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[Xtrema]

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I think I will wait for the announcement of Pixel 2 on Oct 4th to figure out if I will get the X.

Chances are it's basically will be an upgraded G6 or gimped V30 with pure Android O for the Pixel XL 2.

Pixel 2 will just be Pixel from last year with updated internals by HTC.

Nothing exciting here. I'm more excited about the LG V30 than Pixel.

[Xtrema]

http://www.androidauthority.com/goog...-images-801629

Even with edge to edge screen up front, looks boring and a bit of price increase for Pixel this year.

[schocker]

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http://www.androidauthority.com/goog...-images-801629

Even with edge to edge screen up front, looks boring and a bit of price increase for Pixel this year.

$849 USD is currently $1042 though which is less than the current Pixel XL, so we will have to see how hard they will dick us. At $649 again on the normal pixel, we will see if they will make it $800 cdn as it should be. Dollar is much improved over this time last year.

I think I am more excited about the google home mini though so I can get a couple to put around the house to control my lights
http://www.droid-life.com/2017/09/19...ini-exclusive/

[dj_rice]

Just picked up an HTC 10. Has Quick Charge 3.0 and uses a USB Type C cable but I've read you have to get the specific HTC OEM one only as other Type C's are built different and caused the phone to overheat? This really sucks as I've had many HTC phones and built up a collection of wall plugs and USB cables

[Mitsu3000gt]

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http://www.androidauthority.com/goog...-images-801629

Even with edge to edge screen up front, looks boring and a bit of price increase for Pixel this year.

They should be even cheaper if they are true to the exchange rate, and given that base storage is higher. The XL looks nothing like last year. The regular Pixel will be more similar to last year (kind of like iPhone 8 vs iPhone X strategy).

[HiTempguy1]

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Just picked up an HTC 10. Has Quick Charge 3.0 and uses a USB Type C cable but I've read you have to get the specific HTC OEM one only as other Type C's are built different and caused the phone to overheat? This really sucks as I've had many HTC phones and built up a collection of wall plugs and USB cables

Usually quick charge is only available when pairing the special cable with the proper wall outlet plug. You should be able to use your old stuff, it'll just charge slower.

As I've been pointing out to people, even my OP5 charges really quick on a 2.5amp car charger or using a regular iphone wall outlet plug.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Just picked up an HTC 10. Has Quick Charge 3.0 and uses a USB Type C cable but I've read you have to get the specific HTC OEM one only as other Type C's are built different and caused the phone to overheat? This really sucks as I've had many HTC phones and built up a collection of wall plugs and USB cables

I bet the Aukey ones work unless HTC has done something weird:

https://www.amazon.ca/AUKEY-Charger-...ds=aukey+usb+c

https://www.amazon.ca/AUKEY-Charger-...ds=aukey+usb+c

Their chargers quick charge charges my iPad and Pixel, and the Pixel even identifies it as a quick charger. I don't need any special cables, I just picked quality ones with hundreds of 5-star reviews.

[dj_rice]

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I bet the Aukey ones work unless HTC has done something weird:

https://www.amazon.ca/AUKEY-Charger-...ds=aukey+usb+c

https://www.amazon.ca/AUKEY-Charger-...ds=aukey+usb+c

Their chargers quick charge charges my iPad and Pixel, and the Pixel even identifies it as a quick charger. I don't need any special cables, I just picked quality ones with hundreds of 5-star reviews.

http://phandroid.com/2016/05/18/htc-...pe-c-incident/

Seems like they did purposely so you are forced to buy HTC accessories?

[Mitsu3000gt]

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http://phandroid.com/2016/05/18/htc-...pe-c-incident/

Seems like they did purposely so you are forced to buy HTC accessories?

I'm sure there are 3rd party ones that work. There are lots of good third party Apple cables, so if they can get around Apple's trickery, I'm sure they could do the same for HTC. My Pixel and 6P technically required special cables too and the quality aftermarket ones worked just fine. If you're really worried about it though you can always stick to OEM, nothing wrong with that.

[01RedDX]

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[rage2]

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HTC halts trading of shares in advance of tomorrow's big announcement. What do you guys think of this? I would have preferred LG's smartphone division as their in-house manufacturer but that's wishful thinking.

They can't do worse than what they did with Motorola haha.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Hopefully they don't lose another $10B or whatever it was Motorola put out some good phones though under Google.

[Strider]

Any good Android phones out right now that aren't plagued with problems common enough to be considered "common issues"?

Everything up to my Nexus 5 was great, and I stuck with Nexus phones thinking they'd have the best support and quickest bug fixes. But in 18 months of ownership, I had the Nexus 6P bootloop issue (at 11 months, mainboard replaced under warranty) and now the early shutdown battery issue (started at 15 months, no longer under warranty). My wife's Nexus 5X just got hit with the bootloop issue while on vacation at 22 months. These issues have hundreds of pages of forum posts devoted to them and class action lawsuits filed in some cases.

I thought we'd get Pixels for our next phones, but not if I'm going to end up with 2 $1000 bricks before 2 years is over. Other options with jelly scrolling, app crashes, red screens, and random reboots all sound fantastic

Any reasonably problem-free options to save me from having to jump to Apple?

[Mitsu3000gt]

The Pixels are pretty bulletproof, have no more issues than you can find with any phone if you go digging for isolated problems, and I haven't had the slightest problem with mine (XL) since I got it when they were first released in 2016 - it's only gotten faster with successive OS updates. It's only ever been rebooted when an OS update requires it and it never slows down. Battery life is still as good as they day I got it (2+ days depending on usage). Google also tells you up front how long they will support any given phone with guaranteed OS updates. That's what I'm getting again - it's best phone experience I've ever had and I have tried almost every brand now.

These days you can Google any phone you want followed by the word "issues" and you'll always find something. Doesn't matter if it's an iPhone, Pixel, Galaxy, etc. they are all super high margin mass produced goods that are cheaper to replace than implement better QC.

The Galaxy S8 is also awesome, and has no common issues.

If I were you I would wait for the new Pixels, they are getting announced on October 4. If you buy directly from Google, if anything does go wrong, no matter how minor, they just send you a brand new phone for the first year and you can extend that if you want.

[KrisYYC]

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Any good Android phones out right now that aren't plagued with problems common enough to be considered "common issues"?

Everything up to my Nexus 5 was great, and I stuck with Nexus phones thinking they'd have the best support and quickest bug fixes. But in 18 months of ownership, I had the Nexus 6P bootloop issue (at 11 months, mainboard replaced under warranty) and now the early shutdown battery issue (started at 15 months, no longer under warranty). My wife's Nexus 5X just got hit with the bootloop issue while on vacation at 22 months. These issues have hundreds of pages of forum posts devoted to them and class action lawsuits filed in some cases.

I thought we'd get Pixels for our next phones, but not if I'm going to end up with 2 $1000 bricks before 2 years is over. Other options with jelly scrolling, app crashes, red screens, and random reboots all sound fantastic

Any reasonably problem-free options to save me from having to jump to Apple?

A friend at work had the early battery shut down problem on his 6P and despite being out of warranty Google sent him an Pixel XL as a replacement. Have you tried pushing the issue with Google?

[slick2404]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ht..._medium=Social

google aquires HTC pixel division for $1.1B

[Strider]

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A friend at work had the early battery shut down problem on his 6P and despite being out of warranty Google sent him an Pixel XL as a replacement. Have you tried pushing the issue with Google?

I bought it through Koodo because it was ~$150 cheaper than direct through Google

[Xtrema]

Envy of iPhone X's notch?

https://thenextweb.com/apps/2017/09/...#.tnw_73Inpkr8

[spike98]

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I bought it through Koodo because it was ~$150 cheaper than direct through Google

Have you called google though? I picked up a pixel from fido and am not longer a fido customer. Google is giving me a warranty replacement. Seriously. Try and try a couple of times. Some reps are a-holes, some really want to help you out.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Have you called google though? I picked up a pixel from fido and am not longer a fido customer. Google is giving me a warranty replacement. Seriously. Try and try a couple of times. Some reps are a-holes, some really want to help you out.

This. At least try it. Google has the best customer service I have ever experienced, but there's always a chance you get a disgruntled rep. I assumed this had already been tried but if not it's an easy phone call.