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Google Unveils New Flagship Pixel 5 Smartphone With 5G and $699 Price Tag
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It looks great. No notch is a good look.
Hate that power button placement. Plus volume should always be on the other side.
The way Apple keeps increasing their prices, I think there's a good chance that my next phone purchase ends up being this.
It's the same thing with the MS Surface division. None of their devices have ever gotten out of the "Other" category in market share analyses. That division seems to exist for design inspiration for the their OEM partners.Does Google really compete against all those other hardware manufacturers?
There are 1.3 billion Android smartphones sold every year... but a commenter here today said Google only sold 7 million Pixels last year.
Samsung alone can sell upwards of 300 million smartphones a year.
Again... Google... 7 million.
I honestly don't think the other hardware manufacturers consider Google a threat in hardware.
And I would say Google makes more money from advertising on those billion phones from other manufacturers than they do selling their own hardware.
Pixel is a science project. It's fun for them.
I mean...you could say that about pretty much any phone. They all use the same for factor. Same with laptops, same with tablets.
I just built up a shopping cart with the phone w/case, new speakers x2, pixel buds w/case, Chromecast TV for under $1300. Haven't pulled the trigger, but the way my iOS gear has been working lately, it's tempting. Heck, Google Assistant alone may be worth it to me. Granted, I know the whole 'grass is greener on the other side thing,' but if they offer a buyers' remorse return policy similar to Apple, I'm considering it. I would just run the whole setup parallel to all my Apple gear on a different phone number to test the waters'.
I also like that case that has kind of a tweed fabric going on. That's another big plus for me! I'll have long for the days where a company offers an ergonomic case—a far cry from the Apple suppository or wet grunion. 🐠
BTW, I know Google will track my every breath, but at my age, I'm just too insignificant to worry about that anymore.
I also like that case that has kind of a tweed fabric going on. That's another big plus for me! I'll have long for the days where a company offers an ergonomic case—a far cry from the Apple suppository or wet grunion. 🐠
BTW, I know Google will track my every breath, but at my age, I'm just too insignificant to worry about that anymore.
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But not a competitive chip. The SE runs circles around this thing. My XS runs circles around this thing.
Not amongst the $1,000 flagship phones, they haven’t. But in terms of being a global smart phone for other emerging markets where $1000 smart phones are Priced exorbitantly, this probably stands a better chance. Either way, low-cost affordability is key here.
Pixels aren't global smartphones. They're available in like 10 countries.
edit: 9 countries*
Doesn't look too bad even though I am more looking forward on iPhone 12 pro release. With that price point being 200 euros cheaper than the Iphone 11 with 128gb it will be a nice alternative for many people. Though I suppose you can get other android flagships with better specs at the same price now. And you can always get Iphone 11 on discount at about the same price after iPhone 12 is released.
What comes to colors and the camera bump it's just plain silly to say they copied apple. Those colorways were most likely decided months ago.
What comes to colors and the camera bump it's just plain silly to say they copied apple. Those colorways were most likely decided months ago.
That’s very much global. It doesn’t have to be available in every country to qualify as ‘Global’, but it’s not exclusive to the US/Canada only for example.
I think you need to visit an eye doctor...
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Me too, the price, 90hz screen, no notch, no Face ID (which sucks in a pandemic), I don’t see how Apple can compete with this with dated devices that cost 1000 bucks plus. Curious if they improved the night mode which is already super impressive!
I was not aware that the Wireless Consortium (Qi) has developed and approved wireless charging through aluminum. Will be interesting to see how they accomplished that, if indeed this is true. I would think that aluminum would transmit and radiant more heat than electrical energy, which would cause the case back to heat up quite significantly.
My 11 pro max was about 1300, and the 12 pro is rumored to have worse specs than a 700 dollar google phone. Apple can do better.
Uh, the Pro line is the pro line. Apple’s processor from 2 years ago still runs circles around what’s in a new flagship Pixel, what’s that about?