I've been hanging onto a samsung s4 loaner waiting for the pixel reveal. at CDN$1200 for the flagship, I have to balk.

The oneplus 3 is less than half the price. I can have a very good phone for $520 and save the "leftover" money to purchase the OP5 in 2018 which will probably trump the XL.

I think Google's following this strategy to show they're just as valuable as apple from a mobile device perspective, but they lost me. With the mid-range high-quality chinese phones available i can't justify flagship prices anymore