I still love my Pixel 6 and I am thinking of grabbing a used Pixel 8 to run GrapheneOS.

I am not one to chase the latest benchmarks. Any phone made in the past five years or so is perfectly capable once you take the bloat out.

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    8 hours ago

    I’ve had 5 pixel phones, and 4 of them have stopped booting after about a year of use.

    Meanwhile my last Galaxy phone lasted over 6 years.

    Even with their cheaper retail price, they haven’t been more affordable to own for me.

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      59 minutes ago

      Similar experience here. I loved the Google pixel and wanted to keep loving it, but they’re just not well made. My partner and I have both had them for years and they just don’t last. Meanwhile, we’re not big fans of Samsung, but their phones do last.

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      That’s really weird. I’m on my 4th Pixel (9 Pro), and my kids are still using my handed down 4a and 6…

      The only one that has ever failed was the 4a from that firmware update that killed the batteries, and Google replaced the battery for free and now it’s running like a champ