If I buy the best that either company has to offer (Pixel 8 pro or S23 Ultra)

Which one, in your opinion, would be the best Android experience and why? Would love to know your thoughts.

  • Porka_911@sopuli.xyz
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    Separate topic, but what are the benefits of Graphene. Assumption like ROMs of old. Not modded my phone in years since Pixel 2, currently Pixel 7 hence not seen the need. When I did root my phone, it was always cat and mouse patching and repatching to allow Android Pay (as it was called) and all my banking apps.

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      1 year ago

      The only reason I ever rooted my devices was because the stock rom lacked features I desired. With one or two exceptions, the stock rom now has all the features baked in. I don’t think I’ve rooted and installed a custom rom since 2016 or 2017.

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      I’ve been rooting my phones since 2011 and never had issues with banking apps. Also I don’t use Android pay cause I always strip my phone as much as possible of Google’s surveillance. I honestly cannot use phone without root cause it would fly out of window before evening.

      If you want to take it a leap further and become autonomous of Google and others, you will use Graphene OS. But for you it would be cruel torture cause you seem to be deeply into Google’s ecosystem. I’m not deeply in it and it will be hard for me. But I’m prepared with my next update.

      It’s up to the fact if you value your privacy and data over convenience. And that’s what they count on…

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        Okay thank you. I use Firefox and duckduckgo for browsing with a VPN, so I do not get any targeted intrusive ads through cookies. But yes, subscriber to YouTube Premium/drive, use Gmail, Photos, Maps etc. Have Google hubs, all connected to my smart plugs, lights etc. So yeah, no point for me 👍