• 1984@lemmy.today
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    2 months ago

    On this topic, have you watched how almost all online reviewers gives the pixel 9 excellent scores despite it having a shit cpu, is extreamly overpriced, has most of its Ai capabilities turned off in Europe, charges extreamly slow and is heavy like a brick?

    It’s kind of obvious that Google is paying them.

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        2 months ago

        The 8-series and beyond have a more power efficient CPU. Yes it’s the same general design so it’s not faster but it’s built on a smaller node. I don’t remember well but the modem might be a bit newer too and given how shit the Exynos modem is, any improvement is welcome.

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      2 months ago

      Or if they give a bad review they won’t get a free phone to review next time.

      Ai capabilities turned off in Europe

      I don’t know the backstory but I’m guessing it’s slurping up your privacy so hard it’s illegal in Europe.