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Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by bapak »

mg wrote: post #94

The people at Google seem to think much more like me than the people at Apple. There are 3 primary decisions Google made that click with me, while Apple's choices are a mystery to me: 1: When I put a Pixel on a table, it sits there stable. Because the backside is symmetrical. When I put an iPhone on a table, it wobbles. 2: When I sort my photos on a Pixel, I sort them in folders. The "camera" folder is where the unso…

> sort them in folders.

They had that in iPhotos and dropped it in Photos. I missed it for about a month and then I got over it. I'd never sort my photos now, I can just search them or find them on the map.

If you want to sort photos by folder, no one stops you from using other apps. Google Photos itself is available.

Very, very few people want to spend time sorting all their photos, it's a fool's errand.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by dopa42365 »

StopDisinfo910 wrote: post #562
TylerE wrote: post #521

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Uh, every top model iPhone since the 13 is 120hz.

The non Pro phone is 60Hz despite being more than 1000€ here. I wish it was a joke but Apple ripoff knows no limit sadly. Meanwhile, most competitors phones half that price have 120Hz.

150€ Xiaomi phones have a 120Hz AMOLED screen these days.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by fragmede »

gremlinunderway wrote: post #653
thewebguyd wrote: post #428

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Apple is the only one that offers actual E2EE with advanced data protection for all iCloud services. Without it, yes, Apple can see your data. With it on, they can't. The key is stored on device, encrypted with your device pin/passcode and covers iCloud backup, including messages, drive, photos, notes, reminders, bookmarks, shortcuts, voice memos, wallet, passwords, health data, journal, home, maps, etc. The only thi…

Is there any third-party validation on these claims of E2EE? Everyone keeps asking for some sort of validation or testing to these claims and everyone is just ignoring them. Without some kind of third-party testing none of this matters, anyone can say whatever they want unless someone can do testing to demonstrate its adherence to this.

> As part of our commitment to security assurance, Apple regularly engages with third-party organizations to provide security assurance, certifying and attesting to the security of Apple’s hardware, operating systems, apps, and services. Our goal is to specify certifications that can be recognized by Apple users around the globe.

https://support.apple.com/guide/certifications/intro-to-appl...

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by red369 »

littlecranky67 wrote: post #353
zamadatix wrote: post #132

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It's interesting how this type of feedback always comes up for phones yet smaller phones have an extremely hard time actually selling enough units to justify making more of them. It seems part of it may be folks remaining in this group seem much more willing to stick with old devices anyways, helping drive less priority for small sizes on top of already being a smaller market segment. Perhaps there are some other big…

Bigger phones encourage more user engagement and more screen space to show ads. Smaller phones are used by people who use it less. I have only anecdotal data, pretty sure google has the analytics to find that out.

I put Bloomberg TV on the other day, just because it's one of the easy to access channels on a Roku I was setting up, and that experience makes me agree with your statement about space to show ads. It wasn't full of ads (yet?), but the tiny actual video surrounded by huge amounts of other content reminded me strongly of the TV future shown in Idiocracy.

https://www.bloombergmedia.com/press/bloombergtv/

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by colordrops »

tonyhart7 wrote: post #632
colordrops wrote: post #580

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Apple isn't privacy oriented, please quit spreading this misnformation. The only thing you can say about them is that they are marginally better than google but that isn't saying much. Their supposed respect of privacy is just marketing.

lol there is only 2 vendor in market right now google and apple, apple is the best in this privacy field

Did you read the thread? Google devices are orders of magnitude more private if you install a custom rom like graphene OS or lineage + microg.

Apple is pretty much the same as a vanilla google phone in comparison.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by slipperydippery »

gertrunde wrote: post #434
mg wrote: post #94

The people at Google seem to think much more like me than the people at Apple. There are 3 primary decisions Google made that click with me, while Apple's choices are a mystery to me: 1: When I put a Pixel on a table, it sits there stable. Because the backside is symmetrical. When I put an iPhone on a table, it wobbles. 2: When I sort my photos on a Pixel, I sort them in folders. The "camera" folder is where the unso…

I have to admit, my experience with #1 was quite different. 1. Put pixel on a flat surface. 2. Half an hour later, discover that the the surface wasn't actually flat, as phone the phone crashes to the ground, having been slowly inching its way off the 'flat' surface by virtue of the magically friction free back case of the phone... No joke, by far the slipperyest phone I have ever had, and the one I slapped a case on…

No! They still do that? Reading this thread had me thinking back to an early Nexus phone I had back in my Android days, maybe around 2012, and here’s this post! I had no idea that wasn’t some odd one-off problem.

You could place the phone back-down on a surface a marble wouldn’t roll on, and 20 minutes later it’d magically be on the floor. I’ve never seen anything like it before or since. I can’t believe they’re still doing that (how, though?! And why?!!)

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by red369 »

zamadatix wrote: post #132
the__alchemist wrote: post #2

Looks like they're still only available in "Huge" and "comically oversized". I guess I can keep buying Pixel 4s until new ones (req for battery) are no longer available.

It's interesting how this type of feedback always comes up for phones yet smaller phones have an extremely hard time actually selling enough units to justify making more of them. It seems part of it may be folks remaining in this group seem much more willing to stick with old devices anyways, helping drive less priority for small sizes on top of already being a smaller market segment. Perhaps there are some other big…

I don't see what I feel is the obligatory "I want a small Android phone!" post here yet: https://smallandroidphone.com/

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by fragmede »

hattar wrote: post #333
paulgerhardt wrote: post #247

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How’s your 13 mini holding up? I have a recently refurbished one (6 months old) and I can’t make it to 2pm without recharging. Additional my mail search and photo search broke with Apple Intelligence/iOS18 integration. Debating jumping ship to a epaper phone or holding out for the rumored iPhone Air.

I don't think the iPhone Air will actually be smaller in the dimensions I care about, just thinner which I assume will compromise battery life. My mini is holding up ok. Battery needs replacing but I haven't done it. Like mikepurvis, I carry power banks around if I'm doing anything where I'm not going to be able to recharge easily. I use one like this https://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerCore-Magnetic-Slim-B2C/dp/...

I prefer this form factor, but yeah

https://a.co/d/aFqI38o

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by red369 »

jama211 wrote: post #289
daemonologist wrote: post #81

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I replaced my 4a (which is not particularly small) after Google nerfed the battery into oblivion, but every once in a while I get it out of its drawer and am always immediately struck by how much better the form factor is. Using a modern phone with a 6+ inch screen feels like trying to tie a knot with one hand.

I have this experience… until I turn it on and start to try and type stuff on the tiny keyboard or watch stuff on it again. Then I realise I’m glad I moved up a little

I agree with you, but I like the reminder that I probably shouldn't be using my phone for whatever I'm doing anyway.

If I'm at home, I should make the small effort to get a tablet or a laptop. If I'm out, should I just set a reminder and do it later and listen to something instead?

I realise that for many people, that time might be their only time available for doing whatever they were going to do, but on the other hand when I look at what other people use their phones for when they're out, it rarely looks important to me. Even the stuff people are doing for fun doesn't look much fun. Definitely not compared with the people who have also lugged a Switch/e-reader/actual book.

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