Key takeaways of zdnet
- Google’s new Pixel 10 is not worth upgrade for me.
- It comes down to cost, color and lack of new killer features.
- Very high AI is also a preventive.
New Pixel 10 We are on, and, as usual, Google wants us to upgrade all. For many of us, trade in our current model has become an annual tradition for exemption on the new version. I have done this ever since Google has adopted the trade-in policy, and it has served me well.
However, this year is different. I will not upgrade Pixel 10. Why, you ask? Allow me to break it.
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It starts with cost
For the last few years, I have released a new phone by Google every time. If you add to the latest Pixel watchYou can add approximately $ 400 to that clan.
It adds.
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This year, with the price of growing everything, it is difficult to justify spending above $ 1,000 on a new phone/watch. At this time, the cost of life has stopped my ability to spend – what many people will consider – an unnecessary expenses. Additionally, rising inflation has forced me to reconsider such purchases.
The cost of the joint phone and clock is roughly equal to a mortgage payment or rent month, and my bag will have a roof on my head compared to a new phone. It can end there, but it is not.
A qualified upgradation?
Here’s the matter: My Pixel 9 Pro is the best phone I have ever used. No, this is not correct, but there is no phone. But it is close to perfection as Google has ever produced. Is it worth spending close to a grand for a minor upgradation?
Certainly, Google is embedding even more AI in the phone, but it does not excite me. The excitement of me is more powerful and smooth hardware, and in those two categories, upgrade from Pixel 9 Pro to Pixel 10 Pro is very old to me just to buy me.
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I will find me something special to upgrade from Pixel 9 Pro, and 10 do not get that feat.
Another reason (and something can think of this foolish) is that my Pixel 9 Pro Colorway has been my favorite till date, and the colors offered for 10 have not been included in it. In fact, Pixel 10 Pro is rather boring rather boring. I am a fan of aesthetics (and good designs, and powerful hardware), so in that regard, it will be downgrade for me to upgrade to Pixel 10 Pro.
My Pixel 9 Pro still performs as if it is completely new, and this performance removes all the phones I have used in the past. In my view, Google created a problem for herself with Pixel 9 Pro because it is a phone that I do not want to just let. I see it in the same way that I release Ubuntu Linux: Every other year, they highlight a new LTS (long-term support) version of the OS, and most users release non-LTS releases. In this way I am starting watching the pixel phone release.
Excessive AI
Do not misunderstand me, I do not hate AI. For example, one of the new AI features allows Gemini to join the map and find restaurants, then read the list to family group chat for you. It is possible that, through Gemini, Google can then create more accurate profiles of you and your preferences. Gemini will also make it possible to share your camera in Gemini Live.
Yes, thanks.
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You will also get 1 year membership Gemini A Pro PlanWhich is $ 20/month. What if Google does not make that plan clear or easy, or you forget to cancel it? I have done this to me on several occasions, and withdrawing money is not an easy achievement.
Then, no thanks.
There is also a new magic cue feature that further “individuals AI to help add dots to his digital life.” I personally do not want AI to guess their needs, because I do well on my own.
One thing I can miss
I would say this: The new Pixelsnap feature sounds great. Essentially, this feature adds magnetic technology to the pixel phone so that you can “snap” your phone into goods (such as chargers). In my case, I bought a case for my Pixel 9 Pro, which also has a magnetic feature, so I don’t really need it. However, if I decided to go without any case, I will lose the feature. This is not the case with Pixel 10.
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Sorry, Google, I love your phone, but I love my Pixel 9 Pro, as much as I love the idea of ​​leaving a grand on an older (best) upgrade. I will keep my pink pixel 9 until a new pixel feels looking and obsolete.
