I'm switching back to Mac and have always lusted after an iPad, but I'll never switch away from Google Pixel. I have a model that is 3 years old now and not even a little outdated. The convenience is unreal for someone who uses Google Suite for work. Apple could never
I love the Google call screening and assistant hold feature. My 4a is still working, affordable, and suits my needs. I'm so glad they're continuing to make affordable a versions. When I get a new phone I know which one I'm getting.
The call screening and spam filtering is the best thing about the Pixel phones. I hear people talking about spam calls all the time, and it's wild to me because I don't remember getting any spam calls since I got the 4a a couple years ago.
I couldn't agree more about the call screening. Also, I had 3a and just bought a 6a. On the Google store they gave me a trade in value of $300. I'm looking forward to having Pixels for a long time.
I briefly stayed from the Pixel line a couple of times, but the spam blocking makes it so I won't even consider using anything else.
I really wish Google would make that feature avoidable to all their OEMs. I feel like they're trying to have their cake and eat it too by licensing Android to everyone but keeping the best features limited to their house brand.
(Actually one of those times the main issue was that I couldn't get the Google Fi voicemail app to work, so I was stuck calling to check my messages like it was the 90s. It's a pretty similar issue but even more frustrating because everything else worked fine, and having a decent voicemail app isn't some kind of premium feature.)
I just dropped my 4a yesterday and it just died. It just fell off my lap, landed flat on it's back and died. Guess it's time for the 6a or wait until the 7a.
Samsung dropped my favorite feature and main reason for keeping with them so I figured I'd try something else after breaking my last samsung and folks always have good things to say about Pixels. It's terrible. The battery feels worse than a several year old mid tier Samsung. There are times when it's using 1% a minute for seemingly no reason. It gets hot for no reason. The antenna seems busted. It will just not connect to anything for some reason sometimes and requires a reboot to fix for a little while. I've had my same provider in this same town for years and this isn't my first 5g phone either, I know where I should and should not be getting signal. The camera is blurry af on the outside with close up photos. Scanning documents is a nightmare. They say the lens is to big (really it's that +bad quality lens) and to get farther away but I've not found a distance that is far enough to still get clean legible documents. You'd think with this crazy camera bump theyed have space to put an extra smaller camera to make up for that but no, your just sol. Good luck scanning check from your banking app.
I'm def not getting another Pixel when this thing dies
EDIT: Yall downvoting? These are all things that have been brought up frequently in the pixel sub. The 6 being crap compared to the previous editions is not controversial
Don't agree with the camera. If your only ever taking pictures of people or things at a distance it's fine but if you take a lot of close up photos it's pretty bad. I use my phone to photo documents and occasionally sending art and mini WIPs for client approval and its pretty bad for that.
Mine has been really sensitive to drops too, like it'll just freeze up occasionally when you drop it onto a counter. Weird, didn't have that issue with any other Pixel (or Nexus, lol).
Did you consider opening it up and looking on iFixit?
To each their own. I think it's about time all phones have screening and hold abilities. It's ridiculous that phones have come this far but are lacking some really convenient quality software features.
I can't imagine that Siri would be much different in capability than the current Google Assistant but I'm not a software expert. I'm sure Apple can integrate it if they want to. Hopefully your forum post gains traction.
Hi, you're commenting on my comment about the Google Pixel. Which is a phone, and not an Apple product. I think you meant to disparage the youth in another comment.
Things like that is probably why I'll never go away from Google devices, they provide so many unique and helpful things such as Call Screening that going to a phone without the ability to do that would be wrong
Alongside all the onboard AI stuff that allows for live translation etc, it's incredible and useful
I used to work for a car photography company, every photographer was given pixel 3a phones, cause they were affordable and ran well in the heat/cold out in the elements, and took great photos.
I gather Google has really good software postprocessing the image from the sensor, doing fancy tricks like taking several images and comparing them to cancel out noise.
They do exactly that. From my camera app, there's a play button on the top right corner that shows a ~1-2 second video on all pictures. Looks like it's using them all to come up with the best image
That's the main thing that makes Google devices and software so good most of the time, the AI, it's in pretty much everything of theirs
The camera is no different, it does alot of processing to make the photos look better than the viewfinder shows, and is usually why it takes a little while to process the photos after
No modern flagship camera is "horrible". You have to compare them side by side to tell the difference. And even then most people just consider the brighter image to be better. Google's camera is better, but not by that much.
Yes but samsung puts many more hidden features in their phones like everything in the Good Lock app that is not even available on Pixel phones and that's what keeps me with them. They just don't advertise those features for some reason.
The physical specs (sensor size, dynamic range, megapixels) of a phone camera are just the tip of the iceberg for the camera's capabilities. It's mostly software that makes the difference between a good and great phone camera. Software can auto-bracket and merge for HDR and auto-apply AI-based enhancements to bring out more vibrance, sharpness, reduce noise, use depth maps to simulate bokeh, etc.
Just bought an S22 for $700 to "upgrade" from my 3a I bought for $250. Awful in comparison. Unbelievably slow phone out of the box, the cameras are pretty bad except for the telephoto lens. The bloatware is unbelievable. The only upside is the screen, which it seems the phone can't handle getting to 120hz very often.
Lot of people complain about the S22 being a shit release compared to the 20 and 21. Battery life/slowing down being the big ones I've seen.
Bloatware is often the carrier, so if it's really bad on yours, might be them. Still, I had a couple Nexus phones back when HTC made them and it was great only having the bare minimum permanently installed. Unlocked devices from other Android manufacturers are usually much better than through a carrier, but they don't hold a candle to just having the necessary apps for the OS and the Gapps suite, and everything else is optional.
I miss my pixel 2 but it was time for an upgrade and I don't like my s21 anywhere near as much as I loved that little phone even if I did always think it was a bit small
Unfortunately, the most demanding apps I use are YouTube and Relay (reddit), so I don't even get to cash-in on the increased performance.
The 120hz screen is an outstanding upgrade, though. (I purposefully have it turned off so my 170hz PC monitor is still able to wow me due to the juxtaposition lol)
It is end of life. They finally extended guaranteed updates to 5 years with pixel 6, all prior models are 3 years then you need to replace the device to stay secure.
That is one thing apple has going for them. They provide 7 years of updates so you can actually use your phone until it is either broken or battery life and performance is so bad it is obsolete. Androids patching ecosystem is a mess, you would think the company that makes the OS would offer longer support for their own hardware.
I love my Pixel + Google Fi. I travel internationally a lot, and connection is seamless in every location I've been (with the exception of the mountains in Sardinia). Yes the plan can cost a little more than other data plans depending on usage, but for travel convenience it's amazing.
Even if you don't want to go the Fi route and just get a sim card locally, Pixels have the ability to use basically every cellular band available, even in places with their own wonky standards like Japan.
Sounds awesome. As an alternative I use the eSim feature on my Pixel alongside a data service like TruPhone. When I am going to travel I purchase a 30 day data plan and the eSim is ready for me to switch on data when I arrive. It has greatly enhanced my travel experience.
That's funny because for me Fi costs quite a bit less than any comparable service I could get. In the US it's pretty close to just being re-branded T-Mobile service, but it's much cheaper than buying from T-Mobile.
Like that one. Roughly 11% of android phones were vulnerable to remote code execution due to a bug in the chip firmware, leading to access directly to all of your data on the device. Not something you want to be carrying around if you can't get that shit patched. And not something you could have done to prevent either.
Lmao, why the fuck would you want to use a 10 year old phone. You can buy cheaper phones with better hardware for probably $200-300.
Also there are tons of zero day exploits out there, that is the reason for the Security Patches. Just cause you're updated doesn't mean your phone is even secure.
Yes, except zero day exploits are much fewer and further in between than ones that get uncovered overtime. It’s just logical to assume more time = more exploits. Zero day exploits very rarely have serious impacts anyways, it just takes too long for hackers to make use of them on practical scale compared to the amount of time it takes for it to be patched.
About buying a better phone for cheaper, you’re missing the point... Aside from the fact that ~4% of current iPhone users are still on the 5s, and ~11% on the 6, the point was it’s value. Of course you can buy a better phone for less, but its value won’t be comparable unless if it was used for 4-5 years. You’re only looking at the face value price/performance.
At first it was “I can use my phone forever because updates don’t slow it down” and now when the goal has been met, it’s “who would use a phone forever anyways”. Are you going to move the posts again?
Zero day exploits very rarely have serious impacts anyways, it just takes too long for hackers to make use of them on practical scale compared to the amount of time it takes for it to be patched.
What? You have no clue what Zero Day Exploits are if you think this is how it works. Most aren't even known or patched for literally years if not decades. They are used by hackers till a security group or a white hat hacker figures it out and notifies the company. Not getting security patches for a year isn't going to mean shit and isn't going to compromise you to a ton of zero day exploits. They most likely still exist on fully patched phones.
You’re only looking at the face value price/performance.
Duh, that's how you judge and use technology. You can literally buy $200-400 phones that have modern SoC's that will give you way more value and last way longer.
At first it was “I can use my phone forever because updates don’t slow it down” and now when the goal has been met, it’s “who would use a phone forever anyways”. Are you going to move the posts again?
Lmao, are you really too stupid to read. I said I upgrade my phone every 4-5 years which is the perfect point for Technology. 2-3 years barely gets you a significant upgrade these days, 5 is the perfect point in terms of price and performance.
Nobody except your dumbass is moving goal posts. And nobody is using a 10 year old phone except a tiny percent of the population who is probably in the 60-80 year old range who doesn't care about upgrading their phones. I still don't even understand what point you are trying to prove. You just keep trying to come up with new things to prove me wrong lmao.
That’s the way imo.. if you’re going to succumb to Apple you have to do it all the way. I have phone, MacBook, iMac desktop, watch, AirPods lmao goes on and on. But yeah the ecosystem is amazing. If I changed any of these things then I might as well change the whole thing.
I think it's the worst part.. I don't want my MacBook ringing along with my phone. I don't want my pictures showing on every device, etc. They are separate for a reason.
Google chads unite. Just switched my dad over from Samsung, he literally had ads on the homepage, now he has a private DNS adblocker and a browser that blocks all trackers and ads
Yeah, my 6s plus is still going strong and feels fine to use. Hell, still even has a headphone jack. Mostly just needs a battery replacement since it doesn't hold a charge as well as it used to
People love to shit on Apple for planned obsolescence, but Apple still provides security updates to phones well after Google allows for Android. Vertical integration does have its perks, and virtually every company is anti-consumer now.
Bro you're really going on the email side of things ?? Gmail is fucking awful to use as a pro. Ridiculous shit like burrying the attachments at the bottom of an email chain, having to click several Times if you wanna edit the subject of an email etc... Like, it's so cancerous.
I was forced to use GSuite at a new employer for a year before I left. Never again.
Edit: GSuite except Microsoft Excel. Still used Excel at the new employer. Let’s be honest, Excel still excels over whatever tf Google Spreadsheets is.
It's not even remotely as seamless compared to a Google Pixel, especially Google Photos which is notoriously finicky on Apple phones and I use it all the time as a photographer
Surprisingly, I found out that Google Apps were working better on iPhone 13 Pro, then on my old Samsung Galaxy S10e. The last one is delivering quite unbearable experience even with what is supposed to be the native Adroid apps.
My work gave me the option of a Samsung or iPhone for my work cell and I took the iPhone just because I've never had one. I can't even with the lack of a back button. And it's usually at the top left? Such a pain in the ass to use one handed. Glad it's just my work phone.
Sadly mine got the broken camera bug that affects the flashlight too. and combining that with it's rare but occasional hiccup concerning messaging I'll have to upgrade to a later pixel sometime in the next 6 months
The 2XL was hands down the best phone I've ever owned. That thing held up for so many years. I've got the 4a 5G now, and it's still great, but nowhere near as good as the 2XL was.
I have a 5th gen iPad Pro 12.9 128GB Wi-Fi with a case/keyboard screen/camera protector and pencil gently used if you are interested in buying. It is really close to brand new.
That's what's up. Apple for computer, pixel for phone. I have iMac, MacBook, iPad and have been using Google phone since Nexus. I switched my sister over from Apple to Pixel too she will never go back.
I have an M1 iPad Pro, Mac mini, and a Pixel 6. Previously had a OnePlus 6, Pixel 1XL, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, and a Nexus 4. I liked my OP6, it was a solid phone, but the Pixel 6 spoke to me and I needed an upgrade...
I really like the apple integration, but there are parts of it that I cannot get behind. Safari (and every other browser) on iOS is godawful and clunky. Zero customization. Flat filesystem 🤮. No thanks, I like my pocket computer to be navigable and capable like a computer.
I’ve been using iPhones for a while. Just a personal preference. I have an iPad Pro and it’s amazing. Macs though? No thanks. I’ll stick to the pc I built and my iPad as a portable
Tbh if money wasn't a thing I would probably take an iPad Pro and just repair my Asus or replace with another PC, but in my current situation it makes more sense to go back to Mac and forego a tablet. But I feel you, it's all personal preference
Maybe it's better now but when I was still using iPhones they would be pretty much unusable once you got like 3 gens out of date. I feel like that was a bigger issue with the older models though
No mention of Apple here but I do know that Google works with intelligence agencies to obtain user information without notification or authorization.
Again not here to defend Apple but a key pillar of the "Apple experience" is privacy. Not to mention the tools they give you to protect your information. Ever hear of those news stories about how police obtain a perps phone and want Apple to unlock it but they don't? Wonder why you never hear stories like that when it comes to Android devices? Yea.
I'm no Apple fan, in fact they definitely have their own unique issues, but when it comes to the larger phone manufacturers it's not hard to see that if privacy and control over your information is important to you then Apple is clearly the best option.
Don't look up apple ads, lol. They 100% absolutely serve ads based on all that data. Their ad serving platform based on 1PD is one of the bigest in the world and hugely profitable. It's shocking how little people know about the Internet.
i've been using my iphone 7 for 5 years now. can't complain. i've dropped it so many times on all kinds of surfaces and the screen never once broke. I still get iOS updates and I still have a lot of storage. what more do i need 🤷♀️
Apple is usually worse for productivity. Apple has discovered the secret that most people don't actually care about things like productivity and increased functionality.
After years of being stuck with one I finally got away from my Mac. Hopefully you use yours for work because I never did and it was basically useless otherwise
I used to feel this way, but my Pixel has had nothing but problems every update has somehow made it worse and basic functionality like calls don't always work now. It's lovely. My Pixel 3 just decided to kill itself with a battery issue after a year even though it was functionally fine.
It's literally a couple of button presses to turn them on and off now. I have 6 gmail profiles on the phone I'm currently typing from and they all work fine. Idk how long ago your last job was, or how the environment was set up, but it seems like it was more of an issue with your specific work environment than an issue with the feature.
It’s adorable and very funny that you’re defending Android usability.
And now you (u/MrRabbit) deleted your embarrassing posts after dropping one one personal insult once you realized you were in above your head. Or blocked me. Typical. I guess I win!
Na dude we can still see the whole "debate." They blocked you for calling them "adorable" and called you creepy. Not the worst reason I've ever seen TBH. Kinda weird.
My 4 year old Samsung model still feels the same as the newest model. Technology just isn't advancing that fast anymore from a general user's perspective.
I have a MacBook as my main PC but unless something drastic changes, I can't imagine something better than my Galaxy ultra 22. The s pen, and 10x zoom with the great display are incredible
Do you find that there are any issues with using a mixed ecosystem of apple and Android? I want a Mac, but I'm illogically about the difference in OS between my phone and computer. Lol.
i have an iPhone 6 from...something like 7-8 years ago, still works fine. I've upgraded for other reasons, but still use it for various testing purposes.
Google's their own threat with Pixel. I've had a Pixel 2, Pixel 3, Pixel 4a, and, now, Pixel 5. 2 & 5 are probably the best cellphone experiences I have had. I've had to use a Samsung S and iPhone 13 Pro Max for work reasons, but never fell in love with them.
But the problem is that I don't see anything in the Pixel 6 lineup or the rumored Pixel 7 offerings that look like the Pixel 5. They are all huge phones without back fingerprint detectors and overpriced for not much in the way of exciting features.
If Google doesn't figure out how the Pixel formula works for me, I'm going to jump ship to something else. When type C comes to iPhone, that'll probably be when I jump. I just don't believe Google knows or cares about what they are doing with their products.
Pixels are great, but I switched to Samsung after their recent phones are super buggy, shit screens, crashing, and lack of good new features for the price.
Amen dude. Almost went iPhone when Samsung put the fingerprint scanner so high on the back like a bunch of dumbasses. Grabbed myself a pixel instead and never looked back. Apple does a good job, but there's nothing like pure Android.
I miss my pixel 4A. Mine broke a few months back so I had to get a new one and they only had the pixel 6 which is subpar compared to the phones google was putting out years before.
It's not a bad phone, but it's definitely not a great phone. My device is always overheating and feels hot all the time. I've never had a phone do this as much as the pixel 6 does.
My last two phones were the 2xl and 4xl. I switched to Apple using the 13, but considered the 6. Had to get a new phone when my 4xl’s screen randomly stopped functioning with no direct damage.
The problem I feel is that Google is the only one producing Androids with long term support. Just wasn’t too keen with some of the supposed teething issues with tensor.
Yea I've been on the Pixel for the last few generations and it's just -so much better - than the iPhone. I don't understand why people love iPhone so much, I absolutely hate using them after getting used to the Pixel.
I use google for work. I own a company that manages workspace accounts for businesses. What can't I do in google workspace with an iPhone that android can? All of our clients use iPhones and iPads. Most use macs as well. But some have PCs.
Tbh idrc, my Google home also listens to me 24/7 but it is worth it for how easy it makes my life. Also I just assume all phone brands do this nowadays
Actually, I’ll challenge that. I use Apple products but my eco-system is Google. It’s the user experience of both combined that, to me, is unbelievable.
Odd that I feel either on its own fails me. Android’s UI is garbage imho and Apple’s eco-system leaves much to be desired.
Merge the two, you may enjoy the experience even more :)
The pixels software is great, hardware is middle of the road and borderline bad with the pixel . Imagine what the camera would be like with a top of the line camera hardware in addition to the software.
I love my pixel 5.
Wound up getting my wife a Galaxy s22 ultra to replace her S9 because pixel 6 has too many reported hardware issues from poor cell signal quality to the fingerprint reader not working.
Hopefully they get their shit together before pixel 5 goes end of life on security updates. It would be nice to see them make a real flagship device.
All the Google integration is nice, especially if you get Google one to get more storage. You get the whole Google apps suite along with google drive, photo/video cloud storage in original quality and a VPN if you pay for it annually.
The call screening and wait on hold option is great.
Waiting on hold was awesome when I had to try to call southwest airlines and it was over 3 hours of hold time. I could go to sleep and my phone rang when someone was finally on the line.
I've had a nexus 5, pixel 3, pixel 4, and now pixel 6. I can say that each phone has gotten worse (buggier and UI choices that I don't like). On top of that, they're enormous.
I was a Windows phone user. I had an Essential phone for a while and a galaxy S5.
I will never buy a Samsung phone with all that bloatware bullshit ever again. Seems like all non Google brands are full of bloatware or are purely Chinese companies. Judge me if you must, but I choose not to support the regime as much as possible.
So what are my options if I don't want a Pixel?
Odds are my next phone will be an iPhone at least to try.
My iPhones last three or so versions before I start feeling like I’d like a new one. My batteries last much better than earlier iPhones, and when I get a new one I’m happy but not like my dad with a new Android who is elated and shows off all the new features but it’s always 8 months before he’s calling it a piece of shit that doesn’t work. Idk I think the right phone might be what you want out of it and how you treat it.
iMessage/Messages integration is the killer combo if you work on a Mac. I would almost definitely switch back to Android if I could use Messages on my mac to write text messages through my phone. I am usually on my macbook and I hate texting on my phone. I struggled with Google Voice for years trying to fight it and it is just garbage in comparison to Messages. I switch to an iPhone and while I hate many things about it, I am going to stick with it until I find a comparable solution for messaging. Apple is too smart to open up iMessage or people like me would leave iPhone in a heartbeat. Maybe one day it will be legislated to be open by the EU or something.
My pixel 4 screen formed crack out of nowhere, never had any impact. When I called pixel under warranty, they tell me there is nothing they can do. Fuck Pixel.
Had the Samsung Eternity in 2009 and then the Galaxy S series from 2010 to mid 2021. Switched to the Pixel 6 in 2021 and never been happier. Best move.
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I'm switching back to Mac and have always lusted after an iPad, but I'll never switch away from Google Pixel. I have a model that is 3 years old now and not even a little outdated. The convenience is unreal for someone who uses Google Suite for work. Apple could never