Blaze@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 months agoAre you excited about the upcoming Pixel 9, or have you given up on Google hardware?message-squaremessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down15
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squareAre you excited about the upcoming Pixel 9, or have you given up on Google hardware?Blaze@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squarepwnicholson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoPixel phones have been too big for me for a while. They won’t fit in my pockets comfortably and I don’t want to have to stretch to reach the top of the screen. Come out with something 5.75" tall or less and I’ll re-engage.
minus-squareroot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoYes. My Zenfone 8 is “small” but I want it even more compact. My old Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact is the perfect size!
minus-squareTJA!@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYes, I am still on my pixel 5 for that reason but I really need a new one
minus-squarepwnicholson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI held on to mine for so long, but after they stopped getting updates, I bailed since the S22 wasn’t massively larger.
minus-squareTJA!@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoYes, nur then there is so much Samsung stuff on it. Maybe I’ll have to do it like you and modify it then
minus-squarepwnicholson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIt’s pretty easy to strip most of it off. It’s definitely an adjustment, but I got used to it (the remaining things I couldn’t change) pretty quickly
minus-squarepwnicholson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoGalaxy S22 with Nova launcher getting rid of the Samsung UI and making it note pixel-like.
minus-squarePlayer2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoYou might be interested in finding an alternative to Nova, they got aquired a couple years ago
minus-squarepwnicholson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 months agoYou can still lock down privacy stuff to a fair degree. I’m keeping an eye on it
minus-squarepwnicholson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoIt’s 5.75" tall, so no. It’s as big as I want to go. I’d love something a bit smaller to be sure
minus-squareZerfallen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoIt’s the smallest option, so doesn’t really matter.
Pixel phones have been too big for me for a while. They won’t fit in my pockets comfortably and I don’t want to have to stretch to reach the top of the screen. Come out with something 5.75" tall or less and I’ll re-engage.
Yes. My Zenfone 8 is “small” but I want it even more compact. My old Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact is the perfect size!
Yes, I am still on my pixel 5 for that reason but I really need a new one
I held on to mine for so long, but after they stopped getting updates, I bailed since the S22 wasn’t massively larger.
Yes, nur then there is so much Samsung stuff on it. Maybe I’ll have to do it like you and modify it then
It’s pretty easy to strip most of it off. It’s definitely an adjustment, but I got used to it (the remaining things I couldn’t change) pretty quickly
What are you using now?
Galaxy S22 with Nova launcher getting rid of the Samsung UI and making it note pixel-like.
You might be interested in finding an alternative to Nova, they got aquired a couple years ago
You can still lock down privacy stuff to a fair degree. I’m keeping an eye on it
That’s not too big?
It’s 5.75" tall, so no. It’s as big as I want to go. I’d love something a bit smaller to be sure
It’s the smallest option, so doesn’t really matter.