Anyone plan to move from Pixel to iPhone X?
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dsignori
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Not me. But if I ever considered it, it would be with an 8 Plus, not the X.
While lots of us complained about the Pixel 2 removing the headphone jack, Apple tripled down on that by also removing the HOME button and the FPS. Form over function. No thanks on the X for me ..
While lots of us complained about the Pixel 2 removing the headphone jack, Apple tripled down on that by also removing the HOME button and the FPS. Form over function. No thanks on the X for me ..
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The X is a great looking device (minus the stupid notch). Aesthitacally, they have Android beat in nearly all areas. However, I need more control over my OS and settings than their remedial iOS allows. I tried the switch on the 5 or 6 (when they first made the tall iphone) and things had gotten better on their end, but I always come back to the Goog. I think in another few years they will be virtually the same software wise, but it's still too early for that.
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Did I take a wrong turn and end up at iMore? lol
Anyways I cancelled my Pixel 2 XL pre-order because of the issues combined with the cost of the phone. I just could not justify laying out 900 dollars for a phone with issues. If the price was 600-700 I might have accepted the screen, but premium money, should get me a premium screen, etc. HOWEVER I did not opt for the iPhone X (I already have an iPhone 7 Plus), rather I bought (or actually traded for) a Note 8. It's coming today!!!!!
Anyways I cancelled my Pixel 2 XL pre-order because of the issues combined with the cost of the phone. I just could not justify laying out 900 dollars for a phone with issues. If the price was 600-700 I might have accepted the screen, but premium money, should get me a premium screen, etc. HOWEVER I did not opt for the iPhone X (I already have an iPhone 7 Plus), rather I bought (or actually traded for) a Note 8. It's coming today!!!!!
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I'm also thinking about getting a Note 8 as a secondary device. Hopefully Black Friday has some super deals.
While I have great respect for, but no personal interest in iPhone X, I am ecstatic that Apple finally made some major hardware design advancements. As one of the biggest power players, major moves they made will hopefully jump-start innovation again on the Android hardware side.
I loved the compact, generally 1-handed operation of the X while maintaining such a large screen and would love to have something closer to that with a Pixel 3 XL next year, especially if they can further reduce top/bottom bezels (though I'm of the group that will always accept some bezels there to afford front speakers (though while the 2 XL's speakers are quite nice, they are nothing compared to the quality that was offered by the Nexus 6)).
I loved the compact, generally 1-handed operation of the X while maintaining such a large screen and would love to have something closer to that with a Pixel 3 XL next year, especially if they can further reduce top/bottom bezels (though I'm of the group that will always accept some bezels there to afford front speakers (though while the 2 XL's speakers are quite nice, they are nothing compared to the quality that was offered by the Nexus 6)).
Agreed! Some of us may tease our Apple brethren from time to time, but in reality Apple is an amazing company that does some amazing things, at times. The tech world needs them to push full throttle and all the time. They're a titan and we need them to continue to try new ideas.
Welp, I made that jump, but the end results were surprising for me at least. Been running with iPhone for about two years after many years with WP. I tried Samsung a couple of times but Touch Wiz was such a miserable experience I gave up. Last year, however, I was very interested in trying the Pixel since it ran stock Android, and from multiple user accounts on this site I figured I would try at some point... but I waited.
My wife was really interested in either the Pixel XL or the iPhone X and those seemed to be the direction I was leaning as well. After watching the Google Keynote we decided to jump whole hog into Google and ordered to Pixel XLs. Then of course the interwebs erupted about screen quality and screen burn in and my wife got cold feet. I actually liked the Pixel XL enormously, but the wife was really set on the X and I ordered it for her.
To call the X a major leap for my wife would be an understatement... she really liked the phone a lot, but the lack of the home button, and an odd glitch where the iPhone really just did not like her face using Face ID caused her a lot of frustrations. I thought the device was really cool, and she eventually told me she was either going to go back to her 7 Plus, or give the Pixel XL a fair shot... so she handed me the X.
The iPhone X is without a doubt one of the finest mobile phones ever created. The design and hardware are simply top notch, and the Pixel XL simply does not compete in the category, however, and it's a BIG HOWEVER, the iPhone X is saddled with a rather bland operating system. Once you get past the novelty (and it is a novelty) of a lack of a Home button, and the use of swipe gestures, it becomes readily apparent the iPhone X while being a major hardware evolution in the line is pretty much more of the same, and its biggest downfall is that Siri is simply showing it's age. It is probably the worst of the phone assistants between Google, Cortana, and even Bixby. It's absolutely stunning that Apple did not give Siri a fresh coat of paint for this release.
And that ultimately was the reason I went back to the Pixel, the software experience is simply leaps and bounds beyond what Apple offered this year, and in an ever increasingly "connected" world Siri is just getting left in the dust. The iPhone X went back to the store this morning, and I'm perfectly happy with that.
Yancy
My wife was really interested in either the Pixel XL or the iPhone X and those seemed to be the direction I was leaning as well. After watching the Google Keynote we decided to jump whole hog into Google and ordered to Pixel XLs. Then of course the interwebs erupted about screen quality and screen burn in and my wife got cold feet. I actually liked the Pixel XL enormously, but the wife was really set on the X and I ordered it for her.
To call the X a major leap for my wife would be an understatement... she really liked the phone a lot, but the lack of the home button, and an odd glitch where the iPhone really just did not like her face using Face ID caused her a lot of frustrations. I thought the device was really cool, and she eventually told me she was either going to go back to her 7 Plus, or give the Pixel XL a fair shot... so she handed me the X.
The iPhone X is without a doubt one of the finest mobile phones ever created. The design and hardware are simply top notch, and the Pixel XL simply does not compete in the category, however, and it's a BIG HOWEVER, the iPhone X is saddled with a rather bland operating system. Once you get past the novelty (and it is a novelty) of a lack of a Home button, and the use of swipe gestures, it becomes readily apparent the iPhone X while being a major hardware evolution in the line is pretty much more of the same, and its biggest downfall is that Siri is simply showing it's age. It is probably the worst of the phone assistants between Google, Cortana, and even Bixby. It's absolutely stunning that Apple did not give Siri a fresh coat of paint for this release.
And that ultimately was the reason I went back to the Pixel, the software experience is simply leaps and bounds beyond what Apple offered this year, and in an ever increasingly "connected" world Siri is just getting left in the dust. The iPhone X went back to the store this morning, and I'm perfectly happy with that.
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Never. No matter how new the model of iPhone is it'll still feel like the same old experience. New screen or not. I've switched back and forth a few times times over the years. Never again.
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I like iPhone, but iOS and the current camera offering are not up to par anymore.
iOS is due for another redesign. iOS 7 was 4 years ago.
iOS is due for another redesign. iOS 7 was 4 years ago.
I just saw and played with the iPhone and all I can say is wow (with dropped jaw). The phone is a beauty and the interface looks way better to me this time now that it's (almost) all screen. Performance is great as usual and the camera is amazing.
I might just cancel my order of the panda, that is if I decide I can live with the Apple ecosystem.
I might just cancel my order of the panda, that is if I decide I can live with the Apple ecosystem.
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THAT is the question... Can you live with the ecosystem... Can you live with the same SQUARED icons staring back at you after a week, a month, six months...
The iPhone X is a beauty. Definitely well crafted...the best design choices, I cannot say so much--the [delicate, expensive] glass.
Still...enjoy whichever device you decide upon.
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