The Pixel phones are out and about and they\u2019re Google\u2019s finest smartphones to date, but the press and consumer market are curious to see just what Google has in store for buyers. Sure, Pixel phone pre-orders bring a free Daydream View VR headset (an $80 value), but Google is trying to set itself up as \u201cthe Apple of Android.\u201d Everything from the phone\u2019s design (by HTC, by the way), to the front panel, uniform icons, and well-crafted Google services (Allo and Duo are designed to compete with Apple\u2019s iMessage and FaceTime) are designed to show that there is an Apple-like competitor in the wonderful world of Android. With that said, the new same-day Pixel phone repair will only add to that impression if Google plays its cards right.<\/p>\n
The search engine giant has teamed up with a company called uBreakiFix to provide same-day Pixel phone repair for Pixel phone customers. Customers who have broken screens, damaged ports, and other components in need of a quick fix can stop by any of the repair service\u2019s 250 retail locations in the US and Canada and get their devices back to normal in no time. \u201cWe are pleased to provide Pixel customers with the quality repair service and exceptional customer experience that have come to define our brand. A broken device shouldn\u2019t have to ruin someone\u2019s day,\u201d said uBreakiFix CEO and founder Justin Wetherill.<\/p>\n
Of course, Pixel phone repair will cost you. If you have a 5-inch Pixel phone, you\u2019ll pay $129.99 for a screen replacement; $149.99 for Pixel XL screen replacement. To replace the battery and USB-C port, you\u2019ll pay $79 for each USB-C and battery repair. To replace the screen, battery, and USB-C port, prepare to pay around $300 for a total repair. I don\u2019t know about you, but $300 can get you a new phone nowadays.<\/p>\n
In any case, it\u2019s good to see Google take this step to allow customers to stop in for a repair service. Google is even allowing Pixel phone repair orders to be sent by mail for customers who can\u2019t access a retail location in the US or Canada. This seems to be one of those advantages Apple has had for its customers over the competition for a long time: customers have always been comfortable with the fact that they could drop by a retail store, drop their smartphone off, and have it fixed and out the door in no time. Google hasn\u2019t provided that, however, with awkward approaches with phones as far back as the Nexus 5 in 2013 appearing in Best Buy retail locations as a way to bring its phones to the public. With the Motorola-crafted Nexus 6, Google tried to get along with Verizon but for some reason, Verizon took forever to get the Nexus 6 on its network (by the time the Nexus 6 was Verizon-compatible, customers were awaiting new phones for a new year and forgot all about it).<\/p>\n
The Pixel phone repair isn\u2019t cheap, but neither are the Pixel phones. For those holding out for the Pixel and Pixel XL, expect to pay $700 and $800 for these phones. Keep in mind too, that the Pixel phones are exclusive to Verizon in the US. Sure, you can buy an unlocked model that will work on Verizon and get timely updates, but Pixel phones have been selling out quickly at the Google Store \u2014 and Verizon-locked smartphones, like unlocked ones, will get timely system updates and security patches from Google, making Verizon phones the go-to source right now to grab one of these new smartphones.<\/p>\n
Est\u00e1s entusiasmado con el nuevo servicio de reparaci\u00f3n de tel\u00e9fonos Pixel? Est\u00e1s pensando en comprar un tel\u00e9fono Pixel?<\/p>\n