So I’ve been messing around with a few phones lately, a nexus 6p, a pixel 3a xl, and a s21 ultra, and I’ve noticed that on the 6p and 3a xl both sound louder, punchier, and clearer when compared to the s21 ultra. They also both have that thicc notch design with a massive speakerphone which might add to the high volume levels.
Man, do I miss those awesome front firing speakers on the pixel 2…
I can report that the speakers on the Pixel 8 Pro are a massive improvement. I have owned all Pixel phones since the 2.
Glad to hear it. The ones on my 6 (and the 4a before it) are just “meh”
The fingerprint reader is worse, though. So much in fact that you kinda have to develop a feeling for the exact amount of pressure and “finger rolling” to make it work. After a few days you kinda figure it out, but naturally, every once in a while it just stops working right in that awkward moment when you are not in a position to type in your password.
Overall, not unhappy with the upgrade though. I’d get it again.
Wait, worse than the 6? Because this one is pretty not great.
The back facing ones were the shit. Super fast and perfectly located.
Yes, absolutely worse than the 6. At least it was possible to get the one in the 6 to do what you want, whereas the fingerprint reader in the 8 requires the user to adjust their behavior - and that’s with already enrolling multiple fingerprints per finger etc.
It’s workable, but it requires adjustment and it does fail every once in a while in an annoying way. The 8 does have face unlock though.
That pretty much sounds like what I have to do with my 6.
Maybe I got an exceptionally bad one.
Just out of curiosity, have you tried registering your prints in a darkened room?
I took your suggestion and went to a pitch black room and re-enrolled all fingerprints. No significant improvement.
Oh well, at least we tried!