Google Pixel 9 Pro • Hacker News Board

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by blackeyeblitzar » Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:37 PM UTC

Ayesh wrote: post #60

999900000999 wrote: post #44

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.

One big concern I have is getting security updates quickly. If there’s a zero day issue, how would Sony act?

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by varispeed » Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:37 PM UTC

georgeecollins wrote: post #126

It blows me away that people will spend $1k for a phone when there are good options for $500 or less. I will grant that Google's phone is probably the best. But in my experience the difference in quality does not correlate to the difference in price. Apple has a monopoly and they set price expectations. Also, I think buyers think if you have a cheaper phone strangers may think you are poor. Personally I want people t…

I have S21 Ultra and bought it refurbished for less than $500 few years ago.

I see no reason why should I buy new phone. Seems like all those new features are just gimmicks.

I would probably consider buying a new one if it had better video recording, but this Pixel only has 4k at 60Hz which wasn't impressive two years or so ago.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by bityard » Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:37 PM UTC

georgeecollins wrote: post #126

It blows me away that people will spend $1k for a phone when there are good options for $500 or less. I will grant that Google's phone is probably the best. But in my experience the difference in quality does not correlate to the difference in price. Apple has a monopoly and they set price expectations. Also, I think buyers think if you have a cheaper phone strangers may think you are poor. Personally I want people t…

My cheap Android phone is in a cheap black case, nobody can tell how poor I'm not.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by jph » Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:37 PM UTC

grogenaut wrote: post #137

georgeecollins wrote: post #126

It blows me away that people will spend $1k for a phone when there are good options for $500 or less. I will grant that Google's phone is probably the best. But in my experience the difference in quality does not correlate to the difference in price. Apple has a monopoly and they set price expectations. Also, I think buyers think if you have a cheaper phone strangers may think you are poor. Personally I want people t…

what are your favorite $500 or less options

Google Pixel 8a is a great phone IMHO. Refurbished ones are available.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:37 PM UTC

nicbou wrote: post #76

JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B wrote: post #68

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.

My Pixel 5 is an amazing device, but it's slowly falling apart, software-wise. Bugs bugs and more bugs! It's also no longer getting software updates, and its successors have a laundry list of issues. The alternative is Samsung, the company that doesn't understand privacy nor consent, or Apple, whose phones lack uBlock support.

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Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by spankalee » Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:37 PM UTC

kingofthehill98 wrote: post #95

throwaway48476 wrote: post #78

Am I the only one that thinks pixels have always been ugly?

The Nexus 4 was beautiful, IMO one of the coolest smartphones ever made. It was manufactured by LG, but AFAIK Google was responsible for the design.

I hated the Nexus 4... it was slippery and broke waaaay to easily.

I think the Moto X with the wood back was one of the coolest looking phones ever though.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by lofaszvanitt » Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:37 PM UTC

Veuxdo wrote: post #113

Very telling that the first two pictures are of the camera lenses. Is that where most of the $999 price tag is going?

Holy shit, they have moved the design in the right direction, but it still looks awful. Maybe not the ugliest phone on the market, but still bears the hallmark of designed by an engineer. Hire a friggin industrial designer or smack the current one in the head by a frying pan until something cool pops up.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by blackeyeblitzar » Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:37 PM UTC

solatic wrote: post #52

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

Is it approved for forehead use now? My recollection is it was a gimmicky thing because they could not add human temperature functionality without some kind of regulatory thing (FDA?).

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by bergie » Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:38 PM UTC

lagniappe wrote: post #69

singhrac wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

12€ per month here. 10€/month for the regular 2TB Google One plan, 22€/month for the same but with a chatbot. I wonder who falls for that.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by garciasn » Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 6:38 PM UTC

bityard wrote: post #132

Serious case of sticker shock here. My current Android phone was free from the provider in exchange for buying around 3 months of service in advance. It is no speed demon but certainly does all of your average phone stuff just fine.

I absolutely refuse to pay for a phone; call me old-school, but I am still stuck in the memory of the days when they came 'free' with service contracts.

Me? I will happily take a slightly outdated phone with a new provider/contract where I don't pay anything on top of the expected monthly fee. I have 8 months left on my iPhone13 mini (128GB) w/VZW and will happily change to one of the other Big Threes to make it happen again.