That's absolutely how I feel as well! It's a really cool feeling, and absolutely - it feels like a "smart phone" now! 😂 both a tool and a toy!

@@CozyLivingMachine on GrapheneOs even?

@@h8h81 oh absolutely. GrapheneOS is now perfect for my use. Just fantastic.

Yeah apple would definitely be in trouble if there was a reliable iMessage client accessible to android

Google keep is shit for searching words tho. Ios notes beats it sadly. And that's a key reason I can't go back to pixel's.

That and they are cheaper lol at least the low level android phones.

What an array of devices now! I'm sure you'll have plenty of fun exploring all of the new functionality and apps and such! Enjoy! 😊

Does Pixel 7 feels better phone than OnePlus ?

@@alex_poff7049 The OnePlus 10 and the Pixel 7 Pro are the two best phones in the market in my opinion. We changed carriers and that answered my question. They didn't offer the OnePlus 10 but did offer the 7pro. So it was a win, win for us.

@@nicksdragon6929 Pixel for the win, you can install 3rd party OSes in it since the bootloader isn't locked, look at GrapheneOS

Got the exact same deal, what a bargain!

Same deal. I already miss my fingerprint scanner on the back. Plus this phone is so much heavier. Other than that it's brilliant

You traded 'Free Unlimited Google Photos Backup' with Paid Backup :)

@@a--b yeah, should've kept it for over 30 years. Like using an iphone 5 is still worth it in 2022 right? Just for the fingerprint

@@levipb1403 Free Unlimited Google Photos Backup is a big deal for the people who have TBs of data being uploaded to the cloud. Might not be your requirement, people use it as a single point connect to server and other devices sync to it. You can check the smiley after my comment, it was just lightly said and you can chill with your opinions.

That's a super cool feature, actually! However, I've never used it, and I just don't get phone calls almost ever anymore. In fact, I may call outbound, but it's rare to get one inbound, and I really like that fact! 😂

Battery?12mini vs pixle 7?

Thank you! And that’s a pretty great deal. I’d like to see these Black Friday prices and deals like that year round, I really think it would make a huge difference for giving Google a bit more of that market share!

Same and its been amazing.

I just did the same thing, though mi pixel 4a 5g has a black screen, so I can't see anything. I can't factory reset it. So I'll have to trade-in the phone like this, and from Costa Rica. Wish me luck! haha

@@CozyLivingMachine i hope do that with pixel 8 pro next year

I completely agree. There are just so many great features at an even better price!

Completely agreed, especially that this system creates a very "smart" phone. Accessibility is quite huge, and as someone who used to teach accessibility trainings at Apple, I'm so glad to see these features in Android, as well as some I hadn't seen prior!

I have a 12 pro max and am debating on going back to android, specifically the Pixel 7. The last android i had was the Nexus 5. My entire family has the iPhone now after converting everyone and here I am haha

walled garden? what do you mean by that?

Essentially that the only apps allowed on iOS devices are Apple-approved. Essentially creating a "walled garden" that Apple controls. Beautiful, but limited.

@@CozyLivingMachine I was curious and looked it up, the App Store has over 1.6 million apps available as of 2022. That’s limited?

That’s what it is for me as well, finally the Pixel is just freaking solid and also seems to have a lot of features that the iPhone just doesn’t, to help with the boredom I’ve been feeling with the iPhones lately! Not to mention the other concerns I’ve had. I’m with you!

Why do feel bored 14plus. Can you elaborate more details? I'm planning to buy 14plus

How's the signal strength and 5G/LTE speed on Fi....I switched to google fi but had to order P7P because my iPhone 14Pro won't support 5G or tower switching with Fi.

@@ratukamina I get a strong 5G signal pretty much everywhere in the SF bay area(Berkeley) where I live. Inside my apartment all wireless signals, WiFi and my previous carrier, are weak. I get either 5G or LTE in my apartment.

I mean they switch to USB c so anything's impossible.

Exactly. iMessage is the only reason I use my 13 pro. So I mainly use my pixel 6a. Sorry apple

iMessage is mostly used in US, outside the US, very few people uses imessages. But again US is one of the biggest market for Apple so it makes sense for them not adopting RCS. I am from India and here not even iphone users use iMessage. WhatsApp is primary messaging app here. Similarly, when i was in UK for couple of years, most of peopel preferred FB Messenger and Snapchat.

also I did opposite, i switched to iphone 14pro and to be honest its pain in the Ash. M just waiting for S23U, m gonna give my iphone to my younger brother and buy a S23U. Android is way more flexible.

Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad that was helpful!!

That's really cool! And absolutely agreed, freedom is the number one thing for me, personally!

That’s how tech should be! Useful, convenient, and common sense!

It's a neat thing! I do wish this device had a slightly larger display to take more advantage of the feature, but it's great either way!!

@@CozyLivingMachine then go get the Pro version 😁

@@eleenilagan that thinking gets expensive real quick! 😂😂

More and more, I'm coming to see that there are fantastic alternatives at much better prices!

@@CozyLivingMachine let's just say that other phones are catching up and at better prices. It's great for the consumer giving them the phone that's best suited for their type of usage.

It doesn't even do video right tbh. I would rather have a pro camera. IPhones make everything look to warm. This entire video is warm AF.

Zooming in on my google pixel is atrocious, it chops in. Im embarrassed to upload videos to social media right now.

@@RiordanLadyGaga this is why I got over the upgrade itch to Pixel 7. Video quality is not ready yet, hopefully next year!

I hear you! I was told Google will have a new sale on them that may drop them down $150 or more, fingers crossed, but it's still a real chunk of change! And if there's nothing wrong with the 2XL and you still enjoy it after all this time, that's awesome! I imagine that says something about the product.

I'm with the 3XL, it's hands down the best phone I've ever used. Getting my Pixel 7 this weekend (upgraded for android 13 and security updates) - but retaining my 3XL as a secondary, emergency phone. As you said, flawless.

$99 for a brand new, very good phone - that can't be beat!! And agreed, I appreciate them just leaving the necessary elements in there, keeping things a bit more minimal and just focusing on a good user experience!!

That’s awesome, and plenty of reasons to switch that worked out in your favor!!

Ouch. I’ve pre ordered an iPhone 13, I tried android for one day but couldn’t get over how less smooth and fluid than iOS

That's a steal!

It was pretty good!! I was surprised. Not perfect, of course, but it was enough for me to still post the video! 😂 the stabilization impressed me as well! Many options!

@@CozyLivingMachine have you tried call waiting or call screening ?. Those are nice features.

@@half-breed6793 I haven’t! I actually don’t receive calls, and I believe that’s a Google specific feature. I had gone straight into GrapheneOS to get that video going. I’ll have to try this out though, people really like it! I’m always amazed that I never get spam calls though, I suspect it’s because I change my number frequently enough until they stop. 😂

@@CozyLivingMachine when I call BECU the wait is long with elevator music so I put them on call waiting. It's a great feature.

@@CozyLivingMachine I have the P6 but jumped on the upgrade to P7 for $20 + tax. Just waiting now.

Let's hope for! This competition is great for everyone, I'd say!

I forgot to mention that having a feature that let you tap the top menu to auto scroll all the way up again is a pretty nice thing to have. Those are great points also!

The swipe from the left side to go back enrages me every time I take my wife's iPhone. Funny, but it seems like even the app developers hate it and understand that it's not usable. They enable the swipe from the middle of the screen (Telegram, Instagram..), not all the way from the edge of the other side from my finger. Why don't they at least allow users to choose the side of the swipe. Aren't the companies trying to be inclusive and so nowadays... Hello, Apple? There are left and right handed people in this world since the beginning of times... 🫤 This, along with the apps not being able to work in the background (media stops uploading if you go out of the app), were the biggest deal breakers for me.

@@stanleyjason4353 amen

I appreciate that, thank you!!

Hahaha I really appreciate that! And it’s surprising how good “cheap phones” have become. Way less than Samsung and yet really quite good! And you’re very right, especially with malware on both sides, security is always a cat and mouse game and that’s not an advantage iOS has any longer, and with devices this good… I’d say it’s hard to go wrong these days!!

Oh man. I remember the G1! That was a pretty solid phone, I somehow managed to drown 2 of them while kayaking. 😂😂 I’ve noticed a bigger shift away from Apple lately, which I agree - it’s cool to see!

That should feel like a bit of an upgrade! I had the 4a for a few months and it was a great phone, though slightly to small and I couldn't type as quickly as I had become used to, unfortunately. I'd bet you're going to love your 7!

@@CozyLivingMachine quick question why didn't you go for the Pixel 7 pro I spent about a week trying to decide which one to upgrade to ?

@@blackrose1961000 That's a great question! Frankly, it was because of price entirely. I got the phone for $500 on sale, I figured I would use it as a device to play around with, maybe make videos of, but that I wouldn't want to completely switch over. Once I got in there, began using Android 13, I was blown away and pretty well sold. Once I installed GrapheneOS and saw the exact same functionality without the privacy concerns, I was completely sold and realized I had no need for my iPhone other than videography. I've now ordered a separate camera for videos, hoping that will do the trick and then I just had to decide if it was worth spending a little more for the larger screen and zoom lens. The 6.3" screen on the 7 is so good, no complaints, but I'm used to the larger displays, so 6.7" would be a nice-to-have sort of deal, and if only for videos, I wanted that zoom lens. Google also has a decent trade in system right now and I'm waiting for a good deal again on the phones to take advantage of both. Otherwise, if I didn't care somewhat about those few little details, I would have kept the Pixel 7 and been happy as a clam!

I completely understand. I think that Apple’s key is to use the haptic engine for feedback, which is an awesome, simple bit of hardware that makes a great difference! Try out a few other keyboards though, there is bound to be one that feels better. I couldn’t recommend one in particular, but once I get the 7 Pro, I’ll try to remember to check that out again!

Absolutely! That’s a solid price!

Thank you!

Thank you very much!!

I may have to do that! I currently have the Skullcandy Crusher over the ear headphones, but I may check out the Buds as well. Their price alone (at least on sale!) kicks the AirPods in the pants!

@@CozyLivingMachine do it. If noise cancelling isn't a necessity get the Pixel buds a series. Way smaller than I was expecting, and the sound with the pixel buds app is really good. Good bass, if you turn it up a little. Has a bass slider. Sounds great at lower volumes also.

I understand the bloat completely, and this Pixel 7 Pro has been very solid so far!

I agree with everything you've said, especially the social media app video quality (which, thankfully, we don't use) and the drag/drop feature being so freaking helpful! I have found myself far too frustrated with the ebook and audiobook system on iPhone. Just nonsense how difficult it is! I've submitted feedback at least four times for the same iBooks issue and not being able to throw things in there and use it like one would expect they should be able to!!

@@CozyLivingMachine yea good luck with the audiobook problem, with android you can download them on the net and drag and drop them. With the smart-audio book application on Android it is simple. Apple has their weird way of doing stuff and utlimately makes me leave because of audiobooks. However i will come to apple again, try it for a while and leave once I get annoyed again.

Same! I thought that was one of the strangest additions to iOS. 😂 They also forced grouping of apps, which made no sense. If I wanted my apps in folders, I would have created them myself...

It's great, I got it 3 days ago! Battery life is my only gripe but it's still solid enough

Thanks and welcome! And I’ve not used the migration tool, but I’ve heard it’s not too bad during setup. If you don’t want to use Google services, if you have a Mac or system that you can export your contacts out, save photos to, it’s easy enough!

It’s easy , just use the cable with usbc adapter

I don't apple's camera system was ever good lol. What are you taking about? Ultra wide camera was first introduced by LG. IPhone adopted that way way later. They also had terrible battery life. But now battery is the only thing that I'm jealous of.

Hey, thank you! That was very nice to read, I appreciate the feedback!!

If you're running Google Voice, those calls can still be screened but otherwise that screen function isn't on the GrapheneOS yet. Cool thing to have! I just happened to change my number and never gave it to anyone, so I don't have that trouble with spam and people I don't like calling me. 😂😂

It's funny, I didn't experience a single glitch with the Pixel 7. They must have known I'd be making a video about it, with their fancy algorithms and such. 🤣 But I'm ordering up a 7 Pro very soon and will be switching over completely once that arrives. Good to know you've enjoyed yours!!

Thanks!

@@CozyLivingMachine I appreciate how genuine your reactions are!!

@@JeremiahBonds I know a lot of folks rehearse or script their videos, and there's nothing wrong with that, but I write down a few talking points I don't want to miss and just start talking! 😂 I'm glad that's how it's perceived as well!

I think neither is good, unfortunately. From a default OS perspective, my instinct is to say iOS is less intrusive, but then again we don't know everything that they're doing, we only know what researchers have been able to discover. Google is obviously terrible with spyware and such. However, check out this video, this is the absolute best method for fixing your issue. If you choose to install this, there will be no comparison - Pixel 7 Pro with GrapheneOS! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLF3rdWAycyVkqM.html

@@CozyLivingMachine That k you for your response. That is the same perspective I have. I will absolutely consider grapheneos. I used to always use custom roms back in the early Android days.

That's a good point! In my head, I recognized the difference. Still a great little device, ESPECIALLY at that price!

I'm with you!! I've tried switching many times before, the apps just sucked!! And that integration is pretty dang seamless, Apple is great at what they do. 😊

Truer some years ago than today. Some apps offer more features to Android users, and others offer more features to iPhone users. More important to me is that more PCs and 3rd party devices (and their companion apps) play better with Android than with iOS. Most of the integration you mention can be achieved with Windows/Linux and/or apps like Signal, Google Messages/Meet, and others that champion cross-platform compatibility. Each to their own, though. There are very few TERRIBLE phones these days.

What do you mean by higher app quality?

Same here. And keep hearing reviewers say the same thing on here, especially social media apps being more optimised for iOS. Just more polished. I looked at someone scrolling through Twitter on their Samsung and I almost felt sick the way it stuttered

@MickyMac Keep in mind that not every Samsung owner is rocking a flagship handset. Apple makes 1-3 handsets per year and all could be considered premium. Samsung has about a dozen devices ranging from under $150 at the extreme budget end to pricey experiments like the fold series. Thusly the experience varies wildly. Most apps on my S21 and S22 were buttery smooth next to a 60hz iPhone, but then the iPhone was smoother than my A70. It's not an apples to apples comparison.

Absolutely! I mentioned that in the video right after this and why Apple has chosen not to use USB-C in their iPhones up to this point. It's a shame that it's taking them so long to switch, but I understand they don't want to lose those millions in revenue.

@@CozyLivingMachine i don't think Apple will adopt the USB-C in Europe for their phones , they will go fully wireless on new models to get around the ruling . Apple will continue to use the lightning port until they are forced to stop in other regions .

@@michaelgarvey2148 That's what I'd been considering as well. Apple is absolutely dedicated to that MFI income. Either that or they'll develop a new MFI program for USB-C, but going all-Magsafe is certainly something they'd try to pull!

Thanks!! And I would need a bluetooth controller to test a game, touch-screen gaming is the WORST for me! 😂 I'm sure it would be pretty decent. It has a 90hz panel, so it probably wouldn't stack up quite as well as something like the ROG phone, but pretty decent for casual gaming. Enough to play GTA San Andreas!

Gaming on this phone it's actually pretty damn good. All games run well (exception being Fortnite, because it's not optimized for the G2 processor, so it only runs at 30 fps, with everything on high). Even simulators (like the NDS3 and PS2) run really well.

Surprising, right?! And hey, flip phones get pretty good battery life! 🤣 or you can be like me and use an iPad as a phone for a year because you prefer the larger screen and prefer not to be tempted to be on your device in public! 😂

@@CozyLivingMachine I definitely love my iPad and as for my iPhone 12Pro, it’s just ok 😂 I liked the new start of the video 👍👍👍👍👍👍

😁~ I know how you feel.

I have the same issue with my fingerprint it never works but I have the face unlock set up that works every time

@@tinkerbell5646 have you tried deleting the stored fingerprints and doing them again . Seems to work for me

@@MattBookbinder no I didn't try that lol I thought of it but what I did I added 2 more fingers that seem to have helped

You have google meet is the same

Thanks for watching!

I'd say Sony makes a fantastic sensor, which is why Apple chose them. I'm not sure which mfr Google is using for the Pixel line, but their computational photography is top-notch! I believe recently Samsung had switched from Sony sensors to their own development, and seems to have far better hardware specs, especially with that zoom, but the Google image processing is just great in my opinion!

@@CozyLivingMachine sony and their phones are for an extremely niche audience, and their camera sensors more so rely on their normal organic look than computational photography. This is because its much easier to edit the raws taken by the sony phones vs others. Their photos and video do look good, but for the opposite reasons why photos and videos look good on the iphone, pixel, huawei, and samsung phones.

@@CozyLivingMachine The pixel 6 and 7 main sensors are Samsung GN sensors. Top notch as are some of the Sony sensors.

Sadly iPhones are king when it comes to audio still tho. Pixel 7 speaker's are tinny trash. And I own both.

@@Twanger.. pixel speakers at least the 7 Pro isnt trash, but sure, not as good as Apples. With that said, thats irrelevant. If you want good audio, you put something in/on your ears. And the Pixel 7 series supports LDAC so you cant really do much better.

Thank you for watching!

It's terrible, and I can just imagine what we don't yet know about!

Ew cringe

oh no

@@cannabuds3019 oh no anyways I am coming to ef ur mom today

Hey, thanks! Yep, RV living for about 7 years now and no looking back!

Hmm. I may not be of much help here, if only because I actually really like the Samsung systems and their cameras, though the Pixel is no slouch at all. If you're wanting to mod your OS, definitely go Pixel! For your specific concerns: 1. Nope. Mine is perfect. 2. Occasional freezing, but this happens mostly due to the apps, and it's not even once per day. This also happened on my iPhones. No full system hangs requiring a reboot. 3. The fingerprint is perfect for me! Much more reliable than the Face ID (I must be so ugly it didn't want to look at me. 🤣) Android Auto is plenty good, and I prefer it over the CarPlay, personally, but they're both solid. I'm pretty confident that you can set up repeat alerts though I just reset my phone and would need to dig in again. But I'm certain it has this option!

Absolutely. Our stories are similar, I left Android when it was just too buggy for my use (growing pains in the market!) and I actually started working at Apple with my Samsung phone! The experience used to be much more stable and simple. For my use, the opposite is true now! It's cool to see that your 6a battery is better, that's pretty cool!

@@CozyLivingMachine that's precisely my thoughts too! iOS used to be more stable and fluid and now Android and especially Pixels have switched places. The sad part is if Apple hadn't gotten lazy and just started doing straight up cash grabs, they could be light years ahead of anything Android phones can do. It seems Apple is content staying the same and never evolving. Simple things like constant accidental screen touches making my apps jiggle around and accidentally turning on the flashlight/camera on the lock screen were kinda deal breakers for me. Even something like seeing an exact time when I plug in my 6a to charge is something iPhone doesn't have along with the ability to see exactly how long an alarm has until going off. iOS isn't customizable enough and while I do miss certain things about it, my Pixel 6a has largely been a great experience and overall I'm happier with it on a daily basis.

Whoa. That think is intense! But funny you should say that, we have two of those battery packs with solar panels built in, and I'm working out a plan to use one of them to power a Wyze cam on the back of our rig, outside, because we won't have a rear window in the new motorhome! As for the Samsung/Pixel operating system differences, the underlying system would be identical, running Android base OS, but then Samsung adds their features and Knox system, locks down things and adds a whole UI (I believe OneUI if I'm not mistaken) which is something that the Pixel doesn't have by default. You could add some of that, of course, but that's with any device!

I've heard the same thing about the Pixel 6 being a real pain. I can certainly see all the little things that you get used to that make it hard to adapt one way or the other. For me, I miss the tap at the top of any app to return to the top of the page automatically, but thankfully it's been a quick enough adjustment to Android without it. The keyboard is the only thing that I greatly dislike because I use the dictation so often, but on iOS I never used the "suggested words" bar at the top of the keyboard, whereas it's required if I want to use the dictation function on the Pixel. Just some getting used to, I suppose!

@@CozyLivingMachine that’s funny… I abhor the iOS keyboard lol. I am easily 50% less efficient than the android Gboard (I think iOS Gboard is even worse than stock). I could see you missing the big mic in the corner. But google dictation is so much better for me. iOS dictation only understands half of what I say. Man I could just go on lol. But I really did give the 14 a fair shake. One thing I thought I was going to love was dynamic island. I never touch it 🤷‍♂️

Hahahah I did the exact same thing. Switched to an iPhone 14 max after being an android user for 15 years. Last phone was the p6 pro and I cannot get used to this shit at all. The lack of customization and freedom is irritating. I love the 14 pro max battery and the speakers and the watch is cool but I need my pixel back. Lucky I’m within the 3 week period to just pay a stocking fee and get my new p7pro 😂

Isn't that great? The right software can really extend the life of older hardware that's still plenty good!

@@CozyLivingMachine i mean yea it has a Snapdragon 845 and 4 GB of ram so apps dont stay open for that long in the background but overall performance it too notch for a phone 4 years old at this point

@@CozyLivingMachine Oh and btw love your video's :)

@@princeproductions7259 Thank you!! And they chose surprisingly decent hardware for the time. In various jobs that I've had, I've seen how people discard perfectly good hardware, not a scratch on it, just because of "age". I'd like to see all new devices unlock-able and able to be flashed to custom OSes. It only makes good sense!

@@CozyLivingMachine i totally agree!!

I love it, could not recommend it enough!

Same, black Friday deal made it a no brainer

I really appreciate that perspective! It's so funny, everything that I've learned from "pro KZfaqrs" has been wrong so far. 🤣 A lot of folks say to keep your channel very specific, but thus far it's actually worked out quite well to simply share our interests here and see what sticks! But "RV, Lifestyle & Tech" has a pretty nice ring to it. Maybe throw in freedom & liberty as well! Great point, and I genuinely appreciate you sharing that!! So AI, SkyNet, etc. that's a whole deal that has, frankly, disturbed me for quite some time. I was asked to work on the Amazon Rekognition Project while working at Amazon corporate and the more I learned about it, the more I was both angered and frightened. The level of intelligence that both our U.S. government and the private sector has on the population at large would have been unimaginable only years ago. However, it prompted me to quit and I couldn't be happier for it. Knowing a bit about what techniques they used helps me with making decisions and helps keep the paranoia at bay. 😂 I might talk a bit about that one day, that's a great point! As for the iPhone 14 Pro Max and the asking price... I kind of touched on this here as well: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htKjd7OA3LDFgYU.html But the TLDR; my answer is no. I couldn't possibly recommend, in good conscience, the 14 Pro Max. Or even the iPhone 14s in general. I chat about this in tomorrow's video, but I've decided to return the Pixel 7 (which is an amazing phone, no doubt) for its bigger brother, the Pixel 7 Pro, install GrapheneOS again, and switch over completely. The price tag is much lower for a better photo camera, great features, the most private and (arguably) secure operating system ROM compatibility, there's far more freedom and flexibility (I'm sure that goes without saying) compared to iOS, and honestly I just prefer the feature set and UI/UX much more now. While I love Samsung's hardware and believe they make a very compelling package, their OneUI and extra tracking has left just a bit to be desired. Which is a shame, because the S21 Ultra was SO good! All that to say, my personal preference would be absolutely not. I've enjoyed my iPhone 13 Pro Max, there is not a single reason I'd look at the new devices whatsoever, and frankly, I suspect that you'd enjoy the phone for a few days while you adjust to the different interface, but quickly run into limitations that you aren't accustomed to and will quickly miss your Galaxy!

@@CozyLivingMachine Thanks for the nice reply... Lots of good info