Can a three-year-old “T” refresh still tell us more about where Android went right than half the shiny launches in 2026? The OnePlus 3T was never meant to be a full sequel. It was a mid-cycle spec bump to the OnePlus 3, a €40 premium for a faster Snapdragon 821, a bigger 3,400 mAh battery, […]
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Google Pixel XL: Premium Nexus or Overpriced Experiment?
If you’re looking at the original Google Pixel XL in 2024—whether as a cheap used flagship or just for nostalgia—you need to know exactly what Google got right and where it played things too safe. The Pixel XL wasn’t a Nexus-style dev toy. It was Google’s first attempt at a mass-market, full-price flagship. The result […]
Google Pixel Review: Google’s First ‘G Phone’ Aims High, Lands Mid-Pack
Pixel: From Nexus Underdog to Mainstream Contender Google didn’t just launch a new phone with the Pixel; it tried to retire the entire Nexus idea. Instead of affordable, developer-friendly hardware, we got a premium, HTC-built flagship priced exactly like the iPhone 7: $650 in the US, plus $120 if you want the XL, and another […]