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Is it from the German company (I know, still made in China) that was listed a page or two ago?So the wood case I ordered from Amazon came in.
Wow. This feels so good in the hand, it's actually much thinner than I expected, in a good way.
The sides have little rubbery bumps for better grip, and the smooth wood back feels nice. But overall this case is very comfortable to hold, while also looking super cool. Highly recommend
Is it from the German company (I know, still made in China) that was listed a page or two ago?
Anyone seen any BF deals for the base P8? No carrier/finance deals though.
My daughter just killed her 3aXL, so guess I'll finally replace my P5 with the 8 since it's about the same size after comparing in store, and hand down my P5 to her.
Ahh, very nice! Might just spring for the 256GB that's on sale too. Thanks!
That tracks.. IMO any case over $20 is just grossly overpriced if protection is your main concern. Any TPU case with a few millimeters of material on the corners and a raised lip over the display is more than sufficient to protect from falls from several feet. I've had phones survive drops from roller coasters and carnival rides with cheap TPU cases at least, so the Otterboxes and similar brands are just oversized/overpriced bricks. But I get spending more for aesthetics if that's all you want and don't care so much for adequate protection. But to me phones are just tools and I'm not looking to make a fashion statement with it.Well, after months of pushing the dbrand Grip as THE best case for any phone, I learned the hard way that it ain't exactly true anymore. I've used a $10 Caseology Athlex Grip for about a month as I waited for my $55 dbrand Grip to be delivered. It arrived Saturday and I gotta admit the cheap Athlex case feels better and grippier than the dbrand. I made the mistake of trashing the dbrand box so it's not returnable. Expensive lesson, but learned well.
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I really like the quality of the Offical Google Pixel 8 case. It's got a great feel in the hand and does seem to protect the phone as I have droped it once without scratching or breaking it.That tracks.. IMO any case over $20 is just grossly overpriced if protection is your main concern. Any TPU case with a few millimeters of material on the corners and a raised lip over the display is more than sufficient to protect from falls from several feet. I've had phones survive drops from roller coasters and carnival rides with cheap TPU cases at least, so the Otterboxes and similar brands are just oversized/overpriced bricks. But I get spending more for aesthetics if that's all you want and don't care so much for adequate protection. But to me phones are just tools and I'm not looking to make a fashion statement with it.
I ordered my tried and true Spigen Rugged Armor that I've had for my past 2 phones and saved them from countless falls on almost a daily basis. The buttons are still tactile and easy to feel for in the pocket or arm band when I'm running, which are the next concern for me after protection and grip. I saw that Caseology while shopping for it too though and was tempted by it as well. It will def be next in line if the Spigen doesn't fit as well or meet expectations somehow this time around.
It looked a bit too thin/cheap to me (esp. for $35) and exposes the camera lens too much for my liking. I'm sure it's fine though for most people, just a bad value (as are most of their products and accessories) IMO.I really like the quality of the Offical Google Pixel 8 case. It's got a great feel in the hand and does seem to protect the phone as I have droped it once without scratching or breaking it.
I almost jumped to the iPhone this year after disappointing experiences with the 6 Pro and 7 Pro, especially the poor battery life. Took one more chance with the 8 Pro mostly because of its big beautiful flat screen. However, 3 of my favorite apps constantly crash and the battery still sux. iPhone 16 Pro Max is gonna be mine in 2024.My wife's 7a is plagued by the reboot issues you read about online. I was going to get her an 8, but I'm reading folks are having similar issues with the 8. On this thread alone I've read people having apps crash, etc. I don't understand how a company with Google's resources can't nail the basic phone experience.
I had so many problems with my 6 that I will never buy another google branded phone ever. Wireless charging problems as well as general charging problems, android auto problems, performance problems. It was so bad that the carrier essentially wrote off what I owed on the phone and gave me every discount possible to get into something else.I almost jumped to the iPhone this year after disappointing experiences with the 6 Pro and 7 Pro, especially the poor battery life. Took one more chance with the 8 Pro mostly because of its big beautiful flat screen. However, 3 of my favorite apps constantly crash and the battery still sux. iPhone 16 Pro Max is gonna be mine in 2024.
I'm going to try the S24 Ultra when it's released in January. If it doesn't work for me it'll be back to the iPhone.I had so many problems with my 6 that I will never buy another google branded phone ever. Wireless charging problems as well as general charging problems, android auto problems, performance problems. It was so bad that the carrier essentially wrote off what I owed on the phone and gave me every discount possible to get into something else.
Moved to samsung s23+ and I have had zero problems since then.
Yeah it's very annoying there's only like 2 Android OEMs that take software support seriously after this long. We need another circa-2013 Motorola or Essential phone on the market, because there's plenty to capitalize and improve on the offerings from those other big 2 OEMs right now. I really wanted to get the Zenfone 10 over the Pixel 8 for its considerable better hardware and smaller size, but alas Asus will only support that phone for 2 years with 2 major OS upgrades and it started on 13 when 14 dropped on Pixels, which is a deal breaker for me.I still have 1 year with my regular pixel 6. trying to get 3-4 years out of my phones. mostly no complaints but honestly there really is only 2 choices now in the android market. Samsung and Google. everything else is niche. whatever the best bang for my buck will get my $$$. not paying high prices and to be honest the 6 feels plenty fast for everything I do on my phone so speed is not a priority. constiant performance and useful features is what I care about.
Try to make a WiFi/voip call in Voice and then switch away from the app or turn your screen off. Likely it will mute/disable your mic, as it seems to be a known bug with Voice on the Pixel 8. It is on mine at least and made for a very annoying phone call on Voice until I figured out the green mic indicator was disappearing every time I switched apps or minimized Voice.I've had my 8 pro for a week and haven't had any screen bumps or problems with google voice etc yet. That said I don't often call with voice and only use it for things that require a phone number and to text people I don't want knowing my work or personal numbers.
One would think they'd test their own apps before shipping these turds but w/e.Try to make a WiFi/voip call in Voice and then switch away from the app or turn your screen off. Likely it will mute/disable your mic, as it seems to be a known bug with Voice on the Pixel 8. It is on mine at least and made for a very annoying phone call on Voice until I figured out the green mic indicator was disappearing every time I switched apps or minimized Voice.
I submitted a review on the App store and they quickly replied with the standard "clear app data or reinstall" fix, which didn't work. So I submitted community post since the email listed on the Play Store is inactive, and they finally admitted it's a known issue now and hopefully will be fixed soon.
Yeah it's very annoying there's only like 2 Android OEMs that take software support seriously after this long. We need another circa-2013 Motorola or Essential phone on the market, because there's plenty to capitalize and improve on the offerings from those other big 2 OEMs right now. I really wanted to get the Zenfone 10 over the Pixel 8 for its considerable better hardware and smaller size, but alas Asus will only support that phone for 2 years with 2 major OS upgrades and it started on 13 when 14 dropped on Pixels, which is a deal breaker for me.
My Pixel 5 still preformed fine for me as well and I would have liked to keep it another year because I've heard Tensor is not going to be based on the Exynos SoC next year, so presumably should be much better and at least competitive with Qualcomm. Ideally they offer an even smaller phone next year too. I just went running for the first time with my P8 and the added weight makes it bounce around a lot on my arm holster, whereas my P5 didn't budge at all since it is considerably lighter.
Also the 8's now come in Mint from the mothership.
https://store.google.com/intl/en/ideas/articles/mint-pixel/
Very nice, meanwhile my brand new Pixel 8 barely lasts me a day and I'm routinely going to bed with 20% or less battery left, while also taking longer to charge its oversized battery with a standard 15w charger. So this phone will be pretty bad with any amount of battery wear on it. I just took a 50 min trip in my car using wired Android auto and it only charged my phone like 10%. My previous Pixel 5 would have tripled that at least.Just to follow-up on my cell phone journey, I picked up the s24, and it's everything that the Pixel lineup should have been. On my 2nd day and still have 33% battery left.
I wish Google would just make the phone I want to buy.