Do you think Pixel Phones are kinda overpriced? Especially the "a" series?
(I'll mainly talk about the Indian market cuz I don't have any idea how it's pricing is in other countries)
Pixel Phones are really good and minimal with that classic stock Android. But the pricing of pixel Phones are really weird.
Like, why does the normal variant of every Pixel Phones when launched costs over 80k rs? (I think for whatever it's offering, 50-60k should be good enough for that).
The Fold and the Pro version are understandable, as they'll price higher. But the Pro version also should not be priced above 1 Lakh I believe?
And even after that, if we talk about the a series, It's meant to be a mid ranger right? Then why the hell it's pricing reaches above 30k? Like they get priced mostly above 40-50k when launched.
Whatever the pixel a series phones offer, they shouldn't be priced above 30-35k at all normally. Even with the that many years of OS updates policy. Cuz other than the great camera and stock android and update support, everything else is pretty much normal and it makes it more overpriced.
The base series and a series are nonsensely priced I believe.
Okay. Some one said I should make my point more clear. Right. As per Nothing and Samsung (won't talk about Motorola but it can also be considered here), they all are non Chinese phones and all of them kinda gives that premium vibe.
But look at Samsung. They have Ultra models pricing more than a Lakh rs, and they have very cheap budget models aswell. They have proper midrange phones which also provides around 4-5 years of OS Upgrades, good performance and also a great camera all that with good after sales service and? They are perfectly priced very often (if you're not talking about the S Fe series).
Then look at Nothing. They are also doing the same. Although less os upgrades comparatively, they are also giving near stock android experience with their own touch. And they are performing really good. They have an upper midrange series (which is kinda overpriced too). But? Their budget series (which is also a series) are perfectly priced around 23k to 28k rs at launch including the upgraded + models.
And? They also have a budget series which is also a very great choice called CMF PHONE 1. And it's performing well in the budget segment too! Although less features, still a great experience!
Same with Motorola aswell.
Even though Pixel phones are kinda overpriced as per what they offer (and yes! They do get down in price after a bit time later of release), their a series is also meant to feature less features and it does! And it should be priced not more than 30k-35k even at launch imo. Idk how it is sold in other countries tho.
This is a reason why in comparison to these premium brands, Google Pixel still sucks in terms of pricing, especially their Midrange a series.