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Oooooh wow, that strip - no thanks. First impressions of the aesthetic: clouds & bubblegum.
That strip is part of the deal if you're buying a pixel. https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_6-pictures-11037.php https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_7-pictures-11903.php https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_8-pictures-12546.php
It also seems very arbitrarily limited to the newer ones, 7/7pro seem like they should be more than capable of driving these features.
Is software limiting going to be the norm going forward for phones?
Because, I don't think this is worth upgrading from last years phones from a hardware basis.
Perhaps, we've reached a point in smartphones where the development cycles will be more iterative, instead of truly groundbreaking.
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It's a mix of good and bad. The iPhone is generally very good, and the integration with other Apple products is unmatched. ...but my Android runs Firefox with uBlock Origin. I forget that cookie banners exist until I use my iPad. It also runs two background apps pretty reliably: a GPS logger and Syncthing. It respects my default web browser and music player choices. Quality is subjective. For my specific needs, I pre…
Too expensive for my tastes. Give me 380USD phone which lasts for next 5-8 years, feels premium, is repairable, camera is decent, replaceable battery, OS is just Vanilla Android with atleast 5 years(more years of Software updates would be welcome) of Software Updates and when you can't provide it, make it hackable enough to install Custom ROMs.
"Change your region and language" No, Google. Fix your shit. You're a global 1.70 trillion dollar company, not a local microbrewery.
Even after you change your region and language, it will drop you to the front page. If you try to click the direct link again, it will redirect you to "Change your region and language". That's beyond broken.
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6.7 inch screen. My Pixel 5 is already big. This one is an inch bigger in my hand and in my pockets. Price increase. 875€ in Europe. The Pixel 5 was 630€. Do you really get 40% more phone?
Too expensive for my tastes. Give me 380USD phone which lasts for next 5-8 years, feels premium, is repairable, camera is decent, replaceable battery, OS is just Vanilla Android with atleast 5 years(more years of Software updates would be welcome) of Software Updates and when you can't provide it, make it hackable enough to install Custom ROMs.
The demo video of their AI photo editor was kind of mind blowing but ultimately not a feature I would use. I've seen a few complaints about their automatic photo processing as well, which you can't disable in the official camera app.
Overall the majority of their features seem to be software which is tied to Google apps/services, which doesn't sit well with me.
I wonder if the audio magic eraser feature will make it to older pixel phones. That and the best-shot one seemed very interesting. It also seems very arbitrarily limited to the newer ones, 7/7pro seem like they should be more than capable of driving these features. Is software limiting going to be the norm going forward for phones? Because, I don't think this is worth upgrading from last years phones from a hardware…