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Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by spwa4 »

Even in this article, they repeat the same: what everyone always gives as the advantage of Pixel phones has nothing to do with form factor or even hardware in general. Presumably also because there's not much special about Pixel form factors, but the plusses are almost always the software, features, and "cleanest android" with occasionally the camera mentioned (mostly because people are repeating what phone reviewers say). With the iPhone people sometimes respond that the hardware is a plus, but for Pixel I have never even heard that. For Samsung it's the opposite. People buy Samsung phones for the new and powerful hardware, and on a hardware-capabilities-per-dollar they are fantastic, with occasional mention of the pen integration.

Pixel phones are "great software with a frankly boring phone built around it".

I think this even works for Google: if the hardware ceases to be the differentiating factor as we go on in time, it seems to me Google's position would keep improving over time, certainly over Samsung.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by VCFundedGenYer »

frollogaston wrote: post #38
rf15 wrote: post #25

> trapped in a shape everyone else seems to be moving on from. Really not sure if we were ever there. Foldable phones still feel like a novelty that is expensive and fragile, among other tradeoffs. Also moving on to what, exactly? The regular slate form factor is what people buy, and have been for years at this point.

I'm confused, what is everyone else moving away from, folding phones? The same article said Samsung is still making folding phones and Apple is about to release one.

The younger generation is moving back to 2000s style flip phones with no smartphone features.

Which honestly I support. I still have my LG VX8100 and wish it would work on modern networks.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

#53

Post by frollogaston »

applfanboysbgon wrote: post #5

I have zero interest in folding phones and only read to kill time while eating, but this review is incredibly irritating. "This isn't exactly like another phone, with a bunch of subjective design differences, therefore it's dated and bad!" I hate this way of thinking so much. Products should be different. There should be small phones and large phones, thin phones and thick phones, rather than scoring them all against…

Listen to each person who says he wants a small phone. Is he the kind of person who would even buy the smaller phone if it got released, rather than holding onto an old working phone? Is he also going to spend more money on apps, AirPods, etc, maybe a iPad too? Sometimes yeah, usually not. I'm in that group, I understand why Apple doesn't cater to me.

Also don't think anyone makes buying decisions based on these reviews. It's more entertainment than anything else.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

#55

Post by frollogaston »

spwa4 wrote: post #51

Even in this article, they repeat the same: what everyone always gives as the advantage of Pixel phones has nothing to do with form factor or even hardware in general. Presumably also because there's not much special about Pixel form factors, but the plusses are almost always the software, features, and "cleanest android" with occasionally the camera mentioned (mostly because people are repeating what phone reviewers…

I kept hearing how Pixel is the clean Android software experience, then I got one as a work phone. It honestly felt pretty unintuitive, and I thought that was just how Android is, but then it broke and I got a Samsung replacement... The Samsung UI is surprisingly better. Down to the clock settings.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by spwa4 »

frollogaston wrote: post #55
spwa4 wrote: post #51

Even in this article, they repeat the same: what everyone always gives as the advantage of Pixel phones has nothing to do with form factor or even hardware in general. Presumably also because there's not much special about Pixel form factors, but the plusses are almost always the software, features, and "cleanest android" with occasionally the camera mentioned (mostly because people are repeating what phone reviewers…

I kept hearing how Pixel is the clean Android software experience, then I got one as a work phone. It honestly felt pretty unintuitive, and I thought that was just how Android is, but then it broke and I got a Samsung replacement... The Samsung UI is surprisingly better. Down to the clock settings.

I have a Samsung S23 Ultra (for the CPU for emulation + the 5G modem). It doesn't even have a clock/alarm app.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by frollogaston »

spwa4 wrote: post #56
frollogaston wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I kept hearing how Pixel is the clean Android software experience, then I got one as a work phone. It honestly felt pretty unintuitive, and I thought that was just how Android is, but then it broke and I got a Samsung replacement... The Samsung UI is surprisingly better. Down to the clock settings.

I have a Samsung S23 Ultra (for the CPU for emulation + the 5G modem). It doesn't even have a clock/alarm app.

Idk, mine has it. You must have some kind of alarm/clock functionality somewhere. The time picker is normal scrollable hh-mm-ss, right? On a Pixel, it's something like an analog clock but also not.

I also can't look on the Pixel anymore, but I remember there were weirdly two different control centers that always got me.

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by frollogaston »

VCFundedGenYer wrote: post #52
frollogaston wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm confused, what is everyone else moving away from, folding phones? The same article said Samsung is still making folding phones and Apple is about to release one.

The younger generation is moving back to 2000s style flip phones with no smartphone features. Which honestly I support. I still have my LG VX8100 and wish it would work on modern networks.

It's like 0.01% of the younger generation doing that

Re: Pixel 11 Pro Fold feels like the end of an era

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Post by TiredOfLife »

belinder wrote: post #8

I drop my phone a lot, I have a great case for it so not a scratch after 6 years. I am interested in getting the foldable but apparently the cases don't protect the hinge or let dirt get in? Anyone have experience with this? Maybe I'm not the right audience, too clumsy

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