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Question Pixel 7 opinions

WelshBloke

WelshBloke

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Hi. The pixel 7 has been out awhile now. My son needs a new phone and he doesn't need the Samsung features I use but I don't have a great experience of non Samsung phones.
How's the he pixel 7 now? I assume that it's pretty solid after a few months of updates? Battery life ok? How much storage space left in a128gb version?

Cheers guys
 
I just picked one up 2 weeks ago to replace a 4 year old pixel 3a.

Battery life is great - >24 hours with my use. I have used 46/128 GB: nearly 9 for music, and 5.5 for photos, 15 for system, and 17 for apps. I don't have a lot of large apps on my phone, so this storage is going to last me a long time, especially considering the 3a I had was 64 GB, and wasn't even full when I traded it in.
 
The pixel is alright but the in house CPU isn't anything compared to the sd8g2. I went op11 at release for $700 shipped with 12gb / 256gb and it has all the latest tech.
 
Also, part of why I went with the Pixel 7: it was $150 off, the Google store was going to give me at least $100-$150 for my Pixel 3a as a trade in (which is kind of nuts), and it does seamless network switching for my Fi phone plan. Just a hard deal to pass up.
 
The 7 pro has been the best phone I've had by far.

Google seems to be growing up in the phone world. I hope the 8 continues this new beginning.
 
Brainonska511 said:
I just picked one up 2 weeks ago to replace a 4 year old pixel 3a.

Battery life is great - >24 hours with my use. I have used 46/128 GB: nearly 9 for music, and 5.5 for photos, 15 for system, and 17 for apps. I don't have a lot of large apps on my phone, so this storage is going to last me a long time, especially considering the 3a I had was 64 GB, and wasn't even full when I traded it in.
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So it has about 110gbs free storage as new?
 
Tech Junky said:
Fi dropped uscc and is only T-Mobile now.
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Interesting to note. Either way, it wasn't a huge factor in my decision for a pixel (though, generally working 100% with my phone plan was a factor).

I think my reasons for choosing a pixel 7 were largely:
- Price on sale
- Long term software support for Android
- Great camera
- At least 128 GB of storage
- Fantastic trade-in offer on my 3a, which needed to be replaced soon anyway
- No issues or compatibility questions for running on Google Fi (regardless of network switching - just covering the right bands)
 
Brainonska511 said:
Google Fi
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Better deal would be tello. $29/mo for 25gb and uses the same network. Fi is fine though if you want to pay more. It's convenient for Google stuff but, it's not a great deal monthly. Get the best hardware and an unlocked phone and then deal with coverage. Op11 has the most bands for coverage and speeds in T-Mobile for the price.
 
Tech Junky said:
Better deal would be tello. $29/mo for 25gb and uses the same network. Fi is fine though if you want to pay more. It's convenient for Google stuff but, it's not a great deal monthly. Get the best hardware and an unlocked phone and then deal with coverage. Op11 has the most bands for coverage and speeds in T-Mobile for the price.
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I don't really use data since I work from home, so part of why I stay with Fi is inertia and the low cost. The other reason is seamless international coverage.
 
Brainonska511 said:
low cost
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$20/mo for talk and text isn't cheap. You could still do tello and 0 data with unlimited talk and text for $8/mo all in and free calls to international numbers. If you need to change the plan for a trip you just do it and then change back and the data carries over for 30 days.
 
Tech Junky said:
$20/mo for talk and text isn't cheap. You could still do tello and 0 data with unlimited talk and text for $8/mo all in and free calls to international numbers. If you need to change the plan for a trip you just do it and then change back and the data carries over for 30 days.
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Porting numbers and changing plan types for trips and whatnot is an annoyance I'd rather not deal with to save a few bucks. I'm personally not in a position where I need to cut my costs down to the bone like that.
 
Brainonska511 said:
Porting numbers
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I ported to Google voice and leave it parked there and don't have to worry about the issue when switching plans or carriers any longer. It's $20 to port to Google and gives the same benefits as Fi for voice/text with the webui and gives you WiFi calling from any device that has a data connection.

It's not only about cutting costs but getting the ability to get free trials as well. Mint mobile just had a fre month of service in March. US mobile has a 100 day esim trial right now on their Verizon package. T-Mobile has a trial as well. Same goes for att and vzw directly. Overall with all of the free service deals you could have free service for 6+ months.

I'll leave it at that.
 
My experience with my pixel 6 and and my sister's pixel 7 on T-mo is that unless you are in an area with a very strong signal, you will have poor reception. I don't think the antennas on the P6 and 7 are very good. Her old S20 had much better signal strength in areas around my house where the P6 and 7 struggle to even have 1 bar. I have to leave my phone on wifi calling all the time at my house. Pretty annoying...
 
spdfreak said:
My experience with my pixel 6 and and my sister's pixel 7 on T-mo is that unless you are in an area with a very strong signal, you will have poor reception. I don't think the antennas on the P6 and 7 are very good. Her old S20 had much better signal strength in areas around my house where the P6 and 7 struggle to even have 1 bar. I have to leave my phone on wifi calling all the time at my house. Pretty annoying...
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That's not want I wanted to hear. Already I only get 1 bar at work on Mint (running on T-Mobil). Doesn't sound like upgrading from the Nokia 6.1 to 7a will help in that regard.
 
JTsyo said:
That's not want I wanted to hear. Already I only get 1 bar at work on Mint (running on T-Mobil). Doesn't sound like upgrading from the Nokia 6.1 to 7a will help in that regard.
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If they allow returns, give it a try and see. The more returns they get due to poor reception, the more likely they will make improvements. But, I'd get a Sumsung if I am on T-mo until the Pixel gets fixed.
 
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