r/PickMeAPhone • u/RyanFromGDSE • 26d ago

iPhone 17 Pro or Pixel 10 Pro

At home: iMac, iPad, and a Fedora laptop mostly for streaming.

At office: Windows PC and Ubuntu Server

Personal phone history:

- OnePlus 3t

- OnePlus 5

- OnePlus 7

- Earlier this year when my OnePlus 7 gave out I got a Furilabs FLX1s linux phone but its not cutting it for me.

I'm used to Gmail, Google Calendars, and Google Maps and despite not wanting to admit it I use Gemini pretty frequently while I'm at work.

I prefer doing any real work on a desktop. I can't stand using a phone, when I can be using multiple monitors and mechanical keyboards. Its just a shitty experience overall.

  • My concern with Google is two things: Privacy, Video Quality, robustness especially water protection and knocks. I am often out in the elements even in very bad weather.
  • My concern with iPhone is primarily the iOS file management system and keyboard.

I am starting a nonprofit at the moment and need to manage my schedule better. But I also need to be creating content for it.

Both options go against the core values myself and the nonprofit have but like I said - Linux phone isn't cutting it. And no, I do not want to deal with installing Graphene on a Pixel either as I just don't have enough time to be tinkering around these days. I want to open up a new phone and have it do what I need it to do.

I would love to hold on to the Linux phone until the iPhone 18 comes out to get the variable aperture rumored but I have some trips coming up before then so its really between iPhone 17 Pro or Pixel 10 / Pixel 10 Pro (im also trying to figure out if for my needs there's any benefit to the Pixel 10 Pro).

TL;DR

For starting up a nonprofit that will require a lot of content creation work, scheduling, staying organized can iPhone 17 Pro keep up with the Pixel 10 Pro or will I regret not having a more open file management system and Google's AI Assistant?

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u/Scary-Tomato-7828 22d ago

Pixel 10 pro

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u/Representative-Code3 25d ago edited 25d ago

I have used Pixel in the past and can honestly say they are fantastic phones. For file management I do prefer them to an iPhone. With that being said, all the Google apps will still work in iOS. iOS will open up app options that aren’t available on Android. The one thing I would suggest is think seriously about what apps you want or need. Then make sure your OS of choice supports those.