Say Hello to the Pixel and Pixel XL

[TheDonJ77]

A name is a name is a name. I am not fond of HTC as a company but am looking forward to seeing what they bring to the table with the Pixel XL. I will try and have an open mind

 

[booster_gold]

all rumors seem to indicate there I'll be a price hike right?

 

[Citizen Coyote]

all rumors seem to indicate there I'll be a price hike right?

I haven't seen any solid indication of that. It's all been speculation. I will say that, except for the Nexus 6, the Nexus line has been reasonably priced since the Nexus 4. Personally I don't expect a big price hike if there is one over what the 5X and 6P sold for. Maybe $20 ($399 for the base Sailfish vs. $379 for the base 5X).

 

[Clocks]

all rumors seem to indicate there I'll be a price hike right?

$449 / $599 were the rumor I saw

 

[Rich_T123]

If $599 is the price point for the XL then using a little currency conversion that will push the UK price up to £538 ( including a 20% VAT - sales tax) which is well and truly into iPhone pricing territory
Would Google price their phone at the same level as Apples Iphone?

for a comparison the S7 is about £500
the Iphone 6 ( base model) £460
Nexus 6P £449

 

[Ry]

If $599 is the price point for the XL then using a little currency conversion that will push the UK price up to £538 ( including a 20% VAT - sales tax) which is well and truly into iPhone pricing territory
Would Google price their phone at the same level as Apples Iphone?

for a comparison the S7 is about £500
the Iphone 6 ( base model) £460
Nexus 6P £449

Are those S7, iPhone 6, and 6P release prices or current prices?

Take the VAT off then do the conversion. What are those prices?

 

[JasW]

If $599 is the price point for the XL then using a little currency conversion that will push the UK price up to £538 ( including a 20% VAT - sales tax) which is well and truly into iPhone pricing territory
Would Google price their phone at the same level as Apples Iphone?

for a comparison the S7 is about £500
the Iphone 6 ( base model) £460
Nexus 6P £449

I think you have to compare to US prices but I get your point. The S7 goes for $699 here. Base model iPhone 6s Plus is $649. So at $599, the Pixel XL is just a marginal deal -- 16 GB more internal memory than the iPhone for $50 less.

 

[Rich_T123]

The Iphone 7, in the UK will cost £599 for the base 32GB model thats with the UK's Sales tax (VAT) at 20%
work it back and the price is US$649 ( from what i understand US advertised pricing does not include sales tax)
One of the things that apple does really well on is support, my Three year old LG Nexus 5 will receive OS updates no more, yet the equally vintage iPhone 5s will.
However with Apple you pay a hefty premium, and some ( although not alot) of that can be justified with the premium price tag apple products have compared to what else is out there.
Android for most people equals Samsung, or maybe LG/Motorola and so on and in some cases people are lucky to see anything more than one major update to their android phone, unless they chose Nexus, and then the update tap may be turned off after 24 months.

For that reason Android, and in particular Nexus/Pixel/whatever needs to be priced at an affordable rate, preferably much lower than the iPhone whilst at the same time not being cheap and nasty.

As for me I will be watching the Pixel phone carefully, paying attention to the price, and even things such as build quality / repair-ability ( stayed away from the 6P due to the bend issues, even my local phone store demo units are bent / kinked at the volume button)

As for the name of the thing - who cares as long as its not too extreme, or maybe something else in another language ( such as the Fukushima egg mascot https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/15/fukuppy-fukushima-mascot-japan-fridge-egg-name)

 

[Citizen Coyote]

I think you have to compare to US prices but I get your point. The S7 goes for $699 here. Base model iPhone 6s Plus is $649. So at $599, the Pixel XL is just a marginal deal -- 16 GB more internal memory than the iPhone for $50 less.

Plus you get a headphone jack.

 

[anon(464338)]

Momo speakers are a big downgrade for me. I have a work iPhone and watching videos on that is terrible.

Screen size to me, 5.7 to 5.5 isn't too bad. The processor and RAM are fine on the 6P so it's an upgrade on paper but highly doubt we will see a difference in performance.

I just want to see storage configurations.

The new iPhone 7 has dual speakers..just saying

 

[pappy35]

I'll take dual speakers AND a headphone jack.

 

[anon(464338)]

I'll take dual speakers AND a headphone jack.

Come on..don't you want to pay $150 for airpods??

 

[Rich_T123]

Maybe google could take a leaf out of this design book, with a plug: such as this IPhone plug enhancement Apple Plug

 

[anon(5506951)]

The new iPhone 7 has dual speakers..just saying

The iPhone 7 has the same type of speaker set up as the HTC 10.

 

[Drone Runner]

The 240fps is pretty cool I must say.