Are we forgetting the countless issues the Nexus phones had? The 5 for instance had bad camera quality and battery life even for the time, the speaker was as loud as a whisper, the side buttons would stick with less then a year of usage…
Even then Nexus and early Pixels I used had pretty meh battery experiences. The highlights now are the cameras but there’s too much AI crap for my liking and Exynos bones put me off. Let’s see what’s about when my Zenfone 10 starts ageing. It’s been a quirky, mildly buggy (mainly Telegram crashes) but otherwise solid experience, with meh cameras vs the Pixel and Samsung offerings. Stabilisation on videos has been solid though thanks to the gimbal.
“unrivaled in quality”
Are we forgetting the countless issues the Nexus phones had? The 5 for instance had bad camera quality and battery life even for the time, the speaker was as loud as a whisper, the side buttons would stick with less then a year of usage…
Sure, my 6p might bootloop, but the metal on the back is super nice, and it’s overall a well-built phone.
I got Google to give me a full refund before my 6P bootlooped so I bought a Pixel XL. No Pixels since for me. Oneplus 7T Pro then Zenfone 10.
Fortunately the 6p’s bootlooping is fixed by talented developers, all you need to do is flash a new kernel.
Even then Nexus and early Pixels I used had pretty meh battery experiences. The highlights now are the cameras but there’s too much AI crap for my liking and Exynos bones put me off. Let’s see what’s about when my Zenfone 10 starts ageing. It’s been a quirky, mildly buggy (mainly Telegram crashes) but otherwise solid experience, with meh cameras vs the Pixel and Samsung offerings. Stabilisation on videos has been solid though thanks to the gimbal.