Anyone still thinking pixel 3 is overpriced?

[cardboard60]

If a phone is all about money.

I'd just get a flip phone.
Won't cost you much.

 

[Mr Segundus]

I just went ahead and purchased a 128GB clearly white Pixel 3 XL from Best Buy because they are selling them for $100 off. So now I don't think it was overpriced.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

There's a definitive difference between perception and reality. It's hard to really know unless you're all in.

Point taken sir.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

I don't think he has one

Nope I don't have a Pixel. I currently have an S8 and I've been waiting for the Pixel 3. With all the negative reviews I've decided to either wait until Google fixes everything or I may go iPhone Xs this year. Then again, my phone isn't that old so I may wait the year out entirely. Decisions, decisions.

 

[bhatech]

I can guarantee you next year in the Pixel 4 forums you will see many posts with issues/concerns etc. I have owned too many phones to know how things go and every device forum there is a pattern and similar complaints. Not saying they are invalid but probably some small percent gets affected every year. Nothing new and won't change next year as well.

Nope I don't have a Pixel. I currently have an S8 and I've been waiting for the Pixel 3. With all the negative reviews I've decided to either wait until Google fixes everything or I may go iPhone Xs this year. Then again, my phone isn't that old so I may wait the year out entirely. Decisions, decisions.

 

[cardboard60]

Nope I don't have a Pixel. I currently have an S8 and I've been waiting for the Pixel 3. With all the negative reviews I've decided to either wait until Google fixes everything or I may go iPhone Xs this year. Then again, my phone isn't that old so I may wait the year out entirely. Decisions, decisions.

I got a Samsung S8+ laying in the drawer.

No way would the OL or me go back to a eyephone

I got a Pixel 3 XL.
Speakers be are great.
Earpiece us great.
Battery is great.
Charges great
Still learning what all the phone by will do.
Camera is great.
What all the phone will do is sticking right in front of you.

You have to be smart enough to learn how to operate be the phone.
It operates different than other Android phones.

 

[cardboard60]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hSXLNWdWNQg

 

[J Dubbs]

The phone is overpriced. There's no denying that.

Anyway, Flossy calls all flagship phones overpriced anyway.

And he's right....in the last 2 years flagships from Apple/Samsung/and now Google have jumped up an unexplainable, inexcusable, beyond ridiculous amount. Price jumps WAYY beyond normal inflation.... and we all know it.

We're being gouged, and it's up to us as individuals to decide if we're okay with that.

 

[cardboard60]

And did you watch the introduction on the pixel phones.

What about the titan security chip ?

Ask o.k. Google about it.

 

[cardboard60]

And he's right....in the last 2 years flagships from Apple/Samsung/and now Google have jumped up an unexplainable, inexcusable, beyond ridiculous amount. Price jumps WAYY beyond normal inflation.... and we all know it.

We're being gouged, and it's up to us as individuals to decide if we're okay with that.

Do you own a pixel phone !

 

[cardboard60]

Technology is going forward not backwards.

Technology cost money

You can't see everything in technology unless you learn what all it can do.

Technology is charging too.
Learn the symbols.

 

[cardboard60]

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6073614?hl=en&ref_topic=7083814

 

[cardboard60]

Symbols.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0r1sllff5hA&noapp=1&client=mv-google

 

[J Dubbs]

Do you own a pixel phone !

Of course I do, why else would I be here irritated with Google's approach to and treatment of the pixel 3? I'm always going to own a pixel phone, but it doesn't mean I have to agree with how they're marketing the 3 lol.

 

[cardboard60]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ekW38EzKUhU

 

[Mike Dee]

And he's right....in the last 2 years flagships from Apple/Samsung/and now Google have jumped up an unexplainable, inexcusable, beyond ridiculous amount. Price jumps WAYY beyond normal inflation.... and we all know it.

We're being gouged, and it's up to us as individuals to decide if we're okay with that.

I think that overtime we lose sight of the real value of a dollar. For some people it may actually be a lot of money. For a lot of people that come here that are trading up every 6 months to a year and some of them owning mulitple phones the money isn't an issue.

 

[aamir_must]

Yes it is a bit costly, google should consider a pixel the mid range section too, otherwise phones like POCO and 1+ will take away most of their market as they offer much more in better price.

 

[SteelGator]

And he's right....in the last 2 years flagships from Apple/Samsung/and now Google have jumped up an unexplainable, inexcusable, beyond ridiculous amount. Price jumps WAYY beyond normal inflation.... and we all know it.

We're being gouged, and it's up to us as individuals to decide if we're okay with that.

If we were being gouged or the phones were significantly over priced, then a phone like the 1+ would easily dominate the market, but that is not what is happening. Samsung & Apple in particular continue to lead the market by a clear margin. They have created brands that have value. People happily plop down their dollars to buy the new one right at launch.

A thing is worth what people are willing to pay for it. Right now, a large segment of the market eagerly pays $1K for a flagship phone. Why would Apple/Samsung charge less? Honestly, to do so would be malfeasance.

Also you can't claim you are being gouged when there are so many other choices that can be made. How many value brands are out there? Choose one of them. The very fact that this discussion exists proves the value of the Apple/Samsung devices, otherwise there would be no hesitation to buy a Moto or 1+.


As an aside, traditionally, gouging is when a company/person uses temporary scarcity to drastically increase the cost of an item. For example, charging 10x what you normally charge for water/building supplies after a natural disaster.

 

[Mike Dee]

Yes it is a bit costly, google should consider a pixel the mid range section too, otherwise phones like POCO and 1+ will take away most of their market as they offer much more in better price.

When you use those brands as a price comparison, you're not considering the total package. Hardware is not the only reason to by a phone for everyone.

 

[Morty2264]

Flagships tend to be overpriced, regardless of which manufacturer you go with. I'm not defending the Pixel 3 line - I do think it's expensive - but every manufacturer knows that if a consumer *really* wants the phone, the consumer will pay that price for it. It's unfortunate but that's the way the cookie crumbles!

I may even go back to a mid-range phone like OnePlus when I upgrade in a year. Or not. I guess we'll see! I dislike spending $1000 on a phone.