I wonder what the other colors will look like. More specifically, what color will that half panel be for the other color models? If that panel is black on all models...
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Interesting.
That's about the only response I can conjure up. The silver rendering looks even more so like a progression of the 6P's visor. They really liked that visor...
The silver is just as hideous as the black. They had a HTC 10 design to follow. Why not follow Google's trend and move the FP on the back and make pretty much the HTC 10 5.5 model and call it a day?
I wonder if the two tone design is over exaggerated on the render to protect their source?
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Why in the world would they do that???? What would be the point of another HTC 10 in the market?
Not an exact copy of the 10. But an all metal body with similar design trends. Then a 5.5 to 6 inch display and FP on the back.
Seems like the same approach here as the Mate S. Take a basic design from the OEM, put it in the google designer's hands, and make it funky.
Given how the HTC 10 sold, seems like a good thing Google avoided the plain design. That was a major complaint right.... It was missing something? It was boring?
Ugly is in the eye of the beholder, but if this comes true, I love that Google is taking chances.... making things a bit different. Gives us something to talk about.
This happens with every Nexus cycle..... people hate it in designs, don't mind it in person at first glance, love it after they get used to it. I get it, people don't like change. They want things to look "normal".
Please include faster flash storage Google...
Don't gimp the 5" model to much, I know you want to!
Don't gimp the 5" model to much, I know you want to!
You don't make such a dramatic design change unless for good reason. Looking forward to the reasoning behind that half glass back design. Better be more than just radios.
[doublepost=1467767914][/doublepost]Any chance it's some touch panel on the back? Or Google's own version of some form of Always on display? I don't know. I'm really grasping at straws, but could be anything.
[doublepost=1467767914][/doublepost]Any chance it's some touch panel on the back? Or Google's own version of some form of Always on display? I don't know. I'm really grasping at straws, but could be anything.
Nope. References would have been found in N to support such.
It's just aesthetic, for better or worse.
And as its only AP idea of overall design, the end product may not feature glass at all ...
I'd like to see Google partner with Xiaomi and add the ~$180 Redmi Note 3 Pro (Snapdragon 650) or successor to the Nexus lineup. The specs are equivalent to the iPhone 6S Plus. This will likely be much more popular than the Nexus 6P which is priced too close to a much superior quality device like the Galaxy Note 5.
http://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Redm...on-650-Hexa-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1030944.html
There's now a global ROM that supposedly fixes the Chinese UI issue.
http://en.miui.com/download-301.html#438
This device would make a nice secondary backup phone.
http://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Redm...on-650-Hexa-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1030944.html
There's now a global ROM that supposedly fixes the Chinese UI issue.
http://en.miui.com/download-301.html#438
This device would make a nice secondary backup phone.
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Former Googler Yogi Berra (just kidding. I don't remember his name exactly...) could make that happen with Google.
EDIT: It's Hugo Barra.
[doublepost=1467991617][/doublepost]http://www.phonearena.com/news/Purp...showcase-its-guts-for-everyone-to-see_id83014
Purported Huawei Nexus (2016) photos leak, showcase its guts for everyone to see
Chances are pretty good that these are the real deal, as according to the source, the smartphone pictured here carries the code H1621 + H1622. Last year's Huawei Nexus 6P was marked H1511 + H1512. Sounds like the markings of a successor, no?
Hm. Straight up looks like the Honor 5X.
I'm skeptical of this leak. And if true, I guess Huawei is recycling old design...
The glass back on my Note 5 is freakin indestructible. I've changed it out a few times and you have to firmly push a screwdriver in there and run it across the back to get any kind of scratch. I've dropped it a few times on my nice hard porcelain kitchen floor as well. IMO if I'm going to drop the phone hard enough to crack the glass, then an aluminum back would have damage as well, maybe a dent or some serious scuffs/scratches.
Personally I'm puzzled at the love for aluminum phones. Antenna lines, no wireless charging, zero scratch durability, etc. If it's just for the aesthetics then I understand, even if I don't think any aluminum phone (except iphone) looks particularly nice. I do think my naked Note 5 looks/feels much better than anything out there with a case or skin.
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Former Googler Yogi Berra (just kidding. I don't remember his name exactly...) could make that happen with Google.
EDIT: It's Hugo Barra.
[doublepost=1467991617][/doublepost]http://www.phonearena.com/news/Purp...showcase-its-guts-for-everyone-to-see_id83014
Purported Huawei Nexus (2016) photos leak, showcase its guts for everyone to see
Chances are pretty good that these are the real deal, as according to the source, the smartphone pictured here carries the code H1621 + H1622. Last year's Huawei Nexus 6P was marked H1511 + H1512. Sounds like the markings of a successor, no?
Hm. Straight up looks like the Honor 5X.
I'm skeptical of this leak. And if true, I guess Huawei is recycling old design...
Wow that's hideous! Of course huge bezels all the way around, man those side bezels look even worse than the 6p. What's up with the top/bottom, are those some kind of covers or is that how the antennas will be covered? Of course they can't be the final design, but it's interesting to note how they will allow for the antennas with only those small areas. Oh well, looks like another compromised Nexus lineup.
Nice you have had that personal experience, not always the case:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_gal...rittleness_of_the_glass_design-blog-13595.php
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Squa...ore-durable-than-Samsung-Galaxy-Note5_id74167
Solid phone for sure, but there are compromises with a glass back.
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Former Googler Yogi Berra (just kidding. I don't remember his name exactly...) could make that happen with Google.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Purp...showcase-its-guts-for-everyone-to-see_id83014
Purported Huawei Nexus (2016) photos leak, showcase its guts for everyone to see
Chances are pretty good that these are the real deal, as according to the source, the smartphone pictured here carries the code H1621 + H1622. Last year's Huawei Nexus 6P was marked H1511 + H1512. Sounds like the markings of a successor, no?
Hm. Straight up looks like the Honor 5X.
I'm skeptical of this leak. And if true, I guess Huawei is recycling old design...
Yeah, that is exactly an Honor 5X. It has a Huawei logo. And what is that other logo? Certainly not a Google or Nexus logo. I call BS.
However, if they take one and call it a Nexus, then this basically a GPE of the Honor 5X. I like the design of the HTC leaks way more, but this is awesome that Huawei has a relationship with Google and can continue a Nexus line like this for those who like their phones but don't want MIUI.
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I agree, the glass back may be more prone to damage from a fall. But at the same time that aluminum back will most likely get dented, scuffed or scratched. I'd also be hesitant to accept just one or 2 isolated tests as gospel. I've dropped my Note 5 rather badly on hard surfaces, including flat on its back and once right on the corner. Yeah I'd rather have a dent than a cracked back, no argument there. But I also enjoy the extreme durability of a glass back versus everyday scratching, keys in my pocket, sliding it around on a desk, etc etc. I haven't seen an aluminum phone which wouldn't scratch if I just looked at it.
I still think the positives far outweigh the negatives, but of course that's my personal opinion only. What will be ironic is if the iphone 8 does have a glass back, which some rumors point to, suddenly it will be the greatest invention and no one else will make aluminum phones.
Personally I think polycarbonate is the most sensible material for a phone. But it is not "premium".
For me the glass feels like nothing else. From the first glass iphones to the S7e. It just feels premium in the hand.
But I do like metal phones as well.
Yeah that's true. I don't mind honestly, I think Microsoft did a great job with the 950 and 950XL, they kept it thin and retained the replaceable battery. Plus you can swap out covers. The more I think about it, the more I would like a PC removable cover. When did we all become so jaded where our phones have to be made out of high end material?!!? I wonder if in 20 years we will all have solid gold or platinum phones and will look back on ourselves as unfashionable paupers with our cheap glass and aluminum phones.
Funny how some have double standards on materials. They think aluminum is premium on phone vs glass but it's the opposite for glass home vs aluminum home. I think this just goes to show the success of corporate brainwashing of gullible consumers. It also doesn't help that Apple used cheap shatter prone aluminosilicate glass in the past on iPhone 4/4s that mars the reputation of recent Gorilla Glass.
Personally, I prefer space age materials so Gorilla Glass is above aluminum. Even if aluminum doesn't shatter when dropped it still develops ugly dents and scratches so you'll likely replace the case anyway. Aside from aesthetics, Gorilla Glass has more pros and fewer cons than aluminum as others have mentioned. What I'd like to see, though, is even better space age materials like graphene used in phones.
Personally, I prefer space age materials so Gorilla Glass is above aluminum. Even if aluminum doesn't shatter when dropped it still develops ugly dents and scratches so you'll likely replace the case anyway. Aside from aesthetics, Gorilla Glass has more pros and fewer cons than aluminum as others have mentioned. What I'd like to see, though, is even better space age materials like graphene used in phones.
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Why not?
There are lots of things made by PC because of its flexibility, quality and durability. That only makes PC to be one of the premium materials in industry. Even design items have been made from it. For example Kartell uses PC in their design furniture/items.
That is another story what premium means to everybody.
Someone made more renders of the purported Nexus design in different colors: http://www.droid-life.com/2016/07/08/nexus-2016-color-renders/
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I like metal phones fine, too.
I feel like glass looks and feels better, and when well designed, can look more sophisticated and classy. Colors tend to look nicer, too, with glass, in my opinion.
Not to mention more functionality. Wireless charger, for one example.
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I like metal phones fine, too.
I feel like glass looks and feels better, and when well designed, can look more sophisticated and classy. Colors tend to look nicer, too, with glass, in my opinion.
Not to mention more functionality. Wireless charger, for one example.
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Holy cow, those Nexus renders showing one of the ugliest devices I have seen for a long time...
They look like a mediocre smartphone from 2011
They look like a mediocre smartphone from 2011
