but most of the commenters did not think much of his review.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/t...g-the-new-smartphone.html?ref=technology&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/t...g-the-new-smartphone.html?ref=technology&_r=0
Many of the commenters called him out on his dislike of the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The reviewer (Brian Chen) made the unusual move (for NY Times writers...) of replying within the comments thread to say he tried the FPS again based on previous commenters coming to its defense and was still unimpressed with its location.
Personally, I love the rear-mounted FPS (on my Nexus 6P) and think it is much easier to use than the iPhone's.
Most mainstream media sorts live in the walled garden. They generally are not objective.but most of the commenters did not think much of his review.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/t...g-the-new-smartphone.html?ref=technology&_r=0
Yeah, it's been discussed here. Pro-Apple piece. His negatives were a slower Geekbench score than the iPhone, rear fingerprint sensor (not front), 1 example photo, and no water resistance. His one positive against the iPhone he mentions in passing is the headphone jack which the iPhone removed, but the writer states " the iPhone's omission <is> not a big deal". I doubt many around here will put much stock in this kind of review. But we each can judge on our own I suppose
If you are uninterested in Project Fi and are not deeply invested in Google’s ecosystem, there is another route: Try an iPhone. Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus outperformed the Pixel in every way in terms of hardware features.
..Not bashing the Pixel at all. But do think it would have been cool if Google could have had both a front & rear finger print sensor. Even if the first implementation had some bugs. Would have been cool to see them push some sort of innovation on that front that no one else has.
That would be cool, and actually satisfy everyone. I actually prefer a front fingerprint sensor, as my phone is usually on the desk next to me. But, such a small thing, especially to be listed as a negative on a review.
I don't put much creedence in newspaper reviews. The technical abilities of the reviewers are all over the place, plus their objectivity is not a given. Much more credibility from CNET, Wired, and AC(of course), among others.
Agree. But one has to assume that is the method to the madness of Samsung throwing in all sorts of little things at users. They are hoping that one of those small features becomes something that is a need that their consumers cannot find elsewhere. Regardless if it is software or hardware based. ..
Meh... It's the New York Times...... You can totally tell when a writer/reviewer is a major iPhone fan and not open to a truly honest review.
Many of the commenters called him out on his dislike of the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The reviewer (Brian Chen) made the unusual move (for NY Times writers...) of replying within the comments thread to say he tried the FPS again based on previous commenters coming to its defense and was still unimpressed with its location.
Personally, I love the rear-mounted FPS (on my Nexus 6P) and think it is much easier to use than the iPhone's.
I have read all the Pixel reviews and this review is by far the most embarrassing and a reason the NY Times will never be my go to for tech news.
This is basically an opinion piece with little to no facts or stats backing it up.
"It is slower than Apple’s iPhone 7 and the Galaxy S7, Samsung’s smaller flagship phone. Photos shot with Pixel’s camera don’t look as good as the iPhone’s. And Google’s built-in artificially intelligent virtual assistant, called Assistant, is still fairly dumb."
Where are the numbers?
The camera is fantastic and Assistant blows Siri out of the water as do most other voice assistance apps including the Amazon Echo.
It's a shame the non-tech regular people will only hear about the Pixel from this article.
I like being able to not have to pick up my phone to unlock it. I can see why people prefer a front FPS. Like the reviewer, I would prefer a front FPS and if I reviewed the Pixel, I'd call that out.