Comments on Profile Post by zerodeefex

  1. Elnrik
    Elnrik
    Pixel 2 Xl processor still outperforms the 670 chip. Same screen size. Slightly bigger battery on 3a. It's a side-grade at best.

    I'm keeping my pixel 2xl. Waiting for Pixel 4.
    May 7, 2019
  2. zerodeefex
    zerodeefex
    No shit. But the battery life is dog shit for a flagship. The 670 has 2 A75 cores which is fine for me. I'll compare photos side by side when I get it.

    Also, headphone jack and the screen isn't embarrassing.
    May 7, 2019
  3. zerodeefex
    zerodeefex
    When we released the Nexus 5 for $349/399 (and the 7 and 4 before it at awesome price points) I felt really f'ing good to be part of bringing solid mobile devices to people at good prices. The Pixel devices have always felt like a f**k you to consumers. I am really excited Google is doing affordable, solid phones again.
    May 7, 2019
  4. Elnrik
    Elnrik
    Ok, you got me there. Screen + headphone jack is big.

    It seems the affordable phone market dried up. Good time to re-enter that market. (Btw, I loved all my Nexus phones, even the 6. Thanks for those.)
    May 7, 2019
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  5. Elnrik
    Elnrik
    Are these being made by the old HTC crew/factories, I wonder? It seems Google bought them, then you didn't hear a single thing about it. It just disappeared.
    May 7, 2019
  6. zerodeefex
    zerodeefex
    Google bought that part of HTC for the fundamental reason that Google’s hiring standards and job ladders could never support having an army of people who did shit like validate every one of Verizon’s 80000 requirements for TA. Google is built on employees that scale themselves and, when you’re in hardware, you need people who stay in their lane and do unscalable tasks.
    May 7, 2019
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  7. bazelio
    bazelio
    Lane? Stay? How?
    May 7, 2019
  8. zerodeefex
    zerodeefex
    <3. I do miss the mothership sometimes. I have found it funny how the startup world underestimates the Google “I can f'ing scale anything” attitude.
    May 7, 2019
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  9. westermac
    westermac
    I opted to trade my 2 XL in (when I upgraded to 3 XL). A quick check of eBay showed I'd get get about the same (or less) after fees as the $250 google offered.
    May 8, 2019
  10. FallingObjects
    FallingObjects
    Google has almost enough cash on hand to match Ukraine's entire GDP, and routinely shrugs off fines which would bankrupt entire companies (and third world nations). It's no wonder why they can scale anything if they really want to haha.
    May 8, 2019
  11. ButtUglyJeff
    ButtUglyJeff
    How much would Google pay for you 2XL in trade? eBay might do well by you selling that Apple phone...
    May 8, 2019
  12. zerodeefex
    zerodeefex
    There’s no world in which I can get more than $250 for an iPhone SE locked to sprint. Hah.
    May 8, 2019