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  • Kyle@lemmy.catoAndroid@lemmy.worldShould I buy a Pixel or a Samsung?
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    1 year ago

    I have the same experience. I find somehow the call blocking is more robust on Samsung. I had no idea that they even had that feature parity.

    The perception of Samsung being full of bloat is a misnomer. Can’t get rid of lots of Google apps on the pixel and can’t change the photo gallery app or the camera app.

    I have my own Cloud and don’t want to use Google’s, and Samsungs software was much more receptive in me de-googling the phone the way I wanted to with my own self hosted photo backup software.

    Also I don’t have a hand warmer for a phone now.




  • Kyle@lemmy.catoApple@lemmy.worldApple Event - Tuesday 12 September 2023
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    1 year ago

    I have had USB-C phones, battery packs and other devices since 2015. Not a single port or cable has failed me so far.

    Worrying about the durability of USB-C 7 years later seems unwarranted. But I can see wanting to use up your lighting cable subscription before moving on.

    I told my partner, just get the phone ASAP when you can, it’s the only non usb thing we have left.


  • I’ve read all the responses here and am horrified that you seem to live in an ungrounded plastic bubble. Is that a Canberra thing? Or can’t even find a small metal object the size of a coin to make discharging painless, how why?

    If it’s an old house there should be tonnes of metal things to touch.

    Corners of walls, radiators or central air vents or return air vents, screws on switches or power outlets, furniture with metal bits on it, sinks taps and water fixtures with metal parts, thermostat, fireplace casing.

    Literally touch everything and report back.