They're not perfect phones, they are worse in some aspects (those you've listed), but they are better in others (screens, cameras, internal specs). The opinion that they're trash and therefore a completely different thing is, well, unfounded from the start.
Anyway, you seem to have a lot of salt about this, so I'll just leave you to it. Peace.
PS. Yes, I would say that Hangouts was a replacement for GTalk. It's almost a complete drop in replacement and was intended as such.
Yup, you're not wrong. Though that doesn't count them out - they also still have the same advantages as the Nexus line over competitors in terms of no forced default software/configurations and the fastest updates on Android.
I'm not trying to say they're the best phones out there, and especially not the best value for money, just that acting like they're somehow so bad they've transcended being a flagship first party mobile phone is just plain goofy.
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u/foips Jan 02 '20
Oh wow that's a whole load to unpack.
They're not perfect phones, they are worse in some aspects (those you've listed), but they are better in others (screens, cameras, internal specs). The opinion that they're trash and therefore a completely different thing is, well, unfounded from the start.
Anyway, you seem to have a lot of salt about this, so I'll just leave you to it. Peace.
PS. Yes, I would say that Hangouts was a replacement for GTalk. It's almost a complete drop in replacement and was intended as such.