Originally Posted by
Frizzle Fry
I bought a Blackberry Priv last year, and I haven't looked back... the specs beat the crap out of this years "new" iPhone and Galaxy, with a lot of the "new" features they come with. I was feeling the same thing you were - same crap over and over again from the major manufacturers, without any of the fixes or features that people want/need, for $600-$800? No thanks.
$500 got me the only quality Android phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard, Snapdragon hexacore processor, 3gb of ram, 2560x1440 curved edge screen, 32gb of memory expandable to 2tb, 3500mah battery that lasts for days, with wireless charging. The camera is 18mp with Schneider-Kreuznach lenses - takes topnotch 4k video. I believe you can get the version without the keyboard for even less, with most of the same specs/features.
Seemed like a no-brainer since at the time nobody was offering better specs (despite costing $100s more).
I'm glad to hear good things about the Pixel - that and the Moto Z seem to be the only other truly innovative phones out there. Make sure to give us another update down the road.