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I don’t see nothin’ wrong with a little bump ‘n grind.

What is a rug anyway? It seems like every pixel has some sort of weird “don’t worry about it” QC issue.

C H E A P

Well yeah... that's what we thought they were, which is why it's worrying.

"Don't worry, that lump on your neck is just thyroid cancer"

“We forgot to take into account the thickness of components when trying to make the phone thinner for you.” [Google, basically]

So I went and checked. That thing retails for €1100 around here. And I don't know about you guys, but when I buy a phone that costs that kinda money I expect a solid piece of hardware. Not something where the manufacturer decided to skimp out of rigidity because they were being cheap. Not because of some aesthetic choice, no this is just cheap.

And they expect these things to last 7 years? Yeah right.

So they were to cheap to put in a metal shield between components and screen.

Has anyone actually seen these issues with their own eyes or are we just astroturfing? I have such a phone and the bumps are so small I didn't notice until I saw someone else's picture and knew what to look for. It's a non-issue unless your expectations are set by headlines.

Excited to see the scathing YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook videos about the downfall of Android. JerryRigEverything, Milo, Carter, Linus, the whole lot. Spending 15+ minutes about how this is a disgrace and no one should buy this phone and any person that did is just dumb. I'm especially excited for Reddit reactions. 'Android's dead.' 'EU save us.' 'This is why Android fans are sheep.'

The bumps are free

Studded for your pleasure. Finger massage bumps may increase over time. - Google

I hope it doesn’t cause the display to Pixel8

I bet it’s oddly pleasing to run your fingertips across the screen…

Ridiculous

If a phone is going to cost a premium then it needs to be premium and not poorly quality controlled. This is just poor design, QA, and response to avoid having to do anything about it.

Oh thank God, I thought they were components pushing into the OLED pa- wait a second.

Just stick with the services google provide, not the devices they sell. Screen issues are not new and many people had black screens on Pixel 5A and 6, phone is basically useless after a year.

Remember when they had those Pixel vs iPhone ads on YouTube? LOL.

Guess Siri can say that the iPhone is “bump-less.”

Honestly I'm done with pixels after the 6. I loved the 4 and the 5, but they got rid of the fingerprint scanner in lieu of the screen reader version which fucking sucks. Among other complaints (including shorter battery life and increased charge times... like wtf?!) Google services in general just continue eroding.

🤦 sounds like a Apple statement what a dick move google

Google needs to stick to what it's good at.

"Components pushing into display panel" was the answer for white blobs on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite LTE. Yes, old POS with disaster engineering, had the screen replaced in warranty and white blobs were there again soon.

It's a fail. Big time fail.

We need a reasonable Android phone with clear Android OS and Google is very good at this. Well... was. Please don't mess this thing up, just two big companies having 98% of the market is extremely expensive for users.

Turns out that after reading reviews and specs and deciding to go with a Pixel 7 Pro over an 8, it was the right choice.

Is this on the regular or pro version, or both?

I loved my Pixel 2 and my 4a.

Bought a pixel 6, upgraded to pixel 7, wife bought a 7.

Worst phones I have ever had. By far. So many issues. All the time. Boot looping. Random shutdowns. Signal issues (sometimes my phone had nothing, no LTE no cellular, and I was standing with a group of ~100 people who had no issues. Had some wifi issues for a long time where it just didn't let me connect. Certain specific apps and games have sound issues, but pulling up a video on YouTube with the exact same things shows no problems with the speakers. I can't even remember all the problems.

Wife has gotten her Pixel 7 replaced THREE TIMES, all because it wasn't reading her SIM. I don't know how many SIM cards we've been through. Not being able to make an emergency family phonecall because your phone is trash is the last straw. Never buying a Google phone again, and I highly recommend you all stay away from it too.

This headline did make me laugh though. Sucks that Google phones have fallen this far.

Owned various Nexus phones and Pixel 3a and 4a and all worked well but based on what I’ve heard about the newer ones I think I’ll go Samsung S23 next.

Stop making it thinner then. It doesn't need to be. We are trying to hold the phone and type on this tiny screen. Not everyone has small petite hands.