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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Good analysis, thanks!

(myself included as of 2 weeks ago)

Which phone did you get, if I may ask? A Pixel?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yup! I really wanted a Sony Xperia for the hardware, but the 2 years of updates were a deal breaker. So for the price of a base model 128GB (lol) S23U, I got a 1TB Pixel 8 Pro and a case with enough money leftover for dinner with the price difference. Their holiday sales were pretty generous!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thanks! I'm still on the edge between S23 and Pixel 8, always good to hear feedback!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is my first non-Samsung phone, and after a lot of tweaking and using Nova Launcher (yes, yes, they got bought out by Branch) for the first time in a while, I can say I absolutely love this phone! I won't say it's better than a Samsung, but I can say that it's more or less on par, which is enough for a phone that's a few hundred bucks cheaper. Let me know if you want a more detailed breakdown between Pixels and Samsung (at least as of Note 20 Ultra's specs)!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Sounds nice! From the feedback I read, Samsung S and Pixels are solid phones nowadays, at the end of the day it is up to personal preference

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I've been on the Pixel bandwagon since the start. I haven't had every generation, but I've had more than half of them. The pure Android experience and the best cameras on the market have been the biggest draws for me.

I haven't had a Samsung since the Galaxy 5, but i hated the bloat they came with. To me, the biggest flaw to Android is that manufacturers can slap their own launchers/mail and browsers/assistants on them, totally changing the feel of the OS and still get to call the result "Android".