The Option to install Graphene OS onto the Pixel do be a very good argument for it.
Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel
Submitted 2 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/16/24221755/google-team-pixel-reviews-influencers
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cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 2 months ago
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
GOS still not for everyone. Stop shilling.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
So because it’s not literally for everyone, nobody can share an opinion about it?
Weird take.
cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 2 months ago
So just because my car has the ability to tow a trailer it is bad? The pixel gives everyone that wants to the possibility to install a custom ROM, which is great because not every phone allows this.
MediaSensationalism@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ll always be distrustful of Google hardware, but yes. I’ve been considering a Pixel as my next.
floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Tech reviews on YouTube are a corrupt mess and tell you nothing.
drmoose@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Also these days it’s all about rushing content and pandering to the lowest common denominator. Though pop tech channels were always this way. I stumbled on Unbox Therapy lately and it’s so blatant that it almost feels illegal.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 months ago
When is the industry going to recognize that the camera needs to be flush with the back?
This is ridiculous
bradbeattie@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
If the camera really does need to be that thick for lens reasons, couldn’t we at least make the rest of the body bigger with more battery?
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Yes, but then it would be slightly heavier and have way too good of a battery life, reducing power bank sales.
Dasus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Mine does that when I put a cover on my phone.
The cover is on the same level as the camera as there’s a cutout on that bit.
weew@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Then they can’t advertise that the phone is x.x mm thick (if you ignore the thickest part!)
todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Literally nobody who cares about their phone is rawdogging it. It’s a perfectly sane design assuming there will be a case.
LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
I wish I didn’t have to put a case on my phone
bluemellophone@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I refuse to put anything on my phone, she’s naked as the day I got her.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I care about my phone and I’m rawdogging it
fury@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Give it a few more years. At this rate, by 2028, the entire back of the phone will be camera bump and you’ll be able to lay it down on a flat surface at last.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Also, fingerprint scanners don’t belong behind the screen.
Unless you have the greasiest fingers of anyone who ever lived, they just don’t work. I have to lick my fingers to make it see them…
odelik@lemmy.today 2 months ago
As my grandmother used to tell me, “Your hands are dry, go lotion them up sonny.”
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I thought it was just me! I lick my finger to get it to read too!
db2@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Hey Google, this makes me not want a Pixel. I will however accept a large $um to cea$e $haring that $entiment.
Ilandar@aussie.zone 2 months ago
I don’t like that this is the way things are (in relation to influencers) but it seems reasonable to me that if you sign up to shill for a company, you should be expected to shill for the company.
rollerbang@lemmy.world 2 months ago
While this is true it should come with the caveat that it is basically reduced to… Advertising.
Lojcs@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Wow those camera bumps look so ugly. They had a nice look in the previous generations
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
I have the 8 and I find it so frustrating. It makes the phone uncomfortable to hold and pocket
scrion@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Do you use the phone without a protective case? I find that most cases are designed so that the bump is flush with the back of the case.
That being said, I prefer thicker cases like the Otterbox oder Spigen Tough whatever series, so I could see how such a case would be “too much” for someone.
pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I hate the bumps. The camera in the 4a/5 generation was fine. Hate the new look and feel but had to upgrade because of security updates and not wanting to custom rom because I value NFC payments too much.
bokherif@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They should go back to Pixel 2 design.
Lojcs@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I would think the camera bar would make holding the phone easier, is that not the case? I have a note 20 ultra and I find cases with horizontal camera cover sliders significantly more comfortable to hold than those that try to make the camera bump less noticeable
jonne@infosec.pub 2 months ago
If you use a case like most people do it makes sense.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Not if it’s just a silicone case, it’s not thick enough to compensate for the camera hump.
Source: the phone in my hands
bokherif@lemmy.world 2 months ago
$1k for a Tensor chip? Hell naw
1984@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Content Creators… Aren’t all of those sucking Googles tits by spending their lives on YouTube anyway?
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
There are also some on Facebook’s, Amazon’s or ByteDance’s respective teats
jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Also that whole channel is hilarious
Swarfega@lemm.ee 2 months ago
hilarious? 🤔
ABCDE@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That could be me…I don’t know anyone else with a pixel.
pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I know a few people (including myself) who use pixel. They’re pretty moderately priced (compared to iphones) and the functionality is nice. Also, they have the longest Android suppoet.
SubstituteTurkey@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Amazing
blindbunny@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
American Fair phone users, how’s your experience?
Ruthalas@infosec.pub 2 months ago
Currently using a FP4 with success. Using Ting/T-Mobile for service.
blindbunny@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Nice! I’m on tmo is there a decent Graphene OS rom for the fair phone?
I really wish quadlock would make a case but I suppose I can just print one.
cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 2 months ago
The Option to install Graphene OS onto the Pixel do be a very good argument for it.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Wonder if Mr. Mobile caved too…
eighty@lemmy.one 2 months ago
From what I’ve read, it’s those who are “#teampixel” which he doesn’t seem to be no longer part of the program.
Give his recent video a watch and decide whether he’s caved or not - i don’t think it’s as plain as mkbhf
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Oh great that’s a relief
nebulaone@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The only reason I am buying Pixel devices is the amazing third party os / rom support (especially GrapheneOS).
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Same. I don’t care about the camera or AI features, the speakers could be louder, and a few other nitpicks, but it supports GrapheneOS, has a long SW support cycle, and has some great security hardware, so I bought one. I actually kind of prefer my older, crappy Moto phone in some ways, but I’m unwilling to use an insecure device, and ROMs aren’t supported (well, I guess I could sign an abusive agreement).
So yeah, Pixel wins for me because of GOS and longer SW support. That’s honestly it.
Moah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
You could try the fairphone
Moah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Could give the fairphone a try
nebulaone@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Too expensive for the hardware provided in my opinion.