r/PickAnAndroidForMe • u/RockLobster203 • 1d ago

AT&T Upgrading from Pixel 8

Hi all,

I'm in the market for a new android and would like some suggestions on what would be a good upgrade from pixel 8 since the latest update has made it painful to use. Constantly freezing up for multiple seconds, closing background apps too aggressively, and instagram is borderline unusable because of how often it stutters and freezes. It also gets absurdly hot, throttling performance even more. All of this has frankly left a bad taste in my mouth, and has me looking at other options. I've also had negative experiences with Samsung in the past, since the camera was always slow and blurry unless conditions were absolutely perfect - not to mention all of their bloatware.

Some info about my usage - I've been playing a ton of pokemon go recently, and need it to run in the background for most of the day. I also do quite a bit of multitasking, so a good amount of RAM is important to me - I will often have YouTube revanced, pokemon go, and google maps running simultaneously - which my pixel has been struggling to handle lately.

One thing I do like about the pixel is that the camera is quick, responsive, and takes decent photo/video, which I can't say about my last galaxy. This is also important to me.

I've been hearing good things about OPPO phones, but I worry that I'll lose out on features like wifi calling/texting (AT&T) as well as privacy concerns. I've heard that T-Mobile supports OPPO phones, but would like to hear opinions of people with experience before I consider switching carriers.

I've also always been interested in OnePlus - but I've heard their latest offerings are not the great deal that they used to be - would love to hear opinions on this.

Let me know if any other information would be helpful. Thanks!

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u/Defiant-Ad3331 1d ago

I had a pixel 8 pro and had similar problems! Might you be interested in Chinese brands?

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u/RockLobster203 22h ago

I'm open to the idea - I've read that the Oppo find x9 ultra is really good, haven't heard much about other brands/models

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u/Defiant-Ad3331 22h ago

They are really good but must get an international version. They do have some bloatware but a quick search on Google sorts that out.

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u/Usual-Home5484 1d ago

iphone?

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u/RockLobster203 1d ago

Let's not get crazy now lol