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Post by zem »

seanalltogether wrote: post #141
ForkMeOnTinder wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interestingly the non-Pro pixels have been trending in the right direction for size. The Pixel 6 is 6.4" The Pixel 7 is 6.3" The Pixel 8 is 6.2" If the trend continues we only have to wait 3 more years for a < 6" phone

They are close to being back to original size of the pixel 3 which in my opinion was the perfect size. Pixel 8 - 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm Pixel 6 - 158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm Pixel 3 - 145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm

yes, i'm still clinging to my pixel 3, which is indeed perfect

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Post by neilv »

grepLeigh wrote: post #173

This is a meta comment, but I think it's extraordinary that we're only 15ish years from the first smartphone release and we've already reached the "boring" incremental improvement phase for these tiny pocket supercomputers. Consider how long it took PCs to reach the same stage (with a fraction of the adoption). It was like 20 years from Kenbak-1 to the 90s PC era.

Current LLMs and misc. deep learning enable an early kind of ubiquitous personalized AI augmentation that's always with you.

One barrier to innovation here is that most of tech has shifted to think of empowering users as not the goal, but rather, empowering users is an occasional necessary step towards the company exploiting those users harder.

We could use better thinking.

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Post by jmilloy »

thefz wrote: post #150
Alacart wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My experience with my own pixel 7 pro and a pixel 5 has been that these devices are an order of magnitude lower in build quality than Samsung or iPhones. I really, really wanted to be happy with them but they've been a never ending source of frustration. My pixel 5 just stopped turning on one day about 2 years in, and my pixel 7 pro had the volume and power buttons fall out about 3 weeks in (not due to a drop, after…

> My experience with my own pixel 7 pro and a pixel 5 has been that these devices are an order of magnitude lower in build quality than Samsung or iPhones. Subjective, I am at my third Pixel phone in six years and I never had an issue.

I'd guess you aren't seeing the build quality issues as frequently because you replace your phone more often. Three phones on six years sounds like a lot to me

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Post by bobviolier »

hiatus wrote: post #100
nicbou wrote: post #12

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?

I am also in the Pixel 5 group and have been struggling to find a replacement as our phone nears its end of security updates. Does anyone have any suggestions for a potential replacement? There seem to be few phones in this size and weight class.

When do the security releases stop? I was assuming for another year as I am currently downloading Android 14.

I was going to wait for Pixel 9 (currently also on Pixel 5).

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by karolist »

kimbernator wrote: post #178

It's starting to feel silly, having a yearly release cycle for smartphones. So much of this product page is focused on new software functions that may have some vague relationship with the slightly upgraded hardware, but that could mostly be released to existing phones. Every new iPhone, Pixel, or Samsung phone basically claims the camera is marginally better and hey, look at these software features that have very li…

Not everyone lives on the same upgrade cycle, you can, but you're not supposed to change your phone every year. With iPhone 15, the majority of people upgrading would be 12 and older device owners.

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by initplus »

Same region locking nonsense there is every launch on the Google store.

I understand you aren't selling this in my region, but not even letting me look at the product is super frustrating.

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Post by cdchn »

hbn wrote: post #147
abdusco wrote: post #89

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They had huge bezels. I feel like current phones with huge displays are at most as big as then-phablets or even smaller.

Our thumbs haven't grown in the past decade and they now are expected to stretch longer distances. I can't even reach the opposite top corner with my thumb on my iPhone 13 mini

Stop me if you're head this one before but I'm going to tune you into a neat trick.

Use your other hand.

Re: Pixel 8 Pro

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Post by cdchn »

I'm surprised Google isn't leaning more into their main advantage over Apple: AI. If it weren't for Call Screening and Wait-for-Me I'd have probably already switched over by now.
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