Pixel Fold not coming to Australia (obviously not NZ either) so will make it difficult to get one

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#304549 14-May-2023 14:56

Australian techs bemoaning this

https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/devastated-aussies-spot-problem-with-google-phone/news-story/3965cdd77537cba72f757b04e2875aa7

Maybe because Google has not worked out how to support it with local repairers? You would think with the Australian market they would have worked out something?

Ona similar topic I had a Pixel 4XL that had a mainboard problem. Local techs could not fix it of course but I managed to get Google to fix it out of warranty but it did mean having it sent back to the US.

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#3076083 14-May-2023 14:59

the US models will make their way in some how :)

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#3076085 14-May-2023 15:01

For US$1800 I will be passing on it!

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#3076088 14-May-2023 15:11

If it's anything like the Samsung Fold products i suspect its something you'd want to have a warranty on.

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#3076431 15-May-2023 16:55

i wouldn't recommend buying it .. not the first model.

my fold 3 was great for 1.8 years .. then it over heated one day and due to the thinness of these folds ... the whole structure of the device can be wrecked. mine had to be replaced/refunded.

and the google device's cpu is prone to heating issues ? ...and even thinner? ... yeh .. hard pass. wait.

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#3076549 15-May-2023 23:56

lchiu7:

.. so it will make it difficult to get one

If only there was some way that one could buy goods abroad and have them delivered.

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#3076554 16-May-2023 05:45

Most likely because Android doesn’t have universal VoLTE support across all carriers like Apple Does

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#3076594 16-May-2023 09:07

I would avoid first gen considering Samsung has had 4 goes at it and it is still a maturing tech.

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#3076769 16-May-2023 13:07

roobarb:

lchiu7:

.. so it will make it difficult to get one

If only there was some way that one could buy goods abroad and have them delivered.

Well not from the Google Store to say Youshop. Tried that with Nest cameras, using a US credit card, the order was accepted and then cancelled, presumably because it was going to a re-shipper. Then Youshop are a bit finicky about items with batteries so that is another challenge. There are other options like Amazon, when it appears that etc. However the biggest hurdle is the cost.

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#3076951 16-May-2023 22:56

lchiu7:

There are other options like Amazon, when it appears that etc. However the biggest hurdle is the cost.

The real hurdle is will it work in NZ with VoLTE, there is still no guarantee that a Andrioid phone not sold by an official NZ reseller will work.

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#3084792 4-Jun-2023 16:40

Sounds like Oppo has really nailed foldables so I don't see why you would bother with a gen 1 model from someone else.

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#3084864 4-Jun-2023 18:33

PottsyNZ:

Sounds like Oppo has really nailed foldables so I don't see why you would bother with a gen 1 model from someone else.

Only because it's made by Google I suspect...