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Not me - it's another Android phone which doesn't suit me. But I’m sure it is very capable - at $800/$900 it needs to be! (but that does include a USB-C to 3.5mm headphone adapter!)Quote:
I’ve already received two emails from UK mobile phone companies offering pre-order and contract deals with the Pixel 3/XL. Are any HEXUS readers interested in these new generation Google Pixel smartphones?
Meh.
Well that just priced me out...
Double Meh!Quote:
Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH
My £380 LG G7 has arguably better hardware features, probably has around 90% of the user experience and yet only cost 50% of the price of Pixel. Plus when Treble or Lineage roms become widely available will have a software experience almost on a par with it. At £739 for the base model they're putting themselves on a par with Apple but don't have the brand recognition, desirability or customer support to back it up. This will be another year of low sales volumes for Pixel devices me thinks, better of getting one 6 months when prices have come down or there are cheaper 2nd hand ones available.
Think I'll stick quite happily with the P20 Pro i have...
you could buy a nice pc for that price :/
I thought the Pixel 2 xl was expensive but this is just crazy. I am very happy with my Pixel 2 Xl but if the price keeps increasing I will need a second mortgage for my next phone! I will be keeping my current phone for minimum 3 years. The screen size options are off as well IMHO. I am happy with 6inch screen but going even larger again might be to far and 5.5 would seem small for me now.
I checked the upgrade date on my S8 just to see how old it's getting and I can upgrade in May which was an absolute shock. It still feels as new and I've frankly no desire for an upgrade (although I'm very interested to see how the new AI augmented cameras such as on the P20 pro develop) as there's nothing around that offers a significant upgrade on what I have. The only thing that I wish it had is better battery life and I still can't see any of the newer devices giving me all day battery. I also got it for substantially less than the prevailing RRP (40% off) when it was only a couple of months or so old. The phone industry is in a period of evolution where manufacturers know what works and any improvements upon the existing formula come at incredible cost for relatively minor improvements. End result is older phones or mid rangers are now seriously good and you pay a lot for a little. It also means manufacturers are desperate to bring in the next big thing (Samsung = Bixby, Huawei = AI camera) and some of these are hits and some are misses.
That absurd notch, those big bezels, the £100 premium for an extra 64gb storage?
Come off it.
The hype is done on purpose to justify the price,and its not helped that the press is enabling it massively. Its always revolutionary,so every little feature is "sold" and even websites like Anandtech are hyping stuff massively to get those clicks in.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimborae
Apple-grade grossly overpriced meh. And they're late to the Snapdragon 845 party, 850 (or whatever the number will be) is only around the corner. And barring the speakers, the rest of the hardware is remarkably mediocre. Oh, and still no headphone jack.
But you do get an adapter thrown in!Quote:
Originally Posted by aidanjt
So a notch and a chin not water proof all for the great price of $900 glad I got my iphone xs with less inbuilt spyware
Oh Google, what happened? lol
The 3XL is IP68.Quote:
Originally Posted by rob4001
They're nice and if money were no object I might get one (and a new house and a GTR), but it isn't so I won't - my next phone is likely to be a grey import Poco F1.
Both are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tabbykatze
Also, battery statement is incorrect - the larger XL has a 3430 mAh battery :)
In case you didn't already know, that Poco phone unfortunately has no NFC so no G-Pay etc. I would have got one otherwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Salazaar
Yeah, spotted that. It's a minor downer on an otherwise cracking looking phone (other than the slightly less legitimate availability in the UK), but I figure I use NFC on my current phone so little it's probably worth it, for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimborae
Its kind of weird as my sub £200 Huawei has NFC. But TBH the Poco phone has an amazing spec for the price,but so do many Asia specific phones. People know about the Xiaomi Mi A1,but even look at the Huawei phones:Quote:
Originally Posted by jimborae
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php...&idPhone2=8962
So the Honor 9 Lite is considered excellent value for money,but in other parts of the world the Y9 PRO is a similar price but has far better specs,ie the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage version is similar price and even has dual SIMs and an mSD card tray,not the hybrid ones we get here.
overpriced and undesirable features (plus lack of some of my must-haves). Does not meet my criteria = no purchase.
Loving the 'extra notch' bug, as highlighted by The Verge.
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/rNOU...X4AAsFj0.0.jpg
For me this means a better deal on a Pixel 1 or 2. Phone prices are getting crazy now...