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Of the 3, probably Pixel,but if definitely we flashing it.
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Gsmarena is a better site to use for comparison of technical specs, if you care about those.
I feel like this should probably be top comment here
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I feel like I could buy 8 of my phone with that money.
Those comparison charts like the one you posted are unresearched/uncritical garbage made to sell affiliate links. They'll never actually give a harsh review to anything listed because they want you to buy something
Your best bet is to ask owners' groups for each phone you're considering for reviews and buying advice and weighing that yourself.
OOT, what site is this?
None. Pixel if you had to pick, but the SoC sucks. And the Asus phones have like no software support, so they are definitely not worth buying.
Most phones are basically the same nowadays. Even the cheapest one can run smoothly. Just make sure it got 8Go+ RAM and enough storage if it doesn't have external SD card capability. If these prior specs are met just get the one with the best camera. (In this situation, it's likely the Google pixel)
The Pixel
Fairphone if you lay weight with the environment, Pixel for Graphene if you value privacy.
Of those three otherwise, the pixel
how is "ultra-portable" a positive, when all these phone are the same size, and not even small phones at all?
Yeah, these pro/con lists are just random bullshit with 0 accountability and consistency.
The only useful comparisons are ones that show the actual specs side by side, and even then it doesn't tell the whole story.
I looked it up and the ROG phone 8 pro isn’t even smaller or lighter than the other two - if anything it’s slightly bigger and heavier. Truly useless as a positive point.
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Positives ... Good AI features
Negatives ... No 4K recording on all lenses
Some people just have different priorities.
If I'm paying $900 for a phone, you'd better believe that 4K30 is the barest of bare minimums I'm expecting that rear camera to do unless it's a deliberate tradeoff for something more ethical like a Fairphone. The Pixel 9 base model can shoot at 4K60 and 1080p240 (256 GB and the same $900 price). "Good AI features" lmfao blow it out your ass, Asus. I wonder where this comparison chart is coming from anyway.
My 2022 iPhone SE, that I bought new for about $550, records 4K at 60fps.
I’m a little shocked that isn’t the base standard for all smartphones now.
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My priority would be longevity, ports and an open bootloader.
- shove it up your asus
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No OnePlus?
I have had OP8 for few years now and its still working perfectly fine. Battery could be better but other than that its still fast and reliable.
I'm still rocking a OP6 running the latest Lineage. Cost me $60 used. $1000 for a phone is insane!
I would be as well just that I sadly bought a new phone before realising I can do that. Also my bank apps don't work on lineage sadly. The OP6 i however sitting in my drawer with lineage installed.
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How about the OnePlus 13? Best bang for your buck right now, great camera, great battery and ip69 rating.
Wow I was still thinking my 8 was somewhat recent but now I learn they're on 13?!?
Bang: best
Camera: great
Battery: great
Rating: nice
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ColorOS is hot garbage unfortunately, full of Chinese bloat.
Up until the OP11 they would ship a different release for Western markets (OxygenOS), but from the 12 that's apparently a thing of the past.
I'm still rocking the 10pro and love it, but absolutely dread the moment when it inevitably fails someday.
They haven't stopped using OxygenOS, the 13 ships with OxygenOS 15.0
I wish, unfortunately it's just a name change. Under the hood it's all ColorOS, there's no more separate development.
The OS has merged with Color OS. It's still called OxygenOS, but they have basically unified the two. It's also what got me out of 1+, my last phone with them was an 8 Pro.
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I'd seriously add the song xperia vi into that consideration. Solid audio and screen.
Does depend on your carrier though. AT&T is pretty much off the table, it's not whitelisted.
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Looooove the battery life on the Xperia 1 VI, very good even on 5G. Just a shame it's so expensive
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Depends on your priorities but I'd also say Pixel even if keeping stock, best update policy
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Fairphone 5
positives:
- nicely built
- user servicable with replaceable components
- no AI shit
- eco friendly
- 8 years of service updates
negatives:
- its a bit more expensive for its specs
- cameras are a bit on the downlow but still good enough
Big +1 for Fairphone
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the fourth one.
I mean, come on is it that hard to at least give us some context? What you're looking for in your next phone, why you're hesitating? Stuff like that so, you know, we can at least try to guess what kind of answer you may be looking for ;)
The pixel, so you can put graphene on it
Is graphene less glitchy than stock on a pixel 8? Or at least no worse? I'm tired of unfixed glitches since the pixel 6. YouTube PIP and split screen specifically
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