First live pictures of 2016 Pixel leaks

[I Can Be Your Hero]

Courtesy of Android Police: Exclusive: Photos of the 2016 Nexus "Sailfish" in the [metallic] flesh



This is supposedly the Sailfish (the smaller of the two) which will have a metal body (there will be no plastic version of the phone).

Not much of a looker IMO.

 

[j_grouchy]

Re: First live pictures of 2016 Nexus leaks

Yep. Looks like a smartphone.
That's about all I can say, really. Never understood why folks would have a strong feeling about any particular phone's design...unless we're talking weird colors.

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

Re: First live pictures of 2016 Nexus leaks

Yep. Looks like a smartphone.
That's about all I can say, really. Never understood why folks would have a strong feeling about any particular phone's design...unless we're talking weird colors.

Some people like nicely designed phones - myself included.

Rather an aesthetically pleasing designed phone than an ugly one.

 

[Premium1]

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They need to shrink those top and bottom bezels since they aren't using front facing speakers.

 

[Ry]

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They need to shrink those top and bottom bezels since they aren't using front facing speakers.

And make the battery capacity smaller.

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition

 

[gendo667]

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I know that bottom bezel especially is not good, but I'm still buying. I've always considered/bought a Nexus for the software. Within reason of course. Seeing that bezel makes me think that might be my limit. I don't know if I could deal with an uglier phone.

 

[Citizen Coyote]

Re: First live pictures of 2016 Nexus leaks

These look a lot like the renders that Android Police released a while back, what with the big glass panel on the back. Looks a bit like a Nexus 4, actually, with the weird edges.

 

[AllenRulz]

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Just patiently waiting for the Marlin photos.

 

[Scott Shrewsberry]

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Just patiently waiting for the Marlin photos.

No doubt.

 

[Premium1]

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And make the battery capacity smaller.

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition

That wouldn't make the battery smaller. HTC is so awful with design, why can others do it yet HTC can't? Others also put much larger batteries in their devices. That is a lame excuse for those bezels.

 

[Ry]

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That wouldn't make the battery smaller. HTC is so awful with design, why can others do it yet HTC can't? Others also put much larger batteries in their devices. That is a lame excuse for those bezels.

So where do you move the stuff that's behind that bezel?

This is the dream, right? lol. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_HIPMzZKA...UyTLT_vuAbs/s1600/aquos-crystal-660x379+2.jpg

 

[Ry]

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I wonder how similar that frame is to the HTC One A9.

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

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So where do you move the stuff that's behind that bezel?

This is the dream, right? lol. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_HIPMzZKA...UyTLT_vuAbs/s1600/aquos-crystal-660x379+2.jpg

lol no thanks.

I think the bezel discussion us a little over the top. No bezels would absolutely be worse than large bezels.

I mean is this what we've come to with nit picking? We're not concerned about the screen or performance or features or camera, we're concerned about the chin at the bottom of the phone?

It's not really a concern for me. If it were so big that it hindered usage then I'd be upset, but as it is, I'm not concerned.

 

[Ry]

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lol no thanks.

I think the bezel discussion us a little over the top. No bezels would absolutely be worse than large bezels.

I mean is this what we've come to with nit picking? We're not concerned about the screen or performance or features or camera, we're concerned about the chin at the bottom of the phone?

It's not really a concern for me. If it were so big that it hindered usage then I'd be upset, but as it is, I'm not concerned.

I agree 100%.

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

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I wonder how similar that frame is to the HTC One A9.

Looks like you were spot on:

Article from Android Police: http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...ve-a-recycled-design-but-does-it-even-matter/

Some good points there regarding the 'recycled' design, and does it even matter in the big scheme of things. Seems like the physical dimensions of the body are the same, but there's a lot that's different. Even moving the camera round to a different spot means a rework internally.

 

[Premium1]

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So where do you move the stuff that's behind that bezel?

This is the dream, right? lol. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_HIPMzZKA...UyTLT_vuAbs/s1600/aquos-crystal-660x379+2.jpg

So those other companies like Samsung, LG, etc can do it but HTC can't? Once again just shows HTC is poor with design. And no, ideally something like the nexus 6, or original moto x (since they dropped front facing speakers with this device)

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

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So those other companies like Samsung, LG, etc can do it but HTC can't? Once again just shows HTC is poor with design. And no, ideally something like the nexus 6, or original moto x (since they dropped front facing speakers with this device)

Small bezels =/= good design.

There's more to design than screen to body ratio, and HTC have been at the forefront of Android in terms of aesthetic design. Small bezels is just an engineering feat - one that I don't think the general public care much for.

If reducing the bottom bezel meant a smaller battery, then I wouldn't agree with shaving off the bezel. I can put up with a larger bezel if it meant larger battery.

 

[anon(9072051)]

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If reducing the bottom bezel meant a smaller battery, then I wouldn't agree with shaving off the bezel. I can put up with a larger bezel if it meant larger battery.

Fair enough, but that move really doesn't do the exterior face of the phone any favors. That freakin' big bottom chin full of nothing but glossy whateveritis just screams, "Missed Opportunity!" Especially for a line that has been sporting dual front-facing speakers for a couple of years now.

 

[Davidoo]

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I look at it the same as TV's. Cheap brands with inferior hardware generally still have large bezels because it is just easier and cheaper to make. Well engineered and higher end sets have small to non existent bezels. I'm sure it is possible to still find a very high quality TV with large bezels, but that is not the norm. They look old and cheap, that's just the truth.

 

[tdizzel]

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I like it. Nothing at all wrong with the bezel size. If the Marlin looks similar I'm getting it.