Google’s Pixel phones are great phones and considering the Pixel was Google’s first foray into designing a phone, they have done remarkably well. Yesterday, Cnet wrote about the design process of the Pixel which was today linked to by the Pixel Product Lead. At the end of his post — over at the Pixel User Community — he asks for feedback.
The Pixel Product Lead in question, Krishna Kumar, mentions the article by Cnet calling it:
“a fascinating peek (A phone of Google’s own) behind the development of the Pixel design – from the design team endlessly obsessing over the angle of the phone’s edges and its feel in hand, to the texture of the power key, to colour selection and cheeky names – and some of the choices and trade-offs that went behind the Pixel design!”
There is little doubt that the Pixel phones are two among the best Android phones ever made but Krishna and Google are not resting there. The Pixel Product Lead went on to ask for feedback on the Pixel phones:
I would like to hear your thoughts. What do you like about the design? What do you hate about it? What did we get right? What would you like to see us improve?
As much as I love my Pixel (I recently named the family kitten after it – Pixie), I feel that there is definitely room for improvement in the Pixel XL 2.0. It seems I am not the only one. There are already quite a few posts with suggestions for future Pixel phones. The two most common suggestions and comments are the size of the massive bezels (shrink them please!) and the lack of decent front-facing speakers (which apparently goes against Daydream specifications I’m told) but a single, bottom-firing, mono speaker in a premium device is not good enough in my opinion. I am always accidentally covering the speaker while playing games.
We often do posts here regarding your perfect phone and they are always popular with you guys and girls. Now, with Google asking the question, it’s your chance to tell Google exactly what you like or dislike about the Pixels and what you want in your next phone and it just may happen. Google are listening — a grappling hook and laser are probably unlikely to make the cut though I’m afraid.
If you are interested head on over to the Pixel User Community and leave your comment/wishlist.
Ausdroid and other tech sites: “Google Pixel Product Lead asks for feedback”
BGR (Apple propaganda site): “Google wants to know what you think of the Pixel design it stole from Apple’s iPhone”
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Don’t bother asking for a lower price. This phone is competing with the iPhone and Galaxy series. It’s not a Nexus. The high price point is here to stay.
It’s fine to compete with high end brands, but doing so does not mean you have to charge ridiculous prices , sure it’s a good basic smart phone , but it’s far from fully featured , and in some areas clearly is only average .
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We will have to disagree mate , but that’s ok, to each his own.
I wouldn’t buy a Pixel on principle, , it would be different if it was a fully featured device with exceptional quality, but from what I’ve seen it’s not .
As for being class leading, again it looks to me any single area it leads in is minute at best which does not make up for the areas it falls down in .
That’s my take on it , Edit: oh yeah , then there’s the price .
Have a good Day.
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3. The price will be locked to the iPhone you can guarantee it.
Several hundred dollars knocked off the excessively high price wouldn’t hurt.