I must say WOW!

[kmf1]

If the rumors are correct, and the 5 doesn't have high-end specs, my 4XL may be the final Google phone for me. I want, and expect to have, a flagship phone. If google won't provide that, then bye-bye to Google. I don't like Samsung, so it may, one day, mean a trip to the "Dark Side."

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

If the rumors are correct, and the 5 doesn't have high-end specs, my 4XL may be the final Google phone for me. I want, and expect to have, a flagship phone. If google won't provide that, then bye-bye to Google. I don't like Samsung, so it may, one day, mean a trip to the "Dark Side."

I'm still going to buy Pixel devices, maybe just not the 5. I don't really care if it's considered a flagship device or not. As long as it is capable of doing the things that I'm expecting it to, I'm fine. A lower price tag would also be welcomed.

 

[mjs2011]

I'm still going to buy Pixel devices, maybe just not the 5. I don't really care if it's considered a flagship device or not. As long as it is capable of doing the things that I'm expecting it to, I'm fine. A lower price tag would also be welcomed.

Yeah the 3a proved that you can have a capable phone without the top specs.

My big two needs with a phone are camera and battery. This phone checks about 1.5 of those boxes. The battery is good enough on the XL but if I were to be away from my charger for too long, I'd want to bring a battery pack.

 

[Morty2264]

Rumor has it that the Pixel 5 isn't going to have the latest and greatest processor going forward. That makes my Pixel 4 XL even better.

Wow, seriously? That's... Disappointing. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens!

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

If you didn't know the specs of these devices and you just used them. I would be interested to see what your perspective would be. I think that we often allow what we see on paper influence how we perceive performance. I would be willing to guess that without the spec sheet, people would choose differently based on their usage of a particular smartphone.

 

[Morty2264]

If you didn't know the specs of these devices and you just used them. I would be interested to see what your perspective would be. I think that we often allow what we see on paper influence how we perceive performance. I would be willing to guess that without the spec sheet, people would choose differently based on their usage of a particular smartphone.

Oh, for sure. My ideas and perceptions surrounding midrange phones were shattered when I used the Honor 8. I would totally get a phone like that again. That's why the Pixel 3a was so tempting.

I totally agree with you on this. I'm looking forward to the 5's release, regardless of what kind of phone Google decides to put out. I do miss the Pixel experience.

 

[Rich654]

I use a note 10+ and a pixel 4 XL as well. I love my note 10+, but there is something about a pixel that keeps bringing me back.

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

I use a note 10+ and a pixel 4 XL as well. I love my note 10+, but there is something about a pixel that keeps bringing me back.

You mean that elegant smoothness? Intuitive design? Feeling like it just works no matter what? Yes, I get you.

 

[Rich654]

You mean that elegant smoothness? Intuitive design? Feeling like it just works no matter what? Yes, I get you.

Exactly that mate.