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1. andrew+n1[view] [source] 2023-10-04 15:25:28
>>alphab+(OP)
I'm really glad to see both the partnership with iFixit and the 7 years of support. Because everything else seems mostly meh to me, and while I'm upgrading this year from a Pixel 6 Pro, the continued diminished returns make it seem likely that 2-3 years from now I won't have as much reason to.
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2. Alacar+y8[view] [source] 2023-10-04 15:52:17
>>andrew+n1
My experience with my own pixel 7 pro and a pixel 5 has been that these devices are an order of magnitude lower in build quality than Samsung or iPhones. I really, really wanted to be happy with them but they've been a never ending source of frustration.

My pixel 5 just stopped turning on one day about 2 years in, and my pixel 7 pro had the volume and power buttons fall out about 3 weeks in (not due to a drop, after googling it's apparently a very widely seen issue).

The service with iFixit was unhelpful, they told me "We keep seeing this and Google says this is wear and tear. We can't submit it for a warranty repair, and if we try we end up eating the cost". After finally complaining on twitter I was contacted by some support person who said to give iFixit this email and they would fix it. They still refused, and after a few more rounds of interactions like that I eventually bought some replacement buttons on Amazon, popped them in, and put a case that covers them on it. I'm fully expecting this to randomly die some time before 2 years is up.

Combine that with Google's extremely strong tendency to abandon everything, promises like these seem well, worthless.

Meanwhile my daughter is using my wife's old iPhone from 8 years ago. My Samsung note 3 and my s8 still boot up and work just fine (though I cracked the screen on one about 5 years ago). It's just so obvious that these phones are very low priority to Google, while other companies base their business around their phones.

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3. thefz+j01[view] [source] 2023-10-04 19:25:56
>>Alacar+y8
> My experience with my own pixel 7 pro and a pixel 5 has been that these devices are an order of magnitude lower in build quality than Samsung or iPhones.

Subjective, I am at my third Pixel phone in six years and I never had an issue.

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4. buerkl+o41[view] [source] 2023-10-04 19:43:48
>>thefz+j01
I'm still on my same iPhone for almost 4 years. Getting a new phone every two years doesn't scream quality to me.
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5. thefz+Ma1[view] [source] 2023-10-04 20:09:01
>>buerkl+o41
Neither does your case, honestly.

My GF is still using a Pixel 3 pro every day.

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6. hn_thr+id1[view] [source] 2023-10-04 20:19:49
>>thefz+Ma1
I'm a Pixel owner, and the phone quality has been stellar IMO, but I would never use any phone that couldn't get security updates - zero days, and sometimes zero days that require no or very little user action, are too common with cell phones. Which is why I think the 7 year support announcement is great news.
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7. disgru+IQ2[view] [source] 2023-10-05 11:49:43
>>hn_thr+id1
This is why I upgraded from 3->6. I guess I'll need to go to 9 or 10 once the updates run out.
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