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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by fidotron on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:05PM (#37652997)
Frankly, Google are too cheap and they expect their users to not care. I will never forget them trying to push the idea the Nexus 10 felt like a premium device . . . to whom exactly? Shame as well, as in some important respects it was way ahead of the curve, even if fatally flawed.

Samsung hardware (and Huawei if you can still get and use it) is superb by comparison, but they just can't help themselves when it comes to the creepiness of the user experiences.

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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by selcuka on Monday September 25, 2023 @11:14PM (#37653872)
> I will never forget them trying to push the idea the Nexus 10 felt like a premium device

To be fair Nexus 10 was a premium device (with its 2GB RAM and 2560x1600 screen in 2012). I still have mine and runs without any issues (except the degraded battery).

> Samsung hardware (and Huawei if you can still get and use it) is superb by comparison

Nexus 10 was built by Samsung.

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Re:Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates by fidotron on Monday September 25, 2023 @11:17PM (#37653891)
That's exactly the mentality I'm on about - specs do not mean premium. The fit and finish of that device was dreadful, as well as the overall feel in the hands. It may have been made by Samsung but the design was very Google driven.

Google simply don't understand what matters.

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