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Google Will Release a New Pixel Phone this Year (engadget.com)

Posted by msmash on from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.

An anonymous reader shares an Engadget report: The Pixel represents Google's first proper foray into the smartphone market, allowing the search giant to directly compete with Apple and cement Android's reputation as a premium platform. While sales have been steady, it's been particularly hard to get a hold of one due to component shortages. That hasn't dampened the company's plans to continue investing in its own smartphones, though: according to Rick Osterloh, VP of Hardware at Google, there will be a successor to the Pixel this year and will continue to carry a high price tag.

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  1. Analysis by puddingebola · · Score: 2

    Company will release new product. Product is expensive product to compete with competition's product. Company has implemented previous strategy to dominate market, but will now try competition's strategy to dominate market. Company has more money than God to compete with competition who has more money than God. Fans of company wonder if company will include support for ________ technology, and also what the buttons will be shaped like. Product will exist in marketplace of products very similar to product to be released.

    1. Re:Analysis by schnell · · Score: 2

      The Pixel represents Google's first proper foray into the smartphone market

      Can someone who follows Android more closely than I do explain WTH this statement from the summary means? Why is this in any way different from the Nexus phones, and why wasn't that a "proper" foray into the smartphone market? What is so special about Pixel compared to the original Nexus vision?

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    2. Re:Analysis by dreamchaser · · Score: 2

      Google didn't design the Nexus line. They just provided software and branding. While the fabrication of the Pixels is farmed out to HTC the entire design of the hardware was done by Google. That's the difference and why they qualified it as their first 'proper foray.'

  2. Re:Feature set by peragrin · · Score: 2

    Hey re pixel has only had one release. Getting bored comes with release two

    Personally I want a new nexus 7-8 tablet. Mine is three years old and still awesome but I look around for replacements and see only cheap things

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  3. Yo, Google! by nightfire-unique · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Here's a great opportunity to pick up a sizable new market.

    A bunch of us are waiting for a new truly flagship device with a replaceable battery, and a MicroSD slot. We have a lot of money to spend on this device, and the only competition right now is the LG V20.

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    1. Re:Yo, Google! by fred6666 · · Score: 2

      And LG G5. Even the Galaxy S7 has a micro SD slot (and IP68 water resistance).

  4. Re:Ugly phone lacking in function by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Steady sales? You mean crap sales. Samsung is expected to do an initial run of 12 million S8s to meet demand.

    That's because Samsung's phones have proven to be the hottest devices, and therefore slated for a flaming success. Competing against a company on fire, like Samsung, that has all but reignited the public's interest, is an explosive proposition. It blows my mind that Google is even trying.