Unrivalled in quality? IMO quality was one of the only bad things about the Nexus phones. 2 people I know switched to iPhones permanently after the constant issues they had with their Nexus 5s.
The Nexus 6P seemed high quality, I’ll grant you, but the batteries were absolutely appalling. Mine would regularly die on 60%, or just on a cold day.
Are we forgetting the countless issues the Nexus phones had? The 5 for instance had bad camera quality and battery life even for the time, the speaker was as loud as a whisper, the side buttons would stick with less then a year of usage…
Even then Nexus and early Pixels I used had pretty meh battery experiences. The highlights now are the cameras but there’s too much AI crap for my liking and Exynos bones put me off. Let’s see what’s about when my Zenfone 10 starts ageing. It’s been a quirky, mildly buggy (mainly Telegram crashes) but otherwise solid experience, with meh cameras vs the Pixel and Samsung offerings. Stabilisation on videos has been solid though thanks to the gimbal.
That would have been my second place, the nexus phones were unrivaled in quality.
Unrivalled in quality? IMO quality was one of the only bad things about the Nexus phones. 2 people I know switched to iPhones permanently after the constant issues they had with their Nexus 5s.
The Nexus 6P seemed high quality, I’ll grant you, but the batteries were absolutely appalling. Mine would regularly die on 60%, or just on a cold day.
“unrivaled in quality”
Are we forgetting the countless issues the Nexus phones had? The 5 for instance had bad camera quality and battery life even for the time, the speaker was as loud as a whisper, the side buttons would stick with less then a year of usage…
Sure, my 6p might bootloop, but the metal on the back is super nice, and it’s overall a well-built phone.
I got Google to give me a full refund before my 6P bootlooped so I bought a Pixel XL. No Pixels since for me. Oneplus 7T Pro then Zenfone 10.
Fortunately the 6p’s bootlooping is fixed by talented developers, all you need to do is flash a new kernel.
Even then Nexus and early Pixels I used had pretty meh battery experiences. The highlights now are the cameras but there’s too much AI crap for my liking and Exynos bones put me off. Let’s see what’s about when my Zenfone 10 starts ageing. It’s been a quirky, mildly buggy (mainly Telegram crashes) but otherwise solid experience, with meh cameras vs the Pixel and Samsung offerings. Stabilisation on videos has been solid though thanks to the gimbal.