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Cake day: July 16th, 2023

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  • Excellent hardware, mediocre software, too expensive. To elaborate on the software, long software update is good. And the iPhone is certainly smooth. However it requires too many workarounds for/straight up can’t do what I would consider basic features on Android. And it certainly isn’t bug free. For the average user though, I don’t think they care about any of that, they only care about the brand, which is why the iPhone still sells so well.










  • I got a Pixel 6 Pro second hand from the US recently for GrapheneOS.

    Here’s what I like:

    • Fingerprint sensor is fast and reliable
    • Phone is buttery smooth, no weird slowdowns, I’ve been very satisfied
    • Excellent hardware: beautiful, premium, unqiue. It feels heavy but in a well - balanced, premium way .The curved back, screen and sides makes it so comfortable to hold. And I love the camera bar which because the phone doesn’t rock back and forth on the table.
    • No parallel for customization, well maintained custom ROMs (I came from a Xiaomi, I swear Google Pixels are way better in this regard.), GrapheneOS is awesome.

    What I don’t like:

    • Phone gets hot on cellular, probably an inefficient Exynos modem
    • Battery is just okay. Charging is not an issue, takes about an hour to reach 80%, which is what I usually keep my phone at anyway for better battery health.
    • Screen not quite bright enough on brutal summer days.

    So yeah overall I’m a happy camper. When this one loses support for GrapheneOS, I’ll be upgrading to another Pixel.