Seconded, though the sooner I’m able to get GrapheneOS on another phone, the better, as Google’s quality plunge after the Pixel 5 series was just inexcusable.
Edit: Actually, pretty much almost every Pixel phone has had some major hardware defect, including the ones before the 6 series.
The question is if the next gos phone will have a competitive camera quality in order to be a viable alternative for more people than only “high targets”
I have a Pixel 7 from a couple years ago. Its simply an inferior product compared to other mobiles on the market. The higher price could be a more regional issue perhaps but mine still has problems with fingerprint scanner, sim issues, heating problems etc.
The only reason I bought it was for the unlocked boot loader and grapheneos.
Haven’t had any malfunctions on the pixel 9 at all, but I immediately installed grapheneOS and put it in a case. Maybe because I didn’t grab it at launch I dodged a bullet? Odd.
Maybe they fixed some of that in later iterations. Heating and 5g bands are more region dependent so that could be just me since I live near the equator.
My Pixel 8 Pro has been the best of the Pixel phones I’ve had, but Google’s phone hardware is rough. Contrary to my previous point, my Pixel 4 XL had the bloated battery issue, and I had to give that up for the 6 Pro, which had the shittiest Tensor chip leading to overheating and lack of reception in areas where I should have full bars. Gave that up for the 8 Pro, and it hasn’t had any significant hardware issues so far.
So yeah, Google hardware sucks, and I’m thrilled to potentially be moving to a new Moto phone that has a Snapdragon chip and improved hardware quality.
If you are running gos I am unaware of any issues, but I know that the stock os for the pixel 9 pro has a bug that stops the screen from responding, even across reboots. When I had to deal with it, I could only fix it via adb with a specific image from google that took me 5ish hours to find
Seconded, though the sooner I’m able to get GrapheneOS on another phone, the better, as Google’s quality plunge after the Pixel 5 series was just inexcusable.
Edit: Actually, pretty much almost every Pixel phone has had some major hardware defect, including the ones before the 6 series.
The question is if the next gos phone will have a competitive camera quality in order to be a viable alternative for more people than only “high targets”
I’ve had nothing but good experiences with my pixel 9, what stands out to you?
I have a Pixel 7 from a couple years ago. Its simply an inferior product compared to other mobiles on the market. The higher price could be a more regional issue perhaps but mine still has problems with fingerprint scanner, sim issues, heating problems etc.
The only reason I bought it was for the unlocked boot loader and grapheneos.
Pixel 7 still had problems with fingerprint reader, Pixel 9 doesn’t
Haven’t had any malfunctions on the pixel 9 at all, but I immediately installed grapheneOS and put it in a case. Maybe because I didn’t grab it at launch I dodged a bullet? Odd.
Maybe they fixed some of that in later iterations. Heating and 5g bands are more region dependent so that could be just me since I live near the equator.
My Pixel 8 Pro has been the best of the Pixel phones I’ve had, but Google’s phone hardware is rough. Contrary to my previous point, my Pixel 4 XL had the bloated battery issue, and I had to give that up for the 6 Pro, which had the shittiest Tensor chip leading to overheating and lack of reception in areas where I should have full bars. Gave that up for the 8 Pro, and it hasn’t had any significant hardware issues so far.
So yeah, Google hardware sucks, and I’m thrilled to potentially be moving to a new Moto phone that has a Snapdragon chip and improved hardware quality.
If you are running gos I am unaware of any issues, but I know that the stock os for the pixel 9 pro has a bug that stops the screen from responding, even across reboots. When I had to deal with it, I could only fix it via adb with a specific image from google that took me 5ish hours to find