Google Pixel Phone info round up thread of Made By Google on October 4th
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LyleLanley
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Can't you just buy it from Google and put in your own sim card?
newtypepilot
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$650?? LOL
looks like I see some dead pixels already
looks like I see some dead pixels already
That's terrible news. Looks like I'm going Samsung this holiday :/
I don't have $650 to drop on a phone and I'm already on famiky plan with a upgrade ready. I bought the 6 on T-Mobile and assumed this would be available on all carriers as well.
LyleLanley
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I'm on T-Mobile but I've never bought a subsidized phone from them, I thought they stopped doing that so it wouldn't make a difference where you bought the phone from.
Vyse The Legend
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Yeah, T-Mobile does not do subsidies or contracts anymore. What you can do via T-Mo is finance the phone, basically pay a bit upfront then the rest of the cost gets doled out over two years on your phone bill.
diablos991
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T-Mobile will still amortize the phone out at 0% for 24 months on an EIP.
FusedAtoms
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Quoting for new page. Would love an answer for this. Thanks y'all.
Bwhahaaaaaa, FU Google.
This is the biggest fail of cellphone launches I've ever seen. Google is just completely shitting the bed this year - on basically all their products. At this rate I expect Google Home to be completely underwhelming as well. From the original announcement it certainly looks ridiculous next to the svelte Echo.
LyleLanley
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I don't. They're different teams. If there are still any Nest employees left, I think they can still put out something decent.
diablos991
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Pretty much.
Just make sure to pay attention to the radio bands.
If they make a GSM and CDMA model separate then be sure to buy the GSM model for AT&T.
If they only make a single variant then purchase and pop that sim in.
So if the iPhone does everything better why would you think of pricing this like an iPhone? Shit, even if they claim it is internally #madebygoogle the Chromebook Pixel and Pixel C aren't exactly inspiring (and were both too expensive).
FusedAtoms
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Thank you! That's great to know. Now to wait for the reveal and to hope some of these rumors aren't true and the phone turns out well.
Vyse The Legend
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HTC, like Motorola, probably has ZERO bargaining power with component suppliers. I assume they get the worst prices for everything, plus they are hardware makers first and foremost, so all their profit comes from selling their phones. HTC especially cannot afford to cut into their profit margins and charge less; this is why you see even their mid-range devices come in wayyyy higher than they should.
3 Spraying water Water falling as a spray at any angle up to 60° from the vertical shall have no harmful effect.
That's a little resistance.
diablos991
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LyleLanley
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I haven't really kept up with the latest Android offerings so how do the rumored specs compare with similarly priced Android phones?
Vyse The Legend
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But not a hard sneeze if the phone is laying flat on the table.
Horribly. Overpriced, and the only plus these have over comparably priced phones is a newer processor (821 vs. the 820) so far.
Neither does One Plus or the parade of small to middle-tier Chinese manufacturers. This is also not an HTC phone (even if they build it), this is Google's project and they are shouting it from the rooftops (almost literally). Google also has an advantage of playing this from a different angle, software and services. They don't need the hardware money (and haven't aggressively pursued that in other ventures). Being tied to a carrier does increase price though, they don't carry devices with low margins because a lot of people buy in store and they know it but that's all the more reason to not partner with them.
LyleLanley
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At least that had some gimmick to try and excite consumers.
Don't forget VR!!!!!!!
Vyse The Legend
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Yeah, I left the Verizon deal off my list, and that absolutely contributes to the inflated price. Big Red is likely footing some of the marketing bill here, and they want a cut too.
andythinkpad
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Google will announce 2 more message apps and relaunch Google Wave to compliment Pixel.
Who wants to guess how much money they wasted on this shitty ad campaign so far? 'Cuz with shit like this, it's not looking worth it to me.
MRrogermoore
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Has anything been confirmed, or a we raging over rumours?
Can't wait to buy a Pixel XL for $250 in Fall 2017.
Then they should have a version that costs a hundred less.
All of the rumors are from extremely credible sources, they're usually always right.
LouisaFerre
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Literally, the only new software we know of is a custom launcher that brings nothing new to the table. If the cheap version of this phone starts at $650, it should have the features and design to back it up. So far it looks like a Chinese iPhone ripoff with a $650 price tag slapped on it.
Finally some good news. Looks like launcher shortcuts are back.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...he-return-of-launcher-shortcuts-apk-teardown/
Reminds me of 3D touch, a feature that I think is actually pretty awesome.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...he-return-of-launcher-shortcuts-apk-teardown/
Reminds me of 3D touch, a feature that I think is actually pretty awesome.
Finally some good news. Looks like launcher shortcuts are back.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...he-return-of-launcher-shortcuts-apk-teardown/
Reminds me of 3D touch, a feature that I think is actually pretty awesome.
My biggest issue with 3D Touch is that I can't reorganize these shortcuts/exclude ones I never use. Hopefully they get around that with this.
outunderthestars
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Finally some good news. Looks like launcher shortcuts are back.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...he-return-of-launcher-shortcuts-apk-teardown/
Reminds me of 3D touch, a feature that I think is actually pretty awesome.
That is a really cool idea.
Fingers crossed.
Also the calendar app icon changes to reflect the date now, so that's cool.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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Does it say this in the commercial or on advertisement billboards? Oh.. But y'know
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
SomedayTheFire
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What's up with that volume rocker placement?
Pretty standard for Nexus phones...
SomedayTheFire
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Holy shit you're right. My last one was the 5.
Battersea Power Station
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Why are they complicating the launcher when they're so focused on making things simpler?
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