Pixels are the most amazing and frustrating devices at the same time. If they had even close to the hardware that the S21 Ultra has, I would be all over a Pixel. The software is great, camera technology, etc. But I watched quite a few camera comparisons and with them not updating their sensor for what, 4 years now, what used to be the best camera is now sitting comfortably in 3rd place.
Oh agreed. But imagine a Pixel with S21 Ultra specs!
I do like some of the little add-ons Samsung add to their skin. Google should certainly do a little more in this regard and a universal messaging client would be the cherry on top.
The problem with this is that it makes me worried they’re taking the same approach to their hardware that they’ve taken to all of their services. They get a product so close to being amazing for customers. There’s just a few moves of evolution left to do and they can claim perfection. And then they just coast until the plateau they’re on develops cracks. Then it starts to collapse. And that’s it, they wave you over to a new product and it’s got the same damn 80-90% “almost there” feel. And they just let it coast again as is. When they change something they change it dramatically but don’t address the things that actually needed to be fixed.
Totally understand your main points and agree. Google suck you in with top notch services and then retire them at short notice often leaving you in a predicament. I was thinking about the photo storage option the other day when setting up my new S21 - I use Apple Photos and have a shed load on there but have no clue how to cross platform them - not too keen on setting up a Microsoft account for one drive but it seems that Samsung is pushing One Drive as a service.
I sent Google a small list last year of things that I don't like about YouTube Music. These are small things that were present in Google Music that were lost in the transition, but they were things that are important to me. It's been at least 6 months since I reported them, and none of the items have been added.
Right now for photos I do use iCloud but I do like to be able to look at different test photos taken on different phones on the same screen. So I also feed all of my iPhone photos and all of my Android photos to Google Photos, and I don’t do anything complex so I’m pretty happy with Google photos. It’s enabled me to share photos taken on my Android phones with iPhone users. I don’t really think they’re going to ever yank the rug out from under us on Google Photos. I think the data they pull from that is too valuable for their other AI based products. At least that’s been my understanding of what I’ve read over the years.
Maybe that's just Indonesia (due to local tax like UK VAT at 20%) in Malaysia it is cheaper by ~$33 and do not forget the USA version is not dual sim which is seen as almost mandatory requirement in the east
What was difficult about it? I'd been with Google Music from day one, and had plenty set up over there. I got the message to migrate, clicked it, and woke up the next morning with everything Youtube Music. The process couldn't have been any easier for me. Same thing with my lady, she migrated over overnight, and woke up with Youtube Music ready to go. It was set it and forget it for us. Did his migration fail or something?
I guess something went wrong, yes. We didn’t have time to discuss the details as it was a conversation in passing over lunch and he had to dash out for another Zoom meeting. But he said something got messed up.
The car? Lol I don't have any but being at home 24/7 don't have a need either not until the world gets back to normal
That is a lot of tags, the wireless charger looks good and so do the buds pro.
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It’s a good offer if you think you’ll keep it. I get the same discount but as mine is going back, the discount has meant nowt. Lol
