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[Strider]

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#1 Need to know Pixel 5 for $400 deal.

#2 Pixel 6 is expected to start at $1000+ CAD. Most has rumored it to start at $999USD. It's supposed to be priced inline of Samsung S21 line.

Too rich for my blood.


For people asking about the Pixel 5 deal - someone on RFD said they found a Pixel 4a for $199 at London Drugs in Vancouver, so I went looking for one. I went to 2 locations and there's no displays or price tags for Pixels at all (just no name garbage). I asked the sales guy in electronics at Beddington if they have any Pixels and he found a Pixel 5 in a locked cabinet. I asked him how much with no plan, he scanned it and it came up at $399 (he couldn't believe it at first) so I grabbed it.

I called 2 other locations on my way up to Beddington, but the people I talked to had no idea what a Pixel phone is... so they may or may not have them. Happy hunting

[Xtrema]

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Too rich for my blood.


For people asking about the Pixel 5 deal - someone on RFD said they found a Pixel 4a for $199 at London Drugs in Vancouver, so I went looking for one. I went to 2 locations and there's no displays or price tags for Pixels at all (just no name garbage). I asked the sales guy in electronics at Beddington if they have any Pixels and he found a Pixel 5 in a locked cabinet. I asked him how much with no plan, he scanned it and it came up at $399 (he couldn't believe it at first) so I grabbed it.

I called 2 other locations on my way up to Beddington, but the people I talked to had no idea what a Pixel phone is... so they may or may not have them. Happy hunting

Wow, someone at London Drug HQ is screwing with price system. Sounds like it's 2nd error I heard this week. Smart managers probably won't let it go. So very YMMV.

[Strider]

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Wow, someone at London Drug HQ is screwing with price system. Sounds like it's 2nd error I heard this week. Smart managers probably won't let it go. So very YMMV.

No, it's nothing sketchy... this is a pic from the guy on RFD. Just in the locations I went to, the displays are all Motorola / Nokia / no-name stuff

Others have confirmed price with other LD locations in GVR

[mr2mike]

Pixel 6 comes out in a few weeks. Here offloading their remaining stock. Makes sense.

[Xtrema]

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Pixel 6 comes out in a few weeks. Here offloading their remaining stock. Makes sense.

5a is not available in Canada. 6 is a whole different price class from 5 or 4a. I can understand 4a clearance on eventual cheaper 5a availability. But discounting 5 will only make sense if 6 is adopting 5's price which in itself will be a screaming deal.

[Strider]

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5a is not available in Canada. 6 is a whole different price class from 5 or 4a. I can understand 4a clearance on eventual cheaper 5a availability. But discounting 5 will only make sense if 6 is adopting 5's price which in itself will be a screaming deal.

Despite 6 being a different price class, 5 is already discontinued... so no point keeping old stock around.

[D'z Nutz]

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No, it's nothing sketchy... this is a pic from the guy on RFD. Just in the locations I went to, the displays are all Motorola / Nokia / no-name stuff

Others have confirmed price with other LD locations in GVR

Thanks for this. When I saw this, I started calling all the locations in Calgary and scored the last one at the 130th location. When I called Richmond, they was the last one in the city. My sister was on her way to Edmonton when she stopped off at Red Deer and they have one left, but it's an opened box return and scratched up.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

I haven't had a Pixel since I had a work 3XL, and before that, a Nexus 6. I've been on the OnePlus train the last few years, but my 7Pro USB port is calling it quits, so I'm in the market in the near future. I was hoping for a black friday BOGO/BOHO deal, but I'm interested in the P6 if it's worth it.

[jwslam]

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I haven't had a Pixel since I had a work 3XL, and before that, a Nexus 6. I've been on the OnePlus train the last few years, but my 7Pro USB port is calling it quits, so I'm in the market in the near future. I was hoping for a black friday BOGO/BOHO deal, but I'm interested in the P6 if it's worth it.

Haven't had oneplus since 1+1
Their whole "we don't believe in wireless charging" threw a bad taste at me.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

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Haven't had oneplus since 1+1
Their whole "we don't believe in wireless charging" threw a bad taste at me.

I have a bad taste from the Samsung S3 only being out for 9 months before the S4 was released. I have a bad taste from the Pixel from how much more than an N6 it cost. Now I have a bad taste with OP for being on par pricing with Samsung/Google, so at this point, I'm just down for whatever is a good deal, with minimal bloatware.

[mr2mike]

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I have a bad taste from the Samsung S3 only being out for 9 months before the S4 was released. I have a bad taste from the Pixel from how much more than an N6 it cost. Now I have a bad taste with OP for being on par pricing with Samsung/Google, so at this point, I'm just down for whatever is a good deal, with minimal bloatware.

Haha my phone career went the same as yours. Never went back to Samsung. Fuck them. Also the bloatware was incredibly big. Began loading custom ROM's to rid it.

[ZenOps]

https://www.gsmarena.com/counterpoin...news-50834.php

Cheapy chipset maker Mediatek took a huge chunk this year. Better known as the chip inside the fire tablets.

Samsung got hammered, as well as Huawei. Unisoc was also win.

[ThePenIsMightier]

This latest update has made my phone glitchy. Anyone else?
I resisted the update for about a month as I normally do in case it's buggy and they patch it, but my screen actually blinks half to black for a nano-sec every once in awhile.
I haven't looked to see if an angry mob has formed on the internet.
It's a Galaxy S20 of some kind.

[Xtrema]

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This latest update has made my phone glitchy. Anyone else?
I resisted the update for about a month as I normally do in case it's buggy and they patch it, but my screen actually blinks half to black for a nano-sec every once in awhile.
I haven't looked to see if an angry mob has formed on the internet.
It's a Galaxy S20 of some kind.

Only mob I heard of is the busted Android Auto on S21s.

https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/0...-in-september/

And Pixel 3 are bricking.

https://www.droid-life.com/2021/09/0...3-bricked-yet/

[ThePenIsMightier]

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Only mob I heard of is the busted Android Auto on S21s.

https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/0...-in-september/

And Pixel 3 are bricking.

https://www.droid-life.com/2021/09/0...3-bricked-yet/

It will kick me out if the keyboard of I happen to be typing when the glitch comes. They come about every 2-3 min I estimate.
The other value-add is every YouTube video will switch to portrait mode after ___ seconds of me watching it in landscape. It will not go back to landscape unless I turn the phone back upright and then sideways.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

OnePlus is doing a flash sale. 9Pro w/ Pro buds for $440 off the bundle. Brings it to $1260. Not the best deal, but not the worst. I might jump on it.

[beecue]

I might finally upgrade from Pixel 3 XL if the 6 is good. Hopefully full details soon.

[ExtraSlow]

Wife is still running pixel 3 xl as well. Probably time for her to get a new one.

[Xtrema]

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Wife is still running pixel 3 xl as well. Probably time for her to get a new one.

Still expects Android 12 to drop on the Pixel 3s within the next month or so before support ends. So you either got some time finding replacement or it'll be bricked in a few weeks.

[beecue]

Apparently Pixel 6 is going to be a solid upgrade. According to him, they haven't changed camera sensor since Pixel 2.