[SZQnl]

Interesting!

Like:

• Size: This is perfect for me. Finally a large display in a small body.
• Materials. No horrid glass, hurray! Hopefully the titanium and ceramic is less reflective and not too much of a fingerprint magnet. I like to use phones naked, so less bling more grip.
• Design looks nice. Front camera is ok for me. Presumably when watching video it doesn't expand to that area.
• No curved display!
• Rear dual-camera. I really like the Huawei dual-camera setup, the monochrome snaps are gorgeous.

Dislike:

• Small battery. Larger battery should have been possible especially after removing the headphone jack...
• Not waterproof
• No 3.5mm audio jack. I dislike adapters
• The back is not curved so not sure about in-hand feel/ergonomics...
• VR compatible?
• Expensive! Unless they have physical stores, international support, huge marketing like Apple/Samsung, why so expensive?
• US only

A lot of questions remain though:

• International release and support?
• S/W updates?
• Where's the earpiece?
• NLED? (important for me)
• Dual-sim? (important for me)

Always nice to see new competition.

[Ax666]

Definetely nay, months of buzz and teasers and my reaction is pretty much: Swipe left "Tinder" style and move to something else...

[anon(5630457)]

Size: This is perfect for me. Finally a large display in a small body.

Um, have you seen the LG G6?

[libra89]

Um, have you seen the LG G6?

Yeah but by dimensions, that phone is far from being actually compact. It scores a lot of screen into it's size but it's just not.

While this phone on the other hand is around the size of the Nexus 5 and shorter than the regular size Pixel. If you put it on Phone Arena's size compare, you will see the massive difference for yourself.

[raqball]

Errrmmm, there's a chunk of bezel down at the bottom, they could have just put that bezel at the top rather and put the Camera bin there, I bet the proximity sensor sits in that chunk at the bottom to.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...04cfcd73e8.jpg

Yuck... I dig it the way it is.. It's different and I personally think it looks fine..

Yeah but by dimensions, that phone is far from being actually compact. It scores a lot of screen into it's size but it's just not.

While this phone on the other hand is around the size of the Nexus 5 and shorter than the regular size Pixel. If you put it on Phone Arena's size compare, you will see the massive difference for yourself.

Agree! I am a smaller phone person. Love the Z3 C, Z5C, X Compact ect.. The largest phones I've had is the Pixel (non XL) and it was pushing it's size... The Nexus 5 for me at least was the perfect size..

The Essential is smaller than the Pixel and only slightly larger than the Nexus 5 all the while packing a massive screen...

[davidnc]

At this "point in time" will be a Nay from me.

A new company(with no history) and their first new phone makes me hesitant to reserve their very first phone .

Build Quality, Performance ??

He was/had to be evasive on a few of his answers , just to many unknowns still for me

[Golfdriver97]

I'd have to pass myself. More from the standpoint that I am still paying for my Pixel.

[Ry]

At this "point in time" will be a Nay from me.

A new company(with no history) and their first new phone makes me hesitant to reserve their very first phone .

Build Quality, Performance ??

He was/had to be evasive on a few of his answers , just to many unknowns still for me

But but but Andy Rubin!

[Matty]

Nay
Very hard to buy first phone from company.
Seems expensive .

I think the phone looks fantastic, it's got all the right specs to make it a flagship 2017 device but I would have to agree. Would rather wait a couple months or even till the next device is launched to ensure all bugs are worked out with the first one

Would love to hold it in my hand and see how that screen wraps around the front facing camera 😃

[raqball]

Bugs? It's Android... LOL

The bugs will never be worked out.. Right when they get close the next version of Android is launched. I don't really know what bugs could arise that are not already know. It's not using new internals and it's not using a custom OS.

[mxmarcus]

Few questions:
1 Will it support Google Daydeam?
2. Does it come with headset like iPhone?

Just curious

[Law2138]

So is this basically a Pixel with a signature front facing camera, dual cameras, reduced bezel and mod compatible?

Near stock Android
Minimal IP rating
Internal storage only

I'm curious as to what kind of modules will make this device stand out from the pack.

[Bl00dRunzC0ld]

But but but Andy Rubin!

Who founded Danger and Android. I'm willing to take a chance, look at how well Pete Lau and Carl Pei did with OnePlus.

[anon(9072051)]

Internal storage only

I'm curious as to what kind of modules will make this device stand out from the pack.

Rubin implied last night that an external storage add-on could be possible using the magnetic pins on the back of the phone. May have just been a quick example, but since he also said that he'd have to come up with the first five or six add-ons in order to encourage other developers, it could be something he's working on, too.

[Stanley Kubrick]

so when you make a phone call where does the sound come from? Where is the top speaker?

[anon(9072051)]

so when you make a phone call where does the sound come from? Where is the top speaker?

There seems to be a thin grille or gap at the very top middle of the phone's face.

[LuxuryTouringZone]

Nay! The front camera placement is ridiculous and it's missing too many "essential" features.

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

Few questions:
1 Will it support Google Daydeam?
2. Does it come with headset like iPhone?

Just curious

Likely no for Daydream since it uses an IPS panel.

[Ry]

Essential. Just the essentials.

[ZayMoney]

Nay! The front camera placement is ridiculous and it's missing too many "essential" features.

i mean who really uses wireless charging? headphone jack is subjective. i never ever use it because i have bluetooth headphones and my car is bluetooth enabled. bluetooth has gotten so good that you cant even tell the difference in music quality between that and the 3.5 jack. water resistance is also subjective. i dont ever drop my phone in the water so i dont worry about it. i have seen first hand some of these water resistant phones get dropped in water and it ruins it so it doesnt guarantee your phone will be ok. i also have seen some iphone 6's get dropped and water and still work. it just all depends

[anon(9072051)]

i mean who really uses wireless charging?

Me. Every friggin day. But evidently so does Andy Rubin. The E phone has its own brand of wireless charging via its "unique Click cordless connector[s]." Question is, how much are they gonna charge for the separate dock?

[ShamelessMT]

So is this basically a Pixel with a signature front facing camera, dual cameras, reduced bezel and mod compatible?

Near stock Android
Minimal IP rating
Internal storage only

The difference is also the cohesive design language and better materials. The Pixel is ugly, particularly the partial glass back. Personally, I refuse to have a phone in a case and the ugliness of the Pixel's back has kept me from purchasing it, as petty as that might be.

I've reserved one of each the black and white. We'll see which is available first...

[anon(10092459)]

The difference is also the cohesive design language and better materials. The Pixel is ugly, particularly the partial glass back. Personally, I refuse to have a phone in a case and the ugliness of the Pixel's back has kept me from purchasing it, as petty as that might be.

I've reserved one of each the black and white. We'll see which is available first...

Are you saying that widow's peak front facing camera isn't ugly? I mean, I get the whole Pixel back glass thing, but what do you look at the most..? The screen, right?

[ulnek]

Is it coming to Verizon? I would consider it if it was.

yes, it's going to work on verizon. that's why i'm looking at it too

[ulnek]

if it matches or surpasses the s8 on camera performance and battery life is good then i'm going for this phone. s8 would have been my phone had it been flat and not with that annoying edge screen.