Google 'Pixel' Phones (and other Google event stuff)

Venom wrote: »

Google changing the name is more of them just making stupid changes for the sake of it rather than for any valid reason as lets be honest, Nexus devices haven't been a budget line in years. The 6P is currently €649 with the previous years nexus 6 priced similar along with the 5X going for €429 which I would hardly call budget prices.

Most people who bought them got them cheaper than that, they have always been targeted at budget to mid range users, they may have tried to be premium with the 6 but overall the Nexus range has always been a value for money range rather than a premium range. The Pixel range has been expensive with a focus on being targeted to the premium market.

The Chromecast ultra is up on the Irish Play store for €79 but all of the phones seem to have disappeared.

EDIT: When you go to buy it you have to join a waitlist and wait for an email for availability.

Looks like Google have removed the 5x and 6p from the Irish play store. So there are now no google phones available for Irish people

i was waiting for the pixel annoucement but from reading here

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/138437-google-pixel-xl-vs-nexus-6p-what-s-the-difference

There doesn't seem huge differences between the devices that would justify the price difference

Really disappointed with that pricing. €759 in Germany for the Pixel 32Gb. Cannot at all justify that price when I can get a phone with mostly the same features for 400. There's nothing about the Pixel that makes it worth that price to me and the lack of an SD card is even more disappointing. I'm sticking with my Z3C for another while now.

horgan_p wrote: »

Twitter is saying next year Q2 for the UK, do you have a link ?

https://youtu.be/BzyPKAFYnwU?t=2h10m30s

Good time to grab a 5x or 6p on ebay before the prices increase.

Unfortunately I just can't get past the design at the moment, plain and uninspiring from the front and ugly at the back.

Won't be handing over that kind of money for design like that. No matter what the software experience.

sentient_6 wrote: »

Unfortunately I just can't get past the design at the moment, plain and uninspiring from the front and ugly at the back.

Won't be handing over that kind of money for design like that. No matter what the software experience.

This ^. My Nexus 6 has front facing speakers top and bottom yet has way less bezel than this fugly design.

Too rich for me unfortunately. Don't like the size of the bottom of bezel in particular but for performance could easily live it, if the phone was a couple of hundred euro cheaper. Think I'll be looking towards OPO4 for my next phone purchase

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

What phone companies are good for rolling out updates quickly and are close to stock android? I want a new phone and these two things are pretty important to me.

Moto G4