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Should I buy a Pixel or a Samsung?
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this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2023
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All the nerds like to recommend the Pixel since it's "pure" and a device for tinkering. But ignore the fact that all google products are unfinished, and this is true for the pixel line. If you are OK with beta testing for google and doing workarounds for bugs, then this is fine. But not everyone has time and nerves for that.
Yeah, samsung has bloat(most can be removed, disabled etc.) but I've never had OS bugs like when I had a Nexus or a Pixel.
That's interesting, I've had the exact opposite experience. Google pixels have always been much less buggy than the galaxies I've had
I have been with the Galaxy lineup since the original S model. Switched to the Pixel 7 Pro this year and I'm not looking back. What a phenomenal experience it's been. Samsung has been increasing their bloat over the years and I am just done with it.
I agree with you, I've had 2 Pixels and they just work. I had a Galaxy and it was always crashing and doing weird things if you used a different launcher.
The Samsung interface is much better than the standard Android interface offered by Google.
Oof, hard disagree there. It's a subjective preference, of course, but you are objectively wrong and I will die on this hill.
Controversial. I've owned many of the Nexus line and I own the pixel 6 pro. I also rocked an s7 for a while. Samsung definitely does a great job with their UI but I also would like to point out that these issues with pixel are not as common as news points them out to be. I know several people with pixel phones that experienced none of these issues.
My advice is to just prioritize what you want out of your phone. The fact I will always get android updates first and probably the longest os support compared to Samsung and the ease in which I can flash custom ROMs of I wanted to is why I stick with pixel. Samsung definitely had extras I wish Google would bake into stock android though.
I have a similar experience to the OC, I have 2 friends who returned their pixel 7s due to issues with the display or fingerprint reader. I have an S20 and my wife an S23 and only complaint is my wife's S23 from TMobile has all the extra bloat apps, my unlocked S20 has nothing.