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The Android market is way way harder to pin down than the iPhone market. Manufacturers have been walking out software support horizons in the Android world, whi
by QuarterReptile 3y ago
The Android market is way way harder to pin down than the iPhone market. Manufacturers have been walking out software support horizons in the Android world, which should have an impact. To the extent that Android users have shifted toward Samsung and Pixels, that would also tend to walk out the software support window of the Android cohort. And finally, last year there were crazy sales that I don't think have been as good this year, from what I've seen. I upgraded from S21 to S22 ultra last year for $18, no contract term.
OTOH, Qualcomm seems to have closed the gap in SOC performance and efficiency with 8gen2.
- scarface_74 3y agoAnother sign of the HN bubble. Google only has lifetime sells of 27.6 million pixels over 6 generations https://www.phonearena.com/news/pixel-7-pro-6a-google-best-selling-phones-ever_id145365 https://www.phonearena.com/news/pixel-7-pro-6a-google-best-s... Apple is estimated to sell twice that many in a quarter https://www.statista.com/statistics/299153/apple-smartphone-shipments-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/299153/apple-smartphone-...
- sdwr 3y agoWell I bought 1.5 pixels and 0 iphones, so, uh, add that to the data!
- melagonster 3y agoMy friend decided to buy zenfone 10 rather than pixel6. pixel is more expensive than iPhone, why people even try it?
- solardev 3y agoTo avoid having to use crappy UIs and apps from random OEMs. And to get updates directly from Google. I never wanted "Google compatible" phone like an IBM compatible PC. Just like the Wintel ecosystem, Android fragmented into chaos. Pixels are the only way to get a Google phone now without all the third party bloat and crapware.
- mikae1 3y ago> To avoid having to use crappy UIs and apps from random OEMs. And to get updates directly from Google. And three years of platform updates with very low resale value. At the time when I got my last pixel it was also three years of security updates. Add to that that the average consumer won't buy at release date. Quite pathetic (compared to Apple).
- solardev 3y agoYeah, it's terrible compared to Apple. I tried an iPhone for a few months but just didn't like it :/
- melagonster 3y agounfortunately, I trust there is no competition for same price of iPhone:( so maybe other cheaper Android cellphones are better choices haha.
- disgruntledphd2 3y agoThey've at least upped security updates to 5 years from the 6 on. At this point though, I'm mostly still on Pixels because I dislike Apple more than Google.
- gizajob 3y agoMotorolas come without bloat and crapware
- matheusmoreira 3y ago> pixel is more expensive than iPhone, why people even try it? It's the only android phone recommended by GrapheneOS.
- cultofmetatron 3y agoI had a pixel 2, 3xl and 4a. none of them lasted more than 2.5 years before breaking. This year I switched to a iphone because I need something I can rely on working wherever I travel. they will only fix your pixel while you're in the united states. I'd say they are effectively disposable.
- LegitShady 3y agoI've had the galaxy nexus, the nexus 4, a pixel xl, a pixel 3a, and a pixel 6a. None of them broke. I only stopped using them because they run out of security updates. The only things I bought for them were the light Spigen phone cases. Maybe the issue is the operator not the phone here.