• Blaze@lemmy.zip
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    1 month ago

    Are people getting the Pixel 9? Improvement seems anecdotal compared to the 8

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      1 month ago

      My mom got one but she upgraded from a 3 so it’s a big improvement. I got an 8 a couple month ago and see no reason to upgrade. Most of the changes seem to be AI related with very minor hardware improvements.

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        1 month ago

        Pixel 9 isn’t aimed at Pixel 8 or even 7 users. These 2 phones are still very much in software support period and have a decent hardware so as not to upgrade per year. Pixel 9 is aimed at gaining either new users or upgrading very old Pixel users.

        Still, two problems persist, the phone still somewhat gets hot and charging is still on the slower side. Even Samsung has jumped on 45 W bandwagon, not to mention Chinese OEMs which can recharge more than twice as fast.

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      30 days ago

      I’m actually considering getting a 9 Pro, because I like the design. The past few generations of Pixels have been (in my opinion) ugly as hell. The Pixel 9 Series actually looks great though. I’ll probably give the 6 Pro that I currently use to my mom (with GrapheneOS of course), because she needs a new phone anyway.