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okay so here's something I want to talk about Katie google has confirmed that it's going to be doing a big event on October fourth and it's expected to be launching new smartphones but what I want to know you is do you think Google should be still in the smartphone game soon there's any point in Google still making phone hardware or is it better off out of that business that's a really good question Luke because I wasn't a compliment and the when Google first launched its own smartphone which was the original Nexus phone yeah it was a really exciting product and it got loads of attention it was sold out online I remember for ages oh yeah and and it offered you know the kind of specs that you wouldn't necessarily be able to afford otherwise so you know the the processor was much more powerful and and the design of the phone was nothing to write home about I mean the Nexus devices have never been kind of like flashy cool phones to look at and it also attracted a kind of a crowd of people that were really interested in having that really kind of pared back Android experience that they could customize without all the kind of bulk that you get with with a samsung phone so work back then you know the Nexus I think had a really important parts play and I'm not sure whether that's still the case well I'm I have to say I'm with you because you're right google has an incredible pedigree when it comes to making phones the Nexus I think was the Nexus forward particularly Nexus 5 as well huge sell out successes but it was because as you say they offered great hardware at a really low price and now a copiers down the line I don't think that so unusual anymore if you look good cheap phones from basically everyone whether it's Sony your huawei or LG motorola in particular yeah fantastic affordable phones yeah and I think it's really it's lost that unique selling points I think I think while i still prefer raw pure Android to you know there's the Android skins you get I think undoubtedly they have all generally got better in the quality has come up so I would rather see Google actually to be honest focusing on less on phone hardware and more on the software side yeah because if you look at the stuff that they've been doing they're like Google assistant that they were talking about it at Google i/o sounds really cool Google should be the company that is absolutely crushing the AI game because is the company with all the data right I mean deep mine for example it's got access to all of that kind of really cool ma I stuff that a lot of other companies just don't have yeah and a lot of phone companies you know hardware companies don't have and I know that a lot of companies are working on their own versions of these things but I feel like Google's were already streets ahead and then there's the there's the aloe messenger as well which has just just very recently come out and that looks pretty cool as well and yeah if that takes off but it feels like all the coolest stuff that Google's doing is software based and so I was actually a little bit surprised when when they sort of teased this phone business I mean we should say as a disclaimer that we don't know of course what Google is going to be doing only Google knows for sure but the rumors are strongly pointing towards a phone Google's a little teaser video that they did definitely indicated a smartphone shaped thing given the price of the Nexus models whether it was ever really about making a profit on these phones and I think it's almost more of a an opportunity to showcase and what the next generation of phones can do sure and I guess what Android can do yeah undoubtedly these vines will come with whatever Google's cooked up you know AI in assists exactly and these the Nexus phones also have a track record of getting the latest version of Android much faster and I think that's improved a lot over the last few years it used to be a real problem for android phone owners and it's much better now but you know in terms of you know these kind of technologies maybe we're going to see Google you know bring out something that is beyond what the general android smartphone can deliver in which case you know that that might be quite exciting yeah that's true that's true all right well the finders are rumored to be called the pixels and pixel XL but we'll find out for sure exactly what Google's got cooked up on the fourth of October seen it well of course be there spring you all the lake anyway we've had our say but we want to know what you guys think on this should Google still be making flights let us know what you think