The new Google Pixel smartphone line is the latest toast of the tech town not only because it is the newest flagship duo to hit market but also because the line is the first to have been made by Google. A video has recently emerged exploring this aspect in a humorous manner.
The video, which was posted by YouTuber PeripateticPandas, is actually a parody of how Google made the Pixel phone. The story, which began in the office of Google CEO Sundar Pichai, detailed how the phone is actually an iPhone 7 in disguise.
The plot began with Pichai, who was surrounded by Apple devices and a report that iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are selling out pre-orders, was suddenly struck by inspiration. He wanted to make a new-ish Google phone.
He texted a minion, who then proceeded on making a new smartphone by merely modifying the same device after getting pressed for time and what appeared to be an absence of new ideas.
It is not clear how much of the actual hardware used in the video was real but the idea, regardless of how preposterous it is, seemed less far-fetched especially when the viewer sees how the Apple logo in the iPhone 7 was replaced by the fingerprint sensor and the way the glass rear panel seemed a half-hearted effort to distinguish the "new" Pixel from the device it was built from. They looked hilarious but also quite believable. The effect is similar to how some people believed that a headphone jack can really be drilled into the iPhone 7.
There are sources who argue that the Google Pixel is actually more like an HTC handset. This crowd is even suspicious that the Taiwan-based company is the anonymous manufacturer behind the Pixel. But one can also argue that the dominant design language in recent HTC devices closely resembles those in the iPhone, so there is really no difference there.
9to5Mac's Jeff Benjamin, a self-confessed iPhone user, tried the Google Pixel out of curiosity. The things that immediately made an impression were the phone's functionalities: unlimited photo/video storage, the absence of bloatware, Google Assistant and features like fast charging and the AMOLED display.
Benjamin noted later in his story that the Pixel reminded him of the HTC 10. That is quite surprising because there was no immediate reference to the iPhone. He later explained that the front side does look like an iPhone or an iPod without the Home button. And, yes, only the rear display panel seems to distinguish the Pixel from looking like an iPhone overall.
It is interesting to note that the video was reportedly created days before Google unveiled the Pixel smartphones last Oct. 4.
