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It seems like every Pixel model ends up having some weird issue.

ajross 3y ago
Every phone has a list of warts like this. Compare "iPhone 15 reported issues are piling up: 5 common problems we're hearing": https://mashable.com/article/apple-iphone-15-issues-bugs https://mashable.com/article/apple-iphone-15-issues-bugs It's a platform war, everyone has something they hate and if you put up an article about how "XXX sucks" they know they'll get clicks and upvotes on HN. (FWIW: just checked my wife's 8 and I can't see any bumps, but maybe it's only certain BOM components or whatnow)
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GeekyBear 3y ago
Others have noted this. > 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...
- no_carrier 3y ago
  Since Google doesn't make screens, I don't see how this is their fault? > https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-biggest-proble https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-biggest-proble... That article is from 2020. In my opinion, Pixel is the crown jewel of Android.
  - timothyduong 3y ago
    It is their duty to perform QA. Just like how car manufacturers don't make speakers but get B&W or Bose, if those speakers are at fault, do we send the car to Bose/B&W or to the car dealership/repair centre?
  - xkekjrktllss 3y ago
    Good point. We need a list of the specific line workers responsible and the parents who raised them.
  - kyriakos 3y ago
    Quality control is what differentiates good products from bad products.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  >Google has proven over the years that its phones simply have way more issues than others. As an Android user, I simply can't touch Google's phones no more. In the last few generations, they just haven't proven themselves to be a good and consistent HW manufacturer with a focus on delivering end-user-qulity, reliability and service. Heck, even their SW is going down the drain. The number of bugs users encounter in Google's updates they push to the pixels seem to be infuriating. Yeah, feature wise they're great with photography and AI and all that, but how much is that worth when the phone has premium prices but cell reception quality sucks because the modem is shit, battery life also is shit because of that, and SW is hit or mis buggy, HW quality and reliability is all over the place, etc. The best phones ever release by Google were in the days they had external partners like HTC, LG build it for them (Nexus 5, etc). Present day Google as a company just doesn't have the same level of focus and amount of fucks given on making quality phones or any other product that's snot search/ads for that matter. All in all, you can see why so many Android users got fed up and moved to iOS over time.
- IshKebab 3y ago
  That's just reporting bias.

Every phone has a list of warts like this. Compare "iPhone 15 reported issues are piling up: 5 common problems we're hearing": https://mashable.com/article/apple-iphone-15-issues-bugs https://mashable.com/article/apple-iphone-15-issues-bugs It's a platform war, everyone has something they hate and if you put up an article about how "XXX sucks" they know they'll get clicks and upvotes on HN. (FWIW: just checked my wife's 8 and I can't see any bumps, but maybe it's only certain BOM components or whatnow)

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GeekyBear 3y ago

Others have noted this. > 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...

no_carrier 3y ago
Since Google doesn't make screens, I don't see how this is their fault? > https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-biggest-proble https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-biggest-proble... That article is from 2020. In my opinion, Pixel is the crown jewel of Android.
- timothyduong 3y ago
  It is their duty to perform QA. Just like how car manufacturers don't make speakers but get B&W or Bose, if those speakers are at fault, do we send the car to Bose/B&W or to the car dealership/repair centre?
- xkekjrktllss 3y ago
  Good point. We need a list of the specific line workers responsible and the parents who raised them.
- kyriakos 3y ago
  Quality control is what differentiates good products from bad products.
FirmwareBurner 3y ago
>Google has proven over the years that its phones simply have way more issues than others. As an Android user, I simply can't touch Google's phones no more. In the last few generations, they just haven't proven themselves to be a good and consistent HW manufacturer with a focus on delivering end-user-qulity, reliability and service. Heck, even their SW is going down the drain. The number of bugs users encounter in Google's updates they push to the pixels seem to be infuriating. Yeah, feature wise they're great with photography and AI and all that, but how much is that worth when the phone has premium prices but cell reception quality sucks because the modem is shit, battery life also is shit because of that, and SW is hit or mis buggy, HW quality and reliability is all over the place, etc. The best phones ever release by Google were in the days they had external partners like HTC, LG build it for them (Nexus 5, etc). Present day Google as a company just doesn't have the same level of focus and amount of fucks given on making quality phones or any other product that's snot search/ads for that matter. All in all, you can see why so many Android users got fed up and moved to iOS over time.
IshKebab 3y ago
That's just reporting bias.