The Pixel 8 is the most buggy mainstream Android phone I ever had (my GF uses it and it just bootlooped itself for 20 whole minutes, often freezes, etc.).
Ironically, my Surface Pro 7 is also the most buggy Windows machine I ever owned and the Surface Pro X of my studio mate Kilian is currently unable to turn on, stuck on a boot screen.
You'd think that 1st party hardware would be the most stable, but in my small sample size I've never found that to be the case.
I literally can't think of a major bug on any of my Samsung phones, maybe ever. Never had any real issues on phones from LG, OPPO, Realme, etc. either. My self-built PC I threw together from random components has been working flawlessly. How come the OS makers themselves are this incompetent?
@Techaltar I don't know what is the case now, but samsung phones on exynos were laggy in comparison to snapdragon. Refuse to buy anything on any other chipset since then.
@Techaltar Given how Microsoft normally functions, the Surface team is probably in competition with the Windows team, just like their Teams team is at odds with the Outlook team. It would explain why none of their stuff works properly. 🤣
@Techaltar I love the "pure" Android on Pixel phones, and don't see myself choosing anything with a modified OS. However, because of the usual bugs, I'm always using a phone one or two generations behind the current one.
@Techaltar you are right. A myth fueled by irrational worship to the big tech companies. In fact, mixing hardware and software development is often detrimental
@Techaltar only reason i buy google phones is that google lets me unlock bootloader and install any rom i want. If samsung let me do the same i would happily buy S24 or S24 Ultra
@Techaltar Having worked for an OEM, it's very hard to make a phone.
AOSP and play services are a small part of it. Samsung and the others have bigger teams and more experience in making phones.
@Techaltar the only one that was scary to me was https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2018/07/03/weird-bug-makes-samsung-phones-text-random-photos-to-random-people/
@Techaltar I flashed GrapheneOS on my Pixel 8 Pro and am having no issues with that. Maybe there are issues with Google's bloatware...
My Surface Pro X is for me the most stable and consistant Windows device I've owned yet. So I can't relate to this
