Op Ed: Google's Looming Pixel 4 disappointment

[mustang7757]

TV's and washing machines, Stang... That's where the big boys play.

Haha...this big boy plays in a hockey rink

 

[anon(10092459)]

Haha...this big boy plays in a hockey rink

Hahaha! Indeed! .. Well keep an LG washing machine close by, then .. Lol!

 

[mustang7757]

Hahaha! Indeed! .. Well keep an LG washing machine close by, then .. Lol!

Got Samsung one

 

[cardboard60]

I guess what making LG kick , is they sell appliances

Oh I got a lot of LG products.
Washing machine, refrigerator\freezer, air conditioner.
When the TV goes out.
Might even look at a LG TV.
So far, I've had good luck with them.

 

[Mike Dee]

Oh I got a lot of LG products.
Washing machine, refrigerator\freezer, air conditioner.
When the TV goes out.
Might even look at a LG TV.
So far, I've had good luck with them.

Lucky Goldstar

 

[mustang7757]

Oh I got a lot of LG products.
Washing machine, refrigerator\freezer, air conditioner.
When the TV goes out.
Might even look at a LG TV.
So far, I've had good luck with them.

never had Samsung?

 

[Mike Dee]

never had Samsung?

I think he has and hates it

 

[mustang7757]

I think he has and hates it

for appliances , they don't have a bixby button on them

 

[mustang7757]

I think you think there's a greater emphasis for them in hardware then there really is. If OnePlus doesn't sell handsets, then that's problems for the business as a whole. Don't sell them for a long time and your business is over.

Google could stop selling hardware tomorrow and wouldn't miss a beat. It's practically a rounding error for accounting at this point. That's a bit of hyperbole, but you get my point. Hardware exists to extend the brand, nothing more. They aren't "living and dying" off of phone sales like other OEM's.

As enthusiasts, we may not like it, but Google is company that's more diverse than just selling phones. Phone sales are comparatively more important to One Plus or even Apple. That said, even Apple is preparing for a world where phone sales are deemphasized.

https://youtu.be/1_2-aPCGW2U

 

[anon(10092459)]

@mustang7757 I think he's dead on. I think the a majority of people hear Google's marketing as exactly that.

 

[mustang7757]

@mustang7757 I think he's dead on. I think the a majority of people hear Google's marketing as exactly that.

That's what I was thinking when I seen the video in my YouTube feed , then I remember what you were saying makes sense.

 

[mustang7757]

Majority of people can care less about specs , they want a phone to work , problem free and be seamless through what they have going on in everyday life , that's why iPhone is popular. Us here care about more then that ,we love top notch specs , well majority of us geeks . This is why I say the pixel is the iPhone of Android .

 

[cardboard60]

Samsung don't work for in top notch specs.
And gives you the hardware.
Look at the note.

And it has a SD card .
Look at the battery.
Memory.
HD size.

 

[Mike Dee]

for appliances , they don't have a bixby button on them

You're losing me on that one....lol

 

[Mike Dee]

Majority of people can care less about specs , they want a phone to work , problem free and be seamless through what they have going on in everyday life , that's why iPhone is popular. Us here care about more then that ,we love top notch specs , well majority of us geeks . This is why I say the pixel is the iPhone of Android .

Not one person in my immediate or extended family knows or cares about specs outside of storage, size and color. In fact, even a small group of I.T. employees nearby my work area don't care much about specs. There's one I.T. manager I work with that discusses Android vs iPhone with me on occasion and he doesn't even have the latest iPhone. Most spec differentials between 2 years don't matter or aren't noticeable but pick your poison. The two new ones that people are going to argue about are UFS and refresh rate. A year ago no one cared....lol

 

[mustang7757]

You're losing me on that one....lol

 

[mustang7757]

Not one person in my immediate or extended family knows or cares about specs outside of storage, size and color. In fact, even a small group of I.T. employees nearby my work area don't care much about specs. There's one I.T. manager I work with that discusses Android vs iPhone with me on occasion and he doesn't even have the latest iPhone. Most spec differentials between 2 years don't matter or aren't noticeable but pick your poison. The two new ones that people are going to argue about are UFS and refresh rate. A year ago no one cared....lol

Yup... but I have faster UFS storage then you ) and more ram

 

[Golfdriver97]

I guess a good question is what to compare the device to? The Pixel 3? Of course it's an incremental, if not noteworthy upgrade. But from the 2? It's a bit more significant.

To a degree, the Pixel line is still a lot like the Nexus line. Very few people know about it, and it's for a somewhat niche portion of users.

As far as price is concerned as a whole: I'm not too wild about devices targeting the price point that they are. Let's consider some of the flagships....you can easily pay anywhere between $900-$1,100 for a phone; something you will most likely have to replace in about 3 years due to battery performance. That's a fair amount of cash to spend on that kind of life cycle.

 

[Mike Dee]

Yup... but I have faster UFS storage then you ) and more ram

Where?

 

[ahaxton]

Samsung don't work for in top notch specs.
And gives you the hardware.
Look at the note.

And it has a SD card .
Look at the battery.
Memory.
HD size.

It's not a bad thing, but your posting style makes me think you're posting in Haiku.