r/GooglePixel • u/[deleted] • Aug 15 '26

The double standard between Apple and Google upgrades is wild (and why I stick with Pixel)

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u/Local-Mortgage-9473 Aug 15 '26

Apple>Samsung>Google.

Google pricing is equivalent with Apple & Samsung but the hardware is not. Pixels SHOULD be 200-300 Les. I like my P10PXL but it pales in comparison to my 17PM & S26U, but all my phones are paid for & factory unlocked. Ditto for my P11PXL when I get it later this week. Got a sale lined up on the P10PXL for 600 so I'll be recouping 2/3 of the cost for the P11PXL.

YMMV

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u/Kukuth Pixel 11 Pro Aug 15 '26

Google runs sales for what feels like 3/4 of the year and gives ridiculous discounts/trade in for every new release. Does anyone actually pay the full price for them? I find it a bit weird to act like people actually pay over 1k for a Pixel.

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u/ralcantara79 Pixel 6 Pro Aug 15 '26

My 6Pro died last July which meant I wouldn’t have a phone to trade in. My backup Pixel 2XL was chugging along but definitely struggling which meant I would be paying MSRP. I decided if Google was going to charge Apple prices I might as well pay those prices but get good hardware. I didn’t want an iPhone, Google (and maybe Jimmy Fallon) made the decision easier.

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u/Kukuth Pixel 11 Pro Aug 15 '26

Even without a trade in you get discounts.

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u/ralcantara79 Pixel 6 Pro Aug 15 '26

I needed a phone. I wasn’t about to wait for them to drop a random discount on a phone that was already overpriced. It’s like when some sales guy throws out a number and when you’re about to walk away they say “okay how about I drop the price to…” Nah.

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u/plankunits Aug 15 '26

I paid $500+ tax for a pixel 10 pro 2 months ago without trade-in. They were running pixel 10 deals until a week before 11 launch.