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

Posted by msmash on Friday March 3, 2017 @02:06AM 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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Re:Ugly phone lacking in function by Anonymous Coward · 2017-03-03 04:37 · 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.