I’ve been questioning if android is even profitable enough for manufacturers to justify it in the US, like apple has the largest market share in the US and I see that everyday. Nearly every phone I see is an iPhone. The android phones I do see are rarely flagships.
(Just to be clear, I use a Pixel but hate Google as a company)
Tbh idk about all of this, I think it’s just a QA issue and these things don’t affect most units.
You can say the same thing for samsung batteries, apple cables, etc.
My 6a has always had good reception (even though forums said it had problematic reception). The battery, software update, etc have been a non issue, and the bloat free software’s been stellar.
Maybe I have biases because of confirmation bias and I got this phone for an outrageously cheap price, but I still think pixels are one of the best androids, if not the best.
Plus, you can install GrapheneOS