Why hardly anyone buys Google's Pixel phones

Re:Why hardly anyone buys Google's Pixel phones by jackhab on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @09:47AM (#27194467)

I own Pixel 2XL (released in 2017). It has an amazing camera which can compete with any modern phone camera, great battery life, no bloatware, excellent performance. Best phone a ever had - really zero issues. Not only I wouldn't switch to other OEM, I can't even find a good reason to upgrade.

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Re:Why hardly anyone buys Google's Pixel phones by neurocean on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @10:41AM (#27195219)

I have it too and it's great but it doesn't get security updates anymore so we're in an awkward spot because their latest fleet doesn't have a good upgrade value prop for 2XL owners besides security patches.

Their short support window really made me reconsider my next choice and they no longer offer free full res photo backups which is a shame.

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Re:Why hardly anyone buys Google's Pixel phones by oandrew on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @10:42AM (#27195237)

No more security updates from Google though. That'll force me to upgrade sooner that I would like. LineageOS is an option but I'm not sure how secure it is.

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Re:Why hardly anyone buys Google's Pixel phones by crmrc114 on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @11:20AM (#27195821)

Ditto, typed this on my 2xl. I am up for a new phone. But why invest in one when my current device still works so well.

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