![]() Android fans used to mock Apple fans for buying overpriced phones with innovations that Android or Motorola (or some other non-Apple brand) did first. If you follow the reactions of Pixel’s announcement on social network, you might see a role reversal in progress. Device Protection for Pixel is AppleCare for iPhone.Note that Google Pixel is available as an unlocked phone or direct from Verizon, plus a few more places. Which phone am I talking about? Why, the Google Pixel/Pixel XL AND the iPhone 7/7 Plus. For 128 GB, the smaller phone goes for $749 and $869 for the plus size version. Pricing starts at $649 for the smaller phone with 32 GB storage, while the larger phone sells for $769. IMAGE: slashgear IMAGE: wheelsandchips And Pixel’s starting price isn’t any cheaper than an iPhone And for what it’s worth, Pixel has the fingerprint sensor at the back, and still comes with a headphone jack. That said, you can argue that many phones out there look like an iPhone these days, like this HTC One A9 (pictured) and the Sisley s90 (pictured), the Dakele 3, ZTE Blade Z6 etc. Unlike how it was back when Nokia was the brand to beat. I have no arguments against this there is only a limited number of ways a smartphone can look these days. Really.) These two phones, they really look alike Personally, I think they know what they are doing (if you didn’t click that last link, it just says that the limited-edition (so Apple) Really Blue Google Pixel and Pixel XL are sold out. Or one could also argue that Google understand how the Internet works – remember, they do know what you search for. One could also argue that are mocking the way smartphone manufacturers claim colors that they are pulling out of the sky as their own invention. One can argue that it doesn’t look like they give AF. ![]() There was the mention of a " doesn’t have a version number new", the "no unsightly camera bump" jab, and of course, the " satisfyingly not new" headphone jack burn.īut the icing on top came when they announced the phone colors: Quite Black, Really Blue, Very Silver. Then, the dissing beganĪs it’s customary in every new smartphone to reveal, the "dissing of the competition" is a tradition that cannot be skipped – if only to elicit the "oooooooo"’s and "shots fired" responses from both sides of the fence. ![]() Oh yes, let’s not forget the intimate look at a flying, spinning phone. If you have watched Apple’s Keynotes, you might find a few quirks that almost always turn up in such an event: the multiple uses of the million numbers, excessive use of adjectives, the summary of features fitting for 5-year-olds (the Internet standard), down to that dreary monologue of how developers create seamless, smart technology to work in the shadows so you, the user, can live life to the fullest (yadda, yadda, you enslaved us already, get on with it). Here’s what Google’s I/O Conference in 2015 looked like.īut I digress. To be fair, it’s not like Google can’t splurge on the presentation. Read more First, the Keynote was very Apple-yįor starters, it was much more toned down, and it happened on a much smaller stage with white backgrounds, as opposed to how Apple releases their "best iPhone ever", every single time. Like most other smartphones today, Google Pixel 2 also follows the same trend of sleek and fragile body. 20 Best Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Cases
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