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Google Pixel (Nexus) phones unveiled on 4th October
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AxeVictim
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by d123:
“US prices starting at $649?

Isn't that the same starting price as the iPhone?”

It is so that could mean £599 for the 5" 32GB version
aurichie
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by AxeVictim:
“From $649 wonder how much the 128gb XL version is ”

Probably starting at £599 in the UK. I don't know what Google previously charged for the larger capacity upsells. Was it the same £100 Apple does? If so, could be £799?

Originally Posted by AxeVictim:
“It is so that could mean £599 for the 5" 32GB version ”

Edit: saw your reply after I posted mine. See we landed on the same number.
daveh75
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by AxeVictim:
“From $649 wonder how much the 128gb XL version is ”

PIXEL: 32 GB Pixel is $27.08 per month for 24 months ($649.99 retail price; 0% APR)

PIXEL: 128 GB version is $31.24 per month for 24 months ($749.99 retail price; 0% APR)

PIXEL XL: 32 GB Pixel XL is $32.08 per month for 24 months ($769.99 retail price; 0% APR)

PIXEL XL: 128GB Pixel XL is $36.24 per month for 24 months ($869.99 retail price; 0% APR)

http://www.droid-life.com/2016/10/04...art-today-649/
AxeVictim
04-10-2016
https://store.google.com/config/pixel_phone


£599 for the 32GB rising to £819 for the 128GB XL.
aurichie
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by AxeVictim:
“https://store.google.com/config/pixel_phone


£599 for the 32GB rising to £819 for the 128GB XL.”



So they are mirroring iPhone pricing including the very profitable storage upsells. Bold.

I wonder how current Nexus fans will feel about it?
Broken Hope
04-10-2016
Same prices as the iphone 7/plus and yet apple is overpriced?
AxeVictim
04-10-2016
This is overpriced too.
bikerlad
04-10-2016
Be interesting to see what EEs prices will be like.

I was expecting it to be a tad cheaper though!
jonmorris
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by aurichie:
“

So they are mirroring iPhone pricing including the very profitable storage upsells. Bold.

I wonder how current Nexus fans will feel about it?”

Bold is one word. Not a word I'd use, but definitely a word.

Insane is another word. That's a word I would use.
jonmorris
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by bikerlad:
“Be interesting to see what EEs prices will be like.”

On a Max Plan, let's make it £60-70 a month and £200-300 up front.

For a phone that's totally meh.

Sure, it's one of the first to support Daydream VR but that's only for a relatively short time, and I'm not sure people are going to rush to buy for that anyway (even if it's being bundled on Verizon if you pre-order, so maybe EE will do the same?).
daveh75
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by aurichie:
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I wonder how current Nexus fans will feel about it?”

It clearly isn't aimed at Nexus fans...
drabble
04-10-2016
iPhone pricing with 2 years of OS updates and 3 years of security updates...

International version missing LTE band 4 CA again.

No thanks, I'll stick with my 6P.
aurichie
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by jonmorris:
“Insane is another word. That's a word I would use.”

I think we might actually agree on something at last. It does feel insane.

But they have added some very nice improvements, especially the camera if what they just said during the event holds true. And the unlimited storage for all your photos and videos at original resolution, no transcoding, no compressing them down, I guess they are adding some of the cost of that upfront to the hardware purchase.
jonmorris
04-10-2016
The camera has OIS now doesn't it? That and faster HDR might make it better than the 6P, but only marginally. You'd probably need to be coming from a handset in 2013/4 to really notice the difference, as I am sure that the S6 and S7, G4 or G5 and many other phones of late will be in the same ballpark.

Does anyone know what 4G speeds it supports? Cat 10, 11 or 12?

The worst thing is that there's 32GB or 128GB options. 64GB and 128GB would have been better, given the pricing.

Or just include a microSDXC slot!
bikerlad
04-10-2016
A 64GB Pixel at £599 would probably have persuaded me to order, now I'll wait and see what the reviews are like. It's the first time Google have released a phone and I've not ordered within minutes.
Aye Up
04-10-2016
Well that is underwhelming, it really isn't any better than my S7. Just an HD display though?
jonmorris
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by bikerlad:
“A 64GB Pixel at £599 would probably have persuaded me to order, now I'll wait and see what the reviews are like. It's the first time Google have released a phone and I've not ordered within minutes.”

Me too. Well, I skipped the Nexus 6 too, for similar reasons (overpriced). Otherwise I have bought in multiple times since the first Nexus 7 and Nexus 4.
tghe-retford
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by daveh75:
“It clearly isn't aimed at Nexus fans...”

Feels like the Nexus brand has been taken around the back by Google, put on its knees and shot.

Even the official Nexus Twitter account is now having to do damage control.

In my view, Google has given up the lower priced end of the market to Motorola and the Chinese.
Aye Up
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by jonmorris:
“Me too. Well, I skipped the Nexus 6 too, for similar reasons (overpriced). Otherwise I have bought in multiple times since the first Nexus 7 and Nexus 4.”

Its very over priced, considering the smaller variant only has a 1080p display. where as Samsung manages QHD at a similar size. I'll be interested to see how the camera fares against the iPhone 7 and S7, some how I think it won't be on the same level.
daveh75
04-10-2016
It's up for pre-order on EE now for those that are that way inclined

http://shop.ee.co.uk/mobile-phones/p...-black/details

Ouch.
Cloudane
04-10-2016
RIP Nexus.

Now I don't know what my next phone will be! I guess Oneplus or Moto...
Stuart_h
04-10-2016
I bought a Nexus 6 (when my Nexus 5 died) but the Pixel, pretty as it is, is way overpriced. I'll be looking elsewhere when my N6 eventually dies.

Not paying £720 for a smaller screen for starters ..... I love my oversized N6 buddy
Stuart_h
04-10-2016
Originally Posted by Cloudane:
“RIP Nexus.

Now I don't know what my next phone will be! I guess Oneplus or Moto...”

Yeah I'll be looking at the oneplus and wileyfox type options much more closely now. Shame. The Nexus brand was good while it lasted.
TelevisionUser
04-10-2016
While the Pixel will be using the latest incarnation of Android, Google might also be announcing the replacement for Android, Andromeda, at the same time:

On October 4, Google is expected to reveal its plans for something that has been rumored about and reported on for over a year: a merging of its Android and Chrome OS in a way we've never before seen. It's called internally "Andromeda", according to reports by Android Police and 9to5 Google, and it's expected to become the singular platforms through which people access Google – so laptops, phones and tablets.
Cloudane
04-10-2016
I have a sinking feeling they'll tie more and more of their features to their own hardware and leave Android as basic as possible for all the others, which will surely worsen the fragmentation issues.

Didn't see any mention of this Andromeda in the keynote
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