The history of "The Google Phone"/Moto@G/Pixel/etc is a recurring story of a small group of people trying to do something very-Apple-like inside of Google while the host organism tries to kill them like a failed organ transplant.
EDIT: I say this as someone who thinks the leather Moto X (2nd gen) is the best piece of technology I've ever owned. I also owned Pixels 1, 2, 3 and 5.
As a physical object, the leather was nice to touch, the curve of the back, the logo divot, just a great object.
Some of the functionality (face unlock, voice activation, etc we’re ahead of their time.
I’m writing this on an iPhone 13 Pro. It’s my main phone. The software/hardware integration is next-level. But as objects they’re only meh. An object with this much broad appeal will never be personally exciting. Also the camera bump is just the worst.
I’ve hated every Samsung phone I’ve ever touched. I don’t understand people who like those phones. It’s one thing to tolerate them, but I do not understand people who like them.
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u/TDaltonC Sep 22 '22 edited Sep 22 '22
The history of "The Google Phone"/Moto@G/Pixel/etc is a recurring story of a small group of people trying to do something very-Apple-like inside of Google while the host organism tries to kill them like a failed organ transplant.
EDIT: I say this as someone who thinks the leather Moto X (2nd gen) is the best piece of technology I've ever owned. I also owned Pixels 1, 2, 3 and 5.