Hardware is better than Pixel for starters. Use quick charge. Pixel stuck at 30w and takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours to fully charge. Their modems are much better as well.

Samsung is swinging at the market as well. However, These are all really big companies and can compete with Samsung all day long. There also aren't carriers acting as gatekeepers.

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Posted by h0bnail

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Posted on 5/6/24 at 12:43 pm to prplhze2000

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Hardware is better than Pixel for starters. Use quick charge. Pixel stuck at 30w and takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours to fully charge. Their modems are much better as well.

I just don't think any of this is why Apple is retaining/adding US customers. Until Android does something substantial that Apple can't match, the culture they've created isn't going to be overcome IMO.

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Posted by CAD703X

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Member since Jul 2008

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Posted on 5/6/24 at 12:44 pm to prplhze2000

i love my 1plus8t. i know its long in the tooth now, but its still fast and getting every android update. my phone is like an appliance these days; i don't necessarily need it to be glamours, just need it to charge quickly, last a long time and open apps without significant delays.

i didn't know oppo owned 1plus; is that an american company? same people who made the legendary progressive scan dvd players back in the day?

and yes, this ancient (gotta be what..8 years old now?) 1plus 8t has fantastic 5G capabilities and my daughter is still on an iphone 6 and my wife on an Xr and their data is sloooooow on TMOBILE.

i bought them both 14s so we'll see if that makes a signficant change. my daughter (23) is probably going to cry..she's been making do with that trashed iphone 6 FOREVER.

tl;dr apple phones have lagged behind at least with the modems and features that android phones seem to get to the market much faster but it would be easier to break into fort knox than get my wife or daugther to give up their iphoens