I'm not sure why anyone would look to a Google phone expecting mSD.I like everything about the Pixel phones, except for the lack of SD card. Dammit. I've adjusted to the lack of removable battery, but I just don't see myself going without an SD card. I have to be ready for when I can't go and use a ton of mobile data and want all my music.
You already had free cloud storage up to 16MP so I'm not sure that this is any different.
At least the desire has physical buttons and some real-world reason for having those hay-huge fugly bezels. That expanse of pure nothing on the bottom of the Pixel is just... a waste.
I read that Google approached Hauwei again to make the Pixel, but wouldn't allow any branding from them, and so they declined. But imagine a Pixel looking like this:
THAT's a flagship design for 2016-2017.
Oh I agree. It's not that they were going to add buttons.I agree. But wanting capacitive buttons on a Google phone is like wanting an SDcard, it's not going to happen.
What is that called? I bet it's an international only Huawei model.I agree. But wanting capacitive buttons on a Google phone is like wanting an SDcard, it's not going to happen.
That is an amazing looking phone.
can this thing send things from my comp to my TV that aren't being played in a browser? which is my biggest issue with a chrome cast - I don't use chrome.... also I never send stuff from my phone anywhere,
I have various ways of playing local media to TVs using other pieces of software/hardware but its more cumbersome then I needs to be
I still cannot get over the fact that there is no 64gb model. Why force people to pay $869 + tax if you want just a bit more space than 32gb.
Given the size of 4k video files I'd say they are far more suited to local storage than streaming. But for archiving them it's still a plus I guess.
Yea that would have caused them to drop the base prices which couldn't be done. If they were $100 cheaper I don't see why a 64gb option would have hurt. It's just giving customers a choice. Most people are going to buy a 32gb and call it a day.You are not the typical customer. If you are already spending $769 for the 32gb, wanting a $50 more option for 64 gb vs a $100 more for $128 gb option is not going to be much customers. Most people say fine and would spend the extra $50 to get 128 vs 64 or they would be happy with 32gb. There is just not enough volume.
Note apple also got rid of the 64gb tier with iphones and ipads.
You can do playback for free (such as sharing a link to your desktop computer, or to grandma and grandpa). Since most people are not going to rewatch dozens or hundrends of videos on their phones the goal is for you to upload these videos over wifi and free up space on your phone. This is the case with any form of HD video which can get big really quick, but remember you have 4 times the pixels with 4k so it can be 4 times bigger depending on the compression alogrithim.
It's a Mate 8- they came out almost a year ago. They cost less than the Pixel phones.What is that called? I bet it's an international only Huawei model.
I'm not sure why anyone would look to a Google phone expecting mSD.
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As for the pixel phones... bleh. More boring than any device I've seen in years.
Flagship specs in a cheap looking, ugly, low-end-looking, iPhone 5 era-wannabe knock off? Boring as dirt.
Yup it's the same for fingerprint. Although I think it's a new sensor as it has some extra features for showing your notifications. Not sure if we will get that on 6p with 7.1.too pricey for me. I'm pretty happy with the 6P so I'll hold on to it until middle of next year, see how people are liking their Pixels by then and see where the price is at that point.
Is there a fingerprint sensor on the back of the Pixel like the 6P?
At least the desire has physical buttons and some real-world reason for having those hay-huge fugly bezels. That expanse of pure nothing on the bottom of the Pixel is just... a waste.
I read that Google approached Hauwei again to make the Pixel, but wouldn't allow any branding from them, and so they declined. But imagine a Pixel looking like this:
THAT's a flagship design for 2016-2017.
Anyone that can't see the difference between something like that that looks premium, and the just plain BORING, backward, old and worst of all CHEAP look of the pixel- you have no design sense what-so-ever.
"Oh it doesn't matter what something looks like!" Sure, sure, use a flip phone then.
For $300 it may not matter.
For twice that and beyond it sure as hell matters.
Form AND function are not either/or in 2016. I really hope consumers make that point with their wallets.
If more people had your attitude there wouldn't be so many iPhone users lol. Apple's design and aesthetics is the sole purpose for their popularity as well as the simple os. They built a brand with looks, which at this point is becoming stale.Meh. I'm not a teenager anymore. I don't care how my phone looks as long as it does what I want.
It is a shame that they didn't put something on it.Oh I agree. It's not that they were going to add buttons.
It's that they actually added the wasted space for the buttons- without the buttons!
Twice as bad.
That's a bit ironic, because I can't imagine anyone older than a teenager wanting that phone.Meh. I'm not a teenager anymore.
That's a bit ironic, because I can't imagine anyone older than a teenager wanting that phone.
The phone design it isn't just about looks though.Meh. I'm not a teenager anymore. I don't care how my phone looks as long as it does what I want.
I don't know about the rest of it, but I think Google's been pushing for on-screen buttons over physical ones for some time now.It is a shame that they didn't put something on it.
Does Google have something against forward firing speakers as well as capacitive keys and front fingerprint sensors?
The phone design it isn't just about looks though.
1) They could have put in a ~7% larger screen in the exact same case. That gives us better pictures, a better movie watching experience, less problems hitting the wrong letter on the keyboard, easier for those who are older and don't have the best vision, etc.
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2) They could have made that 6.09" tall case ~5.66" tall instead with the same screen. The ultimate size has a big impact on me. For example, I can't pull out a 6"+ phone from a pocket while sitting down, especially not when seat-belted into a car. Or that is just that much larger of a bulge in your suit pants. Neither one is desirable.
3) My wife's purse and the few pockets her clothes ever have can't fit a phone in that large. I seriously wanted to get the Pixel for her, but that extra ~0.4" of wasted bezel height is a deal breaker. If she can't reasonably have the phone with her, it is a useless phone for her.
You don't need to be a teenager to want a phone that is designed well.
Google keep proclaiming this is their own design, but it clearly has HTC design dna all over it. Whether that's because they're constrained by manufacturing abilities is debatable, but in practice it might as well be an overpriced Nexus 5p/XL by HTC.
I wonder if they also designed the 6p because I really like the phone. Although I think Huawei had something to do with it as well. The camera hump really isn't that bad on the frost white model.Google keep proclaiming this is their own design, but it clearly has HTC design dna all over it. Whether that's because they're constrained by manufacturing abilities is debatable, but in practice it might as well be an overpriced Nexus 5p/XL by HTC.