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Amazing ALL TIME LOW on the Pixel 8, 47% off RRP$1199.
Best updates in Android with updates until Android 21 and 6 years of security updates remaining.
Google Pixel 8 5G 128GB $631.20 Delivered @ Mobileciti eBay
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Yeah, just tried, no luck.
They said they won't price beat eBay seller
Does Mobileciti mean it is a grey import?
No, it's the Australian model
what would be better out of this or the Samsung S23?
No clear winner. Which software do you prefer?
Samsung UI 🤮
Not point in camera being better if the camera processing app is trash.
You could always install then Pixel camera app on the S23@Bretttick: The UI stinks for you. UI opinions are very subjective. I've used dozens of UIs over the years and currently have a Samsung phone. It works, it does what I need it to do - give me access to the apps then get out of the way.
@beesider: Myself and my partner got new phones, I got a Samsung and they got a Pixel.
The Pixel is much more stable. My Z Fold 4 cost twice as much as their Pixel, yet mine is the only one that will shut down and bootloop for 20 minutes just from fast charging.
@NobalaKoba: the opposite experience wife had with her Pixel 6 vs S23+
for 2-3 years the Pixel would heat up, crash, be full of bugs, and as it gets new Android major versions before anything else, a lot of apps would stop working for a few months till updates were pushed
there's also the unbalanced weight design, due to the big camera bump at the top
the S23 fixed all those issues and she is never getting another Pixel device
as a former Nexus device owner, it's a bummer, but I will get a Motorola 50 Neo over this come black friday
@CrazyTachikoma: I've never had apps stop working due to new Android updates on my pixel, and I feel i use a fair few apps. My 6a has been the most bulletproof phone I have owned.
@CrazyTachikoma: I've been using Nexus/pixel devices for years and I've never experienced an issue with an apps after an update.
My pixels have always been rock solid. Samsung's are always great when they're brand new, but seem to age fast.
@NobalaKoba: Sounds like you've got a dud. I have an S23, and it literally never restarts for no reason
@NobalaKoba: Rather deal with Samsung than Google for warranty lol
Only crap I hate is the apps Samsung install that you can't uninstall, but I can say the same for the Pixel.
I used to always get Samsung but I hate all of the rubbish they install. Moved to a Pixel with a 6 pro ages ago and won't go back.
@grumpybum: Same, I couldn't handle all the crap Samsung put on top and made it difficult to remove. I much prefer the clean Android experience you get on a Pixel.
@grumpybum: Plenty of google apps you can't remove either. That should change soon and with all the legal action going on around the world for this sort of behaviour.
Rather keep the apps I want, not what they want, and taking up my storage.@SimAus007: That might be true but I remember Samsung having more junk.
Best to have custom clean ROM and install the apps you actually use
Pixel for GrapheneOS
Does anyone know if MobileCiti sells OEM unlocked Pixels? (Graphene OS requires this, not to be confused with SIM Unlocked)
I just called mobileciti over the phone. They said it varies between units, but it's more likely to be locked because google decided to OEM-lock the newer batches of Pixel 8 phones.
Suffice to say, I cancelled my order. No GrapheneOS, no buy.
@jasonxc: Damn man, thanks for the information. It's weird that it varies between units.
I heard OfficeWorks & JB Hi Fi have OEM unlocked pixels, but that was 2-3 years ago.
@skysurfer: Not sure. All I know is that mobileciti told me on the phone their new batch are OEM-locked. They also further confirmed in a private message on ebay that the Pixel 8 I bought would definitely be OEM-locked.
This is not the phone to get if you want to install GrapheneOS.
Samsung Dex. Mike drop.
Basically becomes a computer when hooked up to a monitor.
Also Samsung Health which tracks my sleeping schedule and pedometer and heart rate sensor (and exercise programs / run coach / exercise videos etc.) which I find very helpful…
Running Google Photos via Dex is brilliant, better than casting
Try game emulation.
It's basically a portable PSP / PS2 after connecting to a bluetooth controller and tv.
@rogue-86: I don't have one, can't afford it.
But check out this video, should answer any questions: https://youtu.be/sVoh-gTsjU0
Not sure on pixel 8 but 8a up has video out and desktop mode in the future
Video out at least works well on 8ain the future
Yeah, Google playing catch up as usual with Samsung…
It took them like 5 years to get multi window when Samsung Galaxy S3 was rocking it (and I was watching YouTube while Chroming on the bottom 2/3 of the screen). Etc.
Google will hopefully eventually standardise it as they've done with Multi Window /apps on a window, but until that time…
Anyways nothing wrong with pixels. They are good basic phones that give you the "pure android experience" if you are looking for that. Many of my friends and family have it.
Samsung s23 ultra owner here. I'm never buying a Samsung phone again. Too many reasons to post here. Biggest one is that they're not worth the 2k+ price tag. Pixels only for me from next upgrade on.
Your biggest problem is that you spent $2k+ on a phone.
I got it for 50% off with a Samsung voucher but I still would get a pixel if I could go back.
Link doesn't work
Edit: had to go through ebay directly and then the store, find the phone and buy.
3 extra steps, but bought.
When you click the link it says $789
20% off with code DEALS20
Limited time only
Note to those purchasing this, Pixel 8 has had a plethora of issues particularly with the screen.
It happened to me and it's bad enough that Google has offered extended warranty for 3 years:
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/279861132/exten…
I was looking at buying this, saw your comment but then read this: Has a device identifier (e.g., IMEI, serial number) determined by Google or an authorized repair partner, as qualifying for this program.
Looks like it could be a batch issue?
Yeah looks like it is a batch issue as per reports by others in this thread. I was just unlucky ahaha
No issues with my Pixel 8. I love it.
@CattleDog012, I don't have the Pixel 8, but I am facing exactly the same issue on my Pixel 6 Pro. It started with a green tint on my phone when not using, then gradually started having green tints on screen while watching videos (Netflix, YouTube, etc) and now having screen flickering issue as well. I have tried everything that is suggested on various forums including the complete factory reset, but the issue still persists. It's more than 2 years old, so definitely out of warranty. I guess I will wait until the phone completely dies off.
I'm currently dealing with it on my P6P too. Significant green tint when the screen brightness is anywhere below 100%. Appeared 2 weeks out of warranty
Seems like Google wants to promise longer OS upgrades but doesn't want the phones to last longer than 2 years.
I too have to increase the brightness to almost 100% for reducing the green screen impact to minimum. But that has adverse impact on battery life. As it is, I was charging phone twice in a day, now I am forced to charge it 3 times a day.
If you paid over $1,000 for the phone, I would recommend submitting a claim with Google, citing your rights under Australian Consumer Law. A reasonable consumer would expect that a phone at that price would not develop faults in just over two years.
I had a 6 Pro for almost 3 years, absolutely 0 issues with it except the battery degraded from overuse.
I had this green line issue with my Pixel 8. Happened in around June, phone was purchased in early December.
To be fair to Google, getting it replaced was pretty easy. One visit to the online chat, a photo of the issue and copy of my receipt and they sent out a new Pixel 8 to be me before I was to return my faulty one. It seems it was a problem is a 'batch' of Pixel 8's and not all Pixel 8's are affected from what I was told.
Same here. Returns process was extremely smooth.
Could you share how you managed to get on the phone with google about your Pixel? I have a Pixel with a warranty fault but can't find a way to get them on the phone. Can't even find how to make contact at all, have sent messages but no response. TIA
When I was buying my pixel 7 online reviews acted like the camera lens would crack in heat/cold or from dropping extremely easy. Everyone parroted it online.
Years later and it's still the best phone I've owned. Dropped it 100x and had it in 40 degree weather with no issues.
This was also an issue with oneplus 8 iirc.
Thanks for the report, I always Google a particular phone for any problems when I upgrade. Was very keen on getting a pixel 8 when it hit the 450-500 mark.
Looks like I'm scratching that off the list now
Doesn't work with 256gb fyi
What the heck are you rambling about? Of course I will have an option; warranty repair. Won't have to pay a cent.
I've never broken the screen of a phone in my life. Some people are just careless.
I fell in a castle because the steps are so uneven and hip height, I had two protectors on
To be sure, to be sure
Yeah I left my phone on the roof of my car and drove off.
I would blame my daughter for distracting me, but still I'm a dummy
Great deal once you factor in the support life of the device. Could get 6 years of use and still be on the latest version of Android. For basically ~$100 a year.
Sadly there's no way the battery on a pixel is going to be usable after 6 years unless you carry around a battery bank. Upon release they're average at best. I had 2 years use of a Pixel 5, and it STILL had better battery than the brand new pixel 7 that replaced it (only because I broke my p5). If Aus had a repair centre easily accessible and you could battery swap like iPhones over for ~100-150 bucks in 3-4 years time, then I'd absolutely do that!
It’s indeed a valid point with regards to battery and yes Apple makes it so much easier to get a quality replacement at anytime. Shame Samsung and Google couldn’t do the same.
Definitely…
Hopefully when the Pixel 10/X or whatever comes out theyll see some decent battery improvements moving away from the current chips and going fully TSMC custom!
@ReaperX22: The EU forcing all smartphones to have user replaceable batteries would be even better if it comes here. Missed the days where you could change the battery easily. I was surprised Samsung even released a tablet this year that offered it easy for the user to replace the battery. Too bad it was a prohibitively expensive underperforming tablet.
ifixit is the official distributor of genuine Google Pixel parts. I bought a replacement battery for my pixel 5 from ifixit earlier this year and replaced it myself and now it's like a whole new phone. I think it was around $120 or so including shipping.
posted from said pixel 5.
@Thaos: I guess there's always a risk of DIY. I've DIYed a few things in the past but I'd pay Google directly if they offered the service personally. Save me time and hassle and anxiety or permanently breaking it myself heh.
@ReaperX22: Oh right, sorry I didn't realise Apple would supply and replace the battery for that price. Just checked the Apple website and for that price (~$150), that is actually a great deal. I guess the Android ecosystem always felt a little bit more hacky than the Apple ecosystem. Not that I mind, but it would be nice it Google had a similar service.
@Thaos: Yes it’s good Google work with ifixit to provide a DIY solution with genuine quality parts and guides to make the process as easy as possible. Unfortunately for most people they would prefer a risk free service. Even if it involved sending it off to Google it would be better than nothing. Personally I would prefer they just made devices with user replaceable battery.
@Ronnnie: Yeah this is definitely the best way. Samsung made IP rated phones with removable batteries before. It can be done again!
Says it cannot apply the discount code to my order :(
Apply the code at checkout. It worked for me. Thanks OP.
Yeap, tried it there, but still the same thing. Quite annoying :(
If anyone have the same issue. Looks like my account was an "US Account" (yeap, from the USA).
And this deal is only for Australians account.
They said my account was created as an "US Account" because I probably created it on www.ebay.com instead of www.ebay.com.au
Managed to buy it by logging out of Ebay and checking out as a "Guest".
Looks like the process to change from US to Australia takes 5-7 days (longer than flying over hahaha)
I'm holding out for a 256gb deal. Isn't 128gb too limiting?
Also, is it best to wait for the Pro version to be on sale?
I never get even close to filling 128GB, all my photos/media are stored in cloud
Using Google Photos? Does this not reduce the quality?
Yeah, "Storage Saver" is a custom resolution defined by Google :-)
You can either store in original quality or storage saver quality as already mentioned.
So not necessarily.
But you’ve locked yourself in for a paid service for life though ? Unless you know of a free cloud storage service ?
Buy lifetime storage from pCloud.
Excellent apps. Built in cloud audio and video streamers. Built in simple to use backup solutions for all of your devices, other cloud accounts, google photos, instagram and facebook. Fast servers and good bandwidth.
Self hosting with Immich is actually quite easy to do. App and web portal really quite polished, though still struggling a bit performance wise if you have TBs of photos and videos.
Free and easy to experiment with a VM perhaps.
Access it anywhere by using tailscale/zerotier/meshnet or buy a domain and reverse proxy it.
8TB to start with, sure beats 15GB from Google.
I'm sure I have a suedo-guide somewhere if you wanted to try this. Or just give it a go yourself.
Why are you still paying a premium for on-device storage?
Set up some Network Storage, put it behind a reverse proxy or a tailscale network, then set up an Immich backend. Now you can take as many photos and videos as you could possibly want.
I lost you at reverse proxy. Network storage isn't free, and not simple to setup, so I think that's why a lot of people just pay for more storage
Network storage isn't free
Nothing is free champ. It's still far cheaper than extra on-board storage. Even SSDs are far cheaper in cost per GB.
and not simple to setup
It actually is. Maybe if you are completely and utterly hopeless with computers it might be difficult.
Tailscale is extremely easy and quick to setup, and all the setup guides are freely available on their website.@jasonxc: Whilst I agree with this sentiment as a more tech-oriented person.
The everyday buyer of a phone isn't going to know what a proxy is, let alone a reverse proxy, Tailscale, or in some cases what SSD stands for.
It makes sense for some people to have more onboard storage.
@ReaperX22: I will concede you cannot expect the average joe to set up a reverse proxy or even port forwarding.
However, setting up Tailscale is trivial. It is a seamless way to connect all your devices together without a central server. You don't even have to forward any ports.
I would encourage everyone to at least try it out.
This. Immich is the replacement for Google Photos I've been waiting for since they got rid of the unlimited storage saver uploads. Been using it for 4 or 5 months now and works pretty much flawlessly. Got a really cheap Lenovo i5-7500 mini pc, slapped CasaOS on it, plugged in my backup external HDD, installed Immich, phone talks to it through Tailscale when I'm off the home wifi. Stream all my music through Navidrome with it too. You could totally get away with as cheap as one of those Dell Wyse thin clients at like 35 bucks if it's main job was backup.
It's really a matter of how much you value convenience though I guess. I'm utterly allergic to paying for subscriptions if I can help it which did a lot for me to push through any learning curves.
Was this easy? Because i really dont understand much of what you're saying atm. But i wouldn't mind learning if its not too complicated.
@Toffcuz: If you have a basic understanding of computers, then yes it's very easy.
Basically you buy a computer with storage, and connect it to your router with an ethernet cable, no display required. It can be a tower computer with internal drives, or a miniPC with external drives connected via USB cable. Many people buy cheap used/refurbed Dell Optiplex Minis or ThinkCentre Micros. You could even just buy a Synology or QNAP all-in-one easy NAS but they are overpriced.
Instead of using Windows or MacOS, you would install a server operating system. Some beginner-friendly options include Unraid, StartOS, Yunohost. You can use Windows if you like, but Unraid/YunoHost/etc come with a WebGUI interface out of the box, meaning you can manage your storage from any web browser.
Once you're set up, you install a program called Tailscale and enable subnet. This is basically a mesh VPN that can connect all your devices together easily no matter where any of them are. You could be away from your home on your phone, but when connected to Tailscale you could easily connect to your network storage in several ways: SMB, Immich, Plex, Nextcloud, etc.
If any of this interests you, I recommend checking out Spaceinvaderone on youtube. Makes some great tutorials for setting up Unraid:
https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceinvaderOne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcRwT7iHIcc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCsl9OXQ3q8
They have a very interesting model of pay if you want. I wonder if they make enough money to fund developments.
Edit: apparently Immich and many other projects from FUTO is funded entirely by Eron Wolf who founded yahoo games, invested and programmed whatsapp. Their missions are so good for users
I haven’t been able to find information about the main dev (Alex Tran) to trust him with my photos after looking around. They do have lots of stars on github and lots of forks which is good.
Still doesn't account for your house burning down scenario.
This is where cloud is appealing, despite the cost.
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Can likely get officeworks to price beat by 5%