tldr: the new Pixel line of phones has made me clueless about Google’s smartphone strategy.

The “AI phone” marketing shtick falls flat when you consider that the Tensor G4 chip is generations behind it’s competition in terms of both performance and efficiency. They’re also using the same NPU as last year, which means all the new capabilities is just “software magic”, which all recent Android devices can tap into with an Android update.

The fact that Google is now placing the new Pixels in price-parity with Apple’s offerings is just egregious when they are lagging behind in ultimate performance, efficiency and reliability. No matter what camera magic Google may be doing, the fundamentals are there to be met.

It’s basically a no-contest (in my eyes), which is a serious shame as a Pixel user myself; looks like it may be time to switch sides soon.

To the super attentive out there: you’ve probably noticed that this site has undergone a lot of changes (stylistically speaking) to put it lightly.

I’ll update the colophon in the not-too-distant future, but it essentially comes down to just continually immersing myself towards ensuring that this site (the living proof of myself as an individual) comes across in a manner that I consider perfect.

My interpretation of perfect will of course change as I expose myself to more things as a whole, which will inevitably kickstart the process of change over and over again. But change isn’t a bad thing at all. It’s that feedback loop that we incite from simply experiencing/applying new things that allows us to elevate our crafts.

After all, we are all unpolished gems, continually refining ourselves as we go along.