Google Pixel 5

IC3 · 9 Oct 2020 at 13:09

I'm going to wait for some reviews, hopefully MBKHD will have something out by Black Friday. The headphone deal not being clear and knowing my luck, I will most likely not receive them and 599£ is a bit steep.

Squink · 9 Oct 2020 at 13:14

dante6491 said:
The A13 Chip appears to score around 1330 on single core and 2800-3400 on multi-core for comparison.

Figures doing the rounds for the A14 are 1650 single core and 4600 multi core. While I'm sure the Pixel 5 is great for day to day tasks, a 300% difference between that and the new iPhone 12 isn't exactly shouting out how great the Pixel hardware is.

I'll admit that the A14 likely has far more power than any phone needs, but this is one of those occasions when the term 'future proofing' is relevant. In 5 years time, the iPhone 12s will be running fine and I imagine the SD 865 will be running just dandy as well. The 765G? Maybe not so much.

unwashed potato! · 9 Oct 2020 at 14:50

IC3 said:
I'm going to wait for some reviews, hopefully MBKHD will have something out by Black Friday. The headphone deal not being clear and knowing my luck, I will most likely not receive them and 599£ is a bit steep.

What's the worry with the headphone deal?

Squink · 9 Oct 2020 at 14:57

Apex said:
What's the worry with the headphone deal?

The headphones are “while stocks last”.

Rimsy · 9 Oct 2020 at 14:59

Apex said:
What's the worry with the headphone deal?

"While stocks last"

MoBo · 9 Oct 2020 at 16:00

Rimsy said:
"While stocks last"

I'd send the phone back

unwashed potato! · 9 Oct 2020 at 16:27

i ordered my on the day they announced it so sure hope i'm one of the ones with the headset. perhaps they have simply had better than expected sales.

nade · 9 Oct 2020 at 16:42

Headset needs to be claimed after receipt of the phone as far as i know because it required IMEI details for the device.

xb8browney · 9 Oct 2020 at 16:42

MoBo said:
I'd send the phone back

Same tbh

Kobi · 9 Oct 2020 at 16:48

Well, I'm ashamed to say that for the third time, I've cancelled my pre order haha. I'm just gonna hold off till the reviews and see if any of the big phones coming out shortly are worth an upgrade.

Cleisthenes · 9 Oct 2020 at 16:56

I won't be cancelling, at least not before the Apple / OnePlus events next week.

Think I'll probably stick with it as an iPhone I'd want will be £200 more most likely. If the 12 is £700 then I may well be tempted but I suspect it may not get the fancy features like 90/120Hz and a smaller/no notch.

dale1uk · 9 Oct 2020 at 18:56

What case and screen protectors have you guys went for?

Stuck my pre-order in from CPW this evening after the microphone on my 3a decided to die last night. I bought the 3a from Argos earlier this year, but since they don't put the IMEI number on your receipt Google couldnt process the repair as normal. Popped into my local Argos and after a little persuasion I returned it and got a full refund

Cleisthenes · 9 Oct 2020 at 19:02

I ordered a Mous but showing 25th Nov as the shipping date. They're supposed to be brilliant so will stick with it, but in the mean time I'll order a cheap Spigen one or something. Don't bother with screen protectors these days, never had an issue with my Pixel 2 as the case always saved it.

benparker · 9 Oct 2020 at 19:26

dale1uk said:
What case and screen protectors have you guys went for?

Stuck my pre-order in from CPW this evening after the microphone on my 3a decided to die last night. I bought the 3a from Argos earlier this year, but since they don't put the IMEI number on your receipt Google couldnt process the repair as normal. Popped into my local Argos and after a little persuasion I returned it and got a full refund

That's a result. Doesn't Google offer 2 years warranty though?

dale1uk · 9 Oct 2020 at 19:42

benparker said:
That's a result. Doesn't Google offer 2 years warranty though?

Yep, they do, but since I couldn't provide proof of purchase with my name and the IMEI number it wasn't as simple as it should have been.
Argos are stupid and leaving themselves massively open to abuse by not including the device IMEI number on any receipt they give you. There's no way they could have known if the device I returned was the one they sold me. They seemed oblivious even when I was pointing this out to them.

FishLicker · 9 Oct 2020 at 20:15

MoBo said:
I'd send the phone back

Surely the issue there is it'll be too late to send back by the time you would be due to receive the headphones

benparker · 9 Oct 2020 at 20:48

dale1uk said:
Yep, they do, but since I couldn't provide proof of purchase with my name and the IMEI number it wasn't as simple as it should have been.
Argos are stupid and leaving themselves massively open to abuse by not including the device IMEI number on any receipt they give you. There's no way they could have known if the device I returned was the one they sold me. They seemed oblivious even when I was pointing this out to them.

I thought that the very fact it's a Google device, they would replace it as it's in warranty.

_Jimlad_ · 9 Oct 2020 at 21:02

Squink said:
Figures doing the rounds for the A14 are 1650 single core and 4600 multi core. While I'm sure the Pixel 5 is great for day to day tasks, a 300% difference between that and the new iPhone 12 isn't exactly shouting out how great the Pixel hardware is.

I'll admit that the A14 likely has far more power than any phone needs, but this is one of those occasions when the term 'future proofing' is relevant. In 5 years time, the iPhone 12s will be running fine and I imagine the SD 865 will be running just dandy as well. The 765G? Maybe not so much.

yeah but you know having an iphone is like having a work computer... they don't let you be the administrator.

Squink · 9 Oct 2020 at 21:32

_Jimlad_ said:
yeah but you know having an iphone is like having a work computer... they don't let you be the administrator.

In spite of my chuntering, I think the Pixel 5 is a really solid device. If they’d given it an SD 865 and a zoom lens (plus a 120hz screen but 90hz is good), they’d have a decent competitor not just to the iPhone 12 but to the iPhone 12 Pro (and could have charged £899) It’s just a shame google weren’t brave enough to take the extra step. Still, the pixel 5 is a huge step over the pixel 4 IMO because they got more of the basics right.

_Jimlad_ · 9 Oct 2020 at 21:48

Squink said:
In spite of my chuntering, I think the Pixel 5 is a really solid device. If they’d given it an SD 865 and a zoom lens (plus a 120hz screen but 90hz is good), they’d have a decent competitor not just to the iPhone 12 but to the iPhone 12 Pro (and could have charged £899) It’s just a shame google weren’t brave enough to take the extra step. Still, the pixel 5 is a huge step over the pixel 4 IMO because they got more of the basics right.

I don't think they are trying to compete that's probably the angle. Price if at a point with the features people need.

At the end of the day you won't get many invested users in either eco system swapping. It would cost a fortune as both google and apple have many products and to have a mixture of both is ball ache