Electronics

[Moonchilde]

I admit it - I'm salivating over the new Google Pixel and Pixel XL. I could get one for less than $500 with trade-in. I've seen photos from the Pixel compared side-by-side with the iPhone 7+ and I honestly think the Pixel photos are mostly better. Many reviewers agree & say the Pixel is a fabulous phone.

But there's nothing "wrong" with my 6S, and it would be a big deal for me to no longer synch photos with my iPad. And learn Android and its app store/apps from the ground up. And then there's all the malware on Android.

I don't want the iPhone 7, or probably the 8, and that's disheartening to me. Too expensive, many features I won't care about, tired of updates, getting too large.

I don't want to be an early adopter on this, at least for a month or two, since it's unknown quality/reliability, etc.

My only Android experience was a Nexus tablet that I came to hate and stopped using.

Thoughts?

[Laura14]

I've owned two Google Nexus phones and I love them.  In fact, I just went back after a short foray into Motorola.  I am not familiar with the new Pixel yet (too expensive for me) but I do love Google.  Can't wait to get the new Home device and link up my phone and chromecast.    

I don't own anything Apple other than an Ipod Touch and I hate that thing for anything other than music.  I will tell you that my brother in law who is an Apple devotee did try Android, loved it, but then went back to Apple because I think he was having battery issues with his Galaxy (not Google).  He also had a learning curve which he was over real quick and he likes everything to talk to one another which of course doesn't happen between the two.   In other words, some people find it hard to transition to Android after IOS especially if you have your phone linked to other things.

I can tell you I have no issues with battery life on my old and now new Nexus phones but I don't have 10,000 apps either like he did.  I like being unlocked so I have the pure Nexus versions, no added software from anyone.  

Not sure if the Pixel which is replacing the Nexus is similar but if you hated the tablet, I'd try out the phone first to see if what you didn't like carried over.  I'm sure a lot did.  It sounds like you may be less enamored when you have to deal with it as a stand alone device on a day to day basis.  I would hang in there and see if the urge passes.          

[ChynnaBlue]

I'm absolutely not a fan of Android, so I'm not going to sell you a Pixel phone. If you don't want an iPhone 7, don't get one. I usually upgrade every other year unless something comes up.

I broke my iPhone 5S screen twice after never so much as scratching any of my others, so I upgraded from a 5S to a 6, but didn't get the storage size I wanted because it was sold out everywhere  - never break a phone near Christmas. Because I wanted more storage, I upgraded from the 6 to the 6S. Normally I'd have skipped the 6 entirely.

I upgraded from the 6 to the 6S when there was real evidence that the iPhone 7 would drop the headphone jack. I will let them get all that sorted before I buy another iPhone, but I'm 99% sure my next phone will be an iPhone because I'm so happy with everything else about the iPhone. I have had two Android tablets (one is a Kindle Fire, which runs off a hybrid Android system) and I'm not a big fan of the Android OS.

[Moonchilde]

LOL @Laura14 ;-)

The "talking to" is convenient, but also takes a long time to pass between devices only because I have very krappy wifi I can't do anything about. So maybe I would just learn to deal with not doing that the "usual" way.

I've never been thrilled with iPhone or iPad battery life and the Pixel's is supposed to be very good. And my iPhone is only 16GB so I think the Pixel's 32GB would be a luxury. And there are ways to add storage ;-)

According to the media, this is not a Nexus but a completely Google-built device, 100% pure Google, with no extra ****** or modified OS - so it is said.

But people are only just going to be getting them between now & next week, so I'll have to wait a week to a month to see how real users like it.

[Moonchilde]

@ChynnaBlue I would definitely need serious "play time" with it at a Verizon store to see how I liked it.

I need a new iPad in the Spring and can't afford/don't really want to spend more $$ on a phone the following year than on the iPad. When a phone costs as much as the iPad I take a step back. So, willing to consider other options.

[Nuttmeg]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

I admit it - I'm salivating over the new Google Pixel and Pixel XL. I could get one for less than $500 with trade-in. I've seen photos from the Pixel compared side-by-side with the iPhone 7+ and I honestly think the Pixel photos are mostly better. Many reviewers agree & say the Pixel is a fabulous phone.

But there's nothing "wrong" with my 6S, and it would be a big deal for me to no longer synch photos with my iPad. And learn Android and its app store/apps from the ground up. And then there's all the malware on Android.

I don't want the iPhone 7, or probably the 8, and that's disheartening to me. Too expensive, many features I won't care about, tired of updates, getting too large.

I don't want to be an early adopter on this, at least for a month or two, since it's unknown quality/reliability, etc.

My only Android experience was a Nexus tablet that I came to hate and stopped using.

Thoughts?

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If you were not happy with the Nexus tablet, you need to stay with Apple.

I probaby will buy a new Android phone next year. I am happy with my Note 5. I want to LOL, Android phones usually cost less than Apple products. The Note 7 was the same price as the Apple 7 Plus. I will find a 32GB Edge next year. 

I use Norton Security on my Note 5. It is supplied by Verizon. It is part of my service contract. The phone gets monthly security updates. I have had one OS update from Android 5 to 6. I probably will not receive another major update. I brought a Nexus tablet in 2013, and it is getting monthly security updates, and will get OS updates until July 2017.

Verizon is the only company selling the Google Pixels. You can buy an unlocked phone from Google, but you will on you own with a problem. 

The unlock phone will get monthly security updates for a longer time than a Verizon branded product.

[Nuttmeg]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

LOL @Laura14 ;-)

The "talking to" is convenient, but also takes a long time to pass between devices only because I have very krappy wifi I can't do anything about. So maybe I would just learn to deal with not doing that the "usual" way.

I've never been thrilled with iPhone or iPad battery life and the Pixel's is supposed to be very good. And my iPhone is only 16GB so I think the Pixel's 32GB would be a luxury. And there are ways to add storage ;-)

According to the media, this is not a Nexus but a completely Google-built device, 100% pure Google, with no extra ****** or modified OS - so it is said.

But people are only just going to be getting them between now & next week, so I'll have to wait a week to a month to see how real users like it.

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This phone has the same interface as a Nexus tablet, vanilla. I do not think you will like it. The phone will feel very stripped down compared to an iPhone.

[Laura14]

@Moonchilde  On a purely selfish note, I hope you do get it.  I'd love to hear what you think!  If you are still salivating after a month or so and think it meets others' expectations, I might say take the leap.  

[Moonchilde]

@Nuttmeg, thanks much for your input. 

The issues I had with the Nexus tablet were largely about responsiveness - IMO the touchscreen sucked and app response lagged. That particular tablet, or Nexus, might have had issues, I don't know. It was 6+ years ago. I have to think things have improved in those areas or people would be talking about it.

Good to know that there is good security available for Android.

Lucky me, I have Verizon. In the rural area where I live, only Verizon towers make cell reception possible. And iPhone 7 owners are complaining loudly about Verizon issues with their phones. That's one thing that got me thinking about the Pixel - the 7 is really not designed to run on Verizon per se, and there are issues. I really wouldn't want to spend $700+ on a phone that couldn't stay connected.

[Moonchilde]

@Laura14 I probably will keep thinking about it and taking note of users' likes and dislikes for a while. If I did it, it would have to be when I can still get top trade-in for my 6S.