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Just a personal viewpoint: I wonder who's the target audience? Too artsy & eye catching for regular folks, with the backlight notification & sheer see through

Just a personal viewpoint: I wonder who's the target audience? Too artsy & eye catching for regular folks, with the backlight notification & sheer see through back. Too tacky for regular designers (I guess Jony Ive would go insane if this were the new iPhone). Middle age nerds maybe, but office going folks will think twice. My teenage nephew thinks it belongs in Tron; he's cool with Samsung S series. Price point is neither premium or entry scale (@ 69000 yens in Japan store). It's a bunch of contradictory confused choices

FinalBriefing 4y ago
I disagree that it is too tacky for designers. There's definitely a new wave of brutalism sweeping certain circles. I see this type of design in streetware/techware fashion.
- srvmshr 4y ago
  If experience has shown me anything in tech scene, humbly my opinion feels that designers make all crafty looks for businesses but do not change much with regards to their personal choices. You could be right about the niche group. I would also love to know more about it. However, niche groups don't drive profitable businesses is also something you might agree.
gonehome 4y ago
It's the phone I would buy if I was still on Android - it's the first Android phone I've seen in years with a design I actually like. I had Nexus phones prior to switching to the iPhone 5 when it finally had LTE and turn by turn nav. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was a piece of shit (imo) and damaged the brand for me. Nokia hardware was always cool, but Microsoft buying them ended that at the time. The Google Pixel phones you'd think would be the natural choice, but they've always had mid-range mediocre hardware, questionable design elements, and limited update support.
- srvmshr 4y ago
  Slightly OT: I absolutely loved the Nokia/Microsoft Lumia series. Metro UI was ahead of its time for the phone.
- fomine3 4y ago
  Pixel 6 is good for specs. It's not good to expect the new company's first phone is reliable to provide OS upgrades for a few years.

FinalBriefing 4y ago

I disagree that it is too tacky for designers. There's definitely a new wave of brutalism sweeping certain circles. I see this type of design in streetware/techware fashion.

srvmshr 4y ago
If experience has shown me anything in tech scene, humbly my opinion feels that designers make all crafty looks for businesses but do not change much with regards to their personal choices. You could be right about the niche group. I would also love to know more about it. However, niche groups don't drive profitable businesses is also something you might agree.

gonehome 4y ago

It's the phone I would buy if I was still on Android - it's the first Android phone I've seen in years with a design I actually like. I had Nexus phones prior to switching to the iPhone 5 when it finally had LTE and turn by turn nav. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was a piece of shit (imo) and damaged the brand for me. Nokia hardware was always cool, but Microsoft buying them ended that at the time. The Google Pixel phones you'd think would be the natural choice, but they've always had mid-range mediocre hardware, questionable design elements, and limited update support.

srvmshr 4y ago
Slightly OT: I absolutely loved the Nokia/Microsoft Lumia series. Metro UI was ahead of its time for the phone.
fomine3 4y ago
Pixel 6 is good for specs. It's not good to expect the new company's first phone is reliable to provide OS upgrades for a few years.