>and you can flash your own images if you'd like Just an FYI for anyone interested in getting it. You can do this only if you buy directly from Google, not fro

>and you can flash your own images if you'd like Just an FYI for anyone interested in getting it. You can do this only if you buy directly from Google, not from Verizon. Only Google's version has an unlockable bootloader. Google sold out pretty hard to Verizon in order to get some sales. One of the nice things about the Nexus line (at least all the later ones) was that you get a good no-bullshit phone no matter where you buy it from. Now, with Pixel, you get the shitty one if you buy from Verizon. The major downside to this is the used market. No way to reliably buy a good phone on ebay etc. The model numbers are the same. Some respite is swappa, which lists them accurately.