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Google Pixel 3 (XL) bricking out of nothing

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Re: Google Pixel 3 (XL) bricking out of nothing

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Post by Nition »

908B64B197 wrote: post #52

Pixel 3 is EOL anyways as of October 2021. No more software updates and no security patch. Makes sense the hardware is EOL as well. Meanwhile an iPhone SE from 2016 can upgrade to the latest iOS. It just works.

> Meanwhile an iPhone SE from 2016 can upgrade to the latest iOS. It just works.

Which is especially good considering no decent phones in that size have come out since!

Edit: I'm downvoted to zero, but there really aren't any. Try this custom search on GSMArena: https://www.gsmarena.com/search.php3?nYearMin=2016&nHeightMa...

Re: Google Pixel 3 (XL) bricking out of nothing

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Post by the-rc »

BugsJustFindMe wrote: post #56
usui wrote: post #8

Especially with the Pixel lineup, there is a historical quality control issue with Google's phones that I'm worried hasn't been solved yet. I owned: - Pixel 3: Past few months, volume buttons and power buttons gradually stopped working. USB port works for charging, but when connected to a computer, port connects and disconnects in an infinite loop. Bluetooth connection with car always skips/stutters during Maps usage…

> - Nexus 4: No hardware issues More like "Nexus 4: glass back shatters on contact with barely cold countertops".

I have two or three of those in that state in a box somewhere... plus the glass back was so slippery that it would slide across most surfaces that were not perfectly flat! The same could happen with the front, too: https://youtu.be/-OQVn8xwjkI

It's true that this tends to happen on any new phone without a case that hasn't been smudged much yet, but the N4 was in a class of its own.

Re: Google Pixel 3 (XL) bricking out of nothing

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Post by therealcamino »

shp0ngle wrote: post #42

Crap. I’m now considering buying a new Pixel phone - I need to switch from iPhone to Android for certain reasons, and I hate pre-installed crap of Samsung. (Samsung Internet? Really?) But I also don’t want to deal with HW issues and my family never had any HW problems with Samsung… so I guess Samsung it is?

Before I had a Pixel 3 I had a couple of Motorola phones, and they didn't have much extra crap installed.

Re: Google Pixel 3 (XL) bricking out of nothing

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Post by GeekyBear »

usui wrote: post #8

Especially with the Pixel lineup, there is a historical quality control issue with Google's phones that I'm worried hasn't been solved yet. I owned: - Pixel 3: Past few months, volume buttons and power buttons gradually stopped working. USB port works for charging, but when connected to a computer, port connects and disconnects in an infinite loop. Bluetooth connection with car always skips/stutters during Maps usage…

Others have noticed the same thing.

>Every time a new Pixel phone comes out, we make a whole article summarizing all the problems people have with them. We don’t do this for any other manufacturer. Google has proven over the years that its phones simply have way more issues than others.

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-biggest-proble...

Re: Google Pixel 3 (XL) bricking out of nothing

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Post by floatingatoll »

908B64B197 wrote: post #52

Pixel 3 is EOL anyways as of October 2021. No more software updates and no security patch. Makes sense the hardware is EOL as well. Meanwhile an iPhone SE from 2016 can upgrade to the latest iOS. It just works.

> Meanwhile an iPhone SE from 2016 can upgrade to the latest iOS. It just works.

Please don't say things like this here. That part of your comment is inappropriate and incendiary, and contributes at best nothing and at worst drama to this discussion.

This particular bit of your comment does not contribute to the problem under discussion, to the potential solutions or work in progress, or to any other related concern. It is not tangentially-related to Android problems or to Pixel problems. It does no benefit to the post topic, "Pixels bricking unexpectedly", to start a flamewar about iPhones.

HN does not benefit from conversational arson directed at some random Android device post, that has nothing to do with how you feel about Apple versus Android. There are enough fires on HN as it is. If you feel very strongly that we should consider and discuss your views about the relative hardware warranty times of iPhone versus Pixel, then write a blog post and submit it to HN.

Sincerely, another HN reader.

Re: Google Pixel 3 (XL) bricking out of nothing

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Post by inshadows »

908B64B197 wrote: post #52

Pixel 3 is EOL anyways as of October 2021. No more software updates and no security patch. Makes sense the hardware is EOL as well. Meanwhile an iPhone SE from 2016 can upgrade to the latest iOS. It just works.

Planned obsolescence by bricking old hardware?

Re: Google Pixel 3 (XL) bricking out of nothing

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Post by sundvor »

shp0ngle wrote: post #42

Crap. I’m now considering buying a new Pixel phone - I need to switch from iPhone to Android for certain reasons, and I hate pre-installed crap of Samsung. (Samsung Internet? Really?) But I also don’t want to deal with HW issues and my family never had any HW problems with Samsung… so I guess Samsung it is?

Samsung Internet is actually surprisingly good. Highly performant, and a plethora built in adblockers (sadly not Origin).

Night mode works across all sites, it clearly was written by a team enthusiastic about their jobs.

Re: Google Pixel 3 (XL) bricking out of nothing

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Post by fomine3 »

AlotOfReading wrote: post #50
hyperpl wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting, I just RMA'd mine because of this and they asked about liquid damage, etc.. I had no idea this was common. It almost looked as though some purple ink got under the screen.

That's oxidation in the OLED cell. Normally there's supposed to be a hermetic seal around the display to prevent this, but manufacturers have to balance quality and durability against cost and bulk. Samsung just didn't quite hit the mark in that generation.

Samsung have made AMOLED for smartphones for about 10 years and such issue isn't very common on most phones. I doubt Samsung doesn't failed but phone manufacturer failed.

Re: Google Pixel 3 (XL) bricking out of nothing

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Post by jfrunyon »

usui wrote: post #8

Especially with the Pixel lineup, there is a historical quality control issue with Google's phones that I'm worried hasn't been solved yet. I owned: - Pixel 3: Past few months, volume buttons and power buttons gradually stopped working. USB port works for charging, but when connected to a computer, port connects and disconnects in an infinite loop. Bluetooth connection with car always skips/stutters during Maps usage…

I had 3 different Nexus 5Xs. Bought the first one, it ended up crashing multiple times a day. Got the second one advance-replaced under Google Fi's "device protection plan" (for something like $70 + $100 deposit), it did the same thing even before I had done more than set up my Google accounts on it.

And then I had to fight and cold-email a VP off of LinkedIn in order to get them to replace that one without another fee+deposit since it would reboot itself several times a day (and the power button didn't "feel" right, although it was functional the whole time).

In the end I cancelled my Fi service, went and bought a phone from AT&T, and gave the final replacement to a friend when it came in.

And yeah, I dropped my Nexus 5X tons and all it had were scratches on the bezel. My Pixel (4A? I think?) fell out of my pocket about 2 feet onto the floor and shattered. Now I have a OnePlus.

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