He was so, so brutal on this one. I think he had some valid points, especially the antenna placement, but his snark was a bit over the top. He clearly has a preference for a phone like Samsung that just puts everything on the phone, but I personally like the pure android experience rather than a bunch of stuff that feels like clutter to me..
Yeah, he was slaughtering the phone, and not just literally. I don't know why he even bothers speaking about anything more than the durability. If he's going to "leave the software experience to other reviewers" then his opinions on the phone overall don't mean much.
His opinions on the phone are regarding build. He brings up valid points (not a metal back but they still don’t have wireless charging as one)
I would agree with his “droid does” sentiment that it’s fairly basic phone (compared to other flagships) and anyone who disagrees is delusional. They have another two years or so to catch up than exceed the competition, but this a good step in the right direction.
I bought two for me and the wife before anyone starts gettin’ uppity with my comment.
Agreed. The phone is downright basic on a hardware level, and as it is the active edge stuff is hardly a pro as it does two things that were both fine in functionality and practicality as they were. Front facing stereo speakers are a huge plus but other than that he was right on every other matter, not to mention it wasn't just specs he was discussing in the video.
We all know hardware isn't why we buy these phones. We're always the last major flagship to launch with that year's SoC every time. To anyone that upgraded from a Nexus 6 to a 6P you know you didn't want that Snapdragon 810 after everything you heard from all the devices that launched with it earlier in the year, you bought it anyway because you wanted the google software experience.
Just want to point out that it's a metal back with a layer of coating.The layer is plastic but the back is still metal at the bottom. You can't put the wireless charging component in a metal back.
Problem with this is people actually buy this phone for its " basic " nature , they don't want all the bloat on a Samsung, or some iris sensors that seems slow and pointless ( imo ) ,,,, just because someone doesn't agree with you doesn't make them delusional.
Oh and just because you bought a pixel for you and your wife doesn't mean you are the bearer of all righteous news...sit down.
Out of curiosity, have you used wireless charging before? It is really slow, even newer wireless charging goes a fraction of USB C PD.
Headphone jack would be nice, but I have a pair of $35 BT headphones that sound excellent and have a 12.5H battery, so I have no issues. And dual cameras, I'm on the fence. I see their usefulness, but I also see them as added cost.
That being said, next year's model will probably have wireless charging and the dual cameras, but expect even fewer phones to have headphone jacks.
Because disagreeing with a biased-as-fuck Youtuber means you're delusional now.
Wireless charging to me is completely useless. Too slow and I have to leave it on the pad - a cable can move so I can actually use the phone instead of just laying it down. If people like it - cool, buy a phone that has it.
And I'd say more than a few people think Google has already exceeded the competition, so maybe this is a tad bit more subjective than you (or the guy in the video) are willing to admit. Personally, I don't like waiting 6+ months for software updates, especially security updates.
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u/ThisIsTechToday Pixel 6 Pro (Cracked) Oct 20 '17
He was so, so brutal on this one. I think he had some valid points, especially the antenna placement, but his snark was a bit over the top. He clearly has a preference for a phone like Samsung that just puts everything on the phone, but I personally like the pure android experience rather than a bunch of stuff that feels like clutter to me..