Google Pixel 8a allegedly leaks with rounded design [Gallery]
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The Google Pixel 8a has unexpectedly leaked, revealing a rounded design and slick blue color, but the Pixel 8 isn't even out yet.
    • jcarax@beehaw.org
      English
      11·
      9 months ago

      They’re rounding it in the wrong plane. They should make it thicker, with a rounded back that flattens enough to sit without rocking. The Palm Pre, and the Nexus S and original Moto X were spiritual successors in my mind, was designed after how a river stone is pleasant in your hand.

      Obviously the phone would have to be smaller, for that to work. But it would also allow a larger battery and flush camera.

        • jcarax@beehaw.org
          English
          1·
          9 months ago

          I think it actually goes to the Pre, then Nexus S, and finally the Moto X. The Pre had it’s problems, largely the longevity of the slider mechanism and the side buttons (ignoring Sprint exclusivity and Palm dying). Mine died with the volume up button getting stuck on, constantly notifying me that the volume was at max. But it was essentially a fidget toy, I couldn’t stop spinning and flipping that thing. I think a big part of it was the thickness, around 16mm thick while the Nexus S and Moto X were around 10mm thick. Combined with the smaller size, it really was shaped like a river stone, while the other two just borrowed the sculpting to force into a different form factor.

          So, we ended up with the Nexus S being a little bigger, and a little less sculpted. And then the Moto X was much more in the direction of modern phones, with just enough sculpting to make it nice to hold. Still tiny by today’s standards, and honestly, my ideal is probably somewhere between the Moto X and Nexus 5, with modern screen coverage ratios.

    • donio@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      9 months ago

      There hasn’t been any real form factor innovation in a very long time so cycling through the same styles is what we are left with.

  • ink@r.nfEnglish
    211·
    9 months ago

    It seems they are cutting corners, literally.

  • rgb3x3@beehaw.orgEnglish
    191·
    9 months ago

    That’s real ugly.

    I do wish they’d stuck with the Panda look from the Pixel 2 for a while longer. It was much better looking than the visor.

    But as far as “Google” phones go, the Nexus 6P was the best hardware they’ve had and they’ve not come close since.

  • robsuto@lemmy.mlEnglish
    15·
    9 months ago

    I’m positive this is AI generated. I can’t believe 9 to 5 Google fell for this.

    The ‘bump’ has a shadow in the two straight-on photos, but the side view shows no height.

    The hands holding the phone give it away, too. The fingertips look softened from a filter and don’t have any sign of fingerprint ridges while the palm is much more detailed.

    They also look too sharp in contrast to the background.

    EDIT: The more I look the more I’m convinced. The side photo and the angled photo are completely different in size relative to the hand. The thickness of the palm is much too large, as well.

  • vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de
    English
    123·
    9 months ago

    I just want a phone with decent specs that lies flat on a flat surface. Why is that so hard???

    • butter@midwest.socialEnglish
      63·
      9 months ago

      You’d take a hit to camera quality. Get a phone case you wouldn’t have to worry.

      • Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        142·
        9 months ago

        I’d honestly prefer they just make the battery thicker to match the camera depth. Solve two problems at once.

  • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    9 months ago

    Those are some durable corners. This will be way harder to damage or crack than the current narrower corners.

  • imPastaSyndrome@lemm.eeEnglish
    29·
    9 months ago

    Rounded huh that’s her. Going to look the exact same with my phone case on it… We don’t need one every fucking year Google