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> I have no idea which phone or timeframe when I could see the rollout of Material 3 Expressive. Not a problem with a pixel > More than 10 years later, shopp

> I have no idea which phone or timeframe when I could see the rollout of Material 3 Expressive. Not a problem with a pixel > More than 10 years later, shopping for an Android phone with the latest OS is a nightmare Not a problem with a pixel > They will need to improve on their ecosystem commitments Not a problem with a pixel

jsheard 1y ago
The problem with a Pixel is the hardware is always a step or two behind what other vendors are doing at the same price point, and they tend to be weirdly buggy for a first-party device. For example the bug where Pixel phones are randomly unable to call emergency services has been happening for years and keeps regressing again and again. 2021 https://www.vice.com/en/article/google-pixel-bug-prevented-users-from-calling-911/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/google-pixel-bug-prevented-u... 2022 https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/y039zn/i_compiled_all_the_pixel_911emergency_call/ https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/y039zn/i_compi... 2023 https://www.androidauthority.com/psa-google-pixel-911-emergency-calling-issues-3362990/ https://www.androidauthority.com/psa-google-pixel-911-emerge... 2024 https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1ano09x/pixel_8_still_has_the_911_calling_bug/ https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1ano09x/pixel_...
- karlgkk 1y ago
  Not a problem with an iphone
  - mrcsharp 1y ago
    The walled garden is a problem with an iPhone. The OS treating me like a toddler is another.
- chris_pie 1y ago
  I've been using Pixel 8 for nearly a year now and I agree that it's surprisingly buggy. Also, the chip is excessively power-hungry, especially for the performance it offers. In addition: the modem is bad and very power-hungry as well. And the cherry on top for me was the subpar fingerprint scanner. Can't recommend.
  - microtonal 1y ago
    Agree with Pixel < 9. Pixel 9 has an ultrasonic fingerprint reader. The modem is also upgraded to an Exynos 5400, which is much better. Even Pixel fans were complaining about the modems in Pixels, but pretty much everyone is positive about the modem in the Pixel 9. Beware though that the Pixel 9a still uses the old modem and an optical fingerprint reader. Until the 9a prices drop it probably doesn't make sense to get a 9a anyway, since the 9 is barely more expensive on a discount.
bigstrat2003 1y ago
A headphone jack is unfortunately a problem with a pixel. Otherwise I would still own one. I had a Pixel 1, then a pixel 3a, then Google decided to get rid of a basic feature that every phone should have. So I stopped buying them.
- AndrewDucker 1y ago
  Same here. Would still have a Pixel, but I'm not giving up my choice of headphones.
  - ranger_danger 1y ago
    You don't have to, you can still use headphones with a USB-C adapter.
    - ryandrake 1y ago
      I can’t believe, after so many YEARS, that people are still so hurt about the damn headphone jack. Even given the existence of adapters, some just won’t let it go and are willing to die on such a ridiculous hill. It’s like still being upset about computers not coming with CDROM drives anymore.
      - wstrange 1y ago
        It all went to shit when they removed the floppy drive.
      - alpaca128 1y ago
        If so many people are still complaining about it after all this time, perhaps it's not because they're luddites but because many still use it despite you thinking it's obsolete. And no, it's not comparable with CD drives at all, those are obsolete and gone even from desktops where space is not really a concern. It's more like complaining about the Macbook Pro 2016 not having USB-A ports. And Apple actually put those back, and I don't need to explain why they are incentivized to not do the same for headphones.

jsheard 1y ago

The problem with a Pixel is the hardware is always a step or two behind what other vendors are doing at the same price point, and they tend to be weirdly buggy for a first-party device. For example the bug where Pixel phones are randomly unable to call emergency services has been happening for years and keeps regressing again and again. 2021 https://www.vice.com/en/article/google-pixel-bug-prevented-users-from-calling-911/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/google-pixel-bug-prevented-u... 2022 https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/y039zn/i_compiled_all_the_pixel_911emergency_call/ https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/y039zn/i_compi... 2023 https://www.androidauthority.com/psa-google-pixel-911-emergency-calling-issues-3362990/ https://www.androidauthority.com/psa-google-pixel-911-emerge... 2024 https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1ano09x/pixel_8_still_has_the_911_calling_bug/ https://old.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1ano09x/pixel_...

karlgkk 1y ago
Not a problem with an iphone
- mrcsharp 1y ago
  The walled garden is a problem with an iPhone. The OS treating me like a toddler is another.
chris_pie 1y ago
I've been using Pixel 8 for nearly a year now and I agree that it's surprisingly buggy. Also, the chip is excessively power-hungry, especially for the performance it offers. In addition: the modem is bad and very power-hungry as well. And the cherry on top for me was the subpar fingerprint scanner. Can't recommend.
- microtonal 1y ago
  Agree with Pixel < 9. Pixel 9 has an ultrasonic fingerprint reader. The modem is also upgraded to an Exynos 5400, which is much better. Even Pixel fans were complaining about the modems in Pixels, but pretty much everyone is positive about the modem in the Pixel 9. Beware though that the Pixel 9a still uses the old modem and an optical fingerprint reader. Until the 9a prices drop it probably doesn't make sense to get a 9a anyway, since the 9 is barely more expensive on a discount.

bigstrat2003 1y ago

A headphone jack is unfortunately a problem with a pixel. Otherwise I would still own one. I had a Pixel 1, then a pixel 3a, then Google decided to get rid of a basic feature that every phone should have. So I stopped buying them.

AndrewDucker 1y ago
Same here. Would still have a Pixel, but I'm not giving up my choice of headphones.
- ranger_danger 1y ago
  You don't have to, you can still use headphones with a USB-C adapter.
  - ryandrake 1y ago
    I can’t believe, after so many YEARS, that people are still so hurt about the damn headphone jack. Even given the existence of adapters, some just won’t let it go and are willing to die on such a ridiculous hill. It’s like still being upset about computers not coming with CDROM drives anymore.
    - wstrange 1y ago
      It all went to shit when they removed the floppy drive.
    - alpaca128 1y ago
      If so many people are still complaining about it after all this time, perhaps it's not because they're luddites but because many still use it despite you thinking it's obsolete. And no, it's not comparable with CD drives at all, those are obsolete and gone even from desktops where space is not really a concern. It's more like complaining about the Macbook Pro 2016 not having USB-A ports. And Apple actually put those back, and I don't need to explain why they are incentivized to not do the same for headphones.