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gib444 • yesterday at 1:54 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Just be careful with the 8

Don't forget the notorious vertical pink line issue! Luckily that had (has?) an extended warranty programme.


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randlet • yesterday at 7:20 PM

My Pixel 8 failed with the exact failure mode (supposedly) covered by that extended warranty [0] program after owning it for 18 months. I had a very frustrating back and forth with Google support and in the end they refused to fix it under warranty because it wasn't manufactured in a specific batch.

Flagship phone turned into a useless device after 18 months of ownership due to a manufacturing issue and I've got no recourse. I'm done with Pixel and Google in general.

[0] https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/15009955?hl=en

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