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I got the Pixel 9 yesterday cause trade in value was good and discount decent. 

I've never been so underwhelmed by a new phone; it'd be the same if it was an iPhone tbh.

The WOWOW factor of phones is long gone.

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Even if it creates more tech waste and what capitalism wants--  I'm at a stage where I'd rather trade in my device when it still has a good trade in value & has a higher likelihood of being refurbished, resold than riding it out until the end of its life.

Though it seems imma ride my personal laptop till the end 😂

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There are nice features! Don't get me wrong
The fingerprint reader is so MUCH FASTER it's near instant
And the camera features are cool though idk how often I'll use em 
And battery life barely budges! 

But I recall going down an iPhone 5 to an iPhone 6. It was like camera significantly better, oohh different shape, long press button... Y'know if felt like an upgrade 
This feels like an update

aw man, are you setting me up for disappointment? just did the same but won't get the device until i visit my parents in a month 😆

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OMG I wanna a flip phone but I don't want Samsung and the Motorola reviews were dismal. I don't like the fold left to right, I want the flip from up to down. Pixel fold is not the direction I like.

Remember flip phones? And getting off a call and snapping it shut, fucking satisfying! BRING IT BACK but with clean android install please 🤞

same sugar. foldables are the only thing we’re remotely excited about

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Agreed
I think we've really reached a sweet spot to meet the needs of consumers (screen vs camera vs battery etc.)
It's like when was the last time the clarinet got a real hardware upgrade? Or a violin? They don't cause they have reached their final form. Everything else is superficial

i think the hardware factor for consumers have saturated, we only see small increments of wow factor these days

I've had Pixel 4a for like 3 years and I'm impressed by it every day, mainly by how it's still working perfectly, and how good the camera is 🥹