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Not available in Norway yet, probably because it hasn't been "invented" in Luxembourg or "designed" in Ireland yet.
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Decius posted:That's the thing I hate most with Google. They go out of their way to make it difficult for you to buy their products if you aren't American. With Samsung, Apple, LG even Amazon they at least try to sell you their product, Google does the opposite, you have to jump through hoops to get it. Still waiting for Youtube Red. Or a version of Youtube Live that's not a version I have to download from APK-Mirror. Or a Google Home I don't have to import with all the hassles once you have an issue that requires you to call support. Yup. Even in Canada, the literal next door neighbour, we get hosed.
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MMD3 posted:and the processing speed is substantially slower than the iPhone 8... The other points are because of hardware cycles and Google didn't know Apple would include wireless charging. Next year I assume it's back again. However, the speed of the 835 is faster than anything you will need, even a few years down the road, You probably will exchange either phone - iPhone or Pixel -, before the speed is an issue because of the battery (or damage if your S7 Edge is an indicator  ). Benchmarks are mostly bragging rights at this point, where the middle class is already fast enough for nearly everything. In real use a Pixel or Note or V30 might be faster than a iPhone in the one case and slower in the next, but overall both have more power than you can put to use (even with AR/VR gimmicks).Also, I simply can't get over how badly Google hosed up the Pixel 2 design. How can you make something that's beaten by your beloved 2013 device with the same screen size. There's 4 years of tech development and miniaturization between them:  Front facing speakers fit into small bezels as the XL (and Nexus 6) have shown. The N5 even had wireless charging and a headphone jack fitted into the smaller chassis. Considering the improvements in 18650 capacity in the time (2700 mAh to 3500 mAh in the same size) the battery shouldn't be bigger either despite the higher capacity if they didn't cheap out. Decius fucked around with this message at 09:18 on Oct 5, 2017 |
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CLAM DOWN posted:Yup. Even in Canada, the literal next door neighbour, we get hosed. Man I don't think I can justify $1300 CAD after taxes for a phone that needs an adapter to plug my headphones in. I don't even know what phone to get now.
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In non pixel news, the Google feed settings changed again, allowing you to better customize the notifications you never wanted. Seriously. I noticed it updated because I got a weather update while standing outside.
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Decius posted:That's the thing I hate most with Google. They go out of their way to make it difficult for you to buy their products if you aren't American. With Samsung, Apple, LG even Amazon they at least try to sell you their product, Google does the opposite, you have to jump through hoops to get it. Still waiting for Youtube Red. Or a version of Youtube Live that's not a version I have to download from APK-Mirror. Or a Google Home I don't have to import with all the hassles once you have an issue that requires you to call support. 
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Wow, somehow they made the xl even uglier this year. What were they thinking with those beveled edges on the screen? It actually makes the the screenless portion of the front look even bigger. The glass antenna back is still hideous, and you loose the headphone jack? What a deal! At least you can now buy a pair of headphones which have the same battery life as truly wireless headphones like the earpods, but are still connected with a wire, cost about as much, look ENORMOUS, and are advertising themselves as having a multifunction button to activate Google Assistant, like every wireless headphones for the past 5 years has had. I'mma go blow my money right now!
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I used a Moto X Pure (2015) since it released until I got an iPhone 6 (2014) from my company some months later. I recently had to return the iPhone 6 and pick up the Moto X again, and some stuff felt extremely laggy in comparison to the iPhone 6, more specifically the keyboard (even when using the stock keyboard in Android vs using Swiftkey in IOS) and the chrome/instagram scrolling having constant framerate drops. I really, really want to go back to Android (I think that as an OS it just offers much more than iOS does) but I don't want to be clearing cachés and get frustrated with bad performance 1-2 years from now. I'm not sure how objective my experience is since the motox had a somewhat mediocre processor so I need to ask to Pixel 1 owners (specially if you also own an iPhone): How do you think the phone has aged? Have you experienced stutters, lagging, camera crashes or similar after using the phone for a year?
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If I wait to order a Pixel 2 XL until Black Friday, will it have shipped by Xmas? It might be pointless to speculate but I'd appreciate any informed opinions
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Zero VGS posted:Google Home should be loving paying us to install them, honestly. I can only imagine how much money they make being able to mine our home lives to advertisers. Given how much Google already mines you if you actually buy into their ecosystem, I have a tough time imagining they're getting that much more out of the Home. Probably the best data they get is data on what media you're watching, playing, or listening to. Certainly that's valuable information but what does it matter to you? You get to turn on your lights and control your theater and thermostat with your voice along with a host of other conveniences. I guess I'm confused why anyone would care that Google knows you like anime. I certainly understand being concerned about privacy from the government when it comes to Homes (I rationalize that by telling myself that if you actually listened to me in my house I'd come off way better than I probably do on a report) but I just don't get the whole GOOGLE IS USING THIS TO ADVERTISE TO YOU thing because I just think "Yeah, that's why their poo poo works so much better than Apple poo poo that actively tries to avoid learning anything about me." Zero VGS posted:Edit: Also how the gently caress does Google get away with listing SmartThings as a "partner" on the Google Home Mini page, when they intentionally broke Nest thermostat compatibility with SmartThings? Why should Google make it available to them? I'm sure they are meeting whatever obligations they have to call themselves a ST partner, I don't see why they should allow their products to be used outside their ecosystem.
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I have a year left on my fi payment plan for pixel 1 and it's taking all of my will power to not do a trade in and get the 2 and just keep paying monthly.
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Dunno about Spain but I've seen more Vertus than Pixels in Italy. Google used to let MediaMarkt/MediaWorld handle the bulk of nexus sales(while having a minimal web footprint on the play store for aficionados) but with pixels they moved all the sales to the web and they suffered heavily for that. Only turbonerds buy phones directly online here(mostly cheap chinese noname crap from ebay/amazon), people tend to buy after tinkering with the phone in a store so having zero options to look before you buy had a significant impact on sales. Huawei ate the niche nexuses had in the brick&mortar stores for a decent phone without paying used car prices and pretty much saturating the slot pixels reside in before their release. I can easily attest that at 900+ euros people are going to flock to either a huawei p10 or Samsung s8(you can find them easily with a hefty provider discount) before even thinking about pixels, there is no advertisements here about them and the only people that could be aware of them(android maniacs) will play the usual sing/dance about wanting a rear wheel drive coupe at a low cost and not committing once they finally get one(because they cannot afford it) while being vocal about some niggling issue(because they don't want to be mocked when they don't buy one)  I think that Google should have prioritized their top tier android one products launch before pixels for the Italian market, there are a lot of old wp nokias here that are going to die soon(either by not having support after EoL for WP7 or 8 or mechanic/electronic wear&tear) and people who bought a >100€ phone are not going to buy a 1000€ phone to replace it, they will scrounge 200-300€ to replace them and that's exactly where the Motorola and htc android one are going to be. SlowBloke fucked around with this message at 13:56 on Oct 5, 2017 |
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Ugh, I'm not sure if I made the right choice with buying the P2 vs the 2 XL. I know LG is a pain, but I think I might miss the screen size coming from a Moto X Pure (huge and heavy). Has anyone ever gone through a return with Google to get a different phone?
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sparticus posted:Ugh, I'm not sure if I made the right choice with buying the P2 vs the 2 XL. I know LG is a pain, but I think I might miss the screen size coming from a Moto X Pure (huge and heavy). Can't you just cancel the order? Surely it hasn't shipped yet or anything right?
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SlowBloke posted:Dunno about Spain but I've seen more Vertus than Pixels in Italy. Google used to let MediaMarkt/MediaWorld handle the bulk of nexus sales(while having a minimal web footprint on the play store for aficionados) but with pixels they moved all the sales to the web and they suffered heavily for that.
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Kreeblah posted:I'm not seeing a whole lot that's compelling about the 2 over what I already have. The Pixel 2 is spincube certified™: quote:With Pixel 2, you can access your Google Assistant with a new feature called Active Edge. Just give the phone a quick squeeze—even when it’s in a case—and ask the Assistant for what you need. https://www.blog.google/products/pixel/new-pixel-2/ Demoed in this hands on starting ~6:17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Idlk4VgjA&t=377s
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100% Dundee posted:Can't you just cancel the order? Surely it hasn't shipped yet or anything right? I can cancel. It's more of a personal preference. I have large hands at 6'4 so the size wouldn't be an issue.
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sparticus posted:I can cancel. It's more of a personal preference. I have large hands at 6'4 so the size wouldn't be an issue. The physical size of the handsets are pretty close, it's really a matter of your preference for the screen size and the lack of Kinda Blue.
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LastInLine posted:The physical size of the handsets are pretty close, it's really a matter of your preference for the screen size and the lack of Kinda Blue. I made the switch to the XL at 128GB because I am dumb.
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Oh poo poo there's a bellroy leather case for the 2/2XL and it comes in Navy.  gently caress I'm strongly tempted to buy it, but I'm wondering what Caseology is gonna turn out.
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Maneki Neko posted:How is Googles Preferred Care thing, I’ve had nothing but lovely times with Assurant in the past (unless I’m confusing them with someone else) While Assurant in general is pretty bad, the Preferred Care FKA Device Protection FKA Nexus Protect has worked really well for me. If you can afford it, I recommend it. I'm quite clumsy, so I've had to use it both on my Pixel XL and my Nexus 6P. You make a claim, pay the $99 deductible, they send a refurb phone in a box, you print out a return label and ship it back with FedEx or USPS in the same box. Yes you have to pay for the plan AND the deductible when it breaks, but it sure beats spending another $600-$1000 when you crack the screen.
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smilingfish posted:Yes you have to pay for the plan AND the deductible when it breaks, but it sure beats spending another $600-$1000 when you crack the screen. You shouldn't have to do that anyways since Google is partnered with uBreakifix for flat rate screen replacement for $149. On that note though, I didn't hear anything about that this time, do we know if Google is continuing that partnership for the Pixel 2?
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Cable posted:I don't want to be clearing cachés This was never a thing that had to be done on Android ever, it was something people did because they assumed Android worked like Windows computers for some reason. Or are you talking about when lovely apps break? And not when "I have programs running in the background." quote:How do you think the phone has aged? Have you experienced stutters, lagging, camera crashes or similar after using the phone for a year? No. It's a great phone. It's pretty flawless unless you're one of those wireless charging babies. FogHelmut fucked around with this message at 15:22 on Oct 5, 2017 |
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Cable posted:How do you think the phone has aged? Have you experienced stutters, lagging, camera crashes or similar after using the phone for a year? Get a Pixel (1 or 2, either way).
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Wasn't there some news about linking Google Home to a Chromecast and using it to display results or something a few months ago?
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ilkhan posted:Nothing on Android comes close to the pixel experience, which is on par with the iPhone experience. didnt know the iphone experience was `com.android.phone has crashed`
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Cable posted:I used a Moto X Pure (2015) since it released until I got an iPhone 6 (2014) from my company some months later. I recently had to return the iPhone 6 and pick up the Moto X again, and some stuff felt extremely laggy in comparison to the iPhone 6, more specifically the keyboard (even when using the stock keyboard in Android vs using Swiftkey in IOS) and the chrome/instagram scrolling having constant framerate drops. it aged like every android I've ever had: terribly
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^^ I haven't had any issues with my Pixel 1 and have been happy with the performance.sparticus posted:I made the switch to the XL at 128GB because I am dumb. Pre-ordered the regular 128GB yesterday, but now thinking of doing the same after staring at the dimensions. Not a fan of potential LG issues, but buying direct through Google should mitigate that if anything major arises. ok_dirdel fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Oct 5, 2017 |
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I've never done a phone trade in before but my 6p is now fully paid off and I'm looking to buy the XL2. Obviously I want to transfer my data from the 6p to the XL2, so if I choose to finance the XL2, can I be charged for the full price, wait to send the 6P back until I transfer data, and then they'd take the trade in value off of my remaining balance? Is that how it works?
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Themage posted:it aged like every android I've ever had: terribly o rly Fhqwhgads posted:I've never done a phone trade in before but my 6p is now fully paid off and I'm looking to buy the XL2. Obviously I want to transfer my data from the 6p to the XL2, so if I choose to finance the XL2, can I be charged for the full price, wait to send the 6P back until I transfer data, and then they'd take the trade in value off of my remaining balance? Is that how it works? What "data" do you intend to transfer?
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Themage posted:didnt know the iphone experience was `com.android.phone has crashed` I don't know anyone else who has had an exceptionally negative experience with their Pixel aging, but if you think iphones age well you're mistaken.
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Themage posted:didnt know the iphone experience was `com.android.phone has crashed` lol if you've never had your iPhone reboot or suddenly have Springboard crash.
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Thermopyle posted:I don't know anyone else who has had an exceptionally negative experience with their Pixel aging, but if you think iphones age well you're mistaken. e: oh, aging, missed that part, lol
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nimper posted:What "data" do you intend to transfer? Game save data, stuff not backed up on the cloud, etc? The cable to cable transfer sort of stuff.
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Themage posted:didnt know the iphone experience was `com.android.phone has crashed` Lmao my 6S crashes all the time dude
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bull3964 posted:You shouldn't have to do that anyways since Google is partnered with uBreakifix for flat rate screen replacement for $149. I believe it carries protection outside of just screen breaks. I dropped my Nexus 6p and the volume button got jammed down and they replaced it. I also think for water damage they'll replace it. I haven't read the tos though.
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Fhqwhgads posted:I've never done a phone trade in before but my 6p is now fully paid off and I'm looking to buy the XL2. Obviously I want to transfer my data from the 6p to the XL2, so if I choose to finance the XL2, can I be charged for the full price, wait to send the 6P back until I transfer data, and then they'd take the trade in value off of my remaining balance? Is that how it works?
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ilkhan posted:That's exactly the way it works. They include a return shipping box for the trade in, and once you have the new phone you ship back the old one. OK perfect, thanks.
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bull3964 posted:You shouldn't have to do that anyways since Google is partnered with uBreakifix for flat rate screen replacement for $149. That is true, yes. You can even get repairs under the plan at uBreakifix for the cost of the deductible.
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smilingfish posted:That is true, yes. You can even get repairs under the plan at uBreakifix for the cost of the deductible. I think the plan covers things beyond screen repair, like total destruction of your phone.
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