14 DAY TRIAL // Google has decided to shelf the Nexus line of smartphones and release the Pixel and Pixel XL instead. The company reportedly paid millions on advertisements for the upcoming phones and a YouTube user took the opportunity to parody a Pixel video ad and show that old phones can still rock.
The main video advertisement is the one that shows all of the great features that Pixel phones have, with an emphasis on the word new. It’s a common practice in advertising to emphasize the word new, in order to draw attention to the product.
By contrast, the video parody tries to show that old can also mean great and something doesn’t necessarily need to be new in order to be useful. It’s relative how much this principle applies to the smartphone world, especially since there are many factors that are taken into consideration when reviewing a newly released smartphone or even an old one.
The video is a homage to the two-year-old Nexus 6 smartphone
Nonetheless, the parody ad shows the many advantages of the Nexus 6, which was released back in 2014. YouTuber Superior Sandbox said he spent three days working on the video, which has multiple similarities to Google’s promotional ad for Pixel smartphones.
The clip shows some of the features on the Nexus 6, deemed old compared to features found in smartphones released this year. Nexus 6 came with Quick Charge 2.0 and turbo charging technology, it didn’t have slow motion functionality on the rear camera, as compared to Pixel phones, but it did come in a blue color variant.
It was the first phone to come with material design and Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box, while Pixel phones come with Android 7.1 Nougat, which is a big leap indeed. The creator of the clip says the phone still runs like new, even if it’s two years old. Nexus 6 also came with 3GB of RAM, 2.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 SoC, and 3,220mAh battery.
If nothing else, the video is a good homage to one of the best smartphones in the now discontinued Google Nexus line.
