{"id":21817,"date":"2016-10-05T01:59:34","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T20:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officechai.com\/?p=21817"},"modified":"2016-10-05T09:37:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T04:07:33","slug":"pixel-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officechai.com\/office-humour\/pixel-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Times Google Trolled The iPhone During The Pixel Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

There had been leaks<\/a><\/span> aplenty, but Google officially launched its Pixel phone on 4th October. And once the presentation started, it became clear what the Google Pixel was was intended to replace. Its guns were firmly trained\u00a0towards the iPhone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Priced at Rs. 57,000, Pixel clearly competes with the iPhone, which is about the only phone in its price range. And during the launch, Google wanted to drive home the point that it was better than its competitor. Here’s 7 times when Google trolled\u00a0the iPhone with the Pixel.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.”No unsightly camera bump”<\/strong>: Apple claims that its iPhones are the epitome of finesse and perfection, but the latest iPhone isn’t as flat and smooth as you’d expect. The back of the phone features a protrusion where the camera nests. Google lost no time in pointing this out, describing\u00a0its own flat Pixel as having “no unsightly camera bump.”<\/span><\/p>\n

2. The camera<\/strong>: Google is also claiming that the camera on the Pixel is the best camera ever put on a smartphone. Sounds familiar? It is, because Apple had made the claim not 3 weeks ago for their iPhone 7 launch. And Google, being Google, used data to put Apple down – it showed ratings by rating agency Dxomark, which\u00a0showed that Pixel’s camera was rated 89, ahead of iPhone7’s measly 86.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. “Like doesn’t have a version number new?”:<\/strong> Google’s promo video for Pixel stresses\u00a0that it’s a new phone, and doesn’t even have a version number. It’s not an absolute coincidence that Apple’s latest release was called the iPhone 7, which had preceded the iPhone 6, iPhone 5, iPhone 4…you get the picture.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. The headphone jack jibe<\/strong>: But not everything about the Pixel is new. Apple had earlier courted controversy\u00a0for doing away with the 3.5mm headphone jack. Google lost no time pointing this out in its product video, calling the\u00a03.5 mm headphone jack on the Pixel as “satisfyingly not new.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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5. The entire promotional video<\/strong>: Apple had released a new-agey video<\/a><\/span> for the iPhone, with dramatic cuts, and simple lines of text on the screen. Google’s gone ahead and released a Pixel video<\/a><\/span> in the exact same style. What’s more, even the background music for the two videos is very similar. If AIB could do a parody<\/a><\/span> on the video, why couldn’t Google?<\/span><\/p>\n

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6. The colours<\/strong>: Apple had, in typical Apple fashion, decided to offer the iPhone in 2 distinct colours – jet black, and simply, black. Google decided to one-up Apple with its colors – the Pixel is available in “quite black”, “very silver” and “really blue.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pixel's color options. #MadeByGoogle<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dgqmnhieR7<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Snyder (@tofer) October 4, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n