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Source: Google Pixel 8 will get more OS updates with longer lifespan than Samsung

9to5google.com Source: Google Pixel 8 will get more OS updates with longer lifespan than Samsung

Google is hoping to change how many major Android OS updates the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro gets in a move to surpass Samsung and meet the iPhone...

Good news for those that keep their phones for multiple years. It made sense for them to do this.

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But will it still overheat while wasting the battery doing nothing so I have to charge it in the middle of the day? Both my Pixel 6 and 7 had horrific battery life. I don't think I should give them another chance tbh.
- I had Pixel 6 (2 of them thanks to my wife accidentally yeeting mine from our second story balcony) and currently have 7 pro. My battery life was/is fine on both models. Haven't charged my phone since I took it off the charger and it's sitting at 55%, granted it was a light use day. Usually finishes somewhere between 30-40%.
  
  My pixel 2 and 3 had okay and shit battery life (respectively) for comparison. Switched to OnePlus after the 3 for a few years.
  
  Haven't charged my phone since I took it off the charger
  
  That's... how chargers work
  
  Jk
- Probably not the right phone for you. Battery life in my experience has been average for me. Not great, but not awful either.
  
  Reviews and personal experiences have been all over the place regarding the battery from what I've seen in reviews, social media, and forums. It just depends. The Pixel 7 Pro's battery has been about the same as the 14 Pro Max that I had, but worse than the 13 Pro Max. Better than the Pixel Fold that I'm using, but not as good as the Pixel 4 XL. For sure better than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus from back in the day, but not as good as my HTC 10. Definitely not as good as the Pixel 5, but better than the Pixel 6 Pro. And so forth and so on...
  
  Depends on my personal usage, but I'm on my phone constantly. For me, battery has been middle of the road.
  
  It's weird because every Pixel I've had has had awful battery life. Pixel 2, 5, 6, and 7. But, in between those I've used different OnePlus phones and they had great battery life. I loved my OnePlus 7 Pro.
  
  Pixel 5 really was peak battery for me.
  
  On the other hand, one has to admit that the snappiness wasn't comparable to that of a 6Pro/7Pro (not to mention the smaller, 90Hz only display)
- The first pixel was incredible and Google has been coasting on that clout for nearly a decade.
  
  I would take it further back, the first Nexus was amazing and they haven't been anywhere near as ground breaking since.
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