This is the first android phone i've enjoyed using as much as an iphone. It's great and you won't regret it.
As long as I don't think about the payments for the next two years.
My weekend with this phone was amazing. AFter using an N4 for 4 years it was like a dream upgrade.
Also I played a shit ton of hearthstone.
I re-enabled Hangouts and Downloaded "News and Weather" because i was used to them (and my wife uses hangouts on her iphone), but should I just be switching to Messages? What's up with Allo or whatever?
messages is just the SMS client, it'll also do fancy RCS if both of your phones and carriers support it. Don't give RCS much of a thought at this point as it's still in its infancy and kind of a mess.
Allo is... ok? The issue I have with allo is that it's tied to a phone number, not a google account, and is currently limited to one device. There isn't even a web client for it. So if yo like the cross device/platform messaging aspect of Hangouts, allo won't do it for you.
Allo was Google's attempt at -- basically -- Whatsapp. I believe it's still supported, but it's not pushed as hard as it was a year ago. Related: I use Duo with my wife when I'm on the road. It works quite well and is a bit more reliable than Skype.
I have no idea what's happening with Hangouts, and I don't think Google does either. At one point, I thought they were trying to push people from Hangouts over to Messages, but really it's all just a mess.
The Google Messaging application thing is a complete gong show. Here's a brief history that I'm sure I'm going to miss parts of, and I'm not even going to get much into google voice, since that's US only and I'm not in the US.
Early versions of Google android included the AOSP SMS app and Google Talk
Google+ Launched with a chat piece called Hangouts
Google Talk was superseded by Hangouts, but google talk still existed.
Hangouts was broken out from Google+ (along with a lot of other things)
Hangouts added SMS support
around the time of the Nexus 5, Hangouts became the default SMS app in "google" android devices, and the AOSP version was no longer included
Google announced they would eventually strip SMS out of hangouts, except for Google Voice users, because people found it confusing
Google launched Android Messages, which is the new SMS app on "google" phones
Google announced Allo and Duo, Chat and video apps, separate from Hangouts, and don't actually need a google account to work, and are also separate apps for reasons that I don't know. They also don't work on tablets or computers, and are tied to one device at a time.
Google announced Android Messages will support RCS, which is the sort of next gen SMS that is itself a mess
Google announced they were going to pivot Hangouts to a business centric service
Google announced Hangouts meet and hangouts chat, which is the business centric parts of hangouts
Google Hangouts still exists separate of the hangouts chat and meet apps
Google removed support for SMS in Hangouts, except for Google Voice users
Google finally shut down Google Talk, but hangouts still exists
That's literally just the things I can think of off the top of my head.
Ugh, and yet all sms messages still go to my hangouts on my nexus 5x, despite how many times I designate Messages as the default, and predictably hangouts doesn't do a good job of it.
I've never really had a reason to use it because I generally keep my Pixel on the charger while I'm at work, but the last few weeks I've been on business travel and the batter saver setting is a godsend. Barely any difference in functionality but that battery will keep trucking all day.
I've never really had a reason to use it because I generally keep my Pixel on the charger while I'm at work, but the last few weeks I've been on business travel and the batter saver setting is a godsend. Barely any difference in functionality but that battery will keep trucking all day.
There actually is a fairly big difference in functionality. Battery saver turns off background data sync, which in turn will disable most notificiations. I have a couple apps that I really depend on and have to have the push notifications that do not work normally when battery saver is on, which makes it useless to me.
It also does a number of other little things, like throttling the CPU pretty hard, which may be a problem depending on what you do with the device.
Got my first "Suspected Spam Caller" today and that big red screen was awesome. Fuck you spoofers!
most of them don't get that, but its nice when it works
I think that about 75% of the calls in my log are marked red by me as spam or were automatically marked as spam. Granted I pretty rarely actually use my phone as a phone to make calls, but I easily get 1-2 spam calls per day. All of them are spoofed local numbers, but I did get spam calls from Turkey and Texas last week.
I'm sure this is common practice, but my policy is if I don't recognize the number I don't answer the call. If said caller actually needs to talk to me they can leave me a voicemail and I'll call them right back.
at least when hangouts superseded talk they merged everything on the front end, y'know?
like unless you were specifically trying to keep using talk, it just became hangouts and all your contacts and stuff were still there
meanwhile Allo is it's own separate thing and not integrated at all
shit when I put it on my phone to test it out I had to sign in to it
uh why are you not able to access my already signed-in google account what?
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Some speculation now that the next round of Pixels won't have a headphone jack based on phone cases that are popping up -- c'mon, don't do this to me, Google.
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It's been fine on my DROID Z. It came with a USB-C to 3.55mm, but rarely use it.
I use BT earbuds at work and BT in my car, which I was already doing with prior phone. Somewhat lame to have to charge earbuds, but whatever.
at least when hangouts superseded talk they merged everything on the front end, y'know?
like unless you were specifically trying to keep using talk, it just became hangouts and all your contacts and stuff were still there
meanwhile Allo is it's own separate thing and not integrated at all
shit when I put it on my phone to test it out I had to sign in to it
uh why are you not able to access my already signed-in google account what?
Allo's whole point is that it doesn't require a G+ account. I guess to make it easier for iOS people to sign up, but those people are never going to install Allo anyway.
yea, I use bluetooth headphones 80% of the time but I still won't buy a phone without a headphone jack. It's still a nightmare. I don't think google will be this bad, but USB-C to headphones still isn't as universal as you'd think.
HTC U11, for example, ships an USB-C to 3.5mm in the box, along with a pair of USB-C headphones. However, those headphones don't work with any other USB-C device, and you can't use a generic USB-C to 3.5mm adapter with the U11, so don't lose either.....
The downsides of bluetooth: Bluetooth audio quality is still really hit or miss. The 2.4 GHZ spectrum is super polluted. I sometimes like to listen to music while I cook and I don't want my music interrupted because I turned on my microwave. I don't want yet another device I have to keep charged.
I also already have a really nice set of headphones that have a 3.5 jack and dongles are not ideal.
The downsides of bluetooth: Bluetooth audio quality is still really hit or miss. The 2.4 GHZ spectrum is super polluted. I sometimes like to listen to music while I cook and I don't want my music interrupted because I turned on my microwave. I don't want yet another device I have to keep charged.
I also already have a really nice set of headphones that have a 3.5 jack and dongles are not ideal.
The microwave thing really is a urban legend these days. Any decent microwave won't really disrupt a signal, especially bluetooth. If it is, your microwave is "leaking" 2.4GHz signals and honestly, is something that should be replaced.
I do agree with interference on the band though. Like I said I do use bluetooth 80% of the time but the reality is that there are a ton of issues. my old Nexus 6P had a terrible bluetooth radio, to the point where I had a pair of jaybirds and when I wanted to use them I couldn't keep the 6P in my right pocket, because my body would interfere with the signal, it had to go in the left pocket.
On audio quality, I think that's a non issue for 99% of the population. If you're someone listening to uncompressed flac audio, yea, it'll make a difference. But if you're listening to podcasts and/or just streaming spotify/play music.... yea those are already compressed enough that the audio quality difference from wired to bluetooth really doesn't matter.
Its more of every BT headset I've had never seems to last as long as the battery life claims, and then if you have to charge it or aren't somewhere where you can charge it you can't listen to anything.
Its more of every BT headset I've had never seems to last as long as the battery life claims, and then if you have to charge it or aren't somewhere where you can charge it you can't listen to anything.
At least a dongle solves that problem
that's almost always a volume thing. in the fine print of the battery life claims it'll be battery lasts for x hours at y volume. when volume is turned up to y+1 battery life will go down.
One thing I will say is that in my regular use of bluetooth headphones I think I've had one occasion in 3+ years where the battery died on me in the middle of something. There are more instances of me just forgetting the headphones than the battery dying. Yes, it's another device to charge, and that does suck, but like anything once you get into the habit it isn't terrible.
That being said, I still won't buy a phone without a headphone jack.
EDIT: also the bluetooth over ear headphones I have have a line in port, so if the battery were to die for some reason, I can still go wired.
The downsides of bluetooth: Bluetooth audio quality is still really hit or miss. The 2.4 GHZ spectrum is super polluted. I sometimes like to listen to music while I cook and I don't want my music interrupted because I turned on my microwave. I don't want yet another device I have to keep charged.
I also already have a really nice set of headphones that have a 3.5 jack and dongles are not ideal.
The microwave thing really is a urban legend these days. Any decent microwave won't really disrupt a signal, especially bluetooth. If it is, your microwave is "leaking" 2.4GHz signals and honestly, is something that should be replaced.
I do agree with interference on the band though. Like I said I do use bluetooth 80% of the time but the reality is that there are a ton of issues. my old Nexus 6P had a terrible bluetooth radio, to the point where I had a pair of jaybirds and when I wanted to use them I couldn't keep the 6P in my right pocket, because my body would interfere with the signal, it had to go in the left pocket.
On audio quality, I think that's a non issue for 99% of the population. If you're someone listening to uncompressed flac audio, yea, it'll make a difference. But if you're listening to podcasts and/or just streaming spotify/play music.... yea those are already compressed enough that the audio quality difference from wired to bluetooth really doesn't matter.
My microwave cuts out my bluetooth headset. I could replace it, but it's an overhead unit built into the cabinetry and it's pretty fancy. Replacing it with something comparable wouldn't be cheap.
I almost always use BT headphones at like +1 above the lowest volume, so probably not.
And I am assuming you're talking about a big BT headset here, smaller buds trying to use their line in to charge while wearing them is not going to work unless you're using a long cable.
Lets actually refer to what we're talking about here - I have these in my work bag for when I need to make calls quietly and keep working, and sometimes listening to music. On continuous use I get four hours at best (package says they're is rated for 8). Maybe spending tons on a better BT headset will get a battery life that matches the packaging, but I would rather use something I don't have to worry about charging.
I almost always use BT headphones at like +1 above the lowest volume, so probably not.
And I am assuming you're talking about a big BT headset here, smaller buds trying to use their line in to charge while wearing them is not going to work unless you're using a long cable.
Lets actually refer to what we're talking about here - I have these in my work bag for when I need to make calls quietly and keep working, and sometimes listening to music. On continuous use I get four hours at best (package says they're is rated for 8). Maybe spending tons on a better BT headset will get a battery life that matches the packaging, but I would rather use something I don't have to worry about charging.
just one thing to clarify, I don't mean line in as in USB to charge, I mean line in as in 3.5mm, so you can actually use them wired. You don't see that on earbud style headphones, but on ear and over ears almost always have it.
I also have a pair of jaybird x3's that I do use that claim 8 hours of battery life and it's almost always in the 7ish range.
If I had a set of headphones that claim 8 and get 4.... i wouldn't be using those headphones anymore.
I almost always use BT headphones at like +1 above the lowest volume, so probably not.
And I am assuming you're talking about a big BT headset here, smaller buds trying to use their line in to charge while wearing them is not going to work unless you're using a long cable.
Lets actually refer to what we're talking about here - I have these in my work bag for when I need to make calls quietly and keep working, and sometimes listening to music. On continuous use I get four hours at best (package says they're is rated for 8). Maybe spending tons on a better BT headset will get a battery life that matches the packaging, but I would rather use something I don't have to worry about charging.
Well I know right now that the technology in BT headphones and buds are progressing really fast. If you look at something like the Apple AirPods or the Samsung version will show you where tech is progressing and many more devices will most likely use this method of having a small charging case that fast charges the earbuds and keeps the devices in sync.
If you look at larger headphones I have a pair of bowers and Wilkins P7 wireless and the audio quality is amazing and I can barely tell the difference. Battery lasts close to 20 hours and has a built in headphone jack if needed.
What I also know is that when Apple removed the jack on the iPhone 7, a number of companies created phone cases that added the functionality back. So there are options for you either way.
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My issue with wireless earbuds is the volume, they just don't get as loud as plug in buds.
Maybe it's because my phone is older?
Also, my wireless buds also suddenly stopped working which is an issue I've never had with wired buds. Not to say they don't stop working, they do (maybe I'm really hard on my wired buds?), but they usually give me a heads up via crackling or one bud not working or something. Also my wired buds are usually pretty cheap (currently using $15 Sony buds to replace my JLab wireless set, until I finally get around to RMAing them).
I almost always use BT headphones at like +1 above the lowest volume, so probably not.
And I am assuming you're talking about a big BT headset here, smaller buds trying to use their line in to charge while wearing them is not going to work unless you're using a long cable.
Lets actually refer to what we're talking about here - I have these in my work bag for when I need to make calls quietly and keep working, and sometimes listening to music. On continuous use I get four hours at best (package says they're is rated for 8). Maybe spending tons on a better BT headset will get a battery life that matches the packaging, but I would rather use something I don't have to worry about charging.
Well I know right now that the technology in BT headphones and buds are progressing really fast. If you look at something like the Apple AirPods or the Samsung version will show you where tech is progressing and many more devices will most likely use this method of having a small charging case that fast charges the earbuds and keeps the devices in sync.
If you look at larger headphones I have a pair of bowers and Wilkins P7 wireless and the audio quality is amazing and I can barely tell the difference. Battery lasts close to 20 hours and has a built in headphone jack if needed.
What I also know is that when Apple removed the jack on the iPhone 7, a number of companies created phone cases that added the functionality back. So there are options for you either way.
I don't like the concept of sticking separate ear buds into my ears because I always have a problem with buds in the right ear canal slipping out and constantly having to adjust them every few minutes. At least with most of the current offerings they have a cable between them or ear hooks. And the charging case doesn't really solve the charge problem, now you have to charge the case as well and carry that around with you.
Also for $400 for the bolded, it better do all the stuff you listed and a bag of chips. Holy crap, you could get a phone for that kind of dough.
Cases having a rca jack is an interesting idea though, but on a quick search it seems like again, most of those are just using a bluetooth connection back to the phone and have to be charged separately (though maybe not all of them).
I almost always use BT headphones at like +1 above the lowest volume, so probably not.
And I am assuming you're talking about a big BT headset here, smaller buds trying to use their line in to charge while wearing them is not going to work unless you're using a long cable.
Lets actually refer to what we're talking about here - I have these in my work bag for when I need to make calls quietly and keep working, and sometimes listening to music. On continuous use I get four hours at best (package says they're is rated for 8). Maybe spending tons on a better BT headset will get a battery life that matches the packaging, but I would rather use something I don't have to worry about charging.
Well I know right now that the technology in BT headphones and buds are progressing really fast. If you look at something like the Apple AirPods or the Samsung version will show you where tech is progressing and many more devices will most likely use this method of having a small charging case that fast charges the earbuds and keeps the devices in sync.
If you look at larger headphones I have a pair of bowers and Wilkins P7 wireless and the audio quality is amazing and I can barely tell the difference. Battery lasts close to 20 hours and has a built in headphone jack if needed.
What I also know is that when Apple removed the jack on the iPhone 7, a number of companies created phone cases that added the functionality back. So there are options for you either way.
I don't like the concept of sticking separate ear buds into my ears because I always have a problem with buds in the right ear canal slipping out and constantly having to adjust them every few minutes. At least with most of the current offerings they have a cable between them or ear hooks. And the charging case doesn't really solve the charge problem, now you have to charge the case as well and carry that around with you.
Also for $400 for the bolded, it better do all the stuff you listed and a bag of chips. Holy crap, you could get a phone for that kind of dough.
Cases having a rca jack is an interesting idea though, but on a quick search it seems like again, most of those are just using a bluetooth connection back to the phone and have to be charged separately (though maybe not all of them).
With the charging case the idea is that you would only really have to charge the case once every week and doesn't take long to charge, the buds will charge conductively and for only a few seconds charge will give off 60 mins with max 4 hours playback. The technology while not perfect yet does give an idea where the future is heading. If the ear is dropping out could you look at replacing the silicone buds for much better foam based ones. I know that helped me when I had a similar problem.
The P7 wireless are expensive, though the price is dropping, but they are also a few years old now and the technology in them is trickling down into lower priced headphones. So from my point of view you will start to see a lot of this tech quality developing in lower priced headsets as the demand for wireless headphones increases. The fact we now have Bluetooth ATPX technology for improved sound quality and reduced latency is impressive and something to look out for.
The cases are actually not even bluetooth but basically a dongle that attaches and gives you usb charging port and a jack. With many newer phones using usb c connections I believe that a lot of third parties will be releasing these multi connector dongle cases.
Pixel is apparently on sale and I want one. Still a good phone that'll last me 2+ years I hope? Currently have a Nexus 6 that's just been dying. It's super slow and sluggish and even after a total reformat runs like garbage. Battery doesn't last long either so it's time to upgrade. Pixel 2 is around the corner I know but rumors of no headphone jack have me wary as I use a headphone jack all the time. Any reason not to grab a Pixel now? (probably the XL and maybe 128 gig versions)
I've had my pixel 32 for two weeks and I love it, but basic social apps (twitter/facebook) + os +Hearthstone have already halved the storage on it.
This is all true. 32GB is a tough sell anymore.
Except the Pixel makes the case because of the Photos storage. Set up your Google Photos account, make sure photos back up, and storage issues become not issues.
Something to keep in mind is that it is believed that that Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 are going to be different devices. The Pixel and Pixel XL were basically the same device except for screen and battery size. The 2 looks very similar to the Pixel, except without a headphone jack, while the XL 2 is believed to include the 18:9 display like what is found on the G6 and a few other things the smaller one doesn't have.
Honestly, there are pictures of the pixel 2 that leaked today... and it doesn't look great, especially compared to phones like the G6 and the GS8. I'm hoping the XL 2 is nice, even though I'm personally not in the market.
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messages is just the SMS client, it'll also do fancy RCS if both of your phones and carriers support it. Don't give RCS much of a thought at this point as it's still in its infancy and kind of a mess.
Allo is... ok? The issue I have with allo is that it's tied to a phone number, not a google account, and is currently limited to one device. There isn't even a web client for it. So if yo like the cross device/platform messaging aspect of Hangouts, allo won't do it for you.
The Google Messaging application thing is a complete gong show. Here's a brief history that I'm sure I'm going to miss parts of, and I'm not even going to get much into google voice, since that's US only and I'm not in the US.
That's literally just the things I can think of off the top of my head.
There actually is a fairly big difference in functionality. Battery saver turns off background data sync, which in turn will disable most notificiations. I have a couple apps that I really depend on and have to have the push notifications that do not work normally when battery saver is on, which makes it useless to me.
It also does a number of other little things, like throttling the CPU pretty hard, which may be a problem depending on what you do with the device.
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most of them don't get that, but its nice when it works
I think that about 75% of the calls in my log are marked red by me as spam or were automatically marked as spam. Granted I pretty rarely actually use my phone as a phone to make calls, but I easily get 1-2 spam calls per day. All of them are spoofed local numbers, but I did get spam calls from Turkey and Texas last week.
I'm sure this is common practice, but my policy is if I don't recognize the number I don't answer the call. If said caller actually needs to talk to me they can leave me a voicemail and I'll call them right back.
like unless you were specifically trying to keep using talk, it just became hangouts and all your contacts and stuff were still there
meanwhile Allo is it's own separate thing and not integrated at all
shit when I put it on my phone to test it out I had to sign in to it
uh why are you not able to access my already signed-in google account what?
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I use BT earbuds at work and BT in my car, which I was already doing with prior phone. Somewhat lame to have to charge earbuds, but whatever.
Allo's whole point is that it doesn't require a G+ account. I guess to make it easier for iOS people to sign up, but those people are never going to install Allo anyway.
I'll live with a dongle but wont like it.
HTC U11, for example, ships an USB-C to 3.5mm in the box, along with a pair of USB-C headphones. However, those headphones don't work with any other USB-C device, and you can't use a generic USB-C to 3.5mm adapter with the U11, so don't lose either.....
I also already have a really nice set of headphones that have a 3.5 jack and dongles are not ideal.
The microwave thing really is a urban legend these days. Any decent microwave won't really disrupt a signal, especially bluetooth. If it is, your microwave is "leaking" 2.4GHz signals and honestly, is something that should be replaced.
I do agree with interference on the band though. Like I said I do use bluetooth 80% of the time but the reality is that there are a ton of issues. my old Nexus 6P had a terrible bluetooth radio, to the point where I had a pair of jaybirds and when I wanted to use them I couldn't keep the 6P in my right pocket, because my body would interfere with the signal, it had to go in the left pocket.
On audio quality, I think that's a non issue for 99% of the population. If you're someone listening to uncompressed flac audio, yea, it'll make a difference. But if you're listening to podcasts and/or just streaming spotify/play music.... yea those are already compressed enough that the audio quality difference from wired to bluetooth really doesn't matter.
At least a dongle solves that problem
that's almost always a volume thing. in the fine print of the battery life claims it'll be battery lasts for x hours at y volume. when volume is turned up to y+1 battery life will go down.
One thing I will say is that in my regular use of bluetooth headphones I think I've had one occasion in 3+ years where the battery died on me in the middle of something. There are more instances of me just forgetting the headphones than the battery dying. Yes, it's another device to charge, and that does suck, but like anything once you get into the habit it isn't terrible.
That being said, I still won't buy a phone without a headphone jack.
EDIT: also the bluetooth over ear headphones I have have a line in port, so if the battery were to die for some reason, I can still go wired.
My microwave cuts out my bluetooth headset. I could replace it, but it's an overhead unit built into the cabinetry and it's pretty fancy. Replacing it with something comparable wouldn't be cheap.
And I am assuming you're talking about a big BT headset here, smaller buds trying to use their line in to charge while wearing them is not going to work unless you're using a long cable.
Lets actually refer to what we're talking about here - I have these in my work bag for when I need to make calls quietly and keep working, and sometimes listening to music. On continuous use I get four hours at best (package says they're is rated for 8). Maybe spending tons on a better BT headset will get a battery life that matches the packaging, but I would rather use something I don't have to worry about charging.
just one thing to clarify, I don't mean line in as in USB to charge, I mean line in as in 3.5mm, so you can actually use them wired. You don't see that on earbud style headphones, but on ear and over ears almost always have it.
I also have a pair of jaybird x3's that I do use that claim 8 hours of battery life and it's almost always in the 7ish range.
If I had a set of headphones that claim 8 and get 4.... i wouldn't be using those headphones anymore.
The Jaybirds seem like they cost five times more than the ones I have so I'd hope they work longer
Well I know right now that the technology in BT headphones and buds are progressing really fast. If you look at something like the Apple AirPods or the Samsung version will show you where tech is progressing and many more devices will most likely use this method of having a small charging case that fast charges the earbuds and keeps the devices in sync.
If you look at larger headphones I have a pair of bowers and Wilkins P7 wireless and the audio quality is amazing and I can barely tell the difference. Battery lasts close to 20 hours and has a built in headphone jack if needed.
What I also know is that when Apple removed the jack on the iPhone 7, a number of companies created phone cases that added the functionality back. So there are options for you either way.
I use another Anker model and yeah, the battery life isn't great. But since I'm at my desk, charging isn't really an issue.
Yea I wouldn't pay full price for them, I got them half price on a Black Friday deal last year.
Maybe it's because my phone is older?
Also, my wireless buds also suddenly stopped working which is an issue I've never had with wired buds. Not to say they don't stop working, they do (maybe I'm really hard on my wired buds?), but they usually give me a heads up via crackling or one bud not working or something. Also my wired buds are usually pretty cheap (currently using $15 Sony buds to replace my JLab wireless set, until I finally get around to RMAing them).
I don't like the concept of sticking separate ear buds into my ears because I always have a problem with buds in the right ear canal slipping out and constantly having to adjust them every few minutes. At least with most of the current offerings they have a cable between them or ear hooks. And the charging case doesn't really solve the charge problem, now you have to charge the case as well and carry that around with you.
Also for $400 for the bolded, it better do all the stuff you listed and a bag of chips. Holy crap, you could get a phone for that kind of dough.
Cases having a rca jack is an interesting idea though, but on a quick search it seems like again, most of those are just using a bluetooth connection back to the phone and have to be charged separately (though maybe not all of them).
With the charging case the idea is that you would only really have to charge the case once every week and doesn't take long to charge, the buds will charge conductively and for only a few seconds charge will give off 60 mins with max 4 hours playback. The technology while not perfect yet does give an idea where the future is heading. If the ear is dropping out could you look at replacing the silicone buds for much better foam based ones. I know that helped me when I had a similar problem.
The P7 wireless are expensive, though the price is dropping, but they are also a few years old now and the technology in them is trickling down into lower priced headphones. So from my point of view you will start to see a lot of this tech quality developing in lower priced headsets as the demand for wireless headphones increases. The fact we now have Bluetooth ATPX technology for improved sound quality and reduced latency is impressive and something to look out for.
The cases are actually not even bluetooth but basically a dongle that attaches and gives you usb charging port and a jack. With many newer phones using usb c connections I believe that a lot of third parties will be releasing these multi connector dongle cases.
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This is all true. 32GB is a tough sell anymore.
Except the Pixel makes the case because of the Photos storage. Set up your Google Photos account, make sure photos back up, and storage issues become not issues.
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Honestly, there are pictures of the pixel 2 that leaked today... and it doesn't look great, especially compared to phones like the G6 and the GS8. I'm hoping the XL 2 is nice, even though I'm personally not in the market.