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Google kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months::Two years on a Pixel Pass was supposed to get you a new phone.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Only 2 downsides to pixel:

  1. Stock Rom
  2. No display out from USBC

All other issues are solved with GOS.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (12 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What's the point of having a 3.5 mm Jack when you have LDAC codec for hi res audio over bluetooth?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I could list dozens of reasons but at the end of the day it comes down to having the option and making the choice, instead of having it made by some company. And as someone who repairs their own phones, 3.5mm jacks really don't take a lot of space. It's definitely not enough to make a substantial improvement to battery size. You question the point of having them, I question the point of removing them when they were (and still are) a universal standard with not many downsides.

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