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I really like the design (better imho than Google Pixel). Hope they get some success and Apple/Google/Samsung take note to refresh with newer designs

by mtw 10y ago

dingo_bat 10y ago
> better imho than Google Pixel That's not saying much at all.
- cbr 10y ago
  I had thought people we're pretty excited about the new Pixel phone? Like http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/18/13304090/google-pixel-phone-review-pixel-xl http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/18/13304090/google-pixel-pho... etc. Or am I just in a bubble as a Google employee, where I hear disproportionately good responses to our stuff?
  - skykooler 10y ago
    Most responses I've seen were along the lines of "decent specs but it looks just like an iPhone."
  - tdkl 10y ago
    Perhaps excited before it came out and the price was announced. Also The Verge != people. It's a great Android phone, but since iPhone costs the same and they've upped the ante with i7 this year (stereo speakers, waterproofness), there's not much pro points toward the Pixel. Support stays the same, two years of update, one extra for security and then you're dead in the water, compared to 4-5 years with iPhone. Unless you really love the Google bubble with AI and data collection.
    - rifung 10y ago
      > Unless you really love the Google bubble with AI and data collection. I know this might come as a surprise but some people prefer Android to iOS. The Pixel seems to fare well compared to other Android phones, especially when you don't want any skins.
  - kristofferR 10y ago
    Everybody makes fun of the horrificly massive bottom bezel on the Pixel, it's really weird. The glass panel on the back is also perceived as quite pointless. Other than the design it has been received quite good.
  - dingo_bat 10y ago
    I just can't get over that horrible ugly chin. Otherwise it looks like a decent phone.
  - redwards510 10y ago
    From what I've read online, the only positive reviews are from the tech blog reviewers who got them for free. Us common folk on forums took one look at that price and that uninspired design and said forget it. I'd rather have a OnePlus 3 for less than half the cost. A reskinning of Voice Search and a nice camera for nearly $950? please...
SonicSoul 10y ago
how well can this design handle drops? seems like screen will be affected in most cases

I really like the design (better imho than Google Pixel). Hope they get some success and Apple/Google/Samsung take note to refresh with newer designs

by mtw 10y ago

I really like the design (better imho than Google Pixel). Hope they get some success and Apple/Google/Samsung take note to refresh with newer designs

dingo_bat 10y ago

> better imho than Google Pixel That's not saying much at all.

cbr 10y ago
I had thought people we're pretty excited about the new Pixel phone? Like http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/18/13304090/google-pixel-phone-review-pixel-xl http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/18/13304090/google-pixel-pho... etc. Or am I just in a bubble as a Google employee, where I hear disproportionately good responses to our stuff?
- skykooler 10y ago
  Most responses I've seen were along the lines of "decent specs but it looks just like an iPhone."
- tdkl 10y ago
  Perhaps excited before it came out and the price was announced. Also The Verge != people. It's a great Android phone, but since iPhone costs the same and they've upped the ante with i7 this year (stereo speakers, waterproofness), there's not much pro points toward the Pixel. Support stays the same, two years of update, one extra for security and then you're dead in the water, compared to 4-5 years with iPhone. Unless you really love the Google bubble with AI and data collection.
  - rifung 10y ago
    > Unless you really love the Google bubble with AI and data collection. I know this might come as a surprise but some people prefer Android to iOS. The Pixel seems to fare well compared to other Android phones, especially when you don't want any skins.
- kristofferR 10y ago
  Everybody makes fun of the horrificly massive bottom bezel on the Pixel, it's really weird. The glass panel on the back is also perceived as quite pointless. Other than the design it has been received quite good.
- dingo_bat 10y ago
  I just can't get over that horrible ugly chin. Otherwise it looks like a decent phone.
- redwards510 10y ago
  From what I've read online, the only positive reviews are from the tech blog reviewers who got them for free. Us common folk on forums took one look at that price and that uninspired design and said forget it. I'd rather have a OnePlus 3 for less than half the cost. A reskinning of Voice Search and a nice camera for nearly $950? please...

SonicSoul 10y ago

how well can this design handle drops? seems like screen will be affected in most cases