Let me tell you about my story of 10-year cope with Google Pixel smartphones. I know LLMs and smartphones are not the same - but the stories rhyme. It was exciting to see Google release their own smartphones, my first Google branded smartphone was Nexus 4 - back in 2012, it was a solid phone, made by LG. Since then Google launched their own Pixel line and it was also exciting - Google's software magic integrated with first party hardware - it should be AWESOME, right? I definitely thought so and had maybe 3-4 Pixels over the years. They were never the top phones, but software was clean and cameras were good, so I stayed loyal. The story was always that Google owns Android, it is a tech mega giant and surely it is a matter of time when it would build a phone that is better than Samsung or Apple. Now, I own Pixel 8 Pro Fold, I didn't upgrade to 9 Pro Fold because it was basically the same. Pixel 10 Pro Fold is coming out in September and the rumours are that it is going to be similar to 9 Pro Fold, which was similar to 8 Pro Fold. So 2x years of basically no progress, when Chinese phones are getting thinner, faster, cheaper every few months. Sound familiar? And now there are very strong rumours that Apple is about to launch their own folding phone. Oops. In the meantime, my Pixel 8 Pro Fold had to be replaced twice because of issues with the screen (thx Google for doing that for free), and now my selfie camera stopped working and battery indicator is not showing (remember, this specific phone is

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