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Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Post by simion314 » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:32 PM UTC

anonporridge wrote: post #31

Shadonototra wrote: post #5

Beautiful phone, but the bump in the back... sorry i just can't Who started this camera bump movement the past decade? it's very ugly... and not practical at all..

At least the bump is symmetrical. The bumps in one corner of the phone are the worst. But realistically, even those don't matter because protective cases are effectively a standard part of any modern phone.

>But realistically, even those don't matter because protective cases are effectively a standard part of any modern phone.

Then you buy a thin phone on paper and make it fat with a case, better if they would put more battery and less glue in. But as always designers/marketing complicate everyone life so they push their new idea: "Form over Function"

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Post by oriolid » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:32 PM UTC

neogodless wrote: post #29

Tensor has a 20-core GPU. Are cores the main thing to count? So that's better than an M1 Pro with a measly 16-cores? /s

It's 4 more. How could less be more? More is more!

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Post by Stratoscope » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:32 PM UTC

anonporridge wrote: post #31

Shadonototra wrote: post #5

Beautiful phone, but the bump in the back... sorry i just can't Who started this camera bump movement the past decade? it's very ugly... and not practical at all..

At least the bump is symmetrical. The bumps in one corner of the phone are the worst. But realistically, even those don't matter because protective cases are effectively a standard part of any modern phone.

Yes, the symmetry is a huge win. I don't use a case with my phone, and the asymmetric bumps really mess up one of my primary use cases: I have the phone sitting on a desk or table reading the news.

I've been holding back on both Samsung and Apple's latest phones just because of the asymmetric bump. It is so annoying. Sticking with my old Note 8 for now even though it is out of support and receives no security updates.

I looked through the announcement and didn't see an answer to this question: does anyone know what the display technology is? LCD or AMOLED or...?

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Post by Grazester » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:32 PM UTC

rvz wrote: post #33

It's just been admitted. Fuchsia/Zircon is going to be optimised to run on Google Tensor chips most likely this decade. I'll probably end up linking this comment in a few years.

Google's OS will be optimised for their hardware. What a radical idea!

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Post by hu3 » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:32 PM UTC

They bumped support to 5 years, interesting. Short support duration is a common complaint from Android users.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Post by melony » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:33 PM UTC

5350-uiop-1130 wrote: post #36

Not a fan of the design of the Pixel or iPhone. They both have these cold, sterile design that doesn't look like it was designed to be used and held by a human hand. It was designed to be looked at or for curated display in an Apple Store. And what's with all the flat design, we need skeumorphism and warmth back in industrial and UI design. I prefer the soap bar design which seems to have been forgotten. And no more…

They are also meant to fit well in a case.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Post by agumonkey » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:33 PM UTC

justicezyx wrote: post #23

nicoburns wrote: post #13

Wow. The marketing team for this have been taking very detailed notes on Apples presentation style. Products aside, this is almost identical to Apple's launch yesterday.

Good move though. When I was at Google the cloud unit, there is always a vibe that "we are the best" without much substantiated from the products and etc. At least they realize that something better is done for the phone department. Although I guess it's so much more obvious than cloud.

I'm getting so jaded about these new ideas. ML/DL and 'perfecting' pictures .. seems so misguided. People are obsessed by looking at the finger in 8k.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Post by agumonkey » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:34 PM UTC

colonelxc wrote: post #4

vidoc wrote: post #2

I'm getting a 500 from the get go on store.google.com what a joke!

As a googler, this is pretty embarrassing

Nah, it's their interpretation of Apple's store being offline before events. Learning years.

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Post by tomtheelder » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:34 PM UTC

codr7 wrote: post #16

lsjvjn wrote: post #6

The raised camera band is bound to be a controversial design choice.

Yeah, last thing I want on my phone is stuff sticking out and preventing it from laying flat. The recent camera bevels are bad enough.

I assume the idea is that most cases will allow the phone to sit flush with the table, and most users use a case (no idea if that last part is actually true).

And honestly it will sit in a stable way, so it's probably not that big a deal in that sense. It getting caught on my pocket would probably be my biggest concern!

Re: Google Pixel 6 Launch [video]

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Post by thallavajhula » Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 5:34 PM UTC

I am really liking the "Shareable moments" sidebar on the right. Such a cool idea and it's so smooth along with the right types of media (gif, png, video)