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Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by krzyk »

hocuspocus wrote: post #345
krzyk wrote: post #251

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People will never learn. You don't preorder Pixels, there are always better deals on Black Friday (literally in few weeks, just a week after Pixel start shipping). Never take preorders, especially with Pixels. (learned that hard with Pixel 3).

Not true with last year's Pixels in several European countries. We got $200 Bose headphones during preorders. There was never a better time to buy them after that. Probably the same thing with the Pixel 6/6P this year.

> Probably the same thing with the Pixel 6/6P this year.

This is a big bet, but based on history Pixel 2, 3 and 4. It was better to wait for either Black Friday or Xmas sales.

I didn't look at Pixel 5 (wasn't interested in it).

(This ignores US based promos from service providers)

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by mcintyre1994 »

crossroadsguy wrote: post #517
Sodman wrote: post #224

I hate the trend that the "pro" versions of all these flagship phones need to be an XL Phablet monstrosity. Human hands haven't gotten any bigger. I have owned most of the Nexus & Pixel phones throughout the years. After having the Nexus 6 as my daily driver for 2 years, I have always opted for the smaller option ever since. I would totally pay flagship prices for a regular ~5.5-6" phone with flagship specs, and I'm…

There are many reasons I’m in Apple’s walled garden but a sane phone size is simply the biggest. I sometimes think about what I’m going to get after 12 mini that I’m using is done for :) Because there are reports that Apple is done with this screen size segment.

Apple just released a 13 mini, is that not in the same screen size segment?

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by krzyk »

hocuspocus wrote: post #345
krzyk wrote: post #251

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People will never learn. You don't preorder Pixels, there are always better deals on Black Friday (literally in few weeks, just a week after Pixel start shipping). Never take preorders, especially with Pixels. (learned that hard with Pixel 3).

Not true with last year's Pixels in several European countries. We got $200 Bose headphones during preorders. There was never a better time to buy them after that. Probably the same thing with the Pixel 6/6P this year.

And do you need $200 Bose headphones?

Do you think it will be easy to sell them? Better get $200 off of the phone price then get freebies.

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by krzyk »

wpietri wrote: post #315
krzyk wrote: post #251

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People will never learn. You don't preorder Pixels, there are always better deals on Black Friday (literally in few weeks, just a week after Pixel start shipping). Never take preorders, especially with Pixels. (learned that hard with Pixel 3).

And personally, I won't buy anything directly from Google ever again. Their customer service for me has been terrible. I'll happily buy another Pixel, but from pretty much anybody else.

Yeah.

But I was lucky during Pixel 3 preorders, after 3 weeks the phone was off 100 Euro, I wrote to customer service and magically they gave me back 100 Euro price difference.

For Pixel 4 I waited till January when it was finally available in German Amazon, after a year NFC stopped working, and Amazon returned me the whole amount after I returned the phone (they didn't have Pixel 4 in store for replacement).

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by SoapSeller »

londgine wrote: post #541
Sodman wrote: post #224

I hate the trend that the "pro" versions of all these flagship phones need to be an XL Phablet monstrosity. Human hands haven't gotten any bigger. I have owned most of the Nexus & Pixel phones throughout the years. After having the Nexus 6 as my daily driver for 2 years, I have always opted for the smaller option ever since. I would totally pay flagship prices for a regular ~5.5-6" phone with flagship specs, and I'm…

https://m.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_xz2_compact-9082.php Sony used to have a compact line with flagship hardware and a reasonable size. Unfortunately, it looks like they stopped making them

https://m.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_5_iii-10851.php

They still have them. They grow a little bit, but the real issue for me is price...

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by distances »

simondotau wrote: post #548
crossroadsguy wrote: post #517

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There are many reasons I’m in Apple’s walled garden but a sane phone size is simply the biggest. I sometimes think about what I’m going to get after 12 mini that I’m using is done for :) Because there are reports that Apple is done with this screen size segment.

It's a tough market. The majority of people who want a smaller phone do so because phones aren't so important to them. And those people probably expect a cheaper device. I think Apple would make a better selling product if they could chop an extra $100–200 from the price of the mini. A single rear camera, fewer SKUs (say, two colours and two capacities), and maybe a binned version of the A16 chip with one fewer GPU c…

> The majority of people who want a smaller phone do so because phones aren't so important to them.

Like the other person, I say this is a ridiculous claim. I'd go as far as say most techies I know want a smaller device than what's available in the Android land, and would be willing to pay a premium. Small size has been the second most important feature of the Pixel line, right after the great camera.

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by alinhan »

zik wrote: post #414
turtlebits wrote: post #374

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Pixel phones have absolutely not been reliable for me. From the Pixel 1 microphone defect to it needing a reboot every few days, and my Pixel 4A boot looping, Google phones are absolutely not reliable IME. (Almost as bad a Razer laptops).

I have a pixel phone myself and know four other people with them and they've all been perfectly reliable. Not a single issue.

3 Pixel phones and no issues here either. My old Nexus 5 finally bit the dust only last year.

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by Heliosmaster »

hajile wrote: post #379
Sodman wrote: post #224

I hate the trend that the "pro" versions of all these flagship phones need to be an XL Phablet monstrosity. Human hands haven't gotten any bigger. I have owned most of the Nexus & Pixel phones throughout the years. After having the Nexus 6 as my daily driver for 2 years, I have always opted for the smaller option ever since. I would totally pay flagship prices for a regular ~5.5-6" phone with flagship specs, and I'm…

Apple is finally taking that more seriously. The 6.1" pro and the 6.7" max have the same hardware. Likewise, the 5.4" mini has no compromises over the 6.1" iphone except battery life. I used Android for about a decade, but I'm glad I switched.

one year they do, the other they don't (last year they didn't). I wouldn't claim Apple has learned the lesson until they do it for 2-3 years in a row

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by krzyk »

jbluepolarbear wrote: post #317
krzyk wrote: post #314

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Why discourage? How? By doing what?

Please research systemic racism in the tech industry. PoC have harder times getting interviews, getting a second interview, finding mentors, getting raises, getting promotions, etc. These all discourage non white people from entering the industry.

But why who blocks them? I may be biased because I'm from a country where PoC are So I'm genuinely curious why PoC might get problems with getting interviews? Do US based employees biased in some way, still in 2021?

All that matters for me in interview if is that person smart enough and nice enough to work with.

I don't see a lot of black people in IT, but I see plenty of Indians and Asians - those are also PoC I assume.

Re: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro

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Post by simonh »

crossroadsguy wrote: post #517
Sodman wrote: post #224

I hate the trend that the "pro" versions of all these flagship phones need to be an XL Phablet monstrosity. Human hands haven't gotten any bigger. I have owned most of the Nexus & Pixel phones throughout the years. After having the Nexus 6 as my daily driver for 2 years, I have always opted for the smaller option ever since. I would totally pay flagship prices for a regular ~5.5-6" phone with flagship specs, and I'm…

There are many reasons I’m in Apple’s walled garden but a sane phone size is simply the biggest. I sometimes think about what I’m going to get after 12 mini that I’m using is done for :) Because there are reports that Apple is done with this screen size segment.

There are always rumours that Apple is ditching the smaller phone sizes, that's been the case from the moment they started offering smaller form factors. They do tend to keep the smaller phone models around longer between refreshes, which I think is what stokes the rumours.
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