Google hardware event 2019

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Nearly time again for the annual Google hardware even.

Expected this year is a few nest device updates,Nest Wifi, Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, Pixel buds 2, Pixelbook Go.

I've had my Pixel XL 2 for 2 years in a few days and I tend to change phones every 2 years, just compared the specs on GSMArena for Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL and my Pixel 2 XL and got to say... I'm not seeing a reason to upgrade!

Whos ordering what? Three are supposed to be offering a feww Chromebook with pre-order on Pixel 4. Still tempted to go Smarty sim only and pay up front if I do upgrade.

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I went Samsung Galaxy S1>2>3>4>5> HTC One M8 (Google Play edition)> Nexus 5 > Nexus 6P> Pixel XL 2.

I was planning on Pixel XL 4 but at the moment I'm not seeing a reason to upgrade, other than my mum was planning to have my Pixel XL 2 off me!

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stevoknevo said:

Google said in June that they're stepping away from tablets to focus on laptops (I don't know if that means pixel books or Chromebooks?)

They only make Pixelbooks are Chromebooks, just expensive ones!

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Corso Marche said:

Like others, I'll be watching to see what the P4 has to offer, but right now I don't feel I'll be moving from my 2XL for a while yet.

Think it all depends on how many of the new features expected on the 4 won't be available on the 1/2/3/3a

They have a habit of releasing these phones with new featues then pushing them as software updates to the older models as well.

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ging84 said:

Have they really called it Google hardware event?

Seems like a really worrying subject line to see in your inbox when you run an application hosted on google cloud platform

Think its officially called "Made by Google"

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The 5G will probably be 4 figures but the normal one is expected to start at similar prices to the 3XL.

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Think I'm gonna hold out for the 5G, 2 years is a long time to keep a 4G phone when 5G is available in some citys already.

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£829 for the Pixel XL 4 with free Chromebook if you pre-order is very tempting but I cant look past the fact its not 5G.

I used to change my phone every year maximum, sometimes less. I've had my Pixel XL 2, 2 years now and there's nothing wrong with it.

I've got Google Wifi, said ages ago would of been better if they had built speakers into them! Tempted by some Pixel buds.

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Yeh gonna hold out for the 5G myself.

Be glad to see the back of the finger print reader. The reader on my Nexus 6P was good but had so many issues with the 2 XL one. Find myself unlocking the screen with code quite often.

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I've looked at all of the contracts from EE and Three etc and none of them can get close to buying it outright and paying Smarty £18.75 a month for unlimited everything. Most of them work out at about £1000 for the phone when its £829 to buy outright.

Still don't know whether to hold out for the 5G version or not haha.

Edited by AJB88 on Thursday 17th October 17:51

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untakenname said:

Want to see the Pixel 4 in the flesh and see how good the camera is and how off putting the Bezel is, tempted by the K20 pro now it's dropped to £300 and am struggling to justify paying 3x that amount for a Pixel.

https://www.mi.com/in/redmi-k20-pro/

K20 Pro doesn't have IP68, 403ppi vs Pixel 537ppi, no 90hz screen, no NFC,

I would say the lack of NFC (china only according to what I've read), 90hz screen at a higher ppi and IP68 are the difference between a medium and premium phone.

Also do Mi offer a decent OS support? or are they one of these companies who rarely pushed OS/Security updates and you end up having to do them yourself through custom rom.

Edited by AJB88 on Friday 18th October 08:45

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So I might actually be pulling the trigger on one now, probably Pixel 4 XL in black (seems to have the quickest delivery time) as my mum who was supposed to be having my 2 XL off me has conveniently smashed the screen on her Wileyfox. Something I got accused of doing a lot when I was a kid (smashing phones up to get another)

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Lag fix in the developer options is worth doing on all Android phones IMHO.

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Watchman said:

Can't find it. I have dev options on but can't see that in the list.

its not called "lag fix" you need to change several settings.

Change the following

Window animation scale
Transition animation scale
Animator duration scale

Set them all to 0, or decrease them but 0 is best.

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I only have 64gb on my Pixel Xl 2, all my music is stored on Google Play, all my photos on Google Photos.

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wombleh said:

Thought that might be the plan, seems to be how things are going.

What do you do if you're somewhere without good Internet, or on a plane etc? Have a small amount of media copied locally for those cases?

Yes you can "save locally" for times like that, I usually save locally 6-7 albums for flights.

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Baldchap said:

Just done this. Makes a massive difference. Wonder why they don't ship with these options this way?

I think it makes the animations a lot less "flashy" looking.

I've so far used it on Nexus 6P, Nexus 5, Pixel XL 2, Pixel 2, Wileyfox, Samsung S5,6,7,8,9,10 and a few Huawei and its made them all better.

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Yeh mines shipped as well, although the tracking bit doesn't work.

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https://9to5google.com/2019/10/20/pixel-4-face-unl...

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DHL have failed to deliver mine FFS