Android Thread

[schocker]

^^^Yeah, hopefully they meet that. Had been waiting forever also for samsung pay which has been 'coming soon' all year.

Link to the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4y0...ature=youtu.be

woof, pixel starts at $649 USD so hopefully not $899 when it goes up for preorder.

[Xaroxantu Zero]

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[Mitsu3000gt]

Looks pretty good. They claim the best camera on any smartphone (according to DXO as well) and the shortest capture time of any smartphone camera. Zero lag HDR as well. Not going to be cheap though My prediction of $849 CAD is probably at least what they will cost based on US pricing.

$79 USD for the VR headset including remote.

[rage2]

All depends on the exchange rate that google uses. Does google usually a decent exchange and not ripoff exchange like Apple at 1.4?

Google Wifi is nice. $300 for 3 APs. Can't tell if it's wireless only or wireless+wired mesh.

[Mitsu3000gt]

They used 40% for the 6P ($499 USD and $699 CAD), so I don't think they are any better with the exchange rate.

[schocker]

Originally posted by rage2
All depends on the exchange rate that google uses. Does google usually a decent exchange and not ripoff exchange like Apple at 1.4?

Google Wifi is nice. $300 for 3 APs. Can't tell if it's wireless only or wireless+wired mesh.

They have been using the apple style exchange since the Nexus 6 iirc. Risky move pricing at the same price as the iphone without including the extra features such as knowing it is built well and water proofing.

The wifi looks cool if it includes mesh. Probably worth the extra money though to get the Amplifi based on the fact that they never unlocked any further features of the onhub.

[rage2]

Originally posted by schocker
They have been using the apple style exchange since the Nexus 6 iirc. Risky move pricing at the same price as the iphone without including the extra features such as knowing it is built well and water proofing.

I dunno, from the presentation, it's basically a 1:1 of the iPhone 7 on it's core features. Samsung has already shown that Android users are as willing as Apple users to shell out big bucks, so I don't think it's that risky going straight for the iPhone 7.

Originally posted by schocker
The wifi looks cool if it includes mesh. Probably worth the extra money though to get the Amplifi based on the fact that they never unlocked any further features of the onhub.

It's 100% mesh. Makes zero sense if it's not. Only question is if it can handled wired backend on the mesh.

[Xaroxantu Zero]

Pixel phones Canadian pricing:

Google Pixel:
32GB: $899 (CAD)
128GB: $1,029 (CAD)

Google Pixel XL:
32GB: $1,049 (CAD)
128GB: $1,179 (CAD)

http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/10/04/go...n-availability

[schocker]

That pricing is insane. I can't see this selling well much like the 6, 6P and 5X before price cuts.

Ordering is up now:
https://store.google.com/config/pixel_phone

VR headset is $99
CC Ultra $90
No google home or google wifi listings. Maybe US only for now.

[rage2]

No dual camera on the XL at the same price as 7S? Bold.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Pricing isn't too much of a surprise. Appears to be as high end of a phone as anything else, and (apparently) the best camera. These aren't Nexus phones anymore. Camera has both laser AF and PDAF.

They are including a USB adapter (C to A) and a USB OTG cable as well.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by rage2
No dual camera on the XL at the same price as 7S? Bold.

It looks like they dropped the ball a bit on the camera this time around:

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ima...34560965857144

[rvd]

At those prices CDN sales will be terrible.


Google Pixel:
32GB: $899 (CAD)
128GB: $1,029 (CAD)

Google Pixel XL:
32GB: $1,049 (CAD)
128GB: $1,179 (CAD)

[01RedDX]

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[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by 01RedDX


My $1 Cardboard from China is blowing my mind already. Can't wait for all the new VR stuff to pour out after this. Hope they part out the motion remote! haha



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Sweet, your personal little mesh cloud. So I guess the OnHub is dead now?

Haha yeah definitely not at cheap as cardboard. Look like it will be $99 in Canada.

[D'z Nutz]

Originally posted by Xaroxantu Zero
http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/10/04/go...n-availability

Google has officially dismantled its Nexus smartphone lineup to make way for a new era that involves pixels.

Has Google officially announced this or was this a conclusion the author is selling as fact?

[rage2]

Originally posted by D'z Nutz
Has Google officially announced this or was this a conclusion the author is selling as fact?

This was speculation as far back as July. With no Nexus announcement at this event it's pretty clear Pixel is the replacement.

[Mitsu3000gt]

The only possible Nexus I think is going to be the rumored Nexus 7 replacement made by Huawei. Even that one might be a Pixel though, if the rumors are even true.

[rage2]

Pretty decent presentation by Google. Clearly they're going directly after Apple, and focusing on usability over just pouring over specs and features. More of a Nougat presentation than just on the Pixel. Well, except the headphone jack.

Basically on par with context aware Siri (and even better than Siri because of Google's strength in search backend), Homekit/Echo, AppleTV Siri. It just works!

[rage2]

Some details on Google Wifi:

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13...hotos-hands-on

The key, for Google, is that it’s using machine learning in the cloud to optimize the mesh network. Most devices aren’t very good about switching from one access point to a better, closer one on the same network. (iPhones, by the way, are better than most at this, Google tells me). So Google Wifi points keep an eye on what’s connected to them and then force the handoff themselves. Google says it’s targeting transitions that take less than 150 milliseconds, which should be virtually invisible to the user.

So basically the exact same as the Unifi setup. Disconnects users on an AP to forcibly connect to a stronger AP, and no 802.11r support (hence 150ms handoff time).