I want to be a Pixel fan, but I think I’m cursed
I want to be a Pixel fan, but I think I’m cursed
https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-curse-3643654/
Publish Date: 2026-03-03 06:41:00
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Adamya Sharma / Android Authority
I’ve been a fan of Google’s vision for Android since the early days, investing in multiple Nexus and Pixel devices along the way. While my experience with the Nexus family is remembered fondly, my time with the Pixel series is a bit more complicated.
As much as I want to love the Pixel family, they just don’t seem to love me back. While part of me would love to give Google another try, I can’t help but feel like I’m cursed. Here’s why.
Have you had good luck with the Pixel series?
10 votes
Yes, I’ve never had a major problem.
60%
Mostly yes, though I’ve had some problems.
30%
No, I’m also kind of cursed.
10%
Other (Let us know in the comments)
0%
I was a Pixel loyalist for years, but bad luck ruined me
I personally owned the original Pixel and received the Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 family of phones via work. The first three generations of the Pixel family were all great, and yet they all developed bootloop issues during my time using them as either daily drivers or as testing devices. All in all, none of those first Pixels lasted me more than about a year.
Then along came the Pixel 4 XL, which remains my favorite phone ever. It was smooth to use, had a great camera, looked great, and was stable in a way many of the early Pixels weren’t. The only real issue was the battery life.
The Pixel 4XL was easily my favorite and more reliable Pixel in the early days, but even it failed eventually.
I loved my Pixel 4 XL, and while I tested many other devices, I ended up keeping it as my personal phone for two years, and then as a testing device and secondary phone until late 2021. Then one day, it just suddenly wouldn’t turn on at all. I was able to confirm it wasn’t the battery, but a motherboard failure.
After that, I dabbled with various devices but ultimately settled on Samsung as my main brand of choice. It wasn’t that I liked Samsung One UI better; it’s simply that my luck with Samsung products (outside of foldables) seemed to be…
