Pricing is pretty good on these, I got one for $499 from a retailer's sale. The camera is the best I've ever had but I am not happy with it for the same reasons, I dislike the curved display even though the quality and brightness are very good (the iPhone Pro uses a newer and better LTPO panel but obviously the iPhone's twice as expensive.). Not having the dot projector hardware for face unlock is very annoying. The fingerprint reader is behind in terms of convenience and speed and I wear motorcycle gloves that make it impossible to unlock then.
The Pixel 8 Pro seems to be fixing at least some of the annoyances (flat display!) but will likely see a price increase too. At that point I might as well get something like an iPhone 13 Mini or Pro on clearance sale for the same price. An older iPhone Pro likely has better hardware and especially build quality over a latest gen Pixel.
I appreciate that ifixit carries replacement parts for my Pixels and makes that more sustainable than an iPhone that's ready for the trash if anything happens to it out of warranty. But the sad reality is that for the same money I'd rather take my chances with the better iPhone hardware and the good reputation that they last a while. (A reputation that Pixels haven't had in recent years...)
If price is your motivation I don't see how Apple iPhone does better than Pixel. Pixel 8 is yet to officially launch but pricing should be similar to last year at least within $100 probably up.
Still Apple pricing is going up too. I mean if we are talking Apples to Apples here. An iPhone 13 is technically a year older that Pixel 7 Pro. iPhone 13 will be two years old when 15 comes out. P7P will be a year old b when Pixel 8 Pro comes out. iPhone 15 pricing on the Pros is supposed to be up $200 across the board for the Pro models with modest to no change on iPhone 15. But only the Pro models will get the good stuff like a17, periscope lense, etc.
So let's say instead of $899 the Pixel 8 Pro is $949 or $999 it will still be $100 cheaper than iPhone Pro and several hundred less than Pro Max. Hopefully Google is smart and doesn't raise the price which will give then a much better competitive edge.
In any case I don't see how anyone could argue that the Pixel 7 Pro was the flagship value king. It offered more for less than any other major flagship. Of course Google has cut several corners and made several compromises to get there but overall I think they have made the right choice. As Tensor gets better and better much like Apples a chips at the very start it took a while before a chips were really good. So I think over time people will continue to see the benefits from Google making their own chip instead of using an off the shelf Snapdragon chip.
Compare the Pixel 7 Pro to Samsung s23 ultra and you will see that besides the obvious design differences and UI differences the phones aren't that different. They are both fluid and fast. They both have a great big super crisp screen, they both have decent speakers, they both have big batteries, they both have premium build and design, they both have above average camera system. Sure the s23u is better on almost every metric I just listed but the difference is not super huge. Some may argue the price difference means that for a lot less money the Pixel is giving you 80-90% of the s ultra series type phone for several hundred less from Google not some off brand OEM.
From an infinite standpoint I believe Apple has gotten better on home repairs but still has a ways to go. If you have ever seen the insides of an iPhone it is actually very beautiful compared to a lot of other OEM. It is like the same design that goes on the outside of the phone goes inside. I give Apple that.
Seems like electronic hardware these days no matter the cost is kind of a crap shoot, granted some way more than others.
...and obviously restarting the phone and Mac while connected same thing ?...and obviously restarting the phone and Mac while connected same thing ?
