Phones Moved to Pixel after 16 years on iPhone

[AppliedMicro]

The truth is Pixel phones have an advertised price, but get discounted all over the place and are frequently, 2/3 to 1/2 the price of a similar iPhone

.. whereas iPhones have perennially been the quintessential mantra of asterisked fine print in any electronics retailers‘ promotional discount campaign:

10% off every … device/product/purchase*
* except Apple iPhone

 

[macconservative]

.. whereas iPhones have perennially been the quintessential mantra of asterisked fine print in any electronics retailers‘ promotional discount campaign:

10% off every … device/product/purchase*
* except Apple iPhone

Very true. Only time you will see any kind of break is from a carrier when you trade in an old one to get it "free" after 24-36 months of bill credits

 

[macsince2008]

Joz oversees marketing... not retail... or iCloud? I'm surprised you even got an answer lol.

I would count staff behaviour under marketing as well, marketing is not just about advertisement.

 

[macsince2008]

Just curious, do you have a lot of Live Photos? I would really hate to lose the ability to play the ones I’ve taken. Hope it’s a good upgrade for you.

I did, and I found a way to make them compatible with Google Photos, so that worked out well.

 

[macsince2008]

Pixel hardware never lasts. Went through 3 devices, each never lasting more than 2 years.

To be fair to Pixel I guess, the last one survived - you just have to charge it wirelessly or jump through random software hoops to get it to charge via cable.

Switched back to iPhone and never looked back.

Not to mention the terrible spyware Google has on Android. They train their AI on your emails ffs

Seeing the hardware on the new Pros, I guess Pixels aren't that bad either. Pixels just don't have too many people defending them with non-factual statements.

 

[macsince2008]

.. whereas iPhones have perennially been the quintessential mantra of asterisked fine print in any electronics retailers‘ promotional discount campaign:

10% off every … device/product/purchase*
* except Apple iPhone

We have a lot of discounts on iPhones here in India, the Air is nearly 25% off through Premium Resellers.

 

[macsince2008]

Can't wait to see you move back to the iPhone. I give it about 2-3 months. 😂

Seeing how buggy the new iOS is, and how Gemini would ultimately run Siri, I give you 2-3 months to move to Android.

 

[macsince2008]

It’s pretty obvious that OP is primarily motivated by the bad experience with some rude employees
That frustration will fade and the “mostly smooth” and slow Pixel device will lose its lustre
No hate for OP - we’ve all found ourselves in that position at times, I get it

Unfortunately, the staff in the Indian stores act with more ego than the major shareholders of Apple, partly because buying an iPhone is aspirational here. I've mailed the senior management multiple times, to no avail. The email for support here in India gives the most irrelevant replies.

 

[8483011]

Seeing how buggy the new iOS is, and how Gemini would ultimately run Siri, I give you 2-3 months to move to Android.

Don't really run into any bugs myself on iOS 26 (16 PM). And I'm not sure how the underlying LLM being Gemini would convince anyone to switch to Android, since most consumers won't even know their phone is running Gemini.

 

[8483011]

I would count staff behaviour under marketing as well, marketing is not just about advertisement.

If you think that's the best avenue to have your concerns reviewed, I would just stop and think for a moment why it feels like nothing has been done about your grievances.

 

[macsince2008]

I don't know when iCloud broke, but syncing is ridiculously slow. iCloud Drive is fine, by the way. Folders and uploaded files appear almost instantly. But Notes, Calendar, Health frequently require a manual refresh. (In the Health app, there is no option to manually refresh.)

iCloud Drive is mostly fine, until it starts downloading 800GB of files filling up my 1TB MacBook Pro. iCloud Photos is the most frustrating piece of software I've ever had, took me more than 2 months to upload 25GB of photos, on a 1GBPS internet connection. Starts and stops randomly, with no fix now or in sight.

 

[macsince2008]

Don't care why posting this it's like you just divorce to someone and need to talk to another neighbour

Isn't that what forums are for?

 

[macsince2008]

I’m thinking about leaving the Apple ecosystem as well. Would be super helpful if you could share how it goes for you 🙂

Moving the photos and files felt liberating and magical, iCloud sync used to take forever for the smallest things, and Google was transparent, speeds were incredible and everything was where it needed to be. Plus, I could now choose to only download files I actually needed to store offline on my Mac, rather than 800GB of useless junk.

 

[aespana]

Yeah, you missed out. You also missed out on the bargain that Mint Mobile had during Black Friday for $699 with a year of service included. And Amazon/Best Buy frequently have the Pixel phones at $200-350 under MSRP. The truth is Pixel phones have an advertised price, but get discounted all over the place and are frequently, 2/3 to 1/2 the price of a similar iPhone. You just got to know how to shop.

I got my 9a for $350 on Black Friday

 

[macsince2008]

Don't really run into any bugs myself on iOS 26 (16 PM). And I'm not sure how the underlying LLM being Gemini would convince anyone to switch to Android, since most consumers won't even know their phone is running Gemini.

Then these consumers should keep using the iPhone and its "intelligence". Android would be too liberating.

 

[macsince2008]

If you think that's the best avenue to have your concerns reviewed, I would just stop and think for a moment why it feels like nothing has been done about your grievances.

Its where I reached after exhausting all my avenues, which I assumed was understandable.

 

[8483011]

Then these consumers should keep using the iPhone and its "intelligence". Android would be too liberating.

But your argument is that they would be using the same LLM... In that case how would Gemini be any more intelligent than... Gemini

 

[macsince2008]

But your argument is that they would be using the same LLM... In that case how would Gemini be any more intelligent than... Gemini

The implementation

 

[HouseLannister]

But your argument is that they would be using the same LLM... In that case how would Gemini be any more intelligent than... Gemini

It's just going to be a fraction of Gemini. 1.2b parameters according to reporting, which is like Gemini 2 strength. Estimates placed Gemini 3 at 3.5-7b parameters and that was before Nano Banana and Personal Intelligence and anything else added in the future.

Basically, the first taste is free. If you want the Good Stuff, come to Android.

 

[8483011]

I also think it's so funny like this when people say stuff like "I know an iPhone user wouldn't be able to comprehend switching to an Android", while doing the exact opposite making people that choose to use an iPhone out to be stupid or incapable of decision making lol. Nobody cares what phone anybody else uses. I literally don't care if someone switches, and I have never tried to make an argument that you're wrong, but you're performing the exact same behavior you tried calling people out for lol.

 

[8483011]

The implementation

Please tell me all about the implementation, since you're so well versed in something that doesn't even exist yet 🤣

 

[macsince2008]

I also think it's so funny like this when people say stuff like "I know an iPhone user wouldn't be able to comprehend switching to an Android", while doing the exact opposite making people that choose to use an iPhone out to be stupid or incapable of decision making lol. Nobody cares what phone anybody else uses. I literally don't care if someone switches, and I have never tried to make an argument that you're wrong, but you're performing the exact same behavior you tried calling people out for lol.

Nope, still you doing that. You can now go defend Apple on the other threads, I think you are done here.

 

[8483011]

It's just going to be a fraction of Gemini. 1.2b parameters according to reporting, which is like Gemini 2 strength.

Basically, the first taste is free. If you want the Good Stuff, come to Android.

"According to reporting", right and I would definetly trust some rumor beat reporting vs just trying it out myself and making my own informed decision based on what works well for me lol.

 

[8483011]

Nope, still you doing that. You can now go defend Apple on the other threads, I think you are done here.

If you can point out somewhere I said you were wrong for switching to Android I'd love to have that debate, but considering it never happened...

 

[macsince2008]

Please tell me all about the implementation, since you're so well versed in something that doesn't even exist yet 🤣

Now I know a lot of my fellow MacRumors readers won't be able to digest someone moving to another mobile operating system, and their comments always make me laugh. Blindly accepting and praising any brand, no matter how irrational the fan-following is, slows down innovation and lets the others move forward.

In my original post, I did predict such replies. Happy to find one.