Guess I'm keeping my 7 Pro until it's unusable then.
this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2023
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I'm planning to do this.
The pixel 7 Pro has a good camera and it's quick. Battery is ok at best.
But overall I might keep this a couple of years rather than wasting money
Or a better, reasonably priced replacement is released.
I'm not paying that, that's definitely the end of me getting pixel devices.
Honestly the Pixel 7 line looks really good here, especially with the possible upcoming discounts on Google's 25th anniversary if you live in Europe (see my other post). You might get one year less of guaranteed updates if you pick a Pixel 7 instead of a Pixel 8 but I guess paying almost double the price for just one year more of updates is kinda hard to justify.
You could also install a rom like LineageOS to get updates after google drops support
That will only get you OS updates, though. Vendor updates sometimes include security patches or bug fixes for the modem, etc., and you won't get those.
Most people don't care, but it's something to keep in mind about the security of EOL devices, even when they're running a different ROM.
If I end up upgrading from P5. I'll probably do it later from Amazon at reduced price.
P5 honestly doesn't feel old at all for me.
It is such a great phone, but the fingerprint scanner suuuucks...
The P5 fingerprint? I love it! I'm actually scared of trying the new ones under the screen. (Everything they put under the screen on the Pixel 5 is a downgrade versus the previous pixels for me).
For me, it works terribly. Like 1 in 2 times, it just doesn't work at all. My girlfriend's Pixel 6 and its under-screen FP is much more reliable.
Try this tip: grab a scotch tape, cut it until it is more or less like a circle and paste it over the (clean) sensor.
I did this like 2 years ago and improved the feedback. It's still going strong, the scotch tape never came out. I think it never fails for me.
If that's true I'll just go back to custom ROMs on a fairly priced device
Hard to tell without knowing the specs. If it doesn't offer improvements over 7pro, the 7 is a much better deal. The article doesn't really provide the value information to make form an opinion.