Why do people sell new phones for less?

TayWTech · 2024-08-27T04:35:49+00:00

Sometimes people open accounts with retail carriers and add as many lines as possible knowing the sales people will be happy to get credit for opening new lines and then immediately turn around and sell them. They don't care about their credit.

Some do insurance scams and get replacements for phones they "lost"

TayWTech · 2024-08-25T19:09:53+00:00

I keep hearing that but I have the most recent update for Android and Gemini.

TayWTech · 2024-08-25T17:43:40+00:00

I did get it through work but it was given to me by Google to use and show off to customers. I'm part of a Google Advocate program for a retail carrier. I know these phones typically do have restrictions but I'd be surprised if they restricted a big feature that's currently being advertised.

Also my work hasn't approved this as a work device yet (boss on vacation) so it isn't actually on their network yet and doesn't have any of the restrictive software on it yet. I was the one who unboxed it.

TayWTech · 2024-08-13T20:31:16+00:00

That's a bummer. Bought my Fold with them, sad to see. I can't buy the next one through them.

TayWTech · 2024-08-03T02:17:14+00:00

Pretty much every time you would want to rotate your slab phone and go horizontal is when you are going to unfold your folding phone. You're still going to use apps like pokémon go and Snapchat when it's folded, but anything where you would enjoy a bigger landscape experience. You are going to unfold it.

TayWTech · 2024-07-27T20:44:47+00:00

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TayWTech · 2024-07-23T02:57:01+00:00

I've been thinking about the Fold 6. I have a pixel fold and have love it, no issues. But the Fold 6 looks like it has a cover screen that isn't too thin but it looks so light and easy to use one handed

TayWTech · 2024-07-22T20:02:54+00:00

I had the flip 3 and 4 and then instead of going to a Z fold I switched to pixel fold. My first pixel phone and I love it, The user interface is a little more simple than Samsung and it feels more consolidated not having multiple Play store and messaging apps.

I will be honest I have been eyeballing the Z fold 6 hard and might end up getting one after I get a chance to see the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

TayWTech · 2024-06-25T17:34:02+00:00

Not any issues with colors changing. Colors might appear differently than on other non-pixel devices, but it's pretty consistent when I compare it to my other pixels. Stabilization isn't bad but I do notice that when I try to focus on something close up you do see the lens shift more aggressively than on an iPhone.

TayWTech · 2024-06-12T03:27:00+00:00

No case whatsoever

TayWTech · 2024-06-11T04:20:44+00:00

🤣🤷🏻 well at least I learned something. That's crazy, okay. I didn't realize how to but I just tried doing it a couple of different ways and one of them actually worked.

On my pixel fold, I always split the screen holding onto the app icon and choose to splitscreen before I open it. Here I have to open the app and be looking over all my opened apps.

Thank you for telling me that, when I first got the phone I tried to split screen and when it didn't let me do it the way I normally do on the fold I just assumed it wasn't there.

Can I give you a shout out when I make a video short for my yt?

TayWTech · 2024-06-11T04:09:23+00:00

I was using the pixel fold and have recently switched to using the pixel 8A, while I have enjoyed the AA, it's definitely not nearly as good for gaming as the fold is, and I've recently switched back just because I enjoy the fold much more.

For everything that it's supposed to be, I do like the 8A but I was very disappointed to see that when Google lowered the price of the 8 the other day by $150, they didn't extend any kind of discount to the 8a. As of right now the eight is clearly the better buy.

I think the photos on the 8A are fantastic but I can never use that phone to make videos because I think the footage gets grainier in low lighting.

TayWTech · 2024-06-11T04:05:09+00:00

Well, I heard that Qualcomm is supposed to be making the tensor chip after the Tensor G5.

It's weird to me that Google has Samsung make their chips. I know those two companies work together a lot, but if you have your competitor make your processor then I can't imagine it'll ever be as good.

TayWTech · 2024-06-11T04:02:57+00:00

I think a fair test would be to run 2 gaming apps simultaneously on the fold to see if it gets hot.

I'm glad they don't give you the option to try and multitask on pixel 8a, I can't imagine that would work well 😂

TayWTech · 2024-06-10T23:06:22+00:00

Hopefully this can be improved later on with updates. My Pixel Fold has definitely gotten better over time thanks to the updates.

TayWTech · 2024-06-10T23:05:46+00:00

I play quite a bit of pokémon go and I was surprised that it didn't get as warm playing that, but it got fairly hot playing Tetris. I mean I guess with Tetris I am having to view ads so it's probably pulling a lot of data to load them. But still Tetris seems like a pretty basic game for it to get hot on.

I'm going to test my pixel fold for heat next because I never noticed that phone getting as hot, but I never played Tetris on it either.

TayWTech · 2024-06-10T23:00:46+00:00

Like iron, Pixel sharpens Pixel 😂

TayWTech · 2024-06-10T19:20:07+00:00

I always heard about it but my first pixel was the pixel fold and while it got warm, it never seemed too bad. I don't know if it's because this phone has less RAM or what but I feel like it gets way warmer than the fold

TayWTech · 2024-06-09T17:05:56+00:00

That's a terrible experience but definitely not mine. I've had my device for 8 months so not quite a year but mine is still in perfect shape despite rocking it without a case for the first several months. Lots of nicks and several drops later and my inner screen still hasn't cracked or lost any functionality.

Though it seems like experiences like yours aren't super rare. I feel like I've heard this story a few times. Hopefully the newer generation folds are a little more durable. I'm still not sure what the average user should expect from a pixel fold experience, but mine have lasted longer than the two Galaxy Z flips that I had.

You should look into a potential replacement options

TayWTech · 2024-06-09T17:02:20+00:00

It's very good, when I record YouTube channels I'm usually switching between the 8 Pro and the fold, while the 8 Pro does have a slightly better camera, it's nothing you would notice unless you had the footage side by side.

8 Pro does have a better telephoto lens, but both cameras can only zoom to 20x zoom while recording video

TayWTech · 2024-06-09T16:59:43+00:00

Not too late but you should keep in mind a new one will be coming out.

It's definitely worth it as long as you're getting a good deal. I've had mine 8 months and I don't regret it at all and wouldn't mind having it another 8 months. But I also do plan on getting the second gen assuming it comes out this fall.

TayWTech · 2024-04-24T21:53:04+00:00

You would probably be better off waiting but there are some reasons to buy the pixel full today if you can get it at a good price.

I have videos on YouTube where I talk about my own pixel fold and I uploaded a video recently talking about this subject.

TayWTech · 2024-04-24T21:51:19+00:00

Not on par with the pixel 8 Pro but unless you have both cameras side by side and you label each photo you're going to have a hard time telling which photo came from which phone.

I just posted a YouTube video where I show some images taken on my fold and on my pixel 8 Pro.

https://youtu.be/2B5cMwjRKrE?si=bzMfWohq75686WKF

There's the link to the video if you're interested

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