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Google Pixel 10 series review

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Re: Google Pixel 10 series review

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Post by sroerick »

theamk wrote: post #32
wg0 wrote: post #20

Why in the world I would buy a phone (any not just Google) that costs north of $800 is beyond me unless I want to signal my purchasing power. If utility is my metric and not outward signalling and flex, I find this worst deployment of my funds. So called "budget" phones these days have OLED screens some even come with 120Hz displays (beyond me why someone would want that) and plenty of compute and memory. You want ca…

What if I want: (1) a camera with zoom and night shot capability comparable to my 2010 Sony Cybershot camera. (2) An internet terminal with enough CPU/RAM to browse modern websites. (3) A music player with a space for 150-300 GB of MP3's and nice-ish UI (4) Online and offline map (5) wireless charging (because I keep destroying charging ports in my devices) (6) all of this should fit in my pocket. I've spent >5 years…

I just bought a refurbished pixel 8 for $200

Re: Google Pixel 10 series review

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Post by ksec »

It is the Android I wanted to switch away from iPhone. But Google have decided to not make it available in Hong Kong for whatever reason. And this was before AI being restricted. ( But M$ and Grok continues to operate in HK just fine so I don't think that is an argument either )

Re: Google Pixel 10 series review

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Post by dmacvicar »

I upgraded from a Pixel 4a (running Calyxos) to a 8a, only because at some point Whatsapp videos broke on the 4a and friends got videos with some green encoding. Otherwise, I had no reason to upgrade.

I hate my new phone. I could use the 4a with one hand comfortably, but that is not the case with the 8a. My thumb does not reach the top of the screen like before. I have to hold it in diagonal position just to be able to do the gestures Android -by design- expects.

The fingerprint sensor moved from the back to the front. That design helped having the phone in the right direction when taking it out of my pocket. Now it comes half of the time upside down. The fingerprint sensor is bad. Half of the time does not work and I have to use the pin. On the 4a was flawless.

Camera is better. Yes.

Re: Google Pixel 10 series review

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Post by crossroadsguy »

My god that ugly bump! But they have been at it for a few versions so that means people actually buy that shit. And then there’s the sleek a’s.

By the way, is there a Moore’s law sort of thing that predicts the base phone size increase every year across OEMs?

Re: Google Pixel 10 series review

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Post by Sohcahtoa82 »

wg0 wrote: post #20

Why in the world I would buy a phone (any not just Google) that costs north of $800 is beyond me unless I want to signal my purchasing power. If utility is my metric and not outward signalling and flex, I find this worst deployment of my funds. So called "budget" phones these days have OLED screens some even come with 120Hz displays (beyond me why someone would want that) and plenty of compute and memory. You want ca…

> So called "budget" phones these days have OLED screens some even come with 120Hz displays (beyond me why someone would want that) and plenty of compute and memory.

Are you mistakenly calling the Pixel 10 a budget phone? Because it's not. The actual budget phones are like $200, and they certainly don't have 120 Hz OLED screens.

> You want camera, buy a camera. You want gaming, buy a console or gaming machine.

Because why would I buy a separate camera and portable gaming machine when I can have them all on a single device?

Do you honestly not see the benefits of having a single device that does everything rather than having to pack multiple things? Especially a camera. They're bulky as hell and require a whole-ass bag dedicated to them. At least a Nintendo Switch can still fit in a large pocket.

I'm not a professional photographer and don't pretend to be one. I just want something that'll create "good enough" pictures to share with friends and family.

Re: Google Pixel 10 series review

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Post by bigstrat2003 »

rhdhfjej wrote: post #18
AuthorizedCust wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Semantic wars are unhelpful distractions. Focus on the issues.

No, he's right. The general public has no idea what "sideloading" even means, but they sure as shit would want to be able to load their own apps if they were asked about it. The terminology is meant to obfuscate the issue.

He's not right at all. It is not "part of the problem" to use a term that a poster here doesn't think accurately captures the issue. The only part of the problem is the corporations who are trying to take our rights away.

Also, I think you'll be quite disappointed in what the general public does or does not care about. The iPhone has always been even more locked down than Android and it sells like hotcakes. Even on Android only a tiny minority of users make use of the option to install third-party apps. I think the general public should care about this topic, but all evidence is to the contrary.

Re: Google Pixel 10 series review

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Post by miyuru »

raincole wrote: post #37
xnx wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

$800 sounds like a lot, but is very reasonable for a device someone might use 3+ hours a day for 2 years. At the end of those years, it can likely be sold for at least $400. That works out to something like $0.36/hour.

It's an extremely weird way to look at price. My family use the same dining table for more than two decades. So it's about 5,000 ~ 10,000 hours. But it doesn't make it somehow worth a few thousands of bucks.

Flagship devices are also faster, which saves time.

Re: Google Pixel 10 series review

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Post by the-rc »

ksec wrote: post #42

It is the Android I wanted to switch away from iPhone. But Google have decided to not make it available in Hong Kong for whatever reason. And this was before AI being restricted. ( But M$ and Grok continues to operate in HK just fine so I don't think that is an argument either )

Isn't HK under PRC control? The GFW might not be there right now, but who knows what happens over the seven years during which new Pixels are supported.

Re: Google Pixel 10 series review

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Post by abrookewood »

I don't know why people are soo obsessed over their phones. I moved from a Pixel 5 (which was perfectly serviceable until it died) to a Pixel 9 and the overall feeling was ... so? Apart from the cameras improving, there isn't really anything that feels amazing.

Re: Google Pixel 10 series review

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Post by joshmn »

dzogchen wrote: post #7
ilioscio wrote: post #4

Google is really losing the plot lately, like worse than ever before. The changes to sideloading android apps is perhaps the biggest red flag they've ever thrown. But the new UI updates look largely silly and unhelpful, but maybe I'm being unfair.

If you are calling 'installing an app on your own phone without involvement of the vendor' 'sideloading' then you are complicit.

Not OP, but to add to your sentiment: It was called installing when I was a child. I would download software—from CNET just casually browsing, or whatever from a warez forum—and open the package to reveal an installer (I was fond of InstallShield-based installers, I do not know why). I could customize the directory which the application would install to, stare endlessly at the verbose “advanced” or “custom” mode, and listen to my HDD spin a little faster.
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