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w00tazn posted:All signs point to the Pixel on VZW having a locked bootloader versus the Google one having an unlocked one. Can't you just buy one from Google then use it on VZW?
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w00tazn posted:it's free with preorder while supplies last. When would I get the code? Or if I didn't get the code already, does that mean the supply didn't last?
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The power switch on my Nexus 5 is hosed and the app I use to turn it on via the volume control drains the battery to poo poo, so I was hoping to get one of these Pixel phones when they came out but... £600 for the cheapest model? this some bullshit. I can't spend £600 on a phone. what if i drop it?? Are the 6P or 5X still worth it even though theyre a year old? They're £350 and £260 on Amazon right now
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uhhhhahhhhohahhh posted:The power switch on my Nexus 5 is hosed and the app I use to turn it on via the volume control drains the battery to poo poo, so I was hoping to get one of these Pixel phones when they came out but... £600 for the cheapest model? this some bullshit. I can't spend £600 on a phone. what if i drop it?? yeah they're pretty good phones, and the price is coming down into "makes it a great phone" territory.
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Splinter posted:Can't you just buy one from Google then use it on VZW? Yes, you can.
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uhhhhahhhhohahhh posted:Are the 6P or 5X still worth it even though theyre a year old? They're £350 and £260 on Amazon right now I skipped them last year because I didn't consider them a huge upgrade over my N5 and I figured I could eke another year out of it. A year later and I bought the 5X.
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I think the support with screensharing is going to be a pretty big hit with the moms who want "an iPhone but without having to switch everything over." Most everything else (other than the camera which is imperceptibly, but unequivocally and measurably better than everything else, we're talking 2 points on a scale of 0-100 here) is minor bells and whistles - unlimited storage for full-resolution photos you'll be sharing cropped or resized and full-resolution video everyone's going to watch at 720p anyway, nothing-to-write-home-about specs, less-than-eye-catching design, and a reworking of Google Now that still doesn't hit the "star trek computer" level of seamlessness/invisibility/what have you. Sure, it's supposed to be more or less a competitor with the similarly-priced iphone, but then you find the difference among faithfulness in updates, water/dust resistance, and that goddamn motion stills app. After the price, you lose all that, but hey at least you have a headphone jack even though you use bluetooth all the time anyway.
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FAUXTON posted:yeah they're pretty good phones, and the price is coming down into "makes it a great phone" territory. Mr. Powers posted:I skipped them last year because I didn't consider them a huge upgrade over my N5 and I figured I could eke another year out of it. A year later and I bought the 5X. gently caress it, then. It's not like I've much choice anyway. It's only a matter of time before this power switch starts loving again and turning on and off constantly (i smashed it on my desk a few times to fix it, no joke). I refuse to spend £600 on a phone despite my super heavy usage and I'm not going get some poo poo by Samsung that's loaded with bloatware. Is it worth waiting to see if the price goes down in the next couple of days? Or could the announcement spike the prices of 6Ps? Think I want to try something bigger since I use it for work so much.
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uhhhhahhhhohahhh posted:gently caress it, then. It's not like I've much choice anyway. It's only a matter of time before this power switch starts loving again and turning on and off constantly (i smashed it on my desk a few times to fix it, no joke). I refuse to spend £600 on a phone despite my super heavy usage and I'm not going get some poo poo by Samsung that's loaded with bloatware. I highly doubt the announcement will be pushing the price of 6Ps up since they didn't say any of that stuff was going to end up in an Android update (granted it probably will but they didn't say so) and given how likely it is that people straight up hosed up and bought a 5X/6P thinking it was the Pixel before the preorder page went live, you'll probably see people sheepishly trying to unload theirs.
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Mr. Powers posted:I skipped them last year because I didn't consider them a huge upgrade over my N5 and I figured I could eke another year out of it. A year later and I bought the 5X. How are you liking the 5X over the N5? I'm still on the N4 but these new Pixel's ain't looking appealing for the price.
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Hughmoris posted:I'm still on the N4  I can say unequivocally that the 5X is worth the price as an upgrade from the N4. Hell, the drat thing looks pretty good performance-wise next to my 2015 Moto X Pure, plus they make Live Cases for it if you're a snazzy case kind of guy (which you may well be since the N4 has that bangin' sparkly glass back).
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Google should make Live Cases for other phones, I like them a lot.
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Hughmoris posted:How are you liking the 5X over the N5? I'm still on the N4 but these new Pixel's ain't looking appealing for the price. I'm really liking it shipping out tomorrow. E: literally bought it this afternoon. 3 hours post Pixel.
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Well that's a disappointing announcement, I need a storage upgrade more than anything on my N6 so I was looking forward to the 128gb versions, but at $1400 AUD for the XL that's never going to happen. Dont think I can wait until the next set of Nexus/Pixel devices so I guess I'll just buy what ever else looks good and give up my bloat free Android E: not a big fan of Huawei on principle (and having done some work for them). I do like my brother in laws 5X though. VodeAndreas fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Oct 5, 2016 |
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VodeAndreas posted:Well that's a disappointing announcement, I need a storage upgrade more than anything on my N6 so I was looking forward to the 128gb versions, but at $1400 AUD for the XL that's never going to happen. Get a 6P unless you need the bleeding edge. It's a great phone.
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RZA Encryption posted:When would I get the code? Or if I didn't get the code already, does that mean the supply didn't last? quote:Terms and Conditions
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Hughmoris posted:How are you liking the 5X over the N5? I'm still on the N4 but these new Pixel's ain't looking appealing for the price. I went from the N5 to the 5X. It's a solid upgrade and the 5X is very high quality for its steal of a price. It'll be an enormous upgrade from an N4.
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Welp looks like it will be another year with my Galaxy S6 Edge then.
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FAUXTON posted:I highly doubt the announcement will be pushing the price of 6Ps up since they didn't say any of that stuff was going to end up in an Android update (granted it probably will but they didn't say so) and given how likely it is that people straight up hosed up and bought a 5X/6P thinking it was the Pixel before the preorder page went live, you'll probably see people sheepishly trying to unload theirs. http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/10/04/android-7-1-nougats-changelog-includes-pixel-exclusive-non-pixel-exclusive-changes/ Android 7.1 Changelog: quote:Pixel product-specific Pretty much everything they talked about today will be Pixel phones only. Nexus devices aren't even getting the final 7.1 before the end of 2016, just the beta version. http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/10/04/android-7-1-coming-current-nexus-devices-pixel-c-will-land-end-2016-dev-preview/ So, if you want all the stuff you saw today, plus a non-beta OS, be prepared to spend $600-$900 for it.
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My wife and I are completely fed up with Galaxy S7 Edges so I pre-ordered 2 of the Pixel XLs. I can more or less sell the S7's for what I have left on the ATT bill. Figured it was better to cut my loses and get a better phone than to have to deal with Samsung bullshit for a day longer than I have too. Here is hoping that Google doesn't gently caress it up.
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Lowen SoDium posted:My wife and I are completely fed up with Galaxy S7 Edges so I pre-ordered 2 of the Pixel XLs. I can more or less sell the S7's for what I have left on the ATT bill. Figured it was better to cut my loses and get a better phone than to have to deal with Samsung bullshit for a day longer than I have too. Never buy first gen hardware.
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I really hope the extra RAM in the Pixel will alleviate the issues I've experienced on the 5X. On more than one occasion, recently even, the camera is slow to start and will sometimes forget to save pictures I just took. It's also terrible at maintaining app state - I'll switch from App A to App B, and no less than 10 seconds later back to App A, and App A has to reload because it was forced out of memory. I really want to love the 5X but it feels as though its 2GB of RAM is causing it to choke.
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butt dickus posted:They'll mail it to you after you have the phone. Neat!
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Pay $400 extra for the privilege of being datamined even more? No thanks Google.
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ThermoPhysical posted:Pretty much everything they talked about today will be Pixel phones only Watch Google bring SMS support to Allo, but on the Pixel only
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pee out my butt posted:Pay $400 extra for the privilege of being datamined even more? No thanks Google. Yeah, this kind of irks me too. Part of the reason why iPhone prices don't bother me and Pixel prices do is that Apple is making money on the hardware, not my precious metrics. Google is going to sell the poo poo out of me, which is fine when I'm using their nifty $300 phones, but now they are charging me a shitload for the hardware too?
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CLAM DOWN posted:Watch Google bring SMS support to Allo, but on
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ThermoPhysical posted:Pretty much everything they talked about today will be Pixel phones only. Nexus devices aren't even getting the final 7.1 before the end of 2016, just the beta version. If this becomes par of the course very quickly, i.e. neglecting the Nexus phones, I think I can manage getting over the terrible UI style of iOS.
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FAUXTON posted:S7 Edge more like S7 Zedge with all the third party poo poo you need to install to make it usable How dare people customize their phones
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FAUXTON posted:
Taffer posted:I went from the N5 to the 5X. It's a solid upgrade and the 5X is very high quality for its steal of a price. It'll be an enormous upgrade from an N4. I might have to give the $199 5X a shot on Project Fi. My launch-day N4 is still going surprisingly strong but I'm tired of the short battery and long charge times.
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vyst posted:How dare people customize their phones Defend. Your. Purchase.
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vyst posted:How dare people customize their phones I'm pretty sure they were saying the phone is non-functional as shipped and needs 3rd party support to work right.
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Combat Pretzel posted:Oh this is getting mildly annoying. Well, the 5x and 6p likely only have one major update left in them anyways. Otherwise, Nexus line is dead. There aren't going to be any more so you don't have to worry about them being neglected in the long term.
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vyst posted:How dare samsung customize peoples' phones retconned to make it look like you got the point, you're welcome
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FAUXTON posted:S7 Edge more like S7 Zedge with all the third party poo poo you need to install to make it usable the only third party customization poo poo i installed on my note 7 was the app to disable the button lights. dehumanize yourself and face to edit oh and the google now launcher but that's a given in the Android thread right? nimper fucked around with this message at 03:57 on Oct 5, 2016 |
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nimper posted:edit oh and the google now launcher but that's a given in the Android thread right?
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Has anyone ever purchased something from the B&H website linked earlier? I was looking at the Nexus 5X. The 5X is a pretty decent price and I kind of want to get it for my wife since the Pixel is super expensive here in Canada.
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Vasler posted:Has anyone ever purchased something from the B&H website linked earlier? I was looking at the Nexus 5X. The 5X is a pretty decent price and I kind of want to get it for my wife since the Pixel is super expensive here in Canada. From what I've heard, they're reputable but hardcore about the Shabbat and the site doesn't accept orders during that time.
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