Submitted 5 weeks ago by iso@lemy.lol to askandroid@lemdro.id
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/31616900
I currently have an iPhone 14 Pro Max and I want to switch to an Android phone.
First of all, I eliminated all Chinese phones. Since Samsung has limited custom rom support, I gave up on that too. At the end, I decided to get a Pixel because of its GrapheneOS support.
But right now I’m stuck between Pixel 8 and 9. There’s a big price difference with small improvements. I can afford both but not sure if Pixel 9 is worth it. What do you think?
The only thing you’re really getting with the 9 over the 8 is better hardware design. Personally I miss the full visor, but not enough to look over the 9. If hardware doesn’t really matter as much to you the 8 is cheaper and will most likely reach feature parity with the 9.
That device gets no updates at all anymore. GrapheneOS may give you some security backports.
Check the reviews. I have a Pixel 8 Pro, and it’s good. The battery is excellent - I can usually get two days out of it (without disabling anything).
potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 5 weeks ago
I don’t think so because the majority of the new features are added in software updates to the pixel 8
boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
Btw if you miss some performance, as far as I grasp it, you can disable “secure app spawning”. Again, afaigi it is for a pretty high threat model (apps trying to attack others, with their memory layout as attack surface).
This will reduce RAM need a ton, speed up app spawning and can reduce many issues like