AHA-Lambda
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The thing about the huge bezels is that they're going to be even worse thanks to on screen buttons.
What is that shit
Jesus Christ, what is the point in those huge ass bezels then??
Google Pixel Phone info round up thread of Made By Google on October 4th
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Jesus Christ, what is the point in those huge ass bezels then??
GS7 Edge still the phone to get.
If theyy are going to have such huge bezels then they should at least ditch the software system buttons.
Or better yet, put speakers on it.
AHA-Lambda
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Christ at least the 6P looked nice and more distinct than this :/
UnemployedVillain
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All they need to do was take the Nexus 5, support the latest Android, add a fingerprint scanner, bigger batter and maybe a microSD port (it'd be a nice to have) and I would have given them money almost guaranteed. Dammit Google
Looks like if I get a phone this year, it will be the Axon 7. Why are they going this route when everyone who walks into a carrier store just buys a Galaxy or an iPhone? LG and HTC keep banging their heads up against this wall with little success.
LostMyNarbles
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You can't fit that kind of hardware into the Nexus 5. The Nexus 5 had a great form-factor due to the small bezels, but it also had battery issues and poor camera performance alongside the build quality issues.
BoosterDuck
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The thing about the huge bezels is that they're going to be even worse thanks to on screen buttons.
What is that shit
to be fair 16:9 vertical is already a ridiculous phone aspect ratio
but google needs to shove speakers and a Smart Stay sensor on those bezels for christ's sakes
CreepingFear
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As I'm looking at my dying Nexus 5 right now, the top bezel isn't that big, but the bottom one could be smaller.
And make the phone thicker if you need more space for a bigger battery or other features. This drive towards ultimate thinness is insane.
So like the 5X?
UnemployedVillain
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Hell, just increase the battery size then and I'm good for a few years until some better alternative comes out. Unless they actually haven't managed to come out with a better battery at the same dimensions as the N5 one
Heard the battery life is actually just comparable if not worse
"Says who?"
Reviewers. All of them.
The battery is fine. Lasts 8 hours with normal use.
If the price rumors are true, the low-end pixel going for $650 means the pixel xl will probably be $700-750.
The Axon 7 is only $400 but matches the pixel xl with the 5.5" 1440p screen and 3Ah+ battery. The 820 vs 821 snapdragon difference should be negligible. Axon 7 beats the pixel xl with dual frontfacing speakers and expandable storage, not to mention way smaller bezel. Only major victory for the Pixel is stock Android and faster Android releases.
Not sure I'm willing to pay $300+ premium for faster android releases. Google better have something else up their sleeves to make me pay that premium.
The Axon 7 is only $400 but matches the pixel xl with the 5.5" 1440p screen and 3Ah+ battery. The 820 vs 821 snapdragon difference should be negligible. Axon 7 beats the pixel xl with dual frontfacing speakers and expandable storage, not to mention way smaller bezel. Only major victory for the Pixel is stock Android and faster Android releases.
Not sure I'm willing to pay $300+ premium for faster android releases. Google better have something else up their sleeves to make me pay that premium.
While you're right that Google currently doesn't have the brand Apple and Samsung have in regards to hardware (which is where their new marketing/this rumored Verizon exclusivity deal would come into play), I'm bolding "ho-hum releases" in your post because if the rumored price is true, then Google is probably betting on the average iPhone 7/Galaxy buyer seeing this phone as being on par with those devices since they aren't likely to be as informed as posters in this thread on other (cheaper) offerings.
SolidSnakeUS
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I seriously have no idea why they can't make the lower one something like $350/$400 and then the XL starting at like $550.
Pixel 32GB: $400
Pixel 64GB: $450
Pixel XL 32GB: $550
Pixel XL 64GB: $600
Pixel XL 128GB: $700
At least it closer resembles the 5X/6P prices, just about $50 more though, which would be fine.
Pixel 32GB: $400
Pixel 64GB: $450
Pixel XL 32GB: $550
Pixel XL 64GB: $600
Pixel XL 128GB: $700
At least it closer resembles the 5X/6P prices, just about $50 more though, which would be fine.
right, selling an Axon 7 to someone in general is not feasible, but you also need people to jump on it and tell friends about it. Reusing an A9 case wasn't a great idea, but i guess if the Huawei rumors are true they had to go for the subpar option. The Nexus 6p is an awesome phone, i wish Huawei would have stayed in the conversation, but i can get their beef if they couldn't have any branding on the phone whatsoever. HTC isn't in a position to complain about that.
JaseMath
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I honestly believe that the prices will be lower than the rumored $650 for the pixel. I think that'll be a pricepoint somewhere, but not starting.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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I just don't understand why there is such a large bezel... Please, someone help me understand. The phone is entirely large for no good reason
ghostofsparta
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Probably something to do with ergonomics. I'm just guessing tho
Headphone jacks take up tons of space.
Having the buttons take up screen real estate while you have a huge fucking bezel under them is absurd.
Tathanen
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Nobody's hurting for vertical real estate on modern phones, and the buttons go away when you run something fullscreen. I get that the bezel is big and dumb, but losing the dynamic buttons would be awful. I'm way into the animating back/down button, the keyboard switching icon, the home button's assistant/google-now functionality, etc.
andthebeatgoeson
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Is the micro sd rumor true?
Edit:Never mind, i see it's not
Edit:Never mind, i see it's not
same
i dont have a return to hardware buttons. one of the reasons i hate samsung's phones
but jesus, that bezel just screams "we just took an existing phone design and re purposed it" (the htc a9, in this case)
I guess I'm too used to my iPhone. I actually like having the home button be big and physical at the bottom bezel. And I'll take all the vertical screen space I can get, since half my time is spent scrolling down web pages while reading them.
andythinkpad
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M. Sd killed google's parents in google's origin story.
crazy monkey
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The thing about the huge bezels is that they're going to be even worse thanks to on screen buttons.
What is that shit
Shit is uugly. Put some buttin on the chin. make some screen space.
UnemployedVillain
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Maybe, maybe, the bezel is because they:
1. Wanted to maintain a certain screen size ratio
2. Needed a bigger housing, but didn't want to increase thickness, so they increased length
That's the only explanation I can think of
1. Wanted to maintain a certain screen size ratio
2. Needed a bigger housing, but didn't want to increase thickness, so they increased length
That's the only explanation I can think of
or the bezel is a touch pad
-Pyromaniac-
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nope, same pricing as iphone. Guaranteed.
The Faceless Master
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it was fixed two weeks ago.
got my replacement Note 7 right around this time two Mondays ago.
This is sad. I'd much rather Huawei had come up with a design.
The assistant is Google now on steroids, or at least a 3.0 version.
If you want a preview, download allo.
The Faceless Master
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why would you want to waste space on the screen when there's a huge empty space below it.
i mean, if they had some big fromt facing stereo speakers, i coiuld understand, but they got ... nothing.
TeamSoftButt has been saying that the decision would make for some awesome UI improvements for what, five years now?
waste of space.
Or they repurposed another phones case and are stuck with the crappy bezels
Did the replacement fix the shit performance on the Qualcomm models? Because it's garbage and is terrible even compared to the S7
crazy monkey
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Why do people think that giving chiice of physical buttons means you can't have software button? Do not think like either or scenarios. Physical button on bottom means yiu have options which what android is all about.
Unknown Soldier
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At least that long. I had a Galaxy Nexus about 5 years ago with Soft Butts and other than giving the OLED screen on that phone horrendous burn-in there were literally no advantages over hardware buttons.
Since then I've always been on Team Hard Butt because I can actually use my whole screen for content. Also less burn-in on OLED that way, although the top Notifications bar still causes somewhat less severe burn-in issues on OLEDs.
Xiaomi mi5s:
Around $300. Top of the line phone. 821 snapdragon (Antutu benchmark score 164,119), great cameras. Dual tone flash. Finger sensor underneath glass and not cut into glass. Fully metallic phone. 3800 Battery. NFC and everything else you wanted except for water resistance. Starts at 64gb.
http://www.mi.com/mi5s/
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