Google Pixel and Pixel XL hands-on: First look

4 October 2016
Android is by far the most popular smartphone OS - 7 out every 8 phones run some version of it. And yet its purest form, a Nexus device, is anything but dominant in the marketplace. A rebranding effort sees the "Google phones" change the name to Pixel in the hope to change the popularity as well.

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  • IWS
  • 05 Oct 2016

Better to go with Xperia™ XZ. At least it has Great Battery With Awesome Camera
I waited for pixel but its totally disappointed :( design is a crap :( and also battery... and no sd card expansion.
Seems like price is also high. Also I dont like shitty "Pixel" name... Nexus is a Sexier Name... Nexus was a legend

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    • 9oofy
    • ut$
    • 05 Oct 2016

    folks: Any of the following is a definite deal breaker:
    1. No sdcard slot
    2. Non removable battery
    3. No hardware keys (on screen soft keys)
    Google Pixlel has all the three, hence avoid.

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      • mir
      • t7X
      • 05 Oct 2016

      SubZero, 05 Oct 2016Typical HTC overpricing for no reason... Rubbish design wit... moreBelieve it or not. Google are the ones who are calling the shots on the Pixel phone prices and not HTC.

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        • Anonymous
        • PEN
        • 05 Oct 2016

        s, 05 Oct 2016They are gonna fail for sure. Only Samsung has ability to k... morethey are made by htc and already fail for sure at the very beginning.

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          • AnonD-482637
          • PxV
          • 05 Oct 2016

          Those bezzels tho, Why you have to copy apple titan bezzels ? My G2 is sexier than this

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            • sid
            • f{%
            • 05 Oct 2016

            Price in india

            "The 32GB Pixel will be available at 57,000 while the 128GB variant will be available at 66,000. The 32GB Pixel XL will be available at 67,000, while the 128GB variant will be available at 76,000"

            at this price i can buy s7 edge and lg g5 both phone

            price is much much much higher

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              • SubZero
              • Nv2
              • 05 Oct 2016

              Typical HTC overpricing for no reason... Rubbish design with huge bezels and Chinese looking phone make it so much uglier than an iPhone 7!
              At least snapdragon 821..
              Will have far less success than Nexus and bring bad rep to HTC! The Nexus that started it all and the Pixel that ended it all for HTC!

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                • mir
                • t7X
                • 05 Oct 2016

                AnonD-539412, 05 Oct 2016Such a disappointing design :-( True. And they're charging top dollar for it.

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                  • YdR
                  • 05 Oct 2016

                  Dave Granger, 04 Oct 2016No expandable storage, boring design, oversized bezels, dub... moreExactly!

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                    • AnonD-567503
                    • PTG
                    • 05 Oct 2016

                    Will Google Assistant available in other Andriod devices?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • S0U
                      • 05 Oct 2016

                      AnonD-593523, 05 Oct 2016Why is everybody saying it is 700 plus euros or so, and tha... moregoogle store sells 32gb 5inch model for 759eur

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                        • g3$
                        • 05 Oct 2016

                        AnonD-302380, 05 Oct 2016Finally, google comes to kick iPhone's a-s-sThey are gonna fail for sure. Only Samsung has ability to kick iPhone's a-s-s. If you go outside of USA most of the people don't don't give s-h-i-t about pixel or nexus. But everyone knows about iphone or galaxies

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                          • Anonymous
                          • pWQ
                          • 05 Oct 2016

                          AnonD-94627, 05 Oct 2016Ugly bezelsIndeed. Should've at least gotten stereo speakers to fill up some of the empty space. :/

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                            • papa ji
                            • g}v
                            • 05 Oct 2016

                            devu, 05 Oct 2016Google is becoming the new applehehehe....n will have to eat those apples themselves :-D

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                              • Anonymous
                              • JxJ
                              • 05 Oct 2016

                              Google assistant is too expensive.

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                                • Ayush
                                • gML
                                • 05 Oct 2016

                                Nexus will be missed. I am sad. :(

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                                  • AnonD-539412
                                  • fqq
                                  • 05 Oct 2016

                                  Such a disappointing design :-(

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                                    • AnonD-412609
                                    • dTU
                                    • 05 Oct 2016

                                    Totally agree. Nexus fans just like to moan

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                                      • AnonD-593523
                                      • gC1
                                      • 05 Oct 2016

                                      Why is everybody saying it is 700 plus euros or so, and that it is expensive ?
                                      Google sells it as low as 650 USD.

                                      Compared to the Iphone, which is not a better phone, especially the iphone 7, the price is good.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • nyZ
                                        • 05 Oct 2016

                                        Nice design. But it does look pretty much like an iPhone 6/6S.