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I'm moving away from Pixel Phones for my next Android. Going to switch back to Samsung. I currently have a Pixel 8 and my screen went completely green and glitchy yesterday (Google "android green screen", it's a hardware issue). It freaked me out because Im in the beginning of a long vacation with tickets held digitally in various apps and email. Thankfully I eventually figured out the solution which is ridiculous, when it happens again I just need to squeeze the bottom of my phone. My last Pixel phone just completely died on me randomly as I unplugged it from my car. And I've had previous Pixel phones just ignore calls, sending them straight to voicemail (which is a common issue if you Google that as well).

I will miss having stock android and timely updates, I will hate Samsung bloatware and apps I can't uninstall, but it's I hope to have more stability and longer life for my phones. In barely getting 2 years of life from my Pixels. I'm also seriously considering iPhones as well.

>>flanbi+(OP)
Why not return your phone for warranty when its obviously broken (hardware wise)?

>>flanbi+(OP)
The green screen issue is covered by warranty, so get your display swapped at an official repair store. The new ones don't have the green screen issue.

>>flanbi+(OP)
You need to manage your expectations with Pixel devices. They are often on sale. Buy the A series for ~$300, which is also what the Nexus phones used to be priced at. They easily last 3+ years, and if they die after that it's no big deal. Dying early, bootlooping, overheating, etc. have been a part of these devices since they have existed.

>>bubble+h4
They've raised the prices so one is looking at a 1 year old a-series to pay $300. Meanwhile they are even further behind the curve hardware wise.

It would be very nice (but a tremendous effort) if Graphene OS took this opportunity to switch hardware preference right before Google's August release. Maybe to someone who could make a modern tablet too.

>>bubble+h4
The worst but I’ve ever had with early Android was they never kept time properly! Set an alarm to wake you up, and when you eventually woke up, clock skew was out over an hour!

>>bubble+h4
I use my monitors, TVs, PC hardware for 10 years+. Things dying after 3 years is a big fucking deal. WTF is wrong with you.

>>ThatMe+1j
The software also used to be supported for only that long. Support cycles have been getting longer, but so has the price. Batteries also die in a few years.

>>bubble+4k
There are many people who use 5 year old or older iPhones. My dad uses an iPhone 12 (2020), my mum an iPhone 11 (2019), someone else in my family still uses an XS (2018). In one of these cases a dying battery was replaced (which is still much cheaper than a new phone). They all still work very well and fast.

Also a lot of folks around still sporting Samsun S20 (though they should probably ditch them now due to the lack of security updates).

Getting only 2-3 years of life is very bad for most people.

>>flanbi+(OP)
Fwiw, I've had a similar screen issue (turned green or magenta and glitchy, parts of the screen image disappearing, until one day it turned black) happen with two Samsung phones.