After three years of swearing by my OnePlus Nord for the fast charging, I caved and grabbed a Pixel 8a last month for $499 and the camera actually makes me want to take photos of my dog instead of just sending blurry texts, has anyone else given up on a brand they defended for years?
He was bragging about his $600 phone while we were waiting for a bus in the rain, and mine still had 40% left when his died at 9%, which he didn't find funny at all, has anyone else had a midrange phone surprise them like that?
I wasted 3 months shooting with a OnePlus 12R thinking I'd get Pixel-level photos, but the processing is just mush in low light after 8 PM. How much did you guys pay for a camera that still can't nail a simple shot of your dog moving?
I was at the Water Tower Place mall last Saturday grabbing lunch and I noticed three different people on escalators all holding the same Pixel 8a. Then I sat down to eat and the guy next to me pulled out the exact same phone. Like is this thing a secret cult device or something lol. Has anyone else spotted a random midrange phone taking over a whole area like that?
The sales guy pulled out a multimeter and showed me the wattage difference right there on the counter, has anyone else tested their chargers and found a random brick works way better than the name brand one?
I was standing in line for Tron at 2 PM, trying to pull up our Lightning Lane passes, and my phone just gave me a black screen with a thermometer icon. For a solid 10 minutes I couldn't even open the app, so we missed our window. Has anyone else had a midrange phone just fail on them in direct sun or heat like that?
I was just messing with settings on my new midrange phone last night and decided to actually measure the peak brightness with my buddy's meter. Hit 512 nits in auto mode under a desk lamp, which I thought was a fluke. Ran it three times and it stayed consistent around 505 to 510 nits. My last phone was a budget model that barely hit 350, so reading texts outside at work was always a pain. For a phone that cost me $420 after tax, that brightness level is kinda nuts compared to stuff double the price. Has anyone else actually tested their phone's real brightness and been surprised? I'm curious if the Pixel 8a can hit similar numbers.
I snapped like 40 photos over 6 hours and the phone went from 80% to 15% by 3pm, so I learned a good midrange camera is useless if you're tethered to a power bank, anyone else have a Pixel that guzzles battery faster than expected?
Was standing in direct sun waiting for a bus and could actually read my whole text thread without cupping my hand over the screen, and that one moment made me stop caring about bezel size or refresh rate numbers.
I was waiting for a bus in Austin last July and my phone just turned off randomly. It was 95 degrees out and the screen was super hot to the touch. Took like 20 minutes in an air conditioned Starbucks before it would even turn back on. Has anyone else had a midrange phone give up on them just because of summer weather?
I was waiting for the 15 bus downtown last Tuesday and my phone slipped right out of my hand into this gross puddle of rain water. I grabbed it quick but the screen started flickering and the speaker sounded all muffled. I threw it in a bag of rice for 8 hours and honestly thought it was toast. Now it works fine except the charging port acts a little weird. Has anyone else had a midrange phone survive a water dunk like that or did I just get lucky?