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Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by iggldiggl »

Daegalus wrote: post #953

Ugh, I can't decide what to do. I am moving to Denmark from the US on Sept 3rd. Denmark does not have trade-in deals. But between my wife and I, we can get a whole phone free with the trade-ins in the US. We can also do international shipping and such through forwarding services, and that would eat into the savings, but still do so. Then there is bands. THey are almost identical, except a few here and there, and I ca…

> Then there is bands. THey are almost identical, except a few here and there, and I can't find a concrete place to get info on Denmark bands (multiple sources have different info or lack of info).

Maybe it's part of "multiple sources have different info", but have you tried https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/DK?

Another avenue of inquiry: Use https://www.cellmapper.net/ to see what bands users have actually recorded in the wild in Denmark near wherever you're moving to.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by ErikBjare »

coremoff wrote: post #902
gerash wrote: post #807

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm with you that AI is overhyped but your suggested feature is "per app volume mixers" like in Windows? What's the use case on a mobile phone to warrant the extra complexity?

I don't let my phone make any noises, but I do use it for music. Would be nice not to have to turn "do not disturb" on or off to listen to music.

You don't have to? I use DND all the time too.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by ruthmarx »

appel wrote: post #71
jsheard wrote: post #29

There's also the obligatory non-Pro model, and a refresh of the Pixel Fold: https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_9 https://store.google.com/us/product/pixel_9_pro_fold Usually the Pro is bigger than the non-Pro but this time they're exactly the same size, and they've added a bigger Pro XL variant. https://www.phonearena.com/phones/size/Google-Pixel-9,Google... The Pro and Pro XL appear to have identical specs as…

I'm glad they finally went this route. I can't be the only one who usually wants the specs of the Pro but always opts for the smallest phone (p1, p3, p5 & now p8).

My issues is the smallest of pixel phones are still to big. I don't want anything bigger than the smallest Pixel 4 ideally.

I've moved to FairPhone anyway because there are concerns more important than compactness.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by ruthmarx »

devit wrote: post #475

It would be nice to have some competition. Right now basically you are forced to buy a Pixel phone, because if you don't buy an iOS or Android device you don't have apps, if you buy an iOS device you lose your freedom, and if you don't buy a Pixel phone you don't have timely updates and GrapheneOS and thus don't have an open source, frequently updated and well-engineered OS.

You could use e/OS or compile graphene cutting out the pixel specific hardware requirements.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by nickm12 »

wildrhythms wrote: post #906
nickm12 wrote: post #799

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Yup. I had a Pixel 4a, which is 5.8". I thought it was a great phone and still perfectly usable, but it stopped getting security updates. I'm now using a Pixel 8. It's fine, but too large and no headphone jack. I'd buy a new Pixel tomorrow if they released a smaller one.

I miss the dedicated fingerprint reader. It was faster and more accurate than the ones built into the screen :(

Yes, this too! The in-screen fingerprint reader on the Pixel 8 is distinctly not as good as the dedicated one on the Pixel 4a. I'm surprised they shipped it.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by ruthmarx »

garciasn wrote: post #150
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 happ…

That seems crazy to me. You're paying significantly more for a product that you don't completely own and have less control over.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by mnmalst »

bergie wrote: post #205
mnmalst wrote: post #17

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Still using my pixel 4a. I refuse to discontinue a perfectly good phone just because the manufacturer decides it's not supported anymore. Hopefully the EU does something about planned obsolesce one day.

EU actually did that: > These regulations will empower independent repairers and end-users by ensuring access to spare parts and to the information necessary to repair for at least 7 years after the end of the distribution of a product in the market. Additionally, manufacturers will have to make compatible software updates available for at least 5 years. https://repair.eu/news/new-eu-rules-smartphones-and-tablets-...

That's definitely a good step but sadly compared to PCs still the stone ages. I want to use my phone with the OS I choose. Sadly the proprietary driver BLOBs make that unnecessarily hard or sometimes impossible.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by mnmalst »

nasdaq-txn wrote: post #33
mnmalst wrote: post #17

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Still using my pixel 4a. I refuse to discontinue a perfectly good phone just because the manufacturer decides it's not supported anymore. Hopefully the EU does something about planned obsolesce one day.

You're using a device that hasn't received security updates in a year to stick it to Google?

I don't do it "to stick it" to anyone. I am just not willing to spend 500$+ since my current hardware is perfectly fine and does what I want. Saving money and avoiding unnecessary e-waste is more important to me.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by Mikho »

nepger21 wrote: post #578

Google really needs to improve the core offering of what a phone is supposed to provide instead of using half baked AI as a selling point. I have been using Pixel 7 for almost the past 2 years. But the amount of basic core issues are crazy. Recently,since the July update, every place where the phone cannot catch network signal, it shutdowns. And with the update, somehow i feel it cannot catch network signal as strong…

Why iPhone? Why not another Android—not Google's one? For me, it looks like you wanted to switch to iOS and looked for an excuse to blame something else for your decision. You blamed Google, not Android. In this case the rational decision is to switch to another Android brand—not switch to iOS. So, you seem a bit dishonest here. Maybe even dishonest with your own self.

Re: Google Pixel 9 Pro

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Post by itsoktocry »

fkyoureadthedoc wrote: post #245
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 usually sell my $1k phone after a couple years so I end up paying much less than $1k in the end, while getting a better phone out of it than had I just bought the $500 phone up front. It blows me away that people actually care how much other people spend on something at all. Want a $50 flip phone? Cool. Want a $1300 fancy fold phone? Also fine. When I had my last kid we got a Snoo bassinet, $1300 or so. Anyone that…

>I usually sell my $1k phone after a couple years so I end up paying much less than $1k in the end, while getting a better phone out of it than had I just bought the $500 phone up front.

Yes, there are different ways to go about it. I buy the best phone of last year or the year before, and run it into the ground.

But is it just me, or are the changes so incremental now it's hard to justify a new model of any brand? Sure the processors get better etc, but I use my phone to browse the web, text/phone and email.

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