Verizon?

[doumor99]

Too bad Google was myopic in selecting carriers they have zero coverage at my home and crappy coverage at the office. Was interested till I saw Verizon Only. I'll stick with samsung regardless of their issues

 

[Almeuit]

Verizon is the only carrier selling it in stores. You can still get it at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google Store.

 

[Practical Performance]

Aside from the locked bootloader, is the Verizon Pixel any different??

 

[projektorboy]

Aside from the locked bootloader, is the Verizon Pixel any different??

All reports say that the locked bootloader is the only difference.

 

[Unobtanium]

Aside from the locked bootloader, is the Verizon Pixel any different??

Verizon units are coming with three Verizon apps, but are still SIM unlocked, according to this article: https://www.cnet.com/news/google-pixel-xl-verizon-daydream-view/

 

[diesteldorf]

You are correct, but there is a difference between being sim unlocked and bootloader unlocked.

All Verizon 4g phones are sim unlocked, meaning it will work with a non-Verizon sim out of the box, provided the phone has the right radio bands.

An unlocked bootloader is necessary to run custom software, kernels, and makes rooting much easier.

All phones come with the bootloader locked for security reasons. However, Google allows the user to unlock the bootloader if they wish.

Conversely, the Verizon bootloader will have a bootloader that will not be able to be unlocked. It's theoretically possible that someone could unlock the bootloader through a security exploit or hack, but I doubt it, especially since anyone that really cares about modding and rooting will just buy from Google.

It'll be much more difficult or impossible to root the Verizon version or run custom software since the bootloader is locked.

 

[Joe the Insider]

More info on the Verizon thing..

http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=731932