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possiblylinux127 ,

I think there marketing for the ear buds is funny.

“90x faster than the speed of sound”

CoffeeJunkie ,

Part of the problem is the Pixel phone, I mean that’s been a problem ever since it came out. Sometimes it’s alright but there’s a lot of people that have bought a Pixel & regretted it. My brother in law being one of many. I can say with relative confidence, Google Pixel phones have had so many problems & lack of support, I’m sure everybody reading this knows somebody with Google Pixel buyer’s remorse. Or maybe they are that person.

This is a well-earned reputation. So yeah I can believe people aren’t jumping at the P9.

The AI part is just another reason to not buy a Google Pixel phone.

_haha_oh_wow_ ,
@_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works avatar

I like my Pixel 8 just fine, but I turned Gemini off the minute Google tried to foist it on me. I am also considering just installing Graphene OS instead, which Pixels are pretty good for.

_haha_oh_wow_ ,
@_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works avatar

Hell no.

heygooberman ,
@heygooberman@lemmy.today avatar

From my (small) friends circle, I haven’t heard any of them talk about getting one. However, it’s worth noting that these friends of mine are also not the ones who would buy new smartphones every year. They typically hold onto their phones for a few years and only switch when it seems like the phone isn’t performing as expected (e.g. battery draining too quickly; slowness in software actions; to name a few).

One question I do have is, what happens if you clean install an AOSP like GrapheneOS onto these newer Pixels phones? Does that remove the AI features completely?

BelatedPeacock ,

Was curious so searched it, looks like the two big AI features are AI image editing and Google Gemini, both of which are apps look available on other devices. They can always be disabled, but Pixels are great for GeapheneOS anyways.

An AI asics chip for more efficient local software might have been cool but doesn’t looks like it comes with one.

lazycouchpotato ,
@lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world avatar

On-device stuff? Sure I’ll take it. But not ones that connect online.

UnaSolaEstrellaLibre ,

Have S24+. First thing I did was to disable AI anything lol

potentiallynotfelix ,

No, i use a custom rom for most of my phones, so the ai bs is worthless to me. I’d rather just but a 6 or 7 for a cheaper price than an 8 or 9 for a higher price without any significant hardware upgrades.

Mwa ,
@Mwa@thelemmy.club avatar

Not rlly but it might be useful I have this samsung a55 and they didn’t put any galaxy ai stuff on it

skuzz ,

Very little of it runs local. Basically language translation.

Mwa ,
@Mwa@thelemmy.club avatar

Yeah it’s reserved for their flagships

skuzz ,

No, none of them have a lot of local compute, not enough ram or cpu.

Mwa ,
@Mwa@thelemmy.club avatar

Oh

skuzz ,

I want a phone that doesn’t blast telemetry everywhere eating my battery. I want a phone that lasts a week between charges. I also want (most) apps to go away and stick to the web so my browser can keep me safe from them.

My favorite e-commerce experience has been at breweries and comedy clubs. Scan QR code, order on web page. Receive SMS to get back to page. Pay on page when done, close tab. Our exchange of information has completed. Maybe they send an email later, maybe not.

Versus apps tracking the status of your colon 24/7.

Ilandar ,

Not if I have to give up my privacy to use the AI features, which is currently the case for all or these devices.

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