I'm done paying Google to be a beta tester for their experiments. No matter how much I may hate manufacturer skins on top of Android, I'd rather deal with software bugs and quirks than hardware issues.
My Pixel 6 always had issues switching from Wi-Fi to cellular, often requiring toggling airplane mode to get back data. It will be my last Google handset for a long while. Still deciding what to get next, leaning towards Samsung or OnePlus.
I know this is for the 8 pro but man the modem on the 7 pro was such bullshā¦ All kinds of issues. So bad that even googles support gave in and offered a refund after 1 year.
For a while I was considering the 8 pro, but I think their hardware is not close to par with the others yet and the new price is a joke for a pixel.
Went for something else instead and wonāt return to pixel for at least a few years.
Overheating in summer (this is the soc not the modem but still), calls dropping constantly, bad call quality, with dual sim people couldnāt call me even though I had full reception.
I got a replacement unit, created bug reports, changed providers etcā¦
For me it was a piece of shit at the end of the day, and Iām a pixel fan :D (well was)
I mean, I've been skipping every last one after my Pixel XL bricked itself. Got a Samsung S9+. Waiting for that good Pixel yet. A compelling reason to give up this phone.
I need to charge my Pixel 7a 2-3 times/day. I'm at 21%. My phone was at 100% 12 hours ago. Only 1h37m screen-on time.
This is the worst battery life I've ever had from a phone. So, I'm not surprised the Pixel 8 is also bad.
I'm going to sell this phone and get something else. This will be my first time ever selling a phone before running it into the ground; my last phone was a Pixel 3a I got 4 years from.
I thought I'm worse off with my 5 year old Poco F1 which only has a half-day battery and I average a 3 hour SOT each charge session. I am quite surprised that the battery is worse as I expected the Tensor G2 to be more efficient than the SDM845.