS repository?
Because that's *really* shitty of Google to make that a device exclusive when it could be rolled out to the entire ecosystem.
Hopefully that is short lived, and it's the first step to cross device notification and quick reply for SMS.
Also this is a great example of what a train wreck the announcement was.
I wonder if as a short term fix someone can reverse engineer the directory format, and produce an app that backs up all phones to Drive in the same way so said backups would seamlessly restore to Pixel devices.
Saiyan-Rox
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I was messing arounf with my phone yesterday giving CM13 a try and for some reason it asked if I wanted to do it on there. I didn't notice it doing it though.
Randy Lanzarote
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Why are Google still charging £399 for a 32gb Pixel C? Especially after their £299 "Developer Discount" (that anyone could use) a few months back.
It was pretty pricey on launch, one year later the price tag is a bit of a joke (especially with ipads now coming with 32gb as standard)
Or are they going to let it die a slow death just like the Nexus 10/9?
It was pretty pricey on launch, one year later the price tag is a bit of a joke (especially with ipads now coming with 32gb as standard)
Or are they going to let it die a slow death just like the Nexus 10/9?
Yeah, they really should just cut the price to £299 now. It's a decent tablet at £250 to £300. It's not competitive at £399.
CoachKevin
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Any Honor 8 owners here that can give me some info on how the audio is? Specifically through the headphone jack?
Also heard reports of bad bluetooth?
Using a OP3 right now but the camera in the H8 and smaller size might be worth switching.
Also heard reports of bad bluetooth?
Using a OP3 right now but the camera in the H8 and smaller size might be worth switching.
The LG V34 is a waterproof 5.2 inch version of the V20 exclusive to Japan. Guys and gals, LG hates money and doing sensible things LIKE FUCKING RELEASING THIS SHIT IN THE US.
This is the equivalent of HTC's 2010 smartphone release strategy that screwed them over for years. Yes, I'm mad that I have to import this. Yes, I am pissed off no international variant exists. Yes, LG is on some bullshit. Anyone looking at the G6 should give this a try.
Agreed. I still watch him just because, but he doesn't offer any real insight.
Erica Griffin is too boring. Spitting out benchmarks just doesn't work for me in her videos.
I like Michael Fisher (Mr. Mobile) and also the Pocketnow guys for their video reviews. I also like Pocketnow's in depth camera reviews.
Nah, it's from Google so that's called an "exclusive feature". Get that right.
peppermints
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First Pixel reviews I've seen, Android Central and ArsTechnica:
http://www.androidcentral.com/google-pixel-review
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016...ew-bland-pricey-but-still-best-android-phone/
http://www.androidcentral.com/google-pixel-review
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016...ew-bland-pricey-but-still-best-android-phone/
the verge gave the Pixel the 'iphone review' treatment : http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/18/13304090/google-pixel-phone-review-pixel-xl
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it is like an iphone lol
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it is like an iphone lol
Jazzy Network
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Man is there any phone we can use naked without the fear of blemishes anymore?
AyaisMUsikWhore
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It doesn't surprise me that the Pixel is hands down the best Android phone period as I expected. It ticks all the boxes I have ever wanted from Android and then some. Google did THAT. I hope they start bringing this to other carrier not just including AT&T.
Nikodemos
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I've noticed decreased battery life on my Z5 Compact as well. I think it was the latest software update (happened some time last week). Prior to that it was somewhat better.
Flying Toaster
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They were idiots for doing carrier sale exclusive...nursing to copy apple all the way to original iPhone release. The software looks awesome though especially assistant.
what are those boxes? The Nexus 6P was a pretty strong phone at the time it came out? The only place where it lacked was battery life I think.
Zombie James
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That glass panel looks and sounds like a horrible mistake to me.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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Camera (Huge for me)
Fast/No Lag
Touch interface is much more defined
Better updates to Google Now (which is now the assistant so that's cool)
Better support + updates (the 24/7 CS support is something i've wanted but I never knew they would build into the phone)
Better Battery life (After Nougat, my 6P battery life has been worse. It shuts off as soon as battery saver mode comes on at 15% and I don't know what's going on)
The biggest one
A 100% Google Made Phone.
I jumped on the Nexus brand for direct Google support because I was tired of the skins and I love pure android. Jumped in on the Galaxy Nexus and every year the Nexus got better but just never where I wanted it to be until the 6P when the camera finally made a difference and the fingerprint scanner. My Nexus 6P has served me well, but I want the Pixel. This is the phone I have always wanted. I wanted Google to compete directly with the iPhone and I was tired of all phones coming very short of that goal. Now there are no compromises (unless you are a samsung fan who weighs sd cards, s-pen functionality, etc etc as compromises).
Shamelessly though, half of above doesn't matter because I can't help but to buy the latest and greatest and buying the newest Google phone was always on my list. I did it every year with the Nexus and still see the Pixel as the newest (Nexus re-branded) but now just made by Google directly.
*Made by HTC.
There's lots to like about the Pixel, but a lot of it is things that flat out should be in stock. And there are things missing from stock that need to be there badly - Samsung's one handed implementation is good. Legitimately good. This phone doesn't have one. It doesn't have a stylus solution. Daydream is ultimately behind the Gear in terms of existing software and sensors. The design is so, so blergh.
I just can't get behind it.
I just can't get behind it.
It's probably Google Photos, the latest update 2.2 is causing that and I'm having the same issue.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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Fixed.
So, 100% Made By Google, except the body, the components and basically anything except the software.
Rodney McKay
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Battery life is a major thing I look for in reviews, and this one barely goes into any details on it.
It's "Stupendous" and with random usage they have 30% left at the end of the day. Is it better than the S7 Edge? Why didn't they also test the smaller Pixel (it's worse, but they give no indication of how much)?
That's actually quite impressive. Their video review doesn't seem to be too bad too
Android Police says the battery is about on par with the s7 edge. MKBHD posted on twitter that he got 6 hours screen on time, and he uses max brightness, Bluetooth, GPS, etc. Battery life doesn't look amazing, but it looks good.
obin_gam
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I don't think I have Google photos... Anyways I chatged it up yo 100 and then restarted it and it seems to be much more stable now
Rodney McKay
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The fuck? I know this will probably get overshadowed by the Pixel reviews, but this is pretty lame.
The LG V34 is a waterproof 5.2 inch version of the V20 exclusive to Japan. Guys and gals, LG hates money and doing sensible things LIKE FUCKING RELEASING THIS SHIT IN THE US.
This is the equivalent of HTC's 2010 smartphone release strategy that screwed them over for years. Yes, I'm mad that I have to import this. Yes, I am pissed off no international variant exists. Yes, LG is on some bullshit. Anyone looking at the G6 should give this a try.
Assuming this keeps the replaceable battery, having waterproofing might make this my dream phone, at least in terms of features (would have to see how the battery, screen, and performance are). It'd be like having my Note 4 back (which I would still have if I hadn't had to get a new phone when I switched carriers).
Should Apple go out of their way labeling that they designed the CPU, rebadged BT as W1 and made the software? Who the hell makes all the components in their devices. Besides Apple didn't change the CPU that much until the following iterations yet you expect Google to be able to do that from day 1.
About the same as the S7 Edge? Urge to buy rising.
I think it matters a lot who makes the components in your device, because that determines a hell of a lot of the performance, from how the screen looks, to how the device performs, to how long the batteries last. The more streamlined you make it, the better.
And if you're making a claim that the phone is 100% Made By Google, well then you're just fooling yourself. They made the software and if that's why you want to get the phone, more power to you, but other than the software, nothing about this makes it unique or superior to other phones.
Hmm, well the second icon on the list labeled "Foton" is the Google Photos icon. If you continue to have problems it might be that running in the background.
The marketing material says made by Google, not 100% made by Google. So why are you buying any device since no one says who made their screens, their batteries, their BT chipset, various sensors and controllers, Wifi chipset, RAM, the fine list of materials used to make the outer casing, who made the screws, where the antennas are lay out inside the phone. They all make performance differences why are you singling out Pixel?
By your definition, Apple didn't make iPhone, iPad, AppleTV, iPod, etc either.