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Yeah makes sense - so (unless I want to pay a tonne for the "pro" camera) then just go for a pixel and don't worry too much?
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The Google Pixel page does have the option to compare 3 phones.
The 8Pro is currently not discounted, meaning the 9 is better value.I'm still sore that I needed* to buy a replacement phone just before a Pixel launch.
This 6a was within a couple of weeks was worth £100 less.
(* Moto G5G went for a swim in the River Pinn.
it did eventually dry out, but I 'needed' a phone for the next day).
mespilus
As phones have converged in physical characteristics, processor speed, RAM, camera, screen, wifi, bluetooth, NFC, fingerprint sensor, cahrging speed, wireless charging, etc, and deleted useful functions like memory card storage, user replaceable battery, the differentiator is now the 'service'.
My 'old' Moto G5G will never get an Android update and will, no doubt soon, stop receiving Android security updates. I suspect other Chinese manufacturers will be similarly slapdash about updates for their budget priced phones.
My Pixel 6a, to my surprise did receive the Android 15 in early December 2024, but there will come a day when it too no longer receives updates.
The advantage of the current Pixel phones is the guarantee of X years of operating system updates and Y years of security updates.
I am tempted by a Pixel 8Pro for the demonstrably better camera, but despair at the additional cost of opting for 256 rather than 128GB of on board storage.