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I was looking at getting the iphone 7 plus almost solely for the dual camera
Samesies. Though I know a few Pixel (regular size) users who think the camera is the best thing in the world. I also use AirDrop a lot for work. I also have 7 years of iPhone app purchases and there are some apps I use that aren't available on Android :/
How are you finding build quality of the device? That's always put me off about Android devices - my (probably incorrect) perception that they're generally plasticky and flimsy compared to metal and glass iJobs. That and bloatware/bullshit Android repackaging. But this is where Pixel appeals.
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Build quality is very good. My Iphone was always in a rubber case with a screen protector because I put a small crack in the screen 3 days after buying it and didn't want to damage it more. This Pixel is just in a thin rubber case now but I would be happy to use it without, I always found metal iphones quite slippy, not a problem with this.
Honestly android is quite different to iOS. It's much better now that phones are really fast, I' had android phones for years before the iphone and they sucked when the hardware couldn't keep up. The pixel is good in that it doesn't have any bloatware, no Sony/Samsung/Whatever specific apps which constantly want updating or anything.
Having the the finger scanner on the back is novel, it's really useful with you fully pick up your phone to unlock it, but I used to often leave it on my desk and just press my finger down on the iphone, now I always have to pick up my phone. It's quick to register your finger too, as quick as the iphone 7 one, quicker than the iphone 6.
I see Android vs iOS as very similar to Windows vs Macs. Android will let you do much more, access any file, install anything you want, change the look and feel of just about anything, but at the cost of some polish and integration.
Airdrop is cool. I always forget it exists and end up email myself Google Drive links. There's an app called InstaShare which is mean to be just as good. Install on your computer and phone and good to go.
Honestly it might be worth you going along to any generic phone shop and having a play with both of them. For me everything Apple has just got too expensive, I would really hate not having a headphone socket and even if the iphone 7 + has a great camera I wouldn't be able to fit it in my cycling jersey.
Sumo
I never really had any music on it so any space was taken up with images or apps. I never used more than 10gb at any time including the OS.
The regular size pixel is good, the screen is a good amount larger than the iphone 6 but the size of the overall phone isn't much more. I read bad things about the battery life but it's slightly better than my iphone was. If I don't really use it much it will lose 20 - 25% through a day. If I'm on Instagram a lot then it may down down to 40%ish but I've never run it lower than that.
The screen has taken a little getting used to as it picks up touches slightly differently.
The camera is bloody brilliant, really sharp and manages to get a decent depth of field somehow. The image stabalisation works well too, I've taken really sharp images of moving things while cycling. I was looking at getting the iphone 7 plus almost solely for the dual camera but I can't actually see it being any better.