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Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Call summary is such a good feature. How many times has your wife snapped her fingers for you to jot something down when she's on the phone with the pediatrician? you go crazy looking for a pen or something This is why I love my pixel. They build stuff that affects my life day to day. My biggest vote of confidence: since buying my wife a pixel, I've had zero tech support requests. it really just works.

Never because clear communication and good lines of understanding make a positive and stable relationship? Snapping really? Your comment literally reads like a classic "I hate my wife" boomer meme and it comes off as kind of gross.

None of the post involved a lack of clear lines of communication. Sometimes someone on a call could use help making a note and it can be tricky to find pen and paper. Communicating better with your spouse won’t make the kids put the kitchen pen back where it goes or make it easier to both listen and hunt for things at the same time.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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I like that there's a smaller "pro" model.

The Fold 2, sorry Pixel 9 Pro Fold, is the most interesting one for me but the price is too high. I've been waiting for a while for these foldables to go down in price but they still haven't.

Other than that, it's all about the "AI". Which I don't have much interest in, plus, didn't they already said last year that the Pixel 8 was "all about AI". At this point, there's no use in buying a phone to have these features when the following year your phone that's supposedly made with AI in mind is phased for for a new phone that this time around for real is the one that's "made for AI".

Eh.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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I have never been less excited for a phone. Maybe it's the One Plus 12 I'm holding, but this is a hard pass by me. All I want is a flagship chip, Esim support and a headphone jack. But since earbuds are almost all profit we won't see jacks coming back.

I'm looking at either a 5a, or one of the Samsung budget phones since I don't care about the flagship chip. But I wouldn't be surprised if this is the last time getting a new phone where headphone jack is an option at all.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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post #60

I have never been less excited for a phone. Maybe it's the One Plus 12 I'm holding, but this is a hard pass by me. All I want is a flagship chip, Esim support and a headphone jack. But since earbuds are almost all profit we won't see jacks coming back.

Sony flagships fit these requirements (micro SD card slot, swim, flagship chip, esim, etc) but they unfortunately don't feel as polished in the software end. Not to mention Sony phones being very difficult to find.

I don't think Sony is releasing new phones in the US anymore.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

All camera bulges are a poor design. Just make the battery thicker. Either way people are throwing a case on to make the back straight again.

I think the bulges are because everyone’s using a case anyway, so they may as well bump out. Unless someone’s doing the “I care so little about protecting several hundred dollars that I use an expensive phone without a case” thing.

I never use cases and I haven't had a phone break from physical damage in over a decade. Phones these days are pretty dang durable. I really don't want a giant brick in my pocket.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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post #54
post #52

Is there new hardware in the phone for the forehead thermometer? Any chance this comes to earlier models?

Yes it's new hardware. Pixel 8 also had it.

Clicking on "Explore the Thermometer app" in the Pixel 9 Pro page leads to ... a Pixel 8 Pro page.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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post #17

The only thing that would make a new phone interesting is Linux support. Otherwise email works, the web works, mms works, and the camera, screen, and RAM, on phones ten years ago was already way more than you need. The phone specific software barely justifies maintaining a phone (and doesn't for me so I don't even own a modern smartphone.) There's certainly nothing to justify upgrading it.

Still using my pixel 4a. I refuse to discontinue a perfectly good phone just because the manufacturer decides it's not supported anymore. Hopefully the EU does something about planned obsolesce one day.

Would you pay for continued software support? IIRC Windows upgrades were $100-200 back in the day.

More helpful answer: I think Graphene OS still has security updates for your model (assuming Google doesn't?)

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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I’m still bitter about my last Pixel with the stuttering display (no real-time thread for the graphics), the settings all over the place (I counted 4 different addresses for my home, and 1 was deeply hidden in their assistant), and the debug strings in UPPER_SNAKE_CASE in the Google apps, which is unacceptable for a device that is sold to everyone.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s total trash AI. I keep forgetting to unsubscribe. Can’t do anything.

I mostly agree, but partially because I can't tell (even though I'm paying $20/month) what tier of Gemini I am getting. I know most people won't care, but because they won't tell me, I will assume I'm getting Gemini Flash from 6 months ago, and I'm not paying $20/month for that. I'm sure if they were honest about the model people wouldn't pay for it. They're making the mistake of optimizing for general case users (wh…

20 bucks a month for Gemini is bonkers.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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post #53

Call summary is such a good feature. How many times has your wife snapped her fingers for you to jot something down when she's on the phone with the pediatrician? you go crazy looking for a pen or something This is why I love my pixel. They build stuff that affects my life day to day. My biggest vote of confidence: since buying my wife a pixel, I've had zero tech support requests. it really just works.

Never because clear communication and good lines of understanding make a positive and stable relationship? Snapping really? Your comment literally reads like a classic "I hate my wife" boomer meme and it comes off as kind of gross.

you are projecting something gross on a total stranger online. check yourself.
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