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0 pointshocuspocus4y ago0 comments

Year after year, Google keeps reminding us its hardware line is not something's it's taking seriously. They sell phones in a ridiculously small number of countries, and without fail, they can't even do it without hiccups. And when you actually get a device, there's often some hardware issue, or annoying bugs, and sometimes both.

(Writing this on a Pixel 5).

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seized4y ago

My Pixel 5 has been perfect. No bugs, glitches, hardware issues, etc.

The only complaint I have is them removing the proper burst mode on the camera, but that was gone with the 4 series I think.

rnotaro4y ago

I went from :

  Iphone 5 (New but not most recent) | Screen broke from the inside after 3 years \
  -> 
  Samsung Galaxy S7 (New but not most recent) | Friend made me great offer for 2XL 
  ->
  Google Pixel 2XL (Used, 200 CAD) | gave the Galaxy S7 to my mother. She never had a Cellphone before.

I'm heavily thinking about upgrading from 2XL to Pixel 6 (Not Pro) and giving my 2XL to my mother since the Galaxy is rebooting randomly even after a fresh reset.

The Google Pixel 2 XL is the best phone i've ever owned and I've personally never had any issue with it.

zamalek4y ago

I gave up after my Pixel 4, now on a OnePlus. Google has consistently omitted something annoying on their phones. No wireless charging when everyone else has it, replacing a fingerprint scanner with face unlock (hello pandemic!), laughable battery life.

They take 3 steps forward and 1 giant step back with each iteration. I wasn't willing to find out what stupid shit they would pull with the 6.

The color grading on those photos, though. So sublime and authentic.

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