Google Pixel and Pixel XL

silverblack · 4 Oct 2016 at 18:59

Just had a look at the accessories they want £25 for the clear gel case :eek:

scrivz69 · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:00

What's £599? I am confused.

Fubsy · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:00

silverblack said:
Just had a look at the accessories they want £25 for the clear gel case

Surprised it's not £75 to match the rest of the mad pricing.

mrk · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:01

silverblack said:
Plenty roms will be available its still Android after all easily customised to suit.

Root will break some apps that rely on being unrooted for security reasons. This is the single reason I stopped rooting new phones due to some of my apps not working when they detect root, and no workaround to bypass root detection being 100% reliable.

I'm now much more content with a Galaxy device like the S7, stick Good Lock on, stick Nova Launcher on and you may as well slap a Nexus sticker on the back and enjoy the extra bells and whistles.

kona786 · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:01

smilertoo said:
Iphone7+ will do bokeh camera tricks and has a pressure sensitive screen, nothing google used hasn't been on phones nearly half the price. fast charging is also suspected to reduce the lifespan of the battery. £100 less and i'd probably have gone for it.

Force touch? Gimmick if I ever saw one. Fake bokeh? meh.

OLED and fast charging are 2 features worth have compared to the 2 you mentioned.

neverender · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:02

So glad I gambled on a OP3 a few weeks ago once the spec and price rumours came out. RIP Nexus.

maun · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:06

I thought they learnt after the n6 got slated with the pricing. Was really looking to change but not at these prices.

Ianb901 · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:08

With things still being up in the air regarding the Note 7 and it still not being on sale for the second time round & now the price of the pixel phones, looks like I will be skipping this year's phones and keeping my 6p for a while longer!

_Jimlad_ · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:09

I am sad as I wanted this. Just cannot justify the price.

Dangerous · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:12

_Jimlad_ said:
I am sad as I wanted this. Just cannot justify the price.

As a Samsung Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6 and Nexus 6p user I don't nor would I ever pay that much.

maun · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:15

Wonder who their target market is. They don't cover themselves in glory with advertisements, and with these prices won't peeps likely just buy Samsung or iPhone?

opethdisciple · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:17

I might just go and grab a Nexus 5x.

It should be eligible for Android 8 right?

Does the two year cut off include the last year or not?

The Nexus 5 came with Android 4.4 and is now on 6.0.1 so presumably the 5x came with 6 and will be upgradable to 8 as the last OS version?

TechMinerUK · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:18

maun said:
Wonder who their target market is. They don't cover themselves in glory with advertisements, and with these prices won't peeps likely just buy Samsung or iPhone?

Those who would have bought this will probably go for the OP3 now as it's usually for the developing/modding section. The SGS7 can't be rooted/have a custom ROM installed without voiding the warranty/making permanent changes so I doubt they'll go for them.

Dangerous · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:19

opethdisciple said:
I might just go and grab a Nexus 5x.

It should be eligible for Android 8 right?

Does the two year cut off include the last year or not?

The Nexus 5 came with Android 4.4 and is now on 6.0.1 so presumably the 5x came with 6 and will be upgradable to 8 as the last OS version?

It will probably get the upgrade.

maun · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:20

TechMinerUK said:
Those who would have bought this will probably go for the OP3 now as it's usually for the developing/modding section. The SGS7 can't be rooted/have a custom ROM installed without voiding the warranty/making permanent changes so I doubt they'll go for them.

That was kinda my point. They're clearly not aiming at regular folk, only tech peeps would have likely brought this, but given its pricing they've just put people off.

kona786 · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:21

opethdisciple said:
I might just go and grab a Nexus 5x.

It should be eligible for Android 8 right?

Does the two year cut off include the last year or not?

The Nexus 5 came with Android 4.4 and is now on 6.0.1 so presumably the 5x came with 6 and will be upgradable to 8 as the last OS version?

Yes it should get the update.

Janesy B · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:22

scrivz69 said:
You get ota updates every week and they make solid phones, don't knock some thing until you have tried it, that's why they are the 4th biggest phone maker in the world because they make junk.

Yet they've barely penetrated UK and Europe. Coldplay are one of the biggest bands in the world, doesn't stop them from being utter dross.

biron_w · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:25

So the starting price of the smaller Pixel is more than the starting price of the 6P? Somebody needs drug testing at Google as they're clearly on something.

opethdisciple · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:26

Did they announce anything related to the older phones getting the pixel launcher?

Nexus18 · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:27

maun said:
Wonder who their target market is. They don't cover themselves in glory with advertisements, and with these prices won't peeps likely just buy Samsung or iPhone?

Given the choice, personally I would still take a pixel over those 2. Good software FTW!

opethdisciple said:
Did they announce anything related to the older phones getting the pixel launcher?

apk will probably be leaked, besides, nova will still be far superior in every way and probably get some of the features added soon enough....