{"id":219353,"date":"2026-03-03T06:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/i-want-to-be-a-pixel-fan-but-i-think-im-cursed\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T07:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:00:09","slug":"i-want-to-be-a-pixel-fan-but-i-think-im-cursed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/i-want-to-be-a-pixel-fan-but-i-think-im-cursed\/","title":{"rendered":"I want to be a Pixel fan, but I think I\u2019m cursed"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to be a Pixel fan, but I think I\u2019m cursed<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/pixel-curse-3643654\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-03 06:41:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Adamya Sharma \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a fan of Google\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

As much as I want to love the Pixel family, they just don\u2019t seem to love me back. While part of me would love to give Google another try, I can\u2019t help but feel like I\u2019m cursed. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n

Have you had good luck with the Pixel series?<\/h3>\n

10 votes<\/p>\n

Yes, I’ve never had a major problem.<\/p>\n

60%<\/p>\n

Mostly yes, though I’ve had some problems.<\/p>\n

30%<\/p>\n

No, I’m also kind of cursed.<\/p>\n

10%<\/p>\n

Other (Let us know in the comments)<\/p>\n

0%<\/p>\n

I was a Pixel loyalist for years, but bad luck ruined me<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

\"Google<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019t. The only real issue was the battery life.<\/p>\n

The Pixel 4XL was easily my favorite and more reliable Pixel in the early days, but even it failed eventually. <\/p>\n

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\u2019t turn on at all. I was able to confirm it wasn\u2019t the battery, but a motherboard failure.<\/p>\n

After that, I dabbled with various devices but ultimately settled on Samsung as my main brand of choice. It wasn\u2019t that I liked Samsung One UI better; it\u2019s simply that my luck with Samsung products (outside of foldables) seemed to be…<\/p>\n

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