They largely fixed battery drain in the 9 series. It's now in the same league as Samsung and Apple.

I wonder why people downvote this... some kind of brand loyalty/emnity, or buyer's remorse?

The new law does not mandate third-party review. It's the innkeeper claiming that the wine is good.

Experiencing it right now... Still no battery update for my phone, but I am currently away on vacation and am dreading the moment it will become a fancy brick

Had endlesss issues with 2x Nexus phones, eschewed google, gave them another chance with a Pixel 6Pro, sold it after a month it was so shitty and grabbed a Samsung S22u that i still use. I use the pen so often its shitty not having one and goodlock does along looottts of customisation. I also mostly prefer their apps to googles, alas googles cant be deleted

I can anecdotally attest to this. I've been using the same Samsung phone since basically 2020 with original battery and the runtime is still damn good for what I need.

From a budget phone to a flagship?

Yeah, i can see how the difference would be night and day....

Regardless pixel is a great series of phone if the OS works for you then stick with google phones.

Personally i like samsung. Even if they have gotten pretty shady. Since i owned the s2 years back i have always found myself liking samsung.

Tried nexus 6, tried the OG pixel which i liked but ruined when i dropped it in a barrel filled with potatos and water. (No k wont elaborate, its more fun to leave you guessing)

Tried huawei and enjoyed my p20 pro and p30 pro but once the fold 3 came out i was back with samsung. Got a fold 6 now and am very happy.

If i recall, since the advent of smart phones, i went:
Sony xperia x10,
Galaxy S2,
Galaxy S4 mini,
Google Nexus 6,
Google Pixel,
Huawei P20 pro,
Huawei P30 pro,
Galaxy Fold 3,
Galaxy Fold 6,

Try cleaning out the USB-C port. Lint gets compacted in there and it can prevent the plug from seating correctly. Most charging problems I’ve had were resolved by scraping the lint out of the port, with a plastic floss pick thing or an unbent staple. Careful not to damage the contacts though.

I used the A71 early 2020 till about a month or two ago, and it was a fantastic phone. Only reason I moved was it's out of support, so no more security updates.

The battery was still rated at >90%. And I'd believe it, I never had to worry about it lasting a whole day. My only complaint about the phone was even during its support period the security patches were infrequent.

I contemplated Samsung again but chose a Pixel 9a due to the monthly security updates for 7 years. And in doing so I've given up dual sim, headphone jack and sd card slot (but few phones have all those features now).

I'm curious what made your experience with the A71 so terrible?

It was constantly giving out mistaken SOS messages. It would lock up and I'd have to constantly reset.

The final straw was when I was travelling to a work site I had never been to before. It locked up with a static screen and refused to reset. I had to stop at a gas station, at 4am, actually talk to another person and buy a map.

It was slow, buggy, constantly trying to get me to use their Samsung store, .etc...

When I moved to Pixel, it gave me the iPhone experience where shit just worked. And it integrated more things for me, which was convenient at the time. (But now I know it is scraping the fuck out of everything I do/see/hear.)

I am glad you have had a better experience than me. I am pretty happy with Pixel now but I am going to try the Graphene route this weekend.

I appreciate your response.

Well, maybe I'll try again in the future but I don't currently own a Samsung.

There is no Battery information option under About Phone on my Pixel 6a

Ive not heard of this - were you on the standard Google OS? I wonder if that makes any difference.

I've been on custom ROM (CalyxOS) for most of the phone's life.

Same, got mine in early 2020 and the battery is still at 87% capacity.

Jobs figured everything out a long time ago. Why are you desecrating his memory?

Figured what out?

finally some good news for us Samsung victims/owners.

What are you talking about? The article doesn't mention him.

You're comparing apples and oranges. The A71 isn't supposed to be comparable with a pixel 9.

You're comparing the three-door Nissan to a Lamborghini