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don't sweat folks. Get a Pixel and you get better camera and don't miss much.

It_s_me 4y ago
I want to get a Pixel 7 Pro (sending from my Pixel 2XL) but no 5G support for the country I'm currently residing (Greece) is a bit of deal-breaker. Rooting is an option but I don't thing I want to go that way. (Has been doing it on my Nexus 5.) It's the 1st time I'm considering a switch from Android to iOS.
- CameronNemo 4y ago
  Have you considered the Fairphone 4? I am in the US otherwise I'd probably have bought one already.
filoleg 4y ago
Thanks, but no. I own a Pixel 6 Pro as my second phone (for work), and I prefer not having to treat my phone like it is a (non-M1) laptop. I.e., constantly worry about having a way to charge it whenever I am out and about. It isn't just my perception either, the reviews all pointed out the battery to be lacking. Meanwhile, I charge my iPhone about once every 2 days (or once a day before i go to sleep, in case I am using it very heavily on that particular day). No idea what the whole "better camera" complaint is either. Pretty much every in-depth technical review (by blogs/people who actually have knowledge of photography and camera tech) of iPhone 14 Pro camera laud it as great, which my personal experience confirms.
- earth2mars 4y ago
  do me a favor. can you check how much you use your iphone vs android. It seems you use your work phone more than iphone. thats why its running out of battery most likely. also, i would prefer iphone over android for work because they have better enterprise compatibility. Android is always a mess with work profile in my experience. also, w.r.t camera, DXOmark rated pixel 7 pro more than iphone 14 pro max. even latest macrumours review (check comments of that review) shows pixel is clear winner for example, go and take moon pictures with your 6 pro and iphone 14 pro. tell me which one has moon vs white blob.
  - filoleg 4y ago
    > It seems you use your work phone more than iphone. I pretty much don't at all, precisely for that reason. Just checked, and my average active screen time for the past 10 days was a tiny bit over 9hrs on iphone (because traveling, so i need it a lot for navigating around, coordinating stuff with other people, etc), and I was charging it before going to sleep (but it was not empty, it still had a decent amount of charge left). On my Pixel, back when i was using it, it was around 3hrs at the very most, and I would have to charge it midway through the day If you are genuinely curious, please let me know. I can try using my Pixel as I would my iPhone tomorrow, and then report the results the day after that. > go and take moon pictures with your 6 pro and iphone 14 pro. tell me which one has moon vs white blob. Haven't tried that yet, but will do and report back along with the battery. Would heavy light pollution be a problem for taking moon pics? Because I am in theater district in Manhattan rn, and light pollution here is off the charts.
    - jvolkman 4y ago
      3 hours sounds like something is wrong. On my Pixel 7 Pro I currently have 5.5 hours of screen time with 40% battery left. Not as good as an iPhone, but certainly good enough to get through a day with charge remaining.
      - filoleg 4y ago
        To clarify, my pixel wouldnt die after 3 hours. It would drop to around 50% or so, i would put it away, and it would die on its own by the end of the next day without me using it pretty much at all (outside of it sitting there and receiving notifications).
  - astrange 4y ago
    Taking moon photos needs special camera modes and doesn’t have much of anything to do with how good the general tuning is. The usual auto exposure algorithms don’t work on it.
AtheistOfFail 4y ago
I will argue against this.... apple's camera ecosystem is more consistent that the Android cluster.
system2 4y ago
I'd rather drink vomit than using Android again.
- rabuse 4y ago
  I have to agree with you there... I ditched Android at the Galaxy S4.

I want to get a Pixel 7 Pro (sending from my Pixel 2XL) but no 5G support for the country I'm currently residing (Greece) is a bit of deal-breaker. Rooting is an option but I don't thing I want to go that way. (Has been doing it on my Nexus 5.) It's the 1st time I'm considering a switch from Android to iOS.

CameronNemo 4y ago
Have you considered the Fairphone 4? I am in the US otherwise I'd probably have bought one already.

filoleg 4y ago

Thanks, but no. I own a Pixel 6 Pro as my second phone (for work), and I prefer not having to treat my phone like it is a (non-M1) laptop. I.e., constantly worry about having a way to charge it whenever I am out and about. It isn't just my perception either, the reviews all pointed out the battery to be lacking. Meanwhile, I charge my iPhone about once every 2 days (or once a day before i go to sleep, in case I am using it very heavily on that particular day). No idea what the whole "better camera" complaint is either. Pretty much every in-depth technical review (by blogs/people who actually have knowledge of photography and camera tech) of iPhone 14 Pro camera laud it as great, which my personal experience confirms.

earth2mars 4y ago
do me a favor. can you check how much you use your iphone vs android. It seems you use your work phone more than iphone. thats why its running out of battery most likely. also, i would prefer iphone over android for work because they have better enterprise compatibility. Android is always a mess with work profile in my experience. also, w.r.t camera, DXOmark rated pixel 7 pro more than iphone 14 pro max. even latest macrumours review (check comments of that review) shows pixel is clear winner for example, go and take moon pictures with your 6 pro and iphone 14 pro. tell me which one has moon vs white blob.
- filoleg 4y ago
  > It seems you use your work phone more than iphone. I pretty much don't at all, precisely for that reason. Just checked, and my average active screen time for the past 10 days was a tiny bit over 9hrs on iphone (because traveling, so i need it a lot for navigating around, coordinating stuff with other people, etc), and I was charging it before going to sleep (but it was not empty, it still had a decent amount of charge left). On my Pixel, back when i was using it, it was around 3hrs at the very most, and I would have to charge it midway through the day If you are genuinely curious, please let me know. I can try using my Pixel as I would my iPhone tomorrow, and then report the results the day after that. > go and take moon pictures with your 6 pro and iphone 14 pro. tell me which one has moon vs white blob. Haven't tried that yet, but will do and report back along with the battery. Would heavy light pollution be a problem for taking moon pics? Because I am in theater district in Manhattan rn, and light pollution here is off the charts.
  - jvolkman 4y ago
    3 hours sounds like something is wrong. On my Pixel 7 Pro I currently have 5.5 hours of screen time with 40% battery left. Not as good as an iPhone, but certainly good enough to get through a day with charge remaining.
    - filoleg 4y ago
      To clarify, my pixel wouldnt die after 3 hours. It would drop to around 50% or so, i would put it away, and it would die on its own by the end of the next day without me using it pretty much at all (outside of it sitting there and receiving notifications).
- astrange 4y ago
  Taking moon photos needs special camera modes and doesn’t have much of anything to do with how good the general tuning is. The usual auto exposure algorithms don’t work on it.

AtheistOfFail 4y ago

I will argue against this.... apple's camera ecosystem is more consistent that the Android cluster.

system2 4y ago

I'd rather drink vomit than using Android again.

rabuse 4y ago
I have to agree with you there... I ditched Android at the Galaxy S4.