I own several wireless earbuds, the original Pixel Buds, Pixel Buds A, Anker Liberty 2 Pro, Liberty 3 Pro and Galaxy Buds2. The Pixel Buds A are the loudest. As far as SQ, the Pixel Buds Pro doesn't do enough to justify the $199 asking price. They sound nice but so do the others. However sound just as video is subjective. What looks and sounds good to one person maybe the opposite to someone else.
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Fair enough. No buds come close to my Sony MX (insert whatever they're called here as can't remember the name). Over the ear thingies.
I exclusively use them in the house and when I have to use my buds, be it airpods or Pixel Buds, they don't sound anywhere near as good in comparison. But I don't hear sny difference between the airpods and Pixel Buds Pros, plus as Aggie said, they work best with Pixel.
I find my Pixel A buds not loud enough 
but I do like volume ..I did see the Pixel Pros where $50 off at BestBuy but decided to use my additional rewards on another AWU band..
Edit speaking of buds my Airpods 3 sound so nice with Spatial sound or whatever that feature is called.
but I do like volume ..I did see the Pixel Pros where $50 off at BestBuy but decided to use my additional rewards on another AWU band..
Edit speaking of buds my Airpods 3 sound so nice with Spatial sound or whatever that feature is called.
My wife's Pixel Watch is ending the day between 50-60%. Seems pretty good for her typical use. I'm sure tracking a workout would push that closer to 30/40%.
After lurking reddit and forums trying to get an idea of the phone, decided I needed to try for myself. Store trade in + Googles trade in made the decision very appealing, out of pocket AU$149. Went for a Lemongrass 7 
Still setting up/updating, once I get it to my liking and use it normally, I'll be able to see how it holds up day to day.
I can say, so far I'm happy with the fingerprint reader, it could be a little faster sure, but so far it hasn't missed. This is from someone that hated the S21 reader..
Still setting up/updating, once I get it to my liking and use it normally, I'll be able to see how it holds up day to day.
I can say, so far I'm happy with the fingerprint reader, it could be a little faster sure, but so far it hasn't missed. This is from someone that hated the S21 reader..
I'm looking forward to spooky 
season...
Night mode vs last pic portrait
season...Night mode vs last pic portrait
I'm a bit annoyed that my Bellroy case hasn't really changed feel at all yet. Usually leather cases become grippy after a few days of use.
My Google obsidian case should be here this week, excited to see if I like it as much or more than I did the Pixel 6 case from them.
My Google obsidian case should be here this week, excited to see if I like it as much or more than I did the Pixel 6 case from them.
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Well, off the s22 ultra goes back to google for trade in. It was good while it lasted. Pixel 7 pro here to stay for now. Maybe once TMobile fixes the line stuff maybe I can start using it. Lol.
I'm noticing that it's a little grippier already and today was really my first full day... It felt heavier as soon as I replaced the clear case, but now I'm used to it .. I also ordered some camera skins today because I'm really not feeling the chrome with the leather combo... Let's see if I like the skin with the leather, but we shall see. It wasn't too much to give it a try..
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I picked up a Pixel 7 Pro this weekend from Best Buy. They gave me $320 for my Note 20. I paid online and they took the $320 off the total and later sent the $200 gift card online. When I went to pick it up, the salesman took my trade in and gave me a $320 gift card, apparently not noticing that I already received the discount when I paid.
$899-$320-$200-$320 = $59 Not a bad deal.
BTW I'm liking the phone so far.
$899-$320-$200-$320 = $59 Not a bad deal.
BTW I'm liking the phone so far.
Congrats! Not only on the phone... But sure is a hell of a deal now. Time to spend some of those gifts lol
Got my 7 pro a few days ago using a trade in deal for my s22 ultra. They gave $950 for my 512gb ultra so I basically got the 256gb for $50+tax. Pretty good deal honestly.
So lets get to it. First off, Hazel, sweet Jesus is it sexy. I remember when they showed it off at google IO months ago and I knew right then that I was getting it. I really don't think there's ever been a more perfect/beautiful color combination on a phone in the history of phones. The visor being polished aluminum is definitely going to scratch, being that aluminum is a softer material and the polish just make it more prone to scratching. Even if they used polish stainless steel this would still be an issue to some extent. Luckily I've managed to not get any scratches on the visor yet but the reality is it will definitely happen.
On to the screen, it's always a luck of the draw issue when it comes to OLED screens. My panel is pretty uniform, definitely ones of the better panels I've had on a phone. The straight on uniformity is much better than my iPhone 13 but ever so slightly behind my S22. With that said, the off angle color shift is much less noticeable on this screen than either my iPhone 13 or s22 Ultra. As for the curved edges, I've never had issues with phantom touches even on the ultra, but the lesser curve on the 7 pro definitely makes things more comfortable in a way.
As for using the phone, everyone knows the pixels voice to text is top of the line, but this also happens to be my favorite phone to type on. The haptics are just perfect. If you've seen flossy's review (check it out if you haven't yet), he summed it up perfectly. It's like typing on little air cushions. Once you experience it, you'll get it, all you need to know is it's super comfortable and satisfying.
This is also easily the smoothest android I've ever had. Even with all the power of the Ultra, it would still have some random hitches that weren't really a big deal, but none the less noticeable. Swiping through apps with the bottom "home bar" is so effortless, quick, and smooth. I also like the animations, in particular the screen off animation. The screen turns off in such a way where it looks like the content is getting "sucked into" the power button you pressed to turn it off. Hard to explain but nifty and satisfying.
Naturally, we all know the AI on this phone is simply better than anything else. Text to speech as expected works amazing. Can't wait for the update to come around which the transcribe app will be able to separate speakers. Unblur I haven't really gotten the chance to text much as usually I'd delete blurry photos immediately. I'm sure it won't be perfect but may salvage some things that would otherwise not be salvageable. There's of course magic eraser which works well for simple backgrounds or patterns, however if you don't watch out and give it a more complicated situation then you may end up with a Van Gogh painting.
Lastly there's the battery, as of now I'm getting better battery than I ever did with my s22 ultra. I don't think I can comment fully yet on what it will ultimately be as it usually takes a week or so for the AI to adapt to my usage. Either way, it's getting me through the day so all is good for me on that front.
Well this definitely turned out to be a longer post than I was intending so hopefully it helped some of you guys out.
So lets get to it. First off, Hazel, sweet Jesus is it sexy. I remember when they showed it off at google IO months ago and I knew right then that I was getting it. I really don't think there's ever been a more perfect/beautiful color combination on a phone in the history of phones. The visor being polished aluminum is definitely going to scratch, being that aluminum is a softer material and the polish just make it more prone to scratching. Even if they used polish stainless steel this would still be an issue to some extent. Luckily I've managed to not get any scratches on the visor yet but the reality is it will definitely happen.
On to the screen, it's always a luck of the draw issue when it comes to OLED screens. My panel is pretty uniform, definitely ones of the better panels I've had on a phone. The straight on uniformity is much better than my iPhone 13 but ever so slightly behind my S22. With that said, the off angle color shift is much less noticeable on this screen than either my iPhone 13 or s22 Ultra. As for the curved edges, I've never had issues with phantom touches even on the ultra, but the lesser curve on the 7 pro definitely makes things more comfortable in a way.
As for using the phone, everyone knows the pixels voice to text is top of the line, but this also happens to be my favorite phone to type on. The haptics are just perfect. If you've seen flossy's review (check it out if you haven't yet), he summed it up perfectly. It's like typing on little air cushions. Once you experience it, you'll get it, all you need to know is it's super comfortable and satisfying.
This is also easily the smoothest android I've ever had. Even with all the power of the Ultra, it would still have some random hitches that weren't really a big deal, but none the less noticeable. Swiping through apps with the bottom "home bar" is so effortless, quick, and smooth. I also like the animations, in particular the screen off animation. The screen turns off in such a way where it looks like the content is getting "sucked into" the power button you pressed to turn it off. Hard to explain but nifty and satisfying.
Naturally, we all know the AI on this phone is simply better than anything else. Text to speech as expected works amazing. Can't wait for the update to come around which the transcribe app will be able to separate speakers. Unblur I haven't really gotten the chance to text much as usually I'd delete blurry photos immediately. I'm sure it won't be perfect but may salvage some things that would otherwise not be salvageable. There's of course magic eraser which works well for simple backgrounds or patterns, however if you don't watch out and give it a more complicated situation then you may end up with a Van Gogh painting.
Lastly there's the battery, as of now I'm getting better battery than I ever did with my s22 ultra. I don't think I can comment fully yet on what it will ultimately be as it usually takes a week or so for the AI to adapt to my usage. Either way, it's getting me through the day so all is good for me on that front.
Well this definitely turned out to be a longer post than I was intending so hopefully it helped some of you guys out.
Yup. Go ahead and pass along that icon pack please! I need that in my collection...
Haha
oldie but goodie...
Ah
think it only shows for me since the last update was 2017Dropbox - File Deleted - Simplify your life
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I always end up coming back to Niagara, too. Love it.
Pixel is awesome. Kinda feels like early days of iPhone
Even Portrait mode is great in low light!I'm looking forward to spooky
Night mode vs last pic portrait
Yes I thought the same ..I swiped to portrait mode just to see the result I was surprised