Who is UK carrier to get monthly with

£799 for XL.

This is the phone I'll probably get in a year's time when it's £300 cheaper. More than happy to stay a generation behind and keep the cost of a new phone to £400-£500 where is should be

Pixel 2 XL or Note 8? :dizzy_face:

I can't believe that Google's website for these things lists 64gb / 128gb 'memory'.

I thought it was only amateurs that made this mistake.

Shame they aren’t doing interest free finance like they are in the USA. Looks like a great phone. Not sure about the home mini

Bonkers money all around. Buy a xiaomi of similar spec an save hundreds.

Very disappointing, what happened to Google manufacturing a phone for the masses - RIP Nexus

Got Pixel xl for 399.99 yesterday.
Will put extra money on holidays, not eating beans on toast or a house deposit.
No need to pay for being able to tell your mates you got pixel 2, and hardly use half the features lol

Cheap enough compared to other recent flagships

The Home Mini is an odd one.

As far as I can tell you can't pair it to a Bluetooth speaker and it doesn't have an aux out.

Meh.

pre ordered the pixel 2. sick of my samsung s7- rubbish battery and touchwiz bloat

Quite misleading image for the post. That's Pixel 2 XL. Pixel 2 looks different.

Looks like an amazing phone, shame I just got the iPhone 8 to be on the same ecosystem as my family.

I will miss the headphone socket. The official USB-C Digital to 3.5 mm headphone adapter costs £20 from Google.

I need a new phone (not sure about keeping my Force X for much outside of the JL warranty) but I just can't tie together my love of the bargain and a £700 phone... I want it, but I don't think I can... this makes me sad :cry:

I am tempted to make the switch from iPhone 7+. Can’t decide between this 2 XL version or Samsung 8+. I like the fact this is a clean install with guaranteed updates. When are Samsung likely to give up updating the s8?

Carphone Warehouse have the same offer but, delivery lead times are shorter for the 2XL. I've ordered a 64GB Black & White 2XL from the Google Store and delivery is stated as 21st December. I ordered another from Carephone Warehouse and delivery is stated as by November 20th (November 15th for the black one). £10 cashback through TCB for the latter too.

Paul

What happen to GOOGLE' Hight specs and Low Price principles?

It should be GB (big GB). gb (little gb) isn't a measure of data storage at all. Gb would be but as there are 8 bits (small b = bits) to a byte (big B = bytes), 64Gb would equal 8GB. Not that you asked that... :smile:

Paul

There was a reason that line died, it wasn't popular with the masses

Have a Xiaomi myself, best thing is not feeling physically sick when you drop it on the floor.

Thanks for this - Faster for the normal pixel2 too! Just ordered mine for collection via TCB. Hopefully it'll be there for pickup soon!

Great cheers. New to Android, bored of IOS so want to try something different.

Have you ever kissed a girl son

I've got the pixel XL Montreal need to upgrade majority of the features will come through updates

Sorry but why is this hot? Is it just for the Mini Speaker that comes free with it?

Ridiculous.

Pay the full price and get a speaker thrown in as a goodwill. Great.

Ugliest flagship ive ever seen, worse in almost every way to the galaxy s8 and costs £100 more, these guys think their apple now or what?

Google it!

If you have an amex you can get 3% cashback at carphone warehouse

I would recommend Pixel 2 XL only if you are very much interested in taking a lot of pictures & videos (unlimited cloud storage with full resolution) and clean OS. Otherwise Note 8 is a great phone..

Pixel has less than 1% share of high end phones and seems like it is going to stay under 1% . Good luck with iphone price tag

I hope phone makers will get fined by EU for price fixing as other electrical and car/truck companies. Prices gone mad today.

I have recently got ip8 with 0% finance, but I will either have to make a lot more money in future otherwise I think the phone prices hitting 700+ mark are getting out of hand.

Companies purposely slowing down older devices (apple) are adding insult to injury

To be completely honest I see very little difference between my old ip6 and this new ip8

Both are insanely responsive when new.

I think I may try and never update the current iphone.

So does this have a 3.5mm headphone jack or is it going the same way as apple with usb-c where you cant charge and listen to music at the same time?

It's almost as if manufacturers have realised that the technological differences between models is now so inconsequential that the only way to get people excited about them is to increase the price massively, as people are then convinced that there *must* be some reason to pay silly money for their handsets even if they're unable to justify the reasons why.

There’s one included in the box according to the review from The Verge :smile: Unlike Apple who’ll make you pay £30+ for the adaptor.

I ditched the xl2 as soon as I found out it was made by lg.at least the small one is htc.

Would it be worth buying the phone to sell on immediately and keep the Google home mini? How easily are these phones resold at higher than Google price to cover difference in fees and postage to some extent?

Yep, and what they're saying is very dangerous in my opinion. Charging a premium for software features that historically would be given as version bumps in the apps available to all. They're creating a tug-of-war between what they provide to the Android platform and what they keep for their own devices.

Lens for example, which is basically a new version of Google Goggles. But you need to buy a Pixel to use it until the plebs get it later. No justification for this really from a consumer point of view.

Pay for the phone, which keeps you under surveillance when you're out and about, and receive a free mini surveillance station so they can track and monetise you at home! Bargain!

Well I never, everyone's affordability level can be different! There you go, you learn something bloody obvious every day.

OP cheers for the heads up

Same as the iPhone and U11, no headphone jack but they bundle an adaptor in. You can also buy a chunky adaptor that has a USB C port and 3.5mm port to charge and listen at the same time

£629 and 1080p doesn't go well together for me.

Xiaomi took and ran with it

Thanks for sharing...

Where's best to buy Xiaomi and which model is the flagship?

It's the ugliest phone I've ever seen, and they want £629 for it..it seems like they didn't even try..
no matter what the specs are, this design is unacceptable for this price range and for a flagship model.
cold.

GG
Gigageek

Ali is safest place to buy from one of three top sellers
Flagships are
Mi6
Mi mix2

Is this really worth 300 to 450 quid more than some of the popular Chinese mobiles that always come up on HUKD, not to me it ain't ... I think id rather get that new Nokia over this.

The pixel 1 only had 0.7 share of the market.

Haha, I use that line myself, it’s a beaut! :smile:

m.youtube.com/wat…05c

Very unlikely, the last one was full price until 60 days ago.

The basic one looks like an iPhone 8 but the XL is a nice looking phone. It has the best camera and some very clever tech, clean OS, unlimited full resolution uploads and regular updates at 200 less than equivalent iPhone X. I nearly bought an S8 plus but have gone for this. Was concerned about the very curved edge on the S8 which causes it to shatter at any modest drop and it won’t get the updates like this. I’ve gone with the 64 gb version as many who bought 128 last time are dropping down as they’ve only used 32gb in a year due to the auto upload and delete in full resolution of all photos and videos. I heard I can also stick my camera photos on the phone and get full resolution cloud storage for them and my 4K videos also. Additionally the image stabilisation on video on this looks class leading.

And again, what does this mean?

gearbest, mi mix 2

3 years worth of updates by Google is a very big ➕!

Wish more people thought like you mate. True common sense in an ever increasingly materialistic world.

I fully agree.

Wow how much?!!! There was a time when a phone call only cost 10p and you had your own private booth too. How times change.

In thread picture - Pixel 2 XL,
Pixel 2 - Ugly, overpriced piece of $h**

Let me grab my tin foil hat!

Yes, and you'd need a warehouse to hold the computing power this phone contains.

Carphone warehouse have been selling the pixel xl for £449 for a few months now and a few days ago dropped it to £399..... so yeah it’s VERY likely

I think at this price it sways me towards the LG v30. The dual/wide camera.. The headphone jack... The expandable storage... The better waterproofing.. The same screen in a smaller body etc.

Right on. Why let facts get in the way of ignorance.

So true, I recently grabbed a S7 edge for £450 and it has 95% of the features of the recent phones. I’m not missing out at all but saving £350 vs Iphone 8 Plus, Samsung s8 Plus and pixel xl2. Stay a year or so behind with your phone upgrades and you’ll be quids in for zero loss of features

I can't believe the Pixel 2 is so poor. I want a replacement for my aging Nexus 5, so hoped this would be it, but...
- Dated aspect ratio (for a flagship, in 12 months it'll look so dated!)
- Not got a quad HD screen (it's got the same PPI as my current Nexus 5!)
- Small battery
- larger body size than my Nexus 5 even though the screen is the same size
- No 3.5mm headphone jack.

They've missed the boat with this one. I'm considering a switch to an S8 now as that ticks 95% of the boxes for me.

Apple have included an adapter in the box for free with every iPhone (without a headphone jack) sold so far. The adapter can also be bought from Apple store for £9, not £30+. It’s probably the cheapest thing they sell to be honest.

It may be ugly and overpriced, but definitely not a POS. DXOMark gave this phone the highest score they have ever given to a camera phone, it runs Android Oreo out of the box and Google gives any owner unlimited photo storage at NATIVE resolution for life. Compare this to the price of the iPhone X which is a Samsung Galaxy S6 in all but name.

Misleading Picture in OP. Overpriced for the Specs. Cold.

No headphone jack = No deal. Save your money and get the original Pixel/S8/Note 8

to save you reading all the comments here is my biased summary

phone costs x
some ppl think x is too much other ppl think price is ok
other phones can be purchased for less or more money

I wouldn’t do either having done so in the past few years a few times but out the two 100% go for the Pixel. Essential phone and OnePlus also good options but waterproofing on new Pixel makes it for me. I loved the hardware on my S7 Edge but the software experience is awful. Lags after a few months needing a reset and pain that Samsung try to make you use their crappy apps instead on Google apps for lots of things (you can change most of this but still a pain). S8 meant to be better (uses google music I believe) but long term support and software reliability is essential if investing in expensive phones.

Ships in December.

Um. They include them in the box too and lighting headphones and the adapter is cheaper so...

They are revisiting Android One - starting with Xiaomi Mi A1 , with apparently devices from Motorola and HTC coming soon . Specs not as impressive , but with Android upgrades .

But how many people keep a phone for 3 years nowadays?

But you are attempting to justify the price of this phone by comparing it to a phone/company that is the epitome of overpricing....

Google have, after such a bright start with the Nexus range (the Nexus 4 was a genuine bargain at the time), adopted the Apple pricing strategy.

sorry to point out, but you could have bought it for £380.00 last Christmas from o2 refresh.
So not really a valid comparison to compare samsung with pixel.
If you are into Samsung phones, set up some keyword alert here, there will be deals floating around.

Xiaomi mi mix 2 or wait for the Essential.
Oh, hot not an iPhone :sunglasses:

Not really a valid comparison..... 2 very similar android phones.... Sure..... ;-)

oh my ugliness...

I have to disagree Stui. Google prevented the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 being popular as they simply didn't manufacture enough. Both sold out in the first 5 minutes.

If Google had sold these through CPW and they were in stock and readily available on day 1, things would have been very different.

Its the LG G2 vs Nexus 5 all over again. Nexus 5 better software, everything else, the G2 was far superior.

it comes free with it

the essential is nothing to write home about, the Pixel XL 2, G6, Note and S8 are in a diffirent league to what you mentioned - it depends if you want high or mid range phone

nahhhhh. bring back the nexus!

Thanks. It’s kind of what I feared. I do love the fact IOS just works and is updated without issue. Hardware spot on. Been an iPhone user since day one. Issue is I’m not a Mac user, I’m a Chrome / Google user and feel an Android might be a better fit.

I done the same a while back when the iPhone 6s was released. I realised it was a mistake. I went back to android as it makes me superior to my family's ecosystem.

Get yourself DSLR and a tablet.

Or indeed why not buy an iPhone?

I got one of these instead and do not regret it one bit :smile:

amazon.co.uk/Hua…AUE

£629 and only a HD screen is a massive fail IMO. This is practically the same specs as the One plus 5 yet £180 more. Great looking phone but I'd expect more for what is S8 money

Nevermind what "people" do. I still have my Nexus 5, and have been looking to upgrade it for 2 years, but it looks like my next phone won't be a "Google" branded phone with the way prices and no mini-jack are going :P

Native resolution photo storage is offered only for 3 years (until Jan 2021). NOT for life.

They are overpriced. Only a few difference from Pixel. XL2 isn't worth double the price of XL.

No displayport alternate mode over USB C to connect to monitor or TV like Note 8 , S8 , or V30 . So will not connect directly to TV , monitor or as Andronimium computer.

I bought the note 8 before this was announced. I was going to wait to see what the pixel 2 was like. Glad I didn't waist any time waiting. Note 8 has better design, better quality screen, brightest screen in the business, none exsistant bezels, s-pen, headphone jack, wireless charging, ip68, 2x zoom camera, ois on both lenses. What does the pixel 2 have? A paid for DXO mark of a slightly better camera. Trust me, after you use the note 8s camera you won't care about the pixel 2s.

Waste of money in opinion. Bought a 2017 A3 second hand (in mint condition) a few months back for £130. Brilliant phone, why pay more. IMO some people are so materialistic and need to get a life. Can't you see that phone manufactures are ripping you off (particularly apple).
Wake up and smell the coffee guys, the iphone when launched 10 years ago cost $499, the latest model is going to cost $999 - extraordinary.
New tech should fall in price not go up!
When I bought my first computer, about 20 years I paid about £1600 which was a lot of money. Now I can buy one which is infinitely more powerful and has load more storage and RAM and is much smaller. Price around 1/4 the price that I paid 18 years ago.
Whereas Iphone has doubled in price in 10 years. It does not take a genius to work out that these price rises unsustainable.
The mobile phone is (at least in the UK) very mature. Most people now have one and a lot of people have a decent mobile. People are waiting progressively longer before upgrading. Why pay silly money so that you can send an animated emoji!!

Yeah you raise good points, the only thing I'll miss is dual front facing speakers coming from the Nexus 6P. Can't believe the Note doesn't have that to go with that awesome display. What is the Note 8 speaker like? Loud?

Also after more research the DXO actually marked the Note 8 better at taking photos than the Pixel XL 2, video's seemed to be the weak point bringing down the overall score. One other question. The Note 8s screen aspect ratio? Do you find it weird when viewing stuff?

emerisive, sounds technical

Yes 60 days is 'a few months ' like I said. 30 to 31 days in most months. So a cheaper to buy when released, much less desirable version is still 399 a year on. You are very unlikely to pick this up for 300 in a year as you claim. 500 may be.

Yes, but without the physical socket it isn't possible, I'm told, to charge the device while using headphones to listen to music.

Note 8 is much better. Much better screen . More display area compared to bezel. 6gb ram compared to 4gb in pixel. Microsd slot. Overseas models have dual sim . Works as computer with Dex dock and displayport alternate mode. Only thing thing better with pixel 2 is less fragile than Note 2 due to bigger bezels.

That's hogwash, are you saying any device machine has a built in fail the second the warranty ends.
There built to a standard the designer engineer and its build and most importantly price for its market can stand.
Who hasn't had something fail out the box or a mile down the road and had things that last way longer than expected, the tip is testify to that.

Prices of these phones are ridiculous! Previously android manufacturer's pointed their fingers at Apple for their sky high prices and their aim was to make these phones affordable. Those days are gone.

Lol your original comment said a few days not 60 days, you can't go back, edit your comment and then act like I can't read because you changed it after :-)

Play by the rules at least! :-)

The point stands, in a year's time this phone WILL be way way cheaper and still hold up against the 2018 version of phones

I'm Debating whether to pay out right and put it on a credit card and pay back monthly myself as its cheaper than contracts. £10 a month giff gaff sim and £26 a month for phone. Verse £40 a month for the contract plus £50 handset cost

Or in a years time get the s8 which is not ugly

you can believe whatever you like.

Looks like I'm sticking with my Nexus 5 for a bit longer then! On my 3rd free warranty replacement Nexus 5. Need to replace it soon though. It struggles at times.
Mi mix 2 too risky with zero warranty?

I just got a Pixel XL for £400 and I'll get the XL2 next year when it's also £400...like the 6P I got which was also £400-ish, which is the price range these should be at.

No he kissed your Mam. Which is an equally valuable and witty retort. Get with the times man, nobody nerd bashes any more. Nerd sniping maybe...

No headphone jack = no thank you.

I bought a Moto Z back in March for £300 including the JBL speaker mod (thanks to HUKD). It's still a very high end phone spec wise and will last me quite a while longer. No idea why people think you need to spend over double, or even triple that *cough*iPhone X*cough*.

The US Google Store offers trade in on the Pixel and also 0% finance

We are getting screwed in the UK in comparison!

Note 8 is a great phone indeed but the pixel 2 is in another league all together.

If you’re not a Mac user (I am and iPad) 100% more freedom. I also believe under windows 10 and chrome OS they are now working on a iMessage style integration (think already out on windows 10) so go with the Pixel. You will get fans of Samsung, Apple and Google telling you their opinion. For reference I own/owned the very first chromebooks, Nexus 4, 5, 6, OnePlus 2 and X and iPhone 5 upwards and first galaxy S and S7 Edge. Currently mainly Apple but still have a M8 GPE and Moto X and Pixel C. I tell you all this not to show off but to validate when I say don’t get a Samsung or any none stock android (or close to stock like OnePlus). I’d still go with Pixel as OnePlus shafted OnePlus 2 owners over updates. As an iPhone user the only thing that comes close is a Nexus/Pixel. Even though they don’t have the best hardware it is known that hardware is nothing without software. It’s the reason most people I know who do serious IT work (outside of GPU CUDA) use a MacBook!

not possible unless it has removable battery and the only last phone that did this was the v20 which is a gamble to buy because of lg boot loop fiasco, never again... wish there was a phone that comes out which atleast is user 'easy' to change battery out

Agree, its easier on android and problem is most people are too 'not tech savvy' to see what companies are doing, for me I select to not update apps, then update them if I want too, things like facebook messenger I never update it gets so high in memory and battery, then using greenify to stop apps running and then thirdly ins android you can manually go into every app and stop it using things like location, 95% apps work fine with them turned off, Im using a phone

Three

I'm going to go ahead and say this phone wasnt marketed towards you...

No 3.5mm jack. USB-C port only.

I wouldnt risk it. Nothing to stop buyers from returning the phone at your expense and replacing it with something else inside the box. Happens a lot with expensive stuff on ebay.

people buy a 100k mercedes when a 6k dacia will still get you around

technically, a 'few' means 3 or more

you actually meant 'a couple'

i always get this wrong too

what makes me laugh is how many say wait for a few months for prices to drop, I mean really, why state the obvious?

Way to expensive for me. I'll stick with my one plus until it dies.

Plus shipping companys when it comes to claiming will say mobile phones is in there vague exlusion list under 'monitors and tvs' or some

4GB of RAM ... Hahahaha.... Guys get the OnePlus 5 128GB. Better specs and cheaper.

Use the extra cash on a great night out.

It went the same way your spelling will go if you don't use spell-check

Is s better phone ,
It's also a bigger phone


There's a few good handsets ATM.. but I'm happy with my one plus 5 for now

Oneplus 5 has big bezels and poor 1080p display screen and no micro SD slot . Also no waterproofing , no USB C or USB 3.1 . , No Qualcomm quick charge or wireless charging.

I know it's pricey for how it appears on paper, but if you've ever used a clean google/nexus device (I had a nexus 5 for 4 years or so) where it's minimal, fast, clean, simple, vanilla and fully featured, you'll understand why this will sell.

No it doesn't have a ridiculous screen, 6gb of Ram, a crazy big removable battery or a microSDcard slot, ip68 protection, or a headphone jack but the experience as a whole I expect will be a lot nicer and better than some of the chinese offerings at cheaper prices.

My current oneplus3 is technically a very capable phone, but there's just no charm to it. It's pretty mundane. The software works fine but little quirps and bugs annoy me, it's pretty heavy, a bit big for my hands and the camera sucks. The loudspeaker also sucks.

It was still £400 or so pound. The extra £150 (i'm including value of the home mini, and the £10TCB that should track) is more than worth it for me, as long as it provides me with the great experience my nexus 5 did for so long.

Also, bluetooth audio isn't THAT bad. My ankers work fine for gym use and i'm happy to use them elsewhere too. I'm not an audiophile though so maybe i'm massively wrong.

It's each to their own. It's a fair bit cheaper than the latest iPhone, and a fair bit cheaper again than the fancy Samsung notes etc. (I'm talking Pixel 2 here, not the XL)

I had the Samsung Galaxy S (the original) many years ago and it lastest me a LONG time, but only because of me flashing roms and rooting etc. and that malarkey. Hardware wise it was fine but touchwizz is absolutely horrible. It's basically for children in my eyes. I have colleagues and friends with S7 and S8 etc. and it's still the same. Horrible.

Again, these are all my opinions. I just know that I kinda wanted the pixel last year but went for a oneplus3 instead. One year later I've decided to just do it properly and i'll be selling the oneplus once i've confirmed I get along with the pixel okay.

Yea it's not the best phone.

Has unofficial water proofing
Large on board storageDash charging which is quicker than Qualcomm
Great software support (regular updates)
Good industrial design (not to big or small)
Dual sim
And is buttery smooth

I am still with my aging nexus 5. Lately is crawling like crazy. I am sure everytime I update the apps it gets worse.
Pixel 2 is nice and colleagues of mine worked on the camera software and algorithms. But too expensive. I wanted to look for honor 9 but is sold out. Otherwise I will go for a oneplus 5. I like the note 8 but I fear the fragility of the glass.

That's bollocks. The nexus 4 sold 3 million, the pixel barely 1 million. Sure the profit margin may be (a hell of a lot) bigger on the pixel, but it certainly isn't more popular than their previous efforts.

what a hideous looking mobile telephone

I have owned most of the galaxy series from Samsung and one thing that's always happend is the lag from using touchwiz remember there was an app called lagfix specifically for that. Then in the later galaxy's ram management is atrocious.

On the iPhone 6 I replaced the battery twice, think the 8 will need some additional heat (pita)

Wow thanks pal, i think you've totally missed the point i tried to make.

Sad no wireless charging with pixel 2!

Butterfly smooth with Jelly effects :blush:

I don't know why you're all rattling on about other phones and arguing about specs. As far as I'm aware, the black/white Pixel 2 XL is the only phone on the market with that awesome orange power button, so I genuinely can't fathom why you'd even consider anything else.

I'm kinda hoping CPW will knock 100 off again for black Friday like they did for the first pixel.

I don't think so . Buy a S8 or Android One phone. This phone is on preorder now and not CPW exclusive . But they may reduce £50 on Nokia 8 which is a CPW exclusive.

Note 8 has micro SD slot, waterproofing , wireless charging , 6 GB ram, best screen in the world ,works with your TV or monitor with displayport alternate mode, works as computer with dex dock and Andronimium style screens. This is just overpriced Google trying to fleece you for free updates.

Value for money means getting something that is reasonably price for what you're getting. Most tech drops in value AND price over time. So you're not getting better value for money by buying something that is older and less sought after. It's like waiting until flying cars come out before you buy a regular car, then saying you've got better value for money because the price dropped since nobody wants a regular car anymore.

This is hot at £629 yet all iPhones deals are voted cold on this site? :thinking:

You've picked the wrong thread to be making anti-nerd jokes.

Im not very good at doing them :@

OP really you should change the picture, its misleading- image is of a Pixel 2 XL this device looks very different than the phone in your post.

Won't drop by £300, not even close to that if going by the history of the first gen pixel phones.

The pixel xl was £719 when it launched, today it is £399 at car phone warehouse.

£320 cheaper..... So yeah, it will

The CPW £399 is the Pixel standard.
I'd say £450 for Pixel XL 2016 m.clove.co.uk/goo…-xl
So £719-£450= £269

Even though it has been mentioned to you that it is correct from a technical naming but you still disagree. Lol. It is too early for this kind 9f mundane arguement.

I want this phone but the price is just nuts. Almost a grand for a phone? FGS what has happened to fair pricing etc? Don't get me wrong, I appreciate all the new gizmo and software prowess that's packed into the Google phone but it isn't worth that kind of asking price to be honest. It is no wonder that some of us have embraced Xiaomi.

Nope, it's pixel xl that's £399

carphonewarehouse.com/goo…tml

Yes it's the Pixel xl 399 at CPW great price. What puts me off is I think theres only 1 more year of updates left.

LG v30 is looking most promising now but the vanilla Android of Google is untouchable.

Fair dos, couldn't find it when I searched, just a monthly payment.
That price is the same as the standard then? if so, it makes the Pixel XL great value if updates last 2 years

The Nexus wasn’t a phone for the masses, the Nexus One was expensive and hard to get ahold of. The Nexus S was expensive. The Nexus Prime was expensive. It wasn’t til LG got involved with the Nexus that it became cheap. I owned all the Nexus phones until they became cheap - they were the premium android experience and that’s what the Pixel has become. There are lots of cheap android phones for the masses to pick from

Google and Apple are interchangeable these days... What a shame.

Thank you! This is exactly it. If you want a cheap android phone you have hundreds of options. The Nexus was always meant to be the most premium android experience. Just because they went cheap for one generation a lot of people seem to be holding onto that.

the ugliest phone I've seen in years and it costs £629 :sweat_smile:

I'm also going through this decision process. The Pixel 2 scored the highest score on DXOMark, having said that its camera is only marginally better than the Note 8's camera. Add to that lifetime photo storage at native resolution which is also a huge draw. However, the S-pen on the Note 8 is a game changer. I'll wait for a few demo phones to be available around where I live before making the decision.

I was pretty much in the same boat Lahn. Loved my Nexus 5 until the power button went. Wanted the future Nexus but refuse the pay the Pixel prices. I went for the One Plus 3 and it, "feels," like a nexus phone. In fact, I'd say my One Plus 3 is the best Android experience I've had, (used to say that about the Nexus 5.)

This is going to be my approach too, as it was with my iPad. Nowadays it makes as much sense as buying a car brand new, where it depreciates a grand the moment it rolls off the forecourt. A smartphone these days loses £100 at unboxing.

I bought a new silver S7 edge for £350 in feb so think u overpaid a little :smile:

It's currently £499 sim free at most places so I was happy enough with £450 particularly with the interest free offer..... I'm only paying £18 a month for it, £350 is an awesome price, where was that from?

I'll hold out until my Nexus 5 breaks I think. Just too cheap to spent crazy money on a new phone when my current one still (although sometimes barely) does its job. My wife's got a Oneplus One, we both looked at the 3 and 3t, but still holding out.

I'll be willing to pay like £350-400 for my next phone - if my N5 died today, I'd probably look at a Xiaomi or Huawei to feel like I got myself a good value phone

How much is the first generation? Otherwise il do the same as you. My lg g4 is really pis sing me off

EBay :smile:

Ahhh cool, I've not had the best of luck with eBay in the past so generally stick to Amazon or in this case from Samsung direct.

£399 sim free at car phone warehouse looks to be the best deal on original pixel phone, beware that it isn't waterproof and doesn't have an SD card slot, 2 features most of its competitors boasted at the time.

Any advantages ordering direct from Google rather they Carphone warehouse where I can use TopCashback for an extra £10 off?

For the sake of £10, order direct from Google. Customer service/warranty replacement will be so much easier should anything bad happen. Current 6P owners with battery issues got replacement units, some getting Pixel XLs or even refunds outside of the 12 month warranty.

Not really, it's all to do with their policy more than anything.

Last year I bought the Pixel XL from CPW as it was cheaper and delivered on time before Google Store, when mic became faulty after a couple of months I just went to google support who sent me a replacement brand new and I sent my old one, CPW had asked to take mine in for repair first, with 2-3 weeks without a phone.

Where it is beneficial to buy from Google store is that, it is easier to do claim with them faster, I had a Nexus 6P from Google Store and I just received a full refund after 2 years with the device(I was on my 3rd one, faulty battery, always got a brand new replacement not refurb. YMMV). Would CPW do this, doubt that.

now im confused lol
I was brought the pixel last xmas but sold it cos I don't like change n like how my photos are on my laptop within minutes with my Lumia 1020.
I have now said I will buy a pixel (1st gen) but with reading this I don't know if to have the pixel 2 or Samsung note 8. I did try a S6 last year but sent it back after a couple of days.
can anyone give me their views please? ty

You get one included in the box.

Eh!

ive got the note 8 and if you can deal with the size, its an amazing phone.

if you can get a better deal on the S8 or S8+ i'd go with them instead unless you have a need for the S Pen.

I only paid £336 for my One Plus 3 that I left on the tube a few weeks ago. :cry:

Not wanting to spend much, I had a brief dalliance with the Huawei P8 Lite 2017 which was great but for some reason the software refused to update by OTA or manually, (even though the firmware was available.)

With very limited options (as I need dual sim,) I paid £266 for another One Plus 3. If you cant pick up a cheap One Plus 3, I guarantee you wont regret it.

I hear there is no headphone jack on this thing. Considering that the Pixel 1's campaign basically made fun of the apple non-headphone jack thing, Im not sure Im interested in this thing.

:cry: Ships in 5 - 6 weeks.

Most phones prices goes down..But mine after 1.5 year acording to ebay went up.. I bought xiaomi mi max 1 for £118 brand new ....And my phone still goes very well and cost aprox 150....

where from?

(Repeating a previous reply...)
Yes, but without the physical socket it isn't possible, I'm told, to charge the device while using headphones to listen to music.

I don't get what the hype is about?

2700mAh battery is big let down for me. They should have upgraded it to 3000 mAh at least considering the price you are paying

Get a Xiaomi Mi6 for around half the price of this and just as good as this!

First from o2 brand new. Replacement from Cex with 5% discount for paying cash.

The op3's on cex at my local store are more than 330!! Lol

Anyone who still thinks digital surveillance is a "tin foil hat" conspiracy is either an idiot or is deluded. Never mind the massive leaks from Snowden etc. - surveillance and mining your data is literally how companies like Google make their gigantic fortunes. There is no debate about this.

My experience of the 4 5 and 5x. They seem to know when they are two years old and die. Battery life was dire as well. Never again.

A few means a small number, so can be two. It doesn’t mean 3 or more.

The only information out there is information you let them have! It’s that simple! Pop ups that get clicked, viruses that get installed are all down to the same people that point their fingers over the left mouse button at fake sharing competitions on facebook, and perpetuate the problems! Received a rather convincing email from HRMC about taxes owed back to you? How many would click the link and not phone up and ask the question! That’s the problem. My tin foil hat isn’t to protect me from conspiracies or the theories behind them, it’s to protect me from the idiots in the world that make the problems worse!

You are confused. I said 60 days, you said a few months. Go back and look at your first quote of my post, which is and remains unchanged and is quoted by you, saying... wait for it... 60 days.It’s not that you can’t read, it’s that you don’t read things properly. To make the point I’ve edited this post. Note it now says edited at the bottom, whilst the one you claim I edited, despite quoting, does not. Think before engaging keyboard.

Sure thing boss, I'll get right on that

What's the cancellation policy like, I'd quite like to preorder to get the mini but if the reviews are bad in the coming weeks I would want to cancel

Good one, no posting for 6 months, then report back

If you're moving from iPhone and value clean install/UI, you definitely wont value the clumsy bloat in Samsung phones. Better Android alternatives out there, like the Pixel

Then get some bluetooth headphones? they are like £10.

Or the new iPhone 8 allows wireless charging?

Bluetooth headphones are pretty cool I spent a lil more and got these, perfect for when I am out mountain biking and can bury my phone inside my backpack so it wont smash if i crash!

amazon.co.uk/Wir…8IV

I agree that you may get it quicker through CPW, but I wouldn't order through them. I got my Pixel from CPW (on release) and when I had a warranty problem, it meant that I had to send my phone to Google, wait 3 weeks, and then receive my replacement. This is the case with any 3rd part re-seller (Including the carriers)

If, on the other hand, you order through the Google store, should you need to raise a warranty request, first, they send you a new phone, and then you send your old/broken one back - a much simpler and less stressful way to deal with warranty provlems.

Well worth the extra wait IMO.

Totally agree!

Just ordered the panda 128gb version of the 2 XL from Carphone warehouse even better with the 3% off from amex and the £10 quidco comes to around £862 can use the money saved over rrp to buy a case.