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I've owned many of the nexus and pixel phones, never had a problem. My kids own iPhones, they haven't had a problem with theirs either. In short, I've got not

I've owned many of the nexus and pixel phones, never had a problem. My kids own iPhones, they haven't had a problem with theirs either. In short, I've got nothing really to report.

adolph 4y ago
null hypothesis is underrated
okdood64 4y ago
Same, I've been through several several of all the phones you've mentioned over the last decade. 0 issues. Modern technology works just fine in the general case, aside from anecdotes of failures. News at 11.
- subarctic 4y ago
  You say you've been through several over the last decade. How often do you replace your phone and what was your reason for doing so, if you didn't have any issues with them?
GeekyBear 4y ago
> I've owned many of the nexus and pixel phones, never had a problem. That seems to be the exception. >Every time a new Pixel phone comes out, we make a whole article summarizing all the problems people have with them. We don’t do this for any other manufacturer. Google has proven over the years that its phones simply have way more issues than others. https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-biggest-problem-1119218/ https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-biggest-proble...
thiht 4y ago
> I've owned many of the nexus and pixel phones, never had a problem. I've had 2 Nexus 5x and a Pixel 3a before switching to an iPhone. I can't believe the amount of bullshit I coped up with because I didn't know better. Both Nexus died because of a well known boot loop issue that was never truly acknowledged by Google (support ghosted me twice). The Pixel died because the socket kinda broke and I couldn't charge it anymore. All 3 phones became awfully slow after roughly one year of use. In comparison I switched to an iPhone 2 years ago and it really is good as new: it doesn't feel slower, every single hardware or software feature works great, it's still a first class citizen when it comes to OS updates. As it goes I easily plan to keep it at least 2 to 3 more years. I've never kept an Android phone more than 2 years. To be fair though the Nexus and Pixel were low end devices. Maybe my experience would have been better with higher end Androids.
- scruple 4y ago
  Had the same experience with 2 Nexus phones. My Nexus tablets were fine outside of... Every Google Nexus and Pixel device I've owned, going back longer than I can remember, had had sharp battery decline around 16-18 months with not-heavy but daily usage. I'm also looking at an iPhone as my next smartphone, and I've been on Android since the original G1. I've also had issues with Project Fi "support" in the last year or two despite the fact that I vastly prefer their pay as you go and international service.
x0x0 4y ago
I own a pixel 3axl that I'd like to continue using but google intentionally eol'd it by refusing to continue updating the os. [1] That's actual data, not anecdata. Which, to be fair, is their choice -- but Apple happily updates 3 year old devices. [1] https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en#zippy=%2Cpixel-a-a-xl-xl-a-a-g-a-g https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en#z...
JeremyNT 4y ago
I actually STILL have a Nexus 5x, running LineageOS. I use it as a white noise generator. This week I finally turned it off. After leaving it plugged in constantly for several years, I noticed the battery was swollen and there was a notable bulge behind the screen. That said, I had another Nexus 5x that did die prematurely due to some kind of storage related problem. Since the Nexus line, my wife and I have only bought Pixel phones, and have never had a hardware defect in any of them.

I've owned many of the nexus and pixel phones, never had a problem. My kids own iPhones, they haven't had a problem with theirs either. In short, I've got nothing really to report.

adolph 4y ago

null hypothesis is underrated

okdood64 4y ago

Same, I've been through several several of all the phones you've mentioned over the last decade. 0 issues. Modern technology works just fine in the general case, aside from anecdotes of failures. News at 11.

subarctic 4y ago
You say you've been through several over the last decade. How often do you replace your phone and what was your reason for doing so, if you didn't have any issues with them?

GeekyBear 4y ago

> I've owned many of the nexus and pixel phones, never had a problem. That seems to be the exception. >Every time a new Pixel phone comes out, we make a whole article summarizing all the problems people have with them. We don’t do this for any other manufacturer. Google has proven over the years that its phones simply have way more issues than others. https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-biggest-problem-1119218/ https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-biggest-proble...

thiht 4y ago

> I've owned many of the nexus and pixel phones, never had a problem. I've had 2 Nexus 5x and a Pixel 3a before switching to an iPhone. I can't believe the amount of bullshit I coped up with because I didn't know better. Both Nexus died because of a well known boot loop issue that was never truly acknowledged by Google (support ghosted me twice). The Pixel died because the socket kinda broke and I couldn't charge it anymore. All 3 phones became awfully slow after roughly one year of use. In comparison I switched to an iPhone 2 years ago and it really is good as new: it doesn't feel slower, every single hardware or software feature works great, it's still a first class citizen when it comes to OS updates. As it goes I easily plan to keep it at least 2 to 3 more years. I've never kept an Android phone more than 2 years. To be fair though the Nexus and Pixel were low end devices. Maybe my experience would have been better with higher end Androids.

scruple 4y ago
Had the same experience with 2 Nexus phones. My Nexus tablets were fine outside of... Every Google Nexus and Pixel device I've owned, going back longer than I can remember, had had sharp battery decline around 16-18 months with not-heavy but daily usage. I'm also looking at an iPhone as my next smartphone, and I've been on Android since the original G1. I've also had issues with Project Fi "support" in the last year or two despite the fact that I vastly prefer their pay as you go and international service.

x0x0 4y ago

I own a pixel 3axl that I'd like to continue using but google intentionally eol'd it by refusing to continue updating the os. [1] That's actual data, not anecdata. Which, to be fair, is their choice -- but Apple happily updates 3 year old devices. [1] https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en#zippy=%2Cpixel-a-a-xl-xl-a-a-g-a-g https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705?hl=en#z...

JeremyNT 4y ago

I actually STILL have a Nexus 5x, running LineageOS. I use it as a white noise generator. This week I finally turned it off. After leaving it plugged in constantly for several years, I noticed the battery was swollen and there was a notable bulge behind the screen. That said, I had another Nexus 5x that did die prematurely due to some kind of storage related problem. Since the Nexus line, my wife and I have only bought Pixel phones, and have never had a hardware defect in any of them.