Google Pixel and Pixel XL

kona786 · 22 Oct 2016 at 14:43

Billies Bangers said:
The worry is will it be discounted within months like Samsung do?

Really? The S7E has been out a while and is still like £500+ no?

And I don't think the Pixel will get discounted, they are trying to keep it super premium.

Billies Bangers · 22 Oct 2016 at 14:57

kona786 said:
Really? The S7E has been out a while and is still like £500+ no?

And I don't think the Pixel will get discounted, they are trying to keep it super premium.

£470 for the S7 - not the Edge. Not advertised at that price but if you ask for the best deal they can do this was the offer - well known High Street stores.

chroniclard · 22 Oct 2016 at 15:10

kona786 said:
Really? The S7E has been out a while and is still like £500+ no?

And I don't think the Pixel will get discounted, they are trying to keep it super premium.

Problem, for me, is it doesn't look premium. Doesn't look as good as the iPhone or the S7 (edge).

Rimsy · 22 Oct 2016 at 15:22

Have you seen one in the flesh? a lot of people are saying it's very different to how it looks in photos / videos

kona786 · 22 Oct 2016 at 15:32

Rimsy said:
Have you seen one in the flesh? a lot of people are saying it's very different to how it looks in photos / videos

Yes I have one. The build quality is no better than a OP3. And the design is on par with something like a Moto G.

Just to add some context - the Note 7 looked and felt like a £700 phone, the iPhone and Pixel, feels like OP3 levels i.e. £3-400.

Billies Bangers · 22 Oct 2016 at 15:36

chroniclard said:
Problem, for me, is it doesn't look premium. Doesn't look as good as the iPhone or the S7 (edge).

Whereas for me I think entirely the opposite. I think the iPhone now looks like the cheap relation and the S7 tacky.

photoshop · 22 Oct 2016 at 15:37

I have to agree with Kona on this. Although the device is good it did not look like it's worth £719 for the base model.
I've seen it in the flesh and the black is rather charcoal and the front and rear are not the same colour at all.
Although the rear glass is not as bad in the flesh it is still ugly.

I would say the S7 Edge is leagues ahead in terms of design and looks and is more premium.

Having said that I do want one purely for vanilla android and the updates.

Billies Bangers · 22 Oct 2016 at 15:37

kona786 said:
Yes I have one. The build quality is no better than a OP3. And the design is on par with something like a Moto G.

Just to add some context - the Note 7 looked and felt like a £700 phone, the iPhone and Pixel, feels like OP3 levels i.e. £3-400.

Wow! specsavers for you my lad. :rolleyes:

The OP3 isn't in the same league.

kona786 · 22 Oct 2016 at 15:46

Billies Bangers said:
Wow! specsavers for you my lad. The OP3 isn't in the same league.

You have your views, I have mine and i have both phones in front of me. The only standout feature on the Pixel is the camera IMO.

The overall package is a good one, but other than the camera nothing is really standing out to me when you consider the £819 my phone RRP's for!

loltim · 22 Oct 2016 at 16:04

Fallen god said:
Having used front and back I like back expect when its at a desk. For everything else it just feels better. my finger naturally rests there, were as I have to stretch my thumb for a front finger print scanner then move my thumb back for the touch screen.

Thumb is natural for me. Can't say I've ever stretched it.
Maybe I'll give it a try.

kona786 · 22 Oct 2016 at 16:07

loltim said:
Thumb is natural for me. Can't say I've ever stretched it.

I agree. Usability wise front is better IMO.

EDIT - scratch that, both front and back are just as easy to use. being on the back makes the front design cleaner.

Belloni · 22 Oct 2016 at 19:05

I have no idea what I'm going to use the £50 Google play credit on! Have no need whatsoever!

AndyCr15 · 22 Oct 2016 at 19:10

Billies Bangers said:
I have watched your unboxing video and thought it quite good in fact.

Thanks

Personally I feel the build quality is on par with the Samsung devices. I would still be agreeing you've got to be quite a big pure Android fan to justify the price tag, but I have no regrets at the moment.

smokedog · 22 Oct 2016 at 19:18

AndyCr15 said:
But I make money from unboxings and reviews. The earlier I get the video out the better chance I have of it being 'big'. Waiting to Monday could cost me income...

Out of interest, how many views are required for you to recoup the cost of the phone?

kona786 · 22 Oct 2016 at 19:20

Belloni said:
I have no idea what I'm going to use the £50 Google play credit on! Have no need whatsoever!

It'll last me a few years

silverblack · 22 Oct 2016 at 19:27

kona786 said:
It'll last me a few years

I get by on Google rewards maybe you can sell the voucher recoup some costs

bayo000 · 22 Oct 2016 at 19:35

Belloni said:
I have no idea what I'm going to use the £50 Google play credit on! Have no need whatsoever!

Gonna keep it till my Daydream turns up and then depending whether I like it and how much the apps are for it I'll either sell it or keep it.

kona786 · 22 Oct 2016 at 19:38

silverblack said:
I get by on Google rewards maybe you can sell the voucher recoup some costs

I could do but I do buy apps now and then so it'll come in useful.

I need to hand this phone back so with the new phone I hope they include another voucher

BaZ87 · 22 Oct 2016 at 20:00

I know I'm a bit late to the finger print scanner debate and the problem when your phones sat on the desk. If you've got Google assist set up then "ok, Google" solves that problem very nicely.

kona786 · 22 Oct 2016 at 20:02

BaZ87 said:
I know I'm a bit late to the finger print scanner debate and the problem when your phones sat on the desk. If you've got Google assist set up then "ok, Google" solves that problem very nicely.

And look like a **** in front of your colleagues, friends and family - no thanks

Needs double tap to wake