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Not as long as it uses that cheap ass aluminum. If the next version made the switch to titanium, sure, in heartbeat.
Are you planning to buy Pixel 9?
Im running a pixel 7 right now, and am very tempted to upgrade to the p9p if I can find a good deal. It seems to be an upgrade from the pixel 7 is more or less every way possible at least for my usage. Dont really care about the AI features. I normally would wait 3-4 years before upgrading, but it may be awhile before they iron out the TSMC chip in the 10, so if I get the p9p I would wait until the 14 came out to upgrade again most likely
E24 There is no MTE support on Pixel 7 which is an important security feature, so I would upgrade just for that.
From p8 there seems to be little benefit, so no.
I really miss the era of the smaller (less than 6 inch) phones, my Pixel 4a was ideal in that.
Had to buy P8 to keep up with GOS and MTE with a few years ahead but if there will be a
GOS device compact like the 4a, I'm getting it right away.
Google had to keep up with the industry (Apple, Samsung) so they can't make a niche device,
without all the AI garbage, slower SoC, but functional and compact.
I somehow understand that, but it's dissapointing.
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AlanZ Steel is ok too. Titanium is just a marketing move from apple to sell more of their dogshit spyware products, and samsung is copying them as usual.
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Titanium is just a marketing move from apple to sell more of their dogshit spyware products
Easy now, easy : )
Titanium is a fantastic frame choice, not a marketing move, I don’t know if I would qualify Apple products as “dogshit” (but then again, I am biased), as far as the spyware part goes - yes there is some of that, it can be mitigated up to point, it will never be as good as GOS, but the rest of the experience has been top notch to me.
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AlanZ Yes steel is a good material because its strenght but also because it doesn't give them an excuse to bump up the price even further. Apple devices are far better than anything Samsung, i can agree with that.
Titanium on these devices do not have a measurable impact on durability. If you didn't know its made of that, you wouldn't notice. Its only a more "premium" material because it costs more and its technically stronger and lighter. In practice it doesn't make a difference imo.
If you have a Pixel 8 as I do I see absolutely zero reason to get a Pixel 9. A theoretical imperceptibly faster processor is all that it offers. Every other feature is AI hype train stuff that won't even work on a GrapheneOS install much like I had to pay for a temperature sensor on the back of this phone that doesn't work in GOS.
Rumors are that Pixel 10 is switching to TSMC's manufacturing and perhaps that will be something to warrant a switch like the perpetually poor reception Pixels have always gotten for me compared to Samsung phones.
How long does it generally take for Graphene to support a new Pixel? I'm in the market but would like to go straight to Graphene, so weighing ordering an 8 or a 9
grafena How long does it generally take for Graphene to support a new Pixel?
I think it has been as little as a day or two for some releases. But there is absolutely no way to be sure in advance! When the 8a shipped, Google did something weird (source), so GrapheneOS 8a users had to use a beta release for around a month. Also, I think this drop has more devices than most, so it might take longer.
And who knows? In theory Google might have decided they won't release certain key components for the 9 series into AOSP. It's up to them!
Overall, it seems pretty plausible that there will be GrapheneOS for the 9-series devices within a week after the developers get devices. But it also might happen that it takes noticeably longer, or maybe even never happens.
"It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future."
Oh, that's awesome! I sort of expected "months not days". Thanks!
morapelor Every other feature is AI hype train stuff that won't even work on a GrapheneOS
Many AI features will work since they're just part of apps. Like, for example, magic eraser works now. I can't think of a reason other photo editing features won't work.
Stuff like "Hey Google" doesn't work because features like that require privileged access to the phone, which isn't possible on GrapheneOS unless they add support for it like what they did for Android Auto.
The official project account said on Twitter:
The features are already largely released already and most of them can be used on GrapheneOS if you install the required apps and set them up. There are certain things that are unavailable. If lots of people want some of the features which are unavailable we can implement it.
morapelor I had to pay for a temperature sensor on the back of this phone that doesn't work in GOS.
It's my understanding that the temperature sensor doesn't work because the app needs special access. According to what a developer said in the issue tracker, adding support wasn't a high priority before because it was only available on one device. Maybe that'll change with the new Pixel 9s. We will have to see what happens.
I looked at G**gle's page for the P9 and was underwhelmed. I can't justify getting it at all because the only thing that seems remarkably different than previous models is the invasive AI stuff.
It would be foolish for me to buy a new phone already anyway, since I got a P7 pro only a year ago.
secrec I would still argue that most people would be able to afford saving up for buying a phone at 700-900$. If they care for the phone, so it will be undamaged the whole life of the phone (let's say 4 years), it is possible to sell it second hand as well. Then 900$ in four years is 225$, not bad in my view (especially if you can sell it for 250$). But many people don't see financials this way 🤷
https://www.androidauthority.com/iphone-price-history-3221497/