When it was released it had the best camera tested on any smartphone, and now it's got the 2nd best camera according to DXOMark. I agree prices of mobile phones are a bit insane, but still a very good phone, although the design of the phone is horrible with those massive bezels and lack of a premium feel/design.
Its true, but this was an android product priced as an apple product. the totally lost their way from the origins of the nexus line
OrribleHarry to bouncy99
4 Aug 17#63
"priced as an apple product" does that mean they are talking the mick like apple have for years?
bouncy99 to OrribleHarry
4 Aug 17#78
yes
misterleoni to bouncy99
4 Aug 17#72
What exactly do you mean by 'the origins of the Nexus line? I paid £549 for my 16GB Nexus S seven years ago. The Original Nexus One I imported from America cost around that too. Google made *two* cheap Nexus phones in partnership with LG - the Nexus 4 and 5 - but the three phones preceding it and all phones afterwards have been priced at a premium. That's two out of eight for a budget price, and one (the Nexus 5X) for a mid-range price.
It makes me laugh how those two LG phones made people believe that all other Nexus before were also cheap, and that Nexus means - or meant - cheap and cheerful.
When you think about it, the entry level Pixel is actually a reasonable price when you put it next to a 16GB Nexus S 7 years earlier - it's only gone up by £50.
muckspreader1 to bouncy99
4 Aug 17#55
Totally agree.Crazy price and finally at the price it should be.
fragger to bouncy99
4 Aug 17#67
lol the best camera smart phone ! lol but is failed??? :joy: pmsl ...........not ! techadvisor.co.uk/tes…24/
yarkiebrown
4 Aug 17#3
Good phone, but I wouldnt pay 400 for one now
misterleoni
4 Aug 17#5
'Failed phone' lol. Not sure why people are so hurt by phones that don't meet their specs - just don't buy
LadyEleanor to misterleoni
4 Aug 17#69
Must mean this is maybe better than what they got.
dariuskolycius to misterleoni
4 Aug 17#74
I think you lack of mobile phones knowledge :P go study and come back to comments :P
misterleoni to dariuskolycius
4 Aug 17#75
Hmm. I must lack intelligence too because that comment made no sense to me whatsoever
bouncy99 to misterleoni
4 Aug 17#77
i agree, you do :wink:
misterleoni to bouncy99
4 Aug 17#79
Fair enough
wonkothesane
4 Aug 17#6
It's about to be superceded by the "Pixel 2" in a couple of month's time. (But rumour has it Google have followed Apple, by removing the headphone socket).
darthvader666uk to wonkothesane
4 Aug 17#14
DO you remember Googles first phone the G1? That didnt have a headphone jack. People seem to forget about this :thinking:
But...I WILL be getting a Pixel 2 :smile:
james_lfc to wonkothesane
4 Aug 17#47
Apple who followed Motorola...
Lowtrawler
4 Aug 17#8
Considered by many to be the best android phone in 2016. It would have been a huge seller at this price. However, I do accept that there are now a handful of better Android's out there and so £400 is only a fair price rather than a bargain.
Roger_Irrelevant to Lowtrawler
4 Aug 17#18
That's like saying the best smartphones are the Apple iPhone 7 or Samsung S8, it's a load of bullocks.
The best smartphones are (some of the better) Chinaphones. Only a sheep would pay for something like this.
cocogumbo
4 Aug 17#9
Found it on eBay (refurbished obviously) for £315 in 'good' condition for 32GB. 13 month warranty. IMEI checked via Checkmend as well so it won't be blacklisted. Find it here.
Tweedie to cocogumbo
4 Aug 17#13
er, you can still be blacklisted I think. checkmed will only check the current state, but won't protect you being blacklisted upto 2 years later if its a contract phone. the orginal owner can just report it stolen or failing to pay contract which the network provider can black listed it.
NoliCedere to Tweedie
4 Aug 17#24
Unfortunately I second @Tweedie 's comments about eBay mobile purchases. I got caught out in this way when sold (unknowingly) a contract phone that the seller then stopped paying for. The mobile network then blocked the phone permanently for all networks. I was right royally up the creek without a paddle - but eBay did refund me eventually. Just a word to the wise n all ....
kkh786
4 Aug 17#12
It still amazes me how people can judge a product "failed" without using it.. I have had a 32GB Pixel since Dec 2016 (purchased at £599 direct from Google) and have had the best mobile experience (bar none) to date and I came off an iPhone 7. Before the Pixel I barely lasted a month with a handset but I have had no reason to change it! The camera is still the best out there (maybe HTC U11 pips it).. OS is still smooth as butter.. not carried out a single factory reset since I have owned it! No lagging or crashes at all and always up to date with the latest security patches and android versions. For the experience I have had it was definitely worth the £599 I paid so the current price is a good price in my humble opinion. Looking forward to the follow up.. :smile:
Bendown to kkh786
4 Aug 17#36
How is it better than the iphone 7?, is it water resistant, does it have a memory card slot to improve it over the iphone, will it always get updates like the iphone. I was offered a trade for my iphone and said no, I just could not see how it is any better than the iphone, if it had been water resistant and memory slot then it would
kkh786 to Bendown
4 Aug 17#38
The iPhone doesn't have a memory card.. there's a good reason for that as memory card speeds haven't caught up with in built flash performance so Apple wouldn't comprise. The same applies to the Pixel by Google. FYI Google stopped including memory cards years ago. All the OEMs are going that route now. Water resistance? This was the first year iPhone included it even then Apple don't cover water damage under their warranty so would a sane person risk dunking their iPhone 7 knowing Apple will not honour their claims. Anyway I usually look after my phones so don't dunk them in water. The Pixel has enough water resistance for rain protection and spills that is sufficient for me. Support wise the Pixel is best in class for Android. And to bait your ignorant comment the Pixel is better than the iPhone 7 in various ways! Camera for starters. The above is my opinion.. I'm not alone it seems! Just scroll up. :thumbsup:
Bendown to kkh786
4 Aug 17#40
No problem to me, I have owned android phones for many years, I just go for what I believe is a good deal, the iphone at £277 was, to me this phone at nearly £400 is not but hey ho each to their own
kkh786 to Bendown
4 Aug 17#41
I am not partial to any phone.. I like tech in general! I was responding to someone "failing" the phone without good reason so I had to comment. I agree with you about the prices.. £277 is indeed a better deal than this!
misterleoni to Bendown
4 Aug 17#73
There was a brand new iPhone for £277? Open to all readers on here? Fully boxed, brand new with unused accessories and guaranteed to be immaculate, as opposed to *could* be immaculate if you're lucky?
Or do you mean it was a Refresh deal?
CaptainSocks to Bendown
4 Aug 17#49
IPhone 7 screen is 750p. It doesn't have wireless charging (no biggie). It doesn't fast charge (actually quite irritating given the iPhone 7 battery is less than 2000 mAh).
That's off the top of head.
Pixel camera is superb as well. IPhone 7 camera is bloody great, but personally prefer my Pixel.
Rossmor40 to kkh786
4 Aug 17#51
People always think the phone they have is the best one out there irrespective if it actually is or not.
The_Hoff to kkh786
4 Aug 17#57
No phone is 'worth' £599, not today.
kkh786 to The_Hoff
4 Aug 17#60
Worth is subjective.. The way I see it the phone is my primary device.. I use it everyday for various tasks and for entertainment purposes. To me for my use case it is definitely worth the £599.. given the amazing user experience the Pixel provides.
The_Hoff to kkh786
4 Aug 17#65
Absolutely subjective, but having stepped off of the ludicrous space race 2 years ago I certainly won't be spending more than £250 on a phone.
My Lenovo P2 won't win any speed tests, but it will still be working when every other phone has given way to their anything but flagship batteries.
I'll take the 14 hours of screen on time :sunglasses:
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£519.99 for 32gb Pixel XL
and
£599.99 for 128gb Pixel XL.
you are welcome.
dxomark.com/Mob…les
It makes me laugh how those two LG phones made people believe that all other Nexus before were also cheap, and that Nexus means - or meant - cheap and cheerful.
When you think about it, the entry level Pixel is actually a reasonable price when you put it next to a 16GB Nexus S 7 years earlier - it's only gone up by £50.
techadvisor.co.uk/tes…24/
(But rumour has it Google have followed Apple, by removing the headphone socket).
But...I WILL be getting a Pixel 2 :smile:
The best smartphones are (some of the better) Chinaphones. Only a sheep would pay for something like this.
Just a word to the wise n all ....
I have had a 32GB Pixel since Dec 2016 (purchased at £599 direct from Google) and have had the best mobile experience (bar none) to date and I came off an iPhone 7.
Before the Pixel I barely lasted a month with a handset but I have had no reason to change it!
The camera is still the best out there (maybe HTC U11 pips it).. OS is still smooth as butter.. not carried out a single factory reset since I have owned it!
No lagging or crashes at all and always up to date with the latest security patches and android versions.
For the experience I have had it was definitely worth the £599 I paid so the current price is a good price in my humble opinion.
Looking forward to the follow up.. :smile:
Water resistance? This was the first year iPhone included it even then Apple don't cover water damage under their warranty so would a sane person risk dunking their iPhone 7 knowing Apple will not honour their claims.
Anyway I usually look after my phones so don't dunk them in water. The Pixel has enough water resistance for rain protection and spills that is sufficient for me.
Support wise the Pixel is best in class for Android.
And to bait your ignorant comment the Pixel is better than the iPhone 7 in various ways! Camera for starters.
The above is my opinion.. I'm not alone it seems! Just scroll up. :thumbsup:
I was responding to someone "failing" the phone without good reason so I had to comment.
I agree with you about the prices.. £277 is indeed a better deal than this!
Or do you mean it was a Refresh deal?
It doesn't have wireless charging (no biggie).
It doesn't fast charge (actually quite irritating given the iPhone 7 battery is less than 2000 mAh).
That's off the top of head.
Pixel camera is superb as well. IPhone 7 camera is bloody great, but personally prefer my Pixel.
The way I see it the phone is my primary device.. I use it everyday for various tasks and for entertainment purposes.
To me for my use case it is definitely worth the £599.. given the amazing user experience the Pixel provides.
My Lenovo P2 won't win any speed tests, but it will still be working when every other phone has given way to their anything but flagship batteries.
I'll take the 14 hours of screen on time :sunglasses: