Do u think the Google pixel will be a success?

[rbi411]

Premium prices on devices like this, especially when available mostly online, are never going to be a successful financial proposition. Google would have been better off going back to a 349-399 nexus price point and upping their marketing efforts.

 

[sstephen17]

I'm an Android fan. I estimate that 90% of the people I interact with on a regular basis (friends, family, co-workers, etc) have no idea what a Nexus phone is. I've shown them my 6P and while many of them think the screen is great, it takes nice pics, and is aesthetically pleasing, only a handful had even heard of Huwaei or Nexus. Some even thought it was a Samsung phone.

Everyone knows Google. From my four-year-old niece to my 68-year-old coworker, I probably don't have an acquaintance who is unfamiliar with the Google name. That's why I think the Pixel can be a success. If I go to a party and ask if people want to check out my Google phone, I'd bet I'd have way more people interested than if I said check out my Nexus 6P phone. Name recognition is a big deal, especially when it involves something as personal and essential as a smartphone.

Yes, the Pixel is pricey, especially from those of us who come from a great-bang-for-the-buck Nexus 6P. But I'd be interested in it if it does what I hope a flagship phone is supposed to do:

1. Gorgeous display.
2. Fast AND reliable (battery doesn't explode, etc).
3. Camera can quickly take great looking photos.
4. Has "cool" features (Google Assistant, VR).

If the Pixel can do those things, I think it will be a success and will generate interest for future Google phones.

 

[anon(62000)]

All three of their apps can be completely uninstalled. Two of the apps are pretty useful, if you're on Verizon.

I'm not a Verizon customer, so they'd be of no use to me. T-Mobile has made an interesting offer though. If you buy a Pixel and activate it on the network they'll give you bill credits totaling half the purchase price. Not bad at all.

 

[fragologist]

It's a good start but not sure about success. It was a bad move to make it a Verizon exclusive imo. No SD slot and no water proofing doesn't help either. But it seems great. I've heard mostly positive things. I just ordered mine but will have to wait until the end of next month for mine.

 

[CHILLYWILL_95831]

Honestly, I think it will be. I am switching from five years of iPhones for this phone specifically. I have been open to the idea of an Android phone for a while as I thought the software had caught up, but the whole Android phone world seemed to be absorbed in features I honestly didn't care about like wireless charging, SD cards and removable batteries and packed them all into phones that felt chintzy and unfocused. I think this phone is aimed at people like me who aren't mindless iPhone buyers but just honestly preferred them for build quality and the smoothness of the user experience.

When I told a friend I had ordered an Android phone he laughed and said "Good luck with that," but when I said it was the Pixel he walked that back and said he was actually interested in what it would be like. For people like us, this phone has a real chance of being a big winner and that can be huge for Google.

You're the market Google is targeting. Props for an honest opinion. No one else will get the magnitude of your opinion, but I do.

 

[CHILLYWILL_95831]

I think it will have success, won't be world beating, it certainly won't be like when the 1st iPhone came out, but it will be successful. Biggest thing that will be able to tell is if they create a second one. That's when we will know, and if the advertising continues too. If advertising stops, you know the sales are slowing down.

Actually, the opposite is true and it's surprising that you don't know that. There's no need to do as much advertising if a product is hitting its marks. Advertising is expensive. Why would any manufacturer continue to pay for advertising if the product is doing well. The great thing about a product being successful is that it will get the best advertising of all which is ”word of mouth.” It's completely free and highly trustworthy.

The best indicator of what I said is just watch the week prior to a new movie release and then watch several days after. A great movie will virtually have no post release advertisements while the crappy ones will continue to try to get you in the theater. Ask yourself, how many advertisements did you see for captain America civil war after it was released? There were nearly none after its first weekend. Yet the movie was a major success.

 

[CHILLYWILL_95831]

This phone will not reach the masses for the simple reason that it's not being sold in any store besides Verizon. If Google is serious about this phone being a commercial success and "Google Phone" or "Pixel" being a household name, they need to do away with carrier exclusivity.

Well, it's sold in Best Buy and directly through Google as well as project Fi.