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Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by DataDive »

spankalee wrote: post #179
blackeyeblitzar wrote: post #14

Is there a new camera system? As I recall the physical hardware of Pixel cameras have not changed in years.

The front camera is a big upgrade: 10.5 MP to 42 MP from the 8 Pro to 9 Pro. The rear wide camera looks the same, but the rear ultrawide seems like it has a small upgrade. Better aperture at least.

> The front camera is a big upgrade: 10.5 MP to 42 MP from the 8 Pro to 9 Pro.

42MP???

Wouldn't that just rapidly fill up the storage for most of their users

with little if any other tangible benefit ... maybe that is part of the plan :-) ... the profit

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Post by wetpaws »

ascorbic wrote: post #191
nblgbg wrote: post #158

One of the big problems with Pixel phones is their lack of thorough testing. You upgrade and suddenly you encounter strange Bluetooth issues, call problems, or other features that were working fine before but suddenly stop functioning. Tons of people will be complaining about this in forums, and you won't receive any updates to fix them for months. IMHO all Pixel phones are just developer devices and you can't seriou…

I've had a Pixel 8 Pro since launch day and have had zero issues with it. Really great phone.

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Post by pinkmuffinere »

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…

Somewhat tangentially, your comment made me realize there can be non-vain reasons to try and appear less poor than you are. Of course, when you’re really poor it’s probably unwise to use a new iPhone to achieve this deception.

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Post by dotnet00 »

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…

Most people spending $1k on their phone are either trading in their old phone if they upgrade often, or are upgrading every 2-3 years, which makes the cost not that crazy given how smartphones are often essentially a part of us nowadays with how much we rely on them.

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Post by adamc »

CydeWeys wrote: post #20
katzinsky wrote: post #7

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.

Picture taking and video recording have gotten unbelievably better over the past decade. They were not remotely sufficient for many use cases ten years ago and even now there's still plenty of room left for improvement.

Not all of us care. I barely use the camera on my phone.

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Post by sigzero »

jerlam wrote: post #241
ascorbic wrote: post #191

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've had a Pixel 8 Pro since launch day and have had zero issues with it. Really great phone.

Not doubting your experience, but you've had the phone for less than a year and haven't had a major Android version update. You are 1/7th of the way of your total support period. If you can say you have no problems in 2030, that would be much stronger evidence.

Wow, talk about an unrealistic expectation. 2030? lol

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Post by guzik »

notfed wrote: post #227
nblgbg wrote: post #158

One of the big problems with Pixel phones is their lack of thorough testing. You upgrade and suddenly you encounter strange Bluetooth issues, call problems, or other features that were working fine before but suddenly stop functioning. Tons of people will be complaining about this in forums, and you won't receive any updates to fix them for months. IMHO all Pixel phones are just developer devices and you can't seriou…

I've had a dozens od Bluetooth devices (of both computers and headsets), and have never not had Bluetooth issues. I would not isolate "Bluetooth issues" to Android.

Well, on the contrary, we’ve worked extensively with Bluetooth since we're in the business of creating wearables. Unfortunately, we've had to compile a list of unsupported Android phones that exhibited unusual behaviors, such as sudden disconnections.

I must say that both Samsungs and iPhones have always been rock solid in terms of stability.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by jerjerjer »

roughly wrote: post #201

I'm an iPhone guy, but - there _are_ other designs for phones, right? The squircle corners, the shiny metal band surrounding the matte back, the aqua-pill-shaped buttons, the colors - Google is a $2T company, there's gotta be an industrial designer somewhere in the building or some process for phone design that doesn't take place in Cupertino, right?

Rounded rectangle clearly won the form factor wars.

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Post by jocaal »

Rastonbury wrote: post #26

The previous camera bulge was questionable but this one looks horrendous

Mobile phones are a mature technology. There aren't any opportunities to differentiate designs. For cars, they all look the same and differentiate brands with headlights and grills, phones only have the camera bump to differentiate brands.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by wetpaws »

SkyPuncher wrote: post #206
nblgbg wrote: post #158

One of the big problems with Pixel phones is their lack of thorough testing. You upgrade and suddenly you encounter strange Bluetooth issues, call problems, or other features that were working fine before but suddenly stop functioning. Tons of people will be complaining about this in forums, and you won't receive any updates to fix them for months. IMHO all Pixel phones are just developer devices and you can't seriou…

This was a major issue that drove me away from Android. In addition to first party bugs, I got tired of 3rd party accessories not working correctly. My theory was iPhone probably got tested on most 3rd party accessories. However, the fragmentation in the Android space meant I’d have no idea what devices they actually tested with. This is further compounded by the fact that Android isn’t really an open platform, at le…

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