If I buy the best that either company has to offer (Pixel 8 pro or S23 Ultra)

Which one, in your opinion, would be the best Android experience and why? Would love to know your thoughts.

  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      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.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, I also don’t like how every vendor is pushing you to their ecosystem. Smart things which you can’t get rid of, for example. At least that existed on the s7 😂.

        It would be good if your phone gave you the option. Everything is so fragmented in tech