Is anyone really impressed with tensor? They’ve had it since pixel 6 I think and I’ve never read anything stupendous about it.
The only reason to go for a Pixel is the software (either PixelOS or GrapheneOS)
They don’t have the best performance, thermals, battery, cameras, etc., but they seem pretty well-rounded, if a bit of a poor value on the hardware front, while offering good software options.
If you want another option that has good software (LineageOS, iodeOS, e/OS, etc.), you have Fairphone, which also has a very repairable design and uses fair materials and production! And the hardware itself of Fairphone is pretty solid for the price, given that it’s competing with other midrange phones.
If you want great hardware for the price, you have Nothing (which has a relatively bloat free stock OS) or the various Chinese brands (Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo, with varying levels of bloat each. It’s usable, most of it can be disabled, but it is certainly annoying).
The past few years they’ve been particularly behind snapdragon. It’s a fucking shame, because I want to get one, but not unless they’re on par with the A series or snapdragon.
It’s a phone cpu meant for a phone. It’s not a nasa computer
This is so unbelievably unacceptable to not be matching the latest snapdragon. Kill this smartphone, put it out of its misery.
