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I was interested in this release. But right now it's a $20 difference here in CAD between the Pixel 8 Pro 256 GB and the S23 Ultra 256 GB (there's a sale going on for the S23). With all of the Pixel's heat, battery, and connectivity issues (bad reception I can live with, but not knowing if I can call 911?), I can't justify it at all.

>>Sketch+(OP)
Also, S23 Ultra is equipped with Snapdragon 8Gen2, which is much more powerful than Tensor G3. The latter is almost equivalent to 8+Gen1 in terms of CPU and GPU.

>>chenzh+N5
I honestly don't much care for benchmarks, but in this case there's a direct correlation between power and efficiency. The Pixel Pros are typically very poor for battery life and that's really what I care about.

>>Sketch+(OP)
But you have to deal with Samsung's UI in the S23 Ultra. It's still not that great after over a decade of existence.

>>guyzer+Ex1
Contrapoint: Samsungs UI is much cleaner than modern pixel phones. After a minimal amount of setup it gets much less in the way than stock android on pixel phones.

>>guyzer+Ex1
Once you install a launcher of your choice, there's not much left of the Samsung UI. Just the pulldown and the settings.