Android

They run GrapheneOS Wonderfully...

Personally, I gave up on google as a whole

Pixel is the only game in town for anyone who wants a secure and privacy friendly smartphone as they're the only ones that run GrapheneOS.

I do like the look of the 9, especially finally being able to get a smaller Pro model but the prices are getting silly and my 7 Pro is still working fine. Maybe the 10 or 11.

I'm also keeping an eye on Fairphone but they need to add all the hardware GrapheneOS needs to support them for me to be interested. And it'd help if they weren't launching with last gen specs. Fairphone 5 came out after my P7P but is inferior in most ways, I just can't justify paying for a downgrade as much as I support the mission.

Google is the only one implementing the full spec for bootloader relocking with custom keys, so as far as I'm concerned they're the only viable manufacturer now (RIP OnePlus, you used to be good).

The default UX on most phones just plain outright sucks. I keep hearing Samsung is better, IMO modern OneUI sucks just as much as TouchWiz sucked. Everyone tries to differentiate themselves by how much bloatware they load up on the phone so customers go wow it's got so many features! Lately they're all in on the AI fad as well, and subscriptions, and their own store.

Been a custom ROM user forever, and I have no intention of letting go of that. My phone is almost 5 years old now, and it still runs better than the out of the box experience of any phones on display at the stores. Raw hardware performance is utterly useless if the stock OS immediately wastes it all and some more.

So I'm not excited about the Pixels but they're also the only viable option.

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.

The pixel 8 was exciting because it was the 1st android smartphone which broke the usual 5 years of update cycle and jumped to 7 years. Making other OEMs like Samsung and OnePlus to play catchup.

Pixel 9 appears like a minor improvement in comparison. Hopefully, the SOC provides improved battery life due to better modem, and modern ARM cortex cores.

I was always a cheap Nexus/Pixel A guy that traded up when the new budget phones went for sale on the Play store. I got my 6A for like 150 bucks brand new. When the 8A was announced for 500 dollars and barely better than the 6A I jumped to a refurbished 7 Pro and I'll probably just keep this phone until something really special comes out or I just abandon carrying a cellphone all together [most likely.]

Neither? I am more wary after the launch of 6 and the issues, but I also say 'neither' because I'm simply not in the market for a new device.

I have a pixel 8, and a pixel 6 before that. The same bugs have followed me the whole time. I guess PiP, keyboard, bubbles, and graphical issues just aren't being worked on. I'm waiting on Apple sideloading updates before I'm upgrading, but this is a piece of shit. I would try another OS, but I am afraid of getting banking apps and Google Fi working.

I'm riding this 6a all the way to bricktown, then I'm switching to a repairable alternative. Also never buying Google hardware or registering for Google services ever again.

I'm still sitting on my LG V60 and dreading the day I have to lose my headphone jack and micro SD slot.

My Pixel 6 still works

I've been wanting to buy a Pixel for a while now (for GrapheneOS), but there's always something that bothers me too much.
This time around, the Pixel 9 pro sounds like it will be great, but I'll be waiting to see Google's custom SoC using TSMC for the Pixel 10.
I could always just get the 9 later at a lower price or used.

Not excited, but not disappointed. When my current phone reaches EOL i'll buy the next pixel phone, put grapheneos on it and keep being mostly satisfied. No need to buy a new phone before EOL. EOL for my phone is 2028

If they released a phone with a headphone jack, I'd buy that as soon as it was available to signal that its important to me, I wouldn't wait for my current phone to go EOL.

I'm abnormal, I know. People in my life get new phones more frequently.

Person A: when their phone gets full, they buy a new one

Person B: can't keep their phone from getting cracked and destroying hr display every 6 months or so

Person C: keeps losing their phone, in a bus, on a airplane, at the beach... So far

I don't know anybody who buys a phone, just to buy a new phone for fashion or chasing trends.

I wouldn't say "excited", as I don't know of it having any specific advantages over what's already on the market.

I'm quite fond of my 7 and 8 though. Battery life and cell reception could be better, but I've never found either to be less than satisfactory.

They'll probably use another mediocre modem that will again make cellular reception mediocre. Until they fix that problem, there is no reason to take that phone line seriously.

didn't the 8 just come out. I recently got a 7 to save some bucks.

I'm still waiting for a reason to upgrade my 6, so I might skip 9. I think I'd upgrade if we get 20-40x optical zoom. Otherwise, I'm not sure what a more powerful phone will do for me.

I'd like to get a Pixel for GrapheneOS but I'm sorta waiting to see if the upcoming fold has pen support. If not, I'll probably just get an earlier model since it's cheaper.

I never buy new phones but I am excited to see used pixel 8s get cheaper!

3rd option. I'm not excited about the 9, but I'm sticking with the Pixel 8 I already own. I'll upgrade to whatever Pixel number adds enough new features to justify the cost.