WEBVTT - Samsung vs Pixel

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<v Speaker 1>Samsung versus the Pixel. What's going on? I'm Richdmiro. This

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, Rich, I'm Marianna from Redlands and I have a

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<v Speaker 2>question regarding the Samsung and the Google Pixel too. I

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<v Speaker 2>need to get a new phone because my regular Pixel died,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want to know which phone do you think

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<v Speaker 2>would be better to go with. I do like the Pixel,

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<v Speaker 2>I like the phone, I like the apps, I like

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<v Speaker 2>everything about it.

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<v Speaker 1>And you're wondering if you should jump to the Samsung.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that what you're saying?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, if I should go with the Samsung. I do

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<v Speaker 2>take a lot of pictures, so I'm not sure which

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<v Speaker 2>camera would be better or which phone would be better

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<v Speaker 2>for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Which Samsung model are you thinking of? The Note nine? Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so here's the deal. I absolutely adore the Pixel. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that. I mean, let me tell you, let me

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<v Speaker 1>ask you. I mean your pictures that you're taking when

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<v Speaker 1>you upload them to Facebook and share them and show people.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they not just wowed by what you're capturing?

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<v Speaker 2>They're amazed that I can take them.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, I agree. Every time my mom has a Pixel

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<v Speaker 1>and I convinced her to get that, and I'm telling you,

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<v Speaker 1>she takes pictures and they blow away every other picture

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<v Speaker 1>I see posted to Facebook. They just look amazing because

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<v Speaker 1>you can't take a bad picture with this device, right right,

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<v Speaker 1>So here's my advice. You have the original pixel, not

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<v Speaker 1>the Pixel two, right right.

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<v Speaker 2>I have the Pixel five point one. But the battery

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<v Speaker 2>is draining and an alarming rate since the upgrade to

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<v Speaker 2>Google nine.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the the Android nine pie, and don't forget you know.

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<v Speaker 1>The good news about the Pixel and Google and the

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<v Speaker 1>way they do their software is that, yes, you just

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<v Speaker 1>got that initial software release, but Google updates their software

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<v Speaker 1>every single month, which is good news. So, yes, there's

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<v Speaker 1>some issues with battery drain, and people have said there's

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<v Speaker 1>been issues with charging, but Google has been very responsive

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<v Speaker 1>with that device in getting your software updated. So even

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<v Speaker 1>though you're having issues right now, you may not have

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<v Speaker 1>those in the next week or so or a month

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<v Speaker 1>or so, I should say. But with that said, the

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<v Speaker 1>Pixel two has been out for almost a year now.

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<v Speaker 1>The thing is the Pixel three is coming out in October,

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<v Speaker 1>so the question really is this is twofold. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>want to wait for the Pixel three and get that

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<v Speaker 1>device or do you want to jump on board with

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<v Speaker 1>a Note nine. I'll be honest, I think overall you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get better pictures out of the Pixel than the Note. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>The difference is the Note I think is a better

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<v Speaker 1>overall device. It offers more, It has a better screen,

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<v Speaker 1>it has the it has the headphone jack, which I

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<v Speaker 1>know you haven't had for a long time, so maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you're over that. It has, you know, just little software

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<v Speaker 1>touches that Samsung ad in that are kind of nice

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<v Speaker 1>that the Pixel doesn't have. I love the Pixel, but

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<v Speaker 1>to me, the Pixel is kind of a one trick pony.

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<v Speaker 1>And what that one trick is that it takes amazing pictures.

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<v Speaker 1>After that, it's kind of boring. And I'm not knocking it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just saying that the Samsung, if you got that,

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<v Speaker 1>would have a lot more to explore. I do think

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna take better pictures overall with the Pixel. And

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<v Speaker 1>the question is do you want to go with the

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<v Speaker 1>Pixel two or the Pixel three. I'd say go with

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<v Speaker 1>the Pixel three. Just because the Pixel two has been

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<v Speaker 1>out for a year. I've been using that and with

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<v Speaker 1>the nine it's fast and it's snappy, but it's still

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<v Speaker 1>showing its age. Because here's the thing. Phones do not

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<v Speaker 1>slow down. What slows down is the software on them

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<v Speaker 1>gets so much more advanced that it's requesting more resources

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<v Speaker 1>of the device that it just can't handle as it

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<v Speaker 1>gets older.

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<v Speaker 2>Interesting, do you have any hints about what maybe the

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<v Speaker 2>Pixel three it's gonna offer.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, to be honest, what I'm seeing in all

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<v Speaker 1>the leaks and the rumors is that it is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be identical to what you have. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to have an amazing new feature on it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the camera's going to be improved a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's really tough to improve the camera. Even from

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<v Speaker 1>the Pixel to the Pixel two, I'm not sure the

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<v Speaker 1>camera was that much better. I mean, it's just it's

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<v Speaker 1>still pretty darn good, and I think it really is

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<v Speaker 1>the best camera out there. So I don't think you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to see something that's crazy different on the Pixel

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<v Speaker 1>three versus the two. We may be surprised, but every

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<v Speaker 1>leak I've seen looks like it's just an evolution of

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<v Speaker 1>the pixel, which, you know, my only question, my only

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<v Speaker 1>hope is that they make it easier to hold in

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<v Speaker 1>your hand, because I feel like it's a it was

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<v Speaker 1>a little blocky for my taste.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels that way for me too. But I like

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<v Speaker 2>the Google App Store. I like all the apps I'm

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<v Speaker 2>able to get, and I'm wondering if I'll be able

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<v Speaker 2>to get all of the apps that I like if

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<v Speaker 2>I do happen to switch to the Samsung nine.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll get most of the apps. It's just the software different,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. The software that runs on the phone is

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit different because it's made by Samsung and

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<v Speaker 1>it's on top of Google. So I mean, i'd say,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're loving your pixel and you're perfectly happy with it,

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<v Speaker 1>I would just stick with Pixel because unless there's a

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<v Speaker 1>feature that you wanted out of the Samsung, there's not

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<v Speaker 1>really a reason to move over to the Samsung's. That's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of the bottom line there.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I thank you for giving me a lot to

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<v Speaker 2>think about it. I'm gonna probably end up sticking with

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<v Speaker 2>my pixel because I really do like it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And if the thing is, if your pixel that

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<v Speaker 1>you have right now, if it's getting too slow and

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like it's getting kind of a little bit wonky.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're up for the challenge, you got to spend

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<v Speaker 1>a Saturday. You can make sure everything's backed up and

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<v Speaker 1>then format your phone back to what's called a factory reset,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you could reinstall all your apps again. I

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<v Speaker 1>know it's a big job, but it would make your

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<v Speaker 1>phone probably perform a little bit better because think about it,

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<v Speaker 1>you've been using this device now for two years. Just

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<v Speaker 1>like anything, it builds up a little bit of gunk

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<v Speaker 1>in there, and it does slow things down as you

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<v Speaker 1>update it. So that's something to think about. Marianne, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>so much for calling. I appreciate the call. If you

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much for listening, Amrige Tomiro. I'll talk to

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<v Speaker 1>you real soon.