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Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 11:41 am
by matt.wu
Started as an Android guy, switched to iPhone around the 4S (Android sucked at the time), and just pre-ordered the Pixel 2. Gonna be my leap back into Android after a long hiatus, but it's going to be a simple transition since I use Google for basically everything on my iPhone anyway.

I don't really keep track of all the cool new shiny features, and I really don't care that much about face recognition or wireless charging. I just want a phone with little bloat that works really well. And the camera needs to be great because I use it extensively for that w/ kids and (duh) watches.

Anyone else watch the event this AM?

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:00 pm
by BacoNoir
Similar Droid --> iPhone timeline here and yeah the old Droids use to suck and took a lot of time to reload apps, redo settings, etc when you switched phones. With all my CDs ripped to iTunes, I'm not sure what it would take to get them to play on a new Droid - it's an iTunes proprietary format right? If it's an easy fix, I'd consider moving away from the iPhone again because they've gotten stupid expensive.

EDIT: Just watched the initial review on The Verge and these look cool, but are just as stupid expensive as the new iPhones. :tap:

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker ... e-features

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:01 pm
by Panerai7
Congrats Matt, P2 should be a great phone

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:21 pm
by blkgsl
Hah, I just ordered the black/white one. I'm disappointed with the iPhone X.

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:24 pm
by matt.wu
blkgsl wrote:
Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:21 pm
Hah, I just ordered the black/white one. I'm disappointed with the iPhone X.
I went all black 5".

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:24 pm
by matt.wu
(that's what she said)

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:25 pm
by matt.wu
BacoNoir wrote:
Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:00 pm
Similar Droid --> iPhone timeline here and yeah the old Droids use to suck and took a lot of time to reload apps, redo settings, etc when you switched phones. With all my CDs ripped to iTunes, I'm not sure what it would take to get them to play on a new Droid - it's an iTunes proprietary format right? If it's an easy fix, I'd consider moving away from the iPhone again because they've gotten stupid expensive.

EDIT: Just watched the initial review on The Verge and these look cool, but are just as stupid expensive as the new iPhones. :tap:
I actually thought the price was very reasonable compared to pretty much all new phones on the market now.

For music, I'm moved away from any stored form of music and use cloud only. Google Music (I happened to choose this over Spotify awhile back) even gives you storage to upload all your old music so it's cloud-accessible as well.

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:53 pm
by Panerai7
Pixel Buds are awesome with Google Translate. Looks like I'll be getting this phone :)

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:57 pm
by nweash
The squeeze touch thing is really cool. Wonder what they can do with that feature.

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:05 pm
by Panerai7
nweash wrote:
Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:57 pm
The squeeze touch thing is really cool. Wonder what they can do with that feature.
Cnet has some videos showing what it can do. Pretty cool.

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:30 pm
by BacoNoir
matt.wu wrote:
Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:25 pm
BacoNoir wrote:
Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:00 pm
Similar Droid --> iPhone timeline here and yeah the old Droids use to suck and took a lot of time to reload apps, redo settings, etc when you switched phones. With all my CDs ripped to iTunes, I'm not sure what it would take to get them to play on a new Droid - it's an iTunes proprietary format right? If it's an easy fix, I'd consider moving away from the iPhone again because they've gotten stupid expensive.

EDIT: Just watched the initial review on The Verge and these look cool, but are just as stupid expensive as the new iPhones. :tap:
I actually thought the price was very reasonable compared to pretty much all new phones on the market now.

For music, I'm moved away from any stored form of music and use cloud only. Google Music (I happened to choose this over Spotify awhile back) even gives you storage to upload all your old music so it's cloud-accessible as well.
Hummm, Google is my friend. Looks like "there's an app for that" these days...

How can I play my iTunes music on my Android phone?
Make sure your phone has Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) or later. To check your Android version, go to Apps > Settings > About device. Get the Apple Music app from Google Play. Know your Apple ID, which is the account that you use with all Apple services such as the iTunes Store or App Store.

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 4:16 pm
by mfxr
I have the original Pixel - really happy with it.
Camera, performance, build quality are all great.

Re: Pixel 2

Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 4:56 pm
by hobbit712
mfxr wrote:I have the original Pixel - really happy with it.
Camera, performance, build quality are all great.
Same here. Had a Pixel XL not quite a year and love it. Awesome camera.

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