Forgot to add, clearing notifications you aren’t bothered about as the arrive is also something I miss. I do love the much better battery life though tbh.
And the fact that I can use the wireless charger in my girlfriend’s vw Tiguan
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And the fact that I can use the wireless charger in my girlfriend’s vw Tiguan
Loving the Pixel Watch 4 so far. It might have a few less features than my Apple Watch, but it was also so much simpler to set up and use. The default selection of faces is so much better than Apple and there are a ton of custom ones in the Play store. I got it Friday and I am still tinkering. The raise to talk to Gemini is slower than my phone, but super useful at times. And the best part is it is round, so it looks like a watch instead of square gadget on my wrist. Debating if I still want the rugged Spigen band or the new Nomad Horween leather band.
I’m liking mine as well and while it’s the best Wear OS watch I’ve used yet, it still has some ground to cover vs. the Apple Watch.
It’s noticeably slower at just about everything—opening apps, transition to screens via buttons or swipes and just app navigation. Native health/workout functionality (if you include Fitbit as native considering it requires a subscription) falls short vs. the native functionality on the Apple Watch as well. Complication options are more limited both on native apps and via third party apps. And third party app availability/functionality doesn’t approach what’s available on the Apple Watch. And while I appreciate the round form factor as a watch aesthetic, primarily in regards to watch face designs, a circular watch is less ideal as a display for smartwatch OS navigation and content, IMO. There’s a reason why everything else in our lives that displays content is rectangular.
That being said, the display brightness is great and battery life/fast charging is awesome. The UI is good and straightforward, less busy than how I felt the experience was on the Samsung Watch Ultra. Overall it’s very good, but just feels like 7/10ths of the experience on an Apple Watch.
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I have zero experience with any Samsung watch other than the Galaxy Watch Ultra. I can’t imagine their user interface being dramatically different between models, but somebody with experience using various Samsung watches is in the better position to comment.
I'm planning on switching from the Galaxy Watch Ultra to the Pixel Watch 4 (awaiting for a good deal to come along before jumping ship). But I been looking at the reviews and noticed that it's a noticeable improvement from the Watch 3.
It's going to be annoying trying to sell off the Watch Ultra along with the bands included... but I have been targeting the Pixel Watch for some time now, I really like the look of it over the Watch Ultra. Don't get me wrong, the Watch Ultra is nice to have... bigger screen, battery is pretty good and I like the extra buttons.
Only thing I'm concerned with is... the pairing with the Galaxy Fold, curious how well it would perform with it.
Decided to go ahead and purchase the Watch Pixel 4, anxious to give it a try… but I’m already having second thoughts before having in my hands.
Seen this reddit post discussing the pros and cons over the Pixel Watch vs Galaxy Watch, forgot about the customizable tiles and the now bar. Going to be a tough decision.
Seen this reddit post discussing the pros and cons over the Pixel Watch vs Galaxy Watch, forgot about the customizable tiles and the now bar. Going to be a tough decision.
If you buy a Pixel from Google's online store, should you use your main Google account? The reason I ask is because the referral codes I have been sent by some of the people on here don't work with my main Google account, however I created a new one in order to see if that would work, it did. I later found it was because I'm a part of the referral programme and as such I can't use codes sent to me on my main Google account.
Is there any reason I shouldn't use the 15% referral code sent to me, with my new secondary Google account? If I buy a Pixel will it be linked to the Google account I used when buying?
Is there any reason I shouldn't use the 15% referral code sent to me, with my new secondary Google account? If I buy a Pixel will it be linked to the Google account I used when buying?
Account is not linked to the device, but if you are getting a 10 Pro phone don’t choose to redeem the 1 year of Gemini Pro at checkout (otherwise the 1 year is on your secondary and starts immediately). When you set up the phone with your primary account, launch Gemini and go into your profile pic and redeem the 1 year there. That’s how it works when you buy your phone from Amazon or Best Buy, so should work fine.
I don’t think here in the UK there is that option to redeem at checkout. I’m leaning towards getting a Pro XL, i was looking at the Pro Fold but I’m still unsure about foldable phones at the moment.
Yeah two in October which is strange. I got this late last night in the UK
I've been out in the yard taking random pictures and I'm so impressed with this camera. I don't have a knack for taking pictures but this phone makes me want to take more pictures because they turn out so well.
I swear Google are playing some kind of trick, while the "free buds 2" promotion was on (here in the UK) Google were offering me just £256 for my S24 Ultra. Now that promotion has ended, I have noticed they are now offering £402 for my S24 Ultra. Would I be right in thinking that in reality the "free" Buds Pro 2 were not actually free, they just dropped the trade in value of the phones? 🤔
Of course they were “free”. They were free when I ordered my 10 Pro but I didn’t do a trade in.
You can’t blame them for balancing the scales a bit when they’re adding offers here and there. It is also not great business sense to keep trade in prices the same AND offer a freebie only two months after launch.
Those early adopters would probably feel a bit hard done by.
I returned my 10 Pro as I expected. Good phone, no complaints, just enjoying the iPhone and have no desire to use two devices.
Just received a 25% off coupon from Google. I was trying to be strong, but may end up getting the Fold now.
Its arrived... let the comparison begin.
Not your imagination, Google pulled similar **** with trade-in values during preorders for the Pixel 10 Pro Fold here in the US. If I tried taking advantage of the Google Fi promo, the trade in value for my Pixel 9 Pro Fold dropped by at least $200 (can't recall the exact difference).
What is the foldable the other watch? The Pixel watch is probably the best looking watch out there to me.
No foldable pictured. Just the Galaxy Watch Ultra vs Pixel Watch… determining which one I should use going forward and I agree the Pixel Watch is the best looking watch.
I totally autocorrected that sentence, lol. I didn't know if it was the Apple ultra or Galaxy ultra. I've considered the Pixel watch to go with my Pixel but I'll probably wait another year.
