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Pixel phones imo are like gaming on linux. Yes it’s passable, yes it’s getting better, but if you’re fooling yourself if you think it’s comparable to gaming on

Pixel phones imo are like gaming on linux. Yes it’s passable, yes it’s getting better, but if you’re fooling yourself if you think it’s comparable to gaming on Windows.

burnte 3y ago
Pixels phones are some of the best Android phones on the market. Unlike gaming on Linux, Pixel phones run everything in the Android ecosystem quite well, as they are intended. If you're going to compare it to gaming on linux, then Pixel phones are the Steamdecks of that world;
willsmith72 3y ago
Tbh as someone who's bounced between Nexus, iPhone and Pixel, I really don't think so All ios users say the same as you the first time they use a pixel, but it's the same when an android user tries an iPhone. They're extremely different experiences, far more different than we expect (because on the surface they're both smartphones), and we mistake the differences for general shittiness. Overall I probably prefer ios by a small margin, but people like what they're used to
hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
Useless analogies are just useless analogies. Care to explain, with specifics, why you feel that way? The Pixel has a fantastic camera (e.g. https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-pixel-7-vs-apple-iphone-14-camera-comparison-test/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-pixel-7-vs-apple...), and it's "smart calling features" (e.g. better handling of spam calls, transcripts for call menus, "hold for me", etc.) are hugely important features for me.
- semi-extrinsic 3y ago
  Not GP but FWIW, I went from a 2020 Huawei P30 Pro to a 2023 Pixel 7 Pro, and the camera feels like a downgrade... I know on paper it's not, but there's just something about the tele mode in particular that is off somehow.
stevage 3y ago
What? No. I have always used android except for a brief while I had to use an iPhone. I much prefer android. And the pixel is particularly good, much as I dislike google.

Pixel phones imo are like gaming on linux. Yes it’s passable, yes it’s getting better, but if you’re fooling yourself if you think it’s comparable to gaming on Windows.

burnte 3y ago

Pixels phones are some of the best Android phones on the market. Unlike gaming on Linux, Pixel phones run everything in the Android ecosystem quite well, as they are intended. If you're going to compare it to gaming on linux, then Pixel phones are the Steamdecks of that world;

willsmith72 3y ago

Tbh as someone who's bounced between Nexus, iPhone and Pixel, I really don't think so All ios users say the same as you the first time they use a pixel, but it's the same when an android user tries an iPhone. They're extremely different experiences, far more different than we expect (because on the surface they're both smartphones), and we mistake the differences for general shittiness. Overall I probably prefer ios by a small margin, but people like what they're used to

hn_throwaway_99 3y ago

Useless analogies are just useless analogies. Care to explain, with specifics, why you feel that way? The Pixel has a fantastic camera (e.g. https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-pixel-7-vs-apple-iphone-14-camera-comparison-test/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-pixel-7-vs-apple...), and it's "smart calling features" (e.g. better handling of spam calls, transcripts for call menus, "hold for me", etc.) are hugely important features for me.

semi-extrinsic 3y ago
Not GP but FWIW, I went from a 2020 Huawei P30 Pro to a 2023 Pixel 7 Pro, and the camera feels like a downgrade... I know on paper it's not, but there's just something about the tele mode in particular that is off somehow.

stevage 3y ago

What? No. I have always used android except for a brief while I had to use an iPhone. I much prefer android. And the pixel is particularly good, much as I dislike google.