Even if you could, Should anyone buy a Pixel right now?
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Until the reduce the bezels and add wireless charging I will not be buying a Pixel. Those are my requirements. I will say having the IP68 water resistance is very nice piece of mind... I dare you guys to take you pixel and swim with it...LOL
Personally, I wouldn't swim with a phone rated IP68
eitherUntil the reduce the bezels and add wireless charging I will not be buying a Pixel. Those are my requirements. I will say having the IP68 water resistance is very nice piece of mind... I dare you guys to take you pixel and swim with it...LOL
There is a YouTube video from when the first Pixel initially released with someone putting it under water in a bowl for an hour or whatever, taking it out and everything still worked.
But the larger point we were trying to make about water resistance vs waterproof - you shouldn't be taking an S8+ or G6 swimming either. Swimming implies heavily chlorinated water (or salt or a current, which would be even worse), movement through the water (as opposed to it sitting still in still water) and variable depths. All of those things are things that the device was both not tested for and is not certified to resist. IP68 means it can sit in up to 1.5 meters of still, room temperature tap water. It is not resistant to additional pressure, other types of liquid (ie. extra salt, extra chemicals, etc), any type of current stronger than a gentle splash, etc.
The manufacturers say you should avoid showering with it on and should definitely not ever intentionally take the device into water (Sony, Apple, Samsung, etc). These things are tested in laboratory conditions, not in situations that people assume (partially due to false and misleading advertising) that they will be safe to use it in.
And 100% of phones made available to consumers are water resistant at this level, or less. 0 are waterproof. And 0 are covered by warranty if water damage is detected, regardless of whether or not the issue can be attributed to water ingress.
TLDR - no phones are waterproof and nearly 100% of the use case examples that people come up with are not intended to be protected against by water resistance in any of these devices.
Personally, I wouldn't swim with a phone rated IP68
That's because you know what that means
Articles like this are just silly. I always liken these types of articles to similar thoughts around automobiles. People approach vehicle purchases all types of ways. Different makes and models are sold all the time and every day. There will always be new phones, new technologies and .. new vehicles.
How any one individual chooses to handle all that is up to them. Pixel is one of the absolute best Android phones available right now, so right now it should be considered along with all other phones.
How any one individual chooses to handle all that is up to them. Pixel is one of the absolute best Android phones available right now, so right now it should be considered along with all other phones.
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The author has some points but I don't think all of it holds water, sorry to say.
A Pixel is worth buying right now. It still has solid cameras and it is the only small phone that is all-around solid in the Android world. This goes for the regular Pixel though.
Aside from the stock issues, the fact that some Pixels have mic issues and some don't is crazy. I really liked the Pixel for being how it is.
A Pixel is worth buying right now. It still has solid cameras and it is the only small phone that is all-around solid in the Android world. This goes for the regular Pixel though.
Aside from the stock issues, the fact that some Pixels have mic issues and some don't is crazy. I really liked the Pixel for being how it is.
Absolutely love my Pixel XL and would replace it with another in a heartbeat.
As the sidetrack debate over waterproofing shows though, everyone's use case is different. For me I've done Motorola, HTC and Samsung and am not interested in going back to non-Google devices or carrier based ones because I want root without any finagling. That alone for me is worth the price of admission as rooting becomes more difficult on new devices.
As the sidetrack debate over waterproofing shows though, everyone's use case is different. For me I've done Motorola, HTC and Samsung and am not interested in going back to non-Google devices or carrier based ones because I want root without any finagling. That alone for me is worth the price of admission as rooting becomes more difficult on new devices.
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bhatech
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I sold my Pixel XL few weeks back to get S8+, G6. Screw this article and suggestion and I bought a new Pixel XL couple of days back. S8+ going back and selling the G6. Missed the stock Android, buttery smooth performance and more over with Android O beta coming soon I'm back on the Pixel train.
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To me, stock Android is the way to go. I've had the Nexus 4, 5, 6, 6P and now the Pixel. When I tried other OEMs like Sony, Samsung, LG, ASUS, I just can't stand their UI.
Mine will arrive this Friday.
Whether I keep it or not - depends, will it be that much better than my Note 3.
Hoping for less garbage loaded, intelligent design, and response to my fingertips.
Whether I keep it or not - depends, will it be that much better than my Note 3.
Hoping for less garbage loaded, intelligent design, and response to my fingertips.
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Mine will be here Friday as well. Excited to see what all the hype has been about.
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