I'm not an Android guy. Long years ago, I ditched IBM stuff, and I've never looked back. I also don't need fancy, crazy capabilities. Therefore, I prefer the SE. It has the guts of a 15, minus crazy bells and failure-prone whistles.
Speaking of the end of civilization: neither the latest pixels, nor (I suspect) those latest i-things, will really be taking photos of those sandwiches. At least not once Tim enables the "Apple Intelligence" features. Soon all phone "photos" will be a generatiive-AI re-imagination of the sandwich that you would have preferred: plumper than the real one, and somehow more tasty: more insta-worthy. More like the way you remember it...
i refuse to buy an apple device because it's a gateway drug into buying all apple devices and before you know it you are caught in the endless loop and you'll end up with one of those headsets that jacks Apple TM straight into the brain base.
I'm on android but swing between samsung etc. I'm also on the edge of updating because my old phone charger port is packing it in (i'm another one of those use till it dies people) and it'll be a good excuse to buy a new camera with a phone attached to it.
I am facing the same dilemma with a iPhone 8 plus that I have stubbornly clung to because I liked having a physical home button. I'm finally accepting that the battery, if nothing else, has reached end of life and I'll have to upgrade. Trying to work out if the extra couple of hundred bucks is worth it for the 16, or if I can get away with a 15. I refuse to switch to another ecosystem because a) my mother had an android, and I developed an irrational hatred for the operating system after having to provide tech support over the phone for a system I had no familiarity with. Plus all my ebooks are in iBooks and I'm not investing in another book app 😖
"I mostly use it for reading stuff in news apps and on Substack and for listening to music, podcasts and audiobooks" but not perhaps for making or receiving calls - like you know a mobile phone.
My phone actually instigated two conversations today, only one of which was with a wine merchant. That's signifiicantly higher than it usually manages. Often it goes week-to-week between pizza orders. Why else would you choose to talk to anyone in real-time? ;-)
I like my current pixel, and I've liked the several before it. It's been a series of the "a" versions that seem to be the least gimmicky and over engineered gizmos that'll do the job. I like the pure Google software stack that keeps itself updated. I also like that it lets me run real Firefox as my default browser and that runs kagi for search.
But therein lies the rub. I find myself liking and trusting the big-G less and less, and their advertising-first business model.
At least Tim will take your money, give you a thing that works (for no more than seven years) and let you go on your merry way. There's a lot to like about that. And they've fixed the file services problem many years ago I believe.
It's a pity that there really isn't much viable competition in the landscape. And that Tim wants objectively too much money to buy out of the advertising surveillance machine.
I buy Motorolas/Lenovo every time. They have excellent 120hrz screens, are super loud , lost of memory. I like the video and photos. Video's been good for bands I've seen. It fits an anamorphic lens adapter which is nice. I wouldn't mind a swishier one, but I spend real money on cameras like my new Sony. But I do like the apple pros for the cameras, I know people who use them as their production video cameras, which is a bit of a shock.
After working in IT for a few years, I will never, ever go back to Apple. Unfortunately, all the clients we deal with use iPhones. I use a Pixel 6 at the moment, after replacing my Pixel 3 (that my cat smashed after pushing it off the bench). This is the second Pixel 6 I have had (after my first was smashed by my cat pushing it off the bench). I no longer leave phones on kitchen benches. Or desks. Or anywhere.
It's a good phone and I will likely replace by 6 eventually with whatever Pixel is current the next time I need a new phone.
I'm not an Android guy. Long years ago, I ditched IBM stuff, and I've never looked back. I also don't need fancy, crazy capabilities. Therefore, I prefer the SE. It has the guts of a 15, minus crazy bells and failure-prone whistles.
Speaking of the end of civilization: neither the latest pixels, nor (I suspect) those latest i-things, will really be taking photos of those sandwiches. At least not once Tim enables the "Apple Intelligence" features. Soon all phone "photos" will be a generatiive-AI re-imagination of the sandwich that you would have preferred: plumper than the real one, and somehow more tasty: more insta-worthy. More like the way you remember it...
Ooh, nice. Will this be in the next beta?
i refuse to buy an apple device because it's a gateway drug into buying all apple devices and before you know it you are caught in the endless loop and you'll end up with one of those headsets that jacks Apple TM straight into the brain base.
I'm on android but swing between samsung etc. I'm also on the edge of updating because my old phone charger port is packing it in (i'm another one of those use till it dies people) and it'll be a good excuse to buy a new camera with a phone attached to it.
I am facing the same dilemma with a iPhone 8 plus that I have stubbornly clung to because I liked having a physical home button. I'm finally accepting that the battery, if nothing else, has reached end of life and I'll have to upgrade. Trying to work out if the extra couple of hundred bucks is worth it for the 16, or if I can get away with a 15. I refuse to switch to another ecosystem because a) my mother had an android, and I developed an irrational hatred for the operating system after having to provide tech support over the phone for a system I had no familiarity with. Plus all my ebooks are in iBooks and I'm not investing in another book app 😖
I am a big believer in buying the most outlandishly expensive Phone you can afford. then holding onto it forever.
Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your pamphlet good sir. I'll adjust the scope of my research and report back.
Android is perfectly logical you heathen. It's aPpLe that's all fucking wierd. :D
Wrong. Wrong wrong WRONG. Android makes no fucking sense 🤣
"I mostly use it for reading stuff in news apps and on Substack and for listening to music, podcasts and audiobooks" but not perhaps for making or receiving calls - like you know a mobile phone.
My phone actually instigated two conversations today, only one of which was with a wine merchant. That's signifiicantly higher than it usually manages. Often it goes week-to-week between pizza orders. Why else would you choose to talk to anyone in real-time? ;-)
I like my current pixel, and I've liked the several before it. It's been a series of the "a" versions that seem to be the least gimmicky and over engineered gizmos that'll do the job. I like the pure Google software stack that keeps itself updated. I also like that it lets me run real Firefox as my default browser and that runs kagi for search.
But therein lies the rub. I find myself liking and trusting the big-G less and less, and their advertising-first business model.
At least Tim will take your money, give you a thing that works (for no more than seven years) and let you go on your merry way. There's a lot to like about that. And they've fixed the file services problem many years ago I believe.
It's a pity that there really isn't much viable competition in the landscape. And that Tim wants objectively too much money to buy out of the advertising surveillance machine.
16 Pro or Pro Max. Just stunning and the AI features in the 18.1 beta are clever and useful with lots more to come.
Having done my research I have settled on the 16 Pro. Just need to get around to ordering it now.
Samsung S23 Ultra has a 10x optical zoom that is just 😘. Lots of modes too. It is Android tho. But we’re Apple for computing 🍏
I buy Motorolas/Lenovo every time. They have excellent 120hrz screens, are super loud , lost of memory. I like the video and photos. Video's been good for bands I've seen. It fits an anamorphic lens adapter which is nice. I wouldn't mind a swishier one, but I spend real money on cameras like my new Sony. But I do like the apple pros for the cameras, I know people who use them as their production video cameras, which is a bit of a shock.
Match your phone to your laptop. Samsung to Microsoft or iPhone to Mac.
After working in IT for a few years, I will never, ever go back to Apple. Unfortunately, all the clients we deal with use iPhones. I use a Pixel 6 at the moment, after replacing my Pixel 3 (that my cat smashed after pushing it off the bench). This is the second Pixel 6 I have had (after my first was smashed by my cat pushing it off the bench). I no longer leave phones on kitchen benches. Or desks. Or anywhere.
It's a good phone and I will likely replace by 6 eventually with whatever Pixel is current the next time I need a new phone.
Your cat is a scientist and was testing the Pixel's relationship to gravity. Play your cards right and you'll be acknowledged in their PHD thesis 🐈⬛
He's gonna be fucking slippers if he does it again.
Come to the dark side Luke