Sorry you struggle with that. I don't even notice the notch on my XR. It's almost like the screen has "extra" space for the indicators so they don't take up the main screen space.
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Sorry you struggle with that. I don't even notice the notch on my XR. It's almost like the screen has "extra" space for the indicators so they don't take up the main screen space.
Don't mistake hardware sales for Android (software). Does Google earn a licensing fee for every Android user, or is it free? That's an important factor in how much monetary benefit there is for Google. Market share does not equal profits. Look at Apple. Huge profits, but not the largest user base.
These are using standard exonys cores, so it‘s not at all “their own SoC like Apple.”
A phone that doesn’t wobble when you sit it on the table, that’s honestly the best design decision I’ve seen a phone company make since 2014.
Google is not a hardware company, they don’t have passion for it, nothing will change it. With Pixel 6 series they need to build strong marketing story to justify super high price, so here we go.
I don’t know why they didn’t just stick with the Pixel 5 form factor, it was perfect, completely symmetrical bezel-less screen all the way around. At least it doesn’t have a notch!
Wow. a phone wearing a wrist watch. That's the way forward /s
Read in an interview with a google exec that the Pro will be expensive, so I expect to see pricing on par with Apple. Apparently they want to get into the high premium segment… just, how many will they sell and can they recoup the money they invested into SOC development??
i realize that Google has deep pockets but …
Anyway, competition is a good thing so looking forward to real life reviews and such
i realize that Google has deep pockets but …
Anyway, competition is a good thing so looking forward to real life reviews and such
Soooooo......Daft Punk disbanded to go into the phone business.
My 6P was one of the only good android phones I'd ever had. I sometimes forget about it given all the HTCs I had.
I bet they will even preload the Facebook app for you!🤮🤮 most android users prefer cheap Samsung phones, so not sure who they are marketing this too? love the bezels🤮🤮 love the racing stripe on back🤮🤮 one plus is you won't need air tags to track your stuff, Google has that covered for you!🤮🤮 imagine the uproar if Apple released this thing!😂😂😂
Yeah, who started calling things "Pro" that have absolutely no Pro features first.
I assume that it is mostly about them taking their AI chip technology (which they have made chips for this for a long time) and applying it to a phone, and, more importantly, they can support the devices for a longer period of time as they will no longer be limited by the length of time that Qualcom supports chips (or the other chip vendors, Qualcom just being the largest).
Siri still has not caught up to version 1 of Assistant. On the watch front, Apple Watch is great but I switched to a Garmin Fenix which, besides the 12 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, just fits my use case better since I am an ultra distance cyclist.
Just glad they made their own design this time instead of selling iPhone knockoffs.
Probably a random hardware company that has produced phones with every 4-length permutation of tech or design-related English words.
The issue isn't looking at it, it's feeling it get snagged on your pocket liner. iPhones have camera bumps too, and they're annoying. Also, I don't even have a newer iPhone, but whenever I use one (or the many Android knockoffs of it), I don't even notice the notch.
Except Apple has been using “pro” (ie MacBook Pro, Mac Pro) for their computers since 2006 during the switch to Intel processors…
Definitely not for me, looks like it was designed in the 60’s 😝
But it’s cool to have options.
What I don’t understand is why Google wants to be in the smartphone business in the first place. It’s a cutthroat business where Apple eats up the majority of the profits and everybody else (with the possible exception of Samsung) competes for scraps. In the US market it’s an effective duopoly, and even well-funded competitors like LG, Motorola, and Microsoft have failed. Given Google’s nonexistent market share, it is virtually guaranteed that this division loses money and highly unlikely that this will change in the future. Furthermore, if it did, it would be at the expense of Google’s own partners like Samsung and Qualcomm. If Google is concerned about something in the Android ecosystem- like Qualcomm, OEMs, and carriers’ refusal to give long-term support, it needs to use its clout as the developer of Android to force them to behave, not make its own sorta-custom SoC. If it wants a hero device to compete with the iPhone, plenty of Android OEMs already make great devices. Hardware is not software, and being great at software doesn’t mean you’ll succeed in hardware (or vice-versa). Google is not Apple. You cannot both be the steward of a diverse ecosystem and the biggest OEM/chipmaker. Apple’s approach works for Apple partly because they realize this and don’t aim for market share dominance. Google will eventually realize this too, but only after burning billions of dollars and countless partnerships in the process.
It's two different business models; Google doesn't care about making profit on the hardware. They want to hook people on their ecosystem and monetize their personal information & search history.
Thats actually a nice looking phone, a nice change. Also the software looks solid and uniform, if I would use an Android phone this would be it. Google really knows how to create functioning and easy to use software. But of course, I am not selling my soul for it and will keep using iPhones. Waiting for the nice FOSS community to make non-evil version of it.
In an extremely ironic manner, the privacy focused Android versions prefer the Google Pixel hardware.
Qualcomm has some big patents in Wireless or Wifi, something like that. They make the best modems and they seem to be here for the foreseeable future.
In an extremely ironic manner, the privacy focused Android versions prefer the Google Pixel hardware.
Qualcomm has some big patents in Wireless or Wifi, something like that. They make the best modems and they seem to be here for the foreseeable future.
