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Pros3

Flagship phone with lots of options to fettle to your liking without having to sell your house to buy one. Battery life isn't spectacular but, liveable. No complaints with phone or vendor. First impression is, love it.

I upgraded from the pixel 5a because the motherboard failed. Easily transfered all data from my old cell to this phone in a matter of minutes. To transfer apps it says to use a usb cable with usb c on one end and whatever fits your old phone on the ot...  Read More

Camera app opens and focuses instantly. They want you to use their cloud, because of course they do!

Cons1

This phone is not unlocked as advertised. When i put my sim card in the first message that pops up on phone says the bootloader is unlocked which compromised the integrity of the phone. Also the fingerprint reader is slow and very problematic.

Pros1

Note that there is no sd card slot. Dual sim card capability for when i go out of the country and get a local phone/data service sim. Has textured power button for blind pressing.

Cons5

Only 4g lte. It is not compatible with the at&t network.

The software locks up *constantly*. The power button is far too hard to press. The worst offense is the overheating camera. App settings change randomly. No ability to answer calls with 1 button press.

Google treats its customer with endless routing of my inquiry to none-human bots. Amazon technical support is useless and told me a bunch of bs.

The screen is absolutely awful, and hands-down the worst of any android phone i've ever owned. Opening the camera is also *painfully* slow. The phone is also slower than my five-year old pixel 2xl in every way. It's slow and terribly glitchy. Android ...  Read More

The back of the housing is so slick it makes teflon look like glue.

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