Amigo, el Pixel seis se concreta como un teléfono increíble.
Don't get too excited yet. The next Google Pixel flagship is still far from official, and we probably won't have confirmation on this (or be able to buy the damn thing) until October.
But, well, it wouldn't be a Pixel phone if it didn't leak like the mouth of an elderly badger after a busy trip to the dentist. (Hey, even these guys need an eventual crown.) And based on everything we've heard about the Pixel XNUMX so far, it could be the no-compromise Google flagship phone we've been waiting for since… well, since the days of ties of yore, really.
The latest leak, in case you haven't heard, makes the Pixel 5 look like it will ship with a full 3 years of software support, a jump from the current standard of XNUMX years (and a possibility that shouldn't come as a surprise). to whom you have paid attention). Coupled with the attractive design and premium specs we're also expecting to see with the device, this could be quite an attractive package.
However, despite all the promising possibilities, there is a huge unknown about this latest Pixel model. And that could have a huge impact on the positioning of the phone, its reception and its chances of ultimate success.
Stay with me for a moment, because to get to the future of Google's Pixel program, we must canter tersely through the past. You see, with last year's Pixel XNUMX, Google made a huge change with its phone manufacturing strategy. Unlike all previous Pixels, the Pixel XNUMX has taken a decidedly value-based approach. That meant lower cost and closer to the Nexus (yay!). But it also meant a noticeable departure from the more premium nature of the first 4 pixels and the very vision that Google had built around the brand (aww...).
This, as you can imagine, created something of a blessing and a curse situation. I mean, naturally, there were plenty of reasons to be happy with the Pixel XNUMX's cheaper cost and the phone's focus on the most essential parts of the smartphone user experience. But there was also something inarguably lost with the abandonment of more expensive high-end niceties, including the unusual face unlock system that Google had introduced to the Pixel line a year earlier.
As I stated while chewing on change last October: In the grand scheme of things, perhaps losing those luxuries to make a more affordable Pixel phone is a cost Google must pay if it wants to transform its home phone program into a sustainable business. It makes sense on one level, if somewhat disappointing on another. The real test, though, is whether it's the latter strategy that Google actually applies, or whether we're thinking of another “Google phone” center around this time next year.
Will the Pixel Six follow Google's more compelling approach to Pixel sales, more cost-conscious and more appealing, or will it represent a throwback to the original Pixel vision, which was cheekily taken over? Flagship?
All of the leaks do seem to suggest the latter. But changing the definition and branding of a phone just a year after such a big turnaround would be an incredibly dizzying ride, even by Google's dizzying standards. This is all the more true when you think it would mean going back to a high-cost strategy that clearly wasn't producing the kind of sales numbers Google wanted and moving away from a more value-oriented approach. Which had, in all respects, been going pretty well. Usually it looks like a flurry of head scratching.
It's always possible, of course, that Google is aiming for a sort of more nuanced middle ground. After all, by building the chip into the Pixel XNUMX itself, Google has the potential to save quite a bit of money on the base cost of the device. And as we discussed last fall, this totally means that Google could, theoretically at least, pass some of those savings on to us humble land mammals who love to roam the glowing screens of our smartphones. With that in mind, maybe Google can have its most affordable Pixel Cake and eat it too. (Mmm ... pixel pie.) Another viable explanation is that Google could target the benefit of the Pixel XNUMX's longer lifespan as a balancing factor for rising phone costs. I mean, think about it: a smartphone is only good for use when its software is reasonably up-to-date (and yes, that goes for monthly security patches as well as larger system updates. Working). That's a pretty seldom-discussed statement these days, especially for anyone who cares about maximum privacy, security, and performance on a mobile device.
So with that in mind, let's do some clever math on smartphones, shall we? If you were to pick up a shiny new Galaxy S21 Ultra for $3 when this phone launched, you'd really pay $XNUMX per year to own the recommended phone; In other words, €XNUMX divided by XNUMX. In other words, since Samsung promises 3 years of OS updates for this device. Even if the Pixel 5 ended up costing the same not-so-cheap amount, then it would only cost $XNUMX per year over its recommended lifespan, given its XNUMX-year expected window for continuous OS updates. . Big difference, right?
This extended support window, as you can see, could prove to be a significant advantage for Google's Pixel proposal. And if the Pixel XNUMX's cost ends up below average for a flagship-caliber phone, the annual cost savings could reach an even more unusual amount.
It'll probably be a few more months before we can say anything for sure about what the Pixel XNUMX is and what genre of strategy it really represents. However, based on everything we've seen so far, there's every reason to be optimistic that this could be the defining moment for the Pixel, the one that ultimately helps Google's hotline break away from the shadows and locate the site that touches you among the rowdy crowd of Android.
You don't need a new Pixel to get all kinds of awesome Google magic.
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