mikeinctown
Member
My trusty Galaxy S4 on Verizon is dying and I need an upgrade. I am going to skip past buying a used S5 like I had planned because well I just want something new once in a while. I am looking at both the S8+ and the Pixel XL. For what I do the hardware on each should suit me just fine, however there are some pros and cons for each.
S8+ pros for me;
Water resistant
Micro SD slot for expanded memory
Cons;
Screen size is odd
curved glass (I hate the curved glass)
Bloatware
lack up timely software updates
Pixel XL
Pros;
better size for me than the S8+
timely software updates
Less bloat pre installed
Cons;
No memory expansion
no water resistance
I was wondering if others who have weighed the same issues as I have could chime in with their reasoning as well. In the past I have destroyed several phones due to water damage. once was while washing dishes and once was a freak thing where I had to make a sudden stop on the highway and my phone slid from it's spot in my old vehicle right into a full cup of ice water without a lid on it. With my current S4 I can disable some of the bloat but canot delete the stuff. Does the Pixel do a better job of containing the crap they force on you?
Thanks in advance.
S8+ pros for me;
Water resistant
Micro SD slot for expanded memory
Cons;
Screen size is odd
curved glass (I hate the curved glass)
Bloatware
lack up timely software updates
Pixel XL
Pros;
better size for me than the S8+
timely software updates
Less bloat pre installed
Cons;
No memory expansion
no water resistance
I was wondering if others who have weighed the same issues as I have could chime in with their reasoning as well. In the past I have destroyed several phones due to water damage. once was while washing dishes and once was a freak thing where I had to make a sudden stop on the highway and my phone slid from it's spot in my old vehicle right into a full cup of ice water without a lid on it. With my current S4 I can disable some of the bloat but canot delete the stuff. Does the Pixel do a better job of containing the crap they force on you?
Thanks in advance.