Google Pixel 2

[Ry]

Boomsound in the fashion of proper front
facing stereo speaker set-up.

The Pixel had a front-facing speaker set up?

 

[booster_gold]

bottom firing

 

[Morty2264]

Wow! So cool! And I like the notion of a "budget Pixel."

 

[amotter]

I agree, I am rocking an old Motorola Droid, I almost got am S6, then S7, then Pixel. For me, Battery, size (fits in my pocket easy/can use with one hand) and water proofing are the big things. I have said this for years....seems like Apple gets it....gonna stick with an Android and hope that next year somebody figures this out! I wonder who it will be?

 

[mountainman]

I agree, I am rocking an old Motorola Droid, I almost got am S6, then S7, then Pixel. For me, Battery, size (fits in my pocket easy/can use with one hand) and water proofing are the big things. I have said this for years....seems like Apple gets it....gonna stick with an Android and hope that next year somebody figures this out! I wonder who it will be?

Microsoft maybe....

 

[mrvco]

Wow! So cool! And I like the notion of a "budget Pixel."

Ditto. I've had a Nexus One, 4, 5 and now a 5x. Hopefully the Pixel 2B fills the Nexus gap. It's a shame that the second tier OEMs can't see the gap left by the death of Nexus and offer an unlocked phone with a pure Android experience and timely OS updates.

 

[booster_gold]

why do I fear even stock issues on a budget pixel?

 

[Morty2264]

Ditto. I've had a Nexus One, 4, 5 and now a 5x. Hopefully the Pixel 2B fills the Nexus gap. It's a shame that the second tier OEMs can't see the gap left by the death of Nexus and offer an unlocked phone with a pure Android experience and timely OS updates.

I couldn't agree with you more! I had the Nexus 5 as my first introduction to Android, and loved it! Hope they fill the "Nexus gap" soon.

 

[Ry]

Ditto. I've had a Nexus One, 4, 5 and now a 5x. Hopefully the Pixel 2B fills the Nexus gap. It's a shame that the second tier OEMs can't see the gap left by the death of Nexus and offer an unlocked phone with a pure Android experience and timely OS updates.

There's no money in timely OS updates.

 

[booster_gold]

we can all agree that Nexus is just a better name than Pixel...sounds cooler anyway.

 

[Ry]

we can all agree that Nexus is just a better name than Pixel...sounds cooler anyway.

I like the Pixel name more. Pixel sounds friendlier than Nexus to me.

 

[booster_gold]

haha...Fair enough RY...

 

[anon(9072051)]

I like the Pixel name more. Pixel sounds friendlier than Nexus to me.

Yeah. It'd also be a great name for a really dim-witted cartoon character whose hijinks always elicit that waah-waah-waaaah sound.

 

[Aquila]

we can all agree that Nexus is just a better name than Pixel...sounds cooler anyway.

I can't. But I liked my pixel products before Nexus died

 

[Almeuit]

The article is kind of bland and doesn't say much -- Of course the next gen of a phone should have a better CPU and possibly better camera. That is kind of always known. I was hoping for some more interesting details .

 

[Vyrlokar]

I personally find that Nexus is a better name than pixel too. I wish Google kept the Nexus brand as a kind of midrange Android One kind of thing. Phones are created by OEMs while software and updates are handled by Google.
That would mean that:

• Android One: Entry level.
• Nexus: Mid range
• Pixel: Premium segment

I personally feel that current mid range devices are excellent, and that high end specs are no longer necessary to get a good experience. I would love to have Xiaomi hardware with vanilla Android for example.

 

[booster_gold]

well the Pizel 2B will be the mid range option I suppose...

 

[anon(9072051)]

well the Pizel 2B will be the mid range option I suppose...

With a name like that, it doesn't sound very mid-range.

 

[booster_gold]

It is the rumor....Pricewise anyway...

 

[mxmarcus]

I am still undecided if I should wait for Pixel XL 2 or get Mate 9 now
I am Nexus fan and not happy with Google ending update after 2 years
Maybe I should go back to my old habit a new phone every 6 months