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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.

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[–] bigschnitz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I went from Samsung S10+ to a pixel 5 which was a huge upgrade. Pixel 5 to pixel 7 pro was a considerably bigger downgrade. After my experience, I'm at least a few generations and a lot of reviews between my next pixel or tensor phone.

P7P:

  • overheats with light use

  • between 1/2 and 1 days battery life

  • persistent screen glare

  • worst android UI I've seen since maybe my galaxy s3? Genuinely so long I can't even really be sure.

  • terrible build materials. Mad slippy and will break if dropped even a small distance

  • worst fingerprint sensor I've used.

  • most limited customization of any android in recent memory, combined with awful stock ux

[–] cesium@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you sure you didn't buy a knock off Pixel 7 Pro?

[–] bigschnitz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I got it in-store from best buy not long after launch, seems unlikely it would be a fake, especially when all the advertised exclusive features work (call screen, magic eraser etc).