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My solution is to steer clear of Google products. They excel at producing disposable… everything.
I will continue to go to them when I’m buying Android phones because 3rd party manufacturers still suck at getting OS updates onto their phones. Even the best manufacturers have delays of weeks / months.
Same, but I will not buy direct from them because of the their absolute shit customer service.
I just bought a Pixel 6a, from TigerDirect! Who knew they we're still kicking!
Ya, that and taking pictures of moving objects. I tried Samsung but the camera couldn't do kid photos unless I was outside on the brightest of days.
The only way I was able to get continued OS support and updates was by going the way of installing custom ROMs, which is absolutely not ideal. It’s also the only reason my backup Nexus 5 is still kicking.
I was mostly referring to update timeliness, but yeah, continued support is an issue. Google only promises 3 years of major releases for Pixels. The Nexus was even worse.
Still a far stretch from Apple, who’s usually going 5 or 6 years of major OS releases, and then security updates on top of that.
Apparently the replacement parts for their phones are significantly cheaper than almost every other manufacturer. (I have just been hearing this so I don't know for sure if it's true, correct me if I'm wrong.)
Overall their phones seem to just be to a high standard. 5 years of support and other components that make them the choice for GrapheneOS (Privacy/Security focused rom that has greatly contributed to upstream Android)
Tbf isn't that every tech product? There's absolutely no reason apple needs to release 7 different models of phone every year when they really don't make any large changes. Do one every two years.
Absolutely bonkers
Their phones are up there in software support at least. Only true contender at this point is Samsung.
Samsung phones are so full of bloatware, I'll never buy them again.
Sadly, this sums up just how bad the Android ecosystem is. Google and Samsung are both notoriously shit, yet they're still the best when other consumer brands don't want to compete and just want to get something out to churn profit.
I say this almost yearly, but the Android marketplace has never looked so poor.
I'm happy with OnePlus. Will never touch an Apple device, they are so unintuitive and locked down. If android follows that trend, I'd rather have no phone.
My main phone is still my OnePlus 6 (after being a proud user of the OnePlus 1), and after a battery replacement it's still working extremely well. Sadly, they have regressed over the years, and seem to just rip off whatever Apple does, so I can't support any phones after the 6.
I've had bad experiences with Google (outside of phones) and Samsung in the past, so hesitant to support them. Being an Android user often feels like being surrounded by manufacturers that could create a top-class phone that ticks most people's boxes, with history of doing just that - but for some reason choosing not to. Asus, Nokia, Sony, hell even Microsoft could probably easily build a phone with great features, a near-stock experience, and robust hardware, but the Android market is a choice in picking a flaw you can live with.
For all Apple's faults, their users rarely are left wanting for more, and the incremental "improvements" still seem to have fans happily wanting to buy the latest tat. Android users, in comparison, expect more, and always end up disappointed.
Not just bloatware but some Samsung phones also have malware that installs garbage without consent and has a no obvious way to turn off unless you know the app is called appcloud and go disable it.
I typed that (and this) comment from a Pixel 7 for a reason lol