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Android 15: a nicer upgrade than expected.

After upgrading my Pixel 7a to Android 15 almost a month ago, the biggest improvement I've seen in the user experience side has been a longer battery life.

Normally on Android 14 by about 8:00 PM, I had about 30% of the battery left. Now, it normally has about 50% with a normal use on workday, on weekends it could be around 40% with heavy use of WhatsApp, social media, and Spotify. Not to mentions between 3 or 4 hours of Bluetooth while I stream music or podcasts on Spotify.

I also feel the Bluetooth connection with my earphones a lot more stable, and the connection feels faster. In general, the user experience feels better with no major downsides so far.

The upgrades from Android 12 to 13, on a Motorola phone, and from 13 to 14, on a Nothing Phone 1, were really good. Yet, they didn't feel as good as the upgrade on the Pixel 7a. Though the one on the Nothing Phone 1 comes close but not enough.

To be honest, unless something changes in a big way, the only two phones brands I'd consider in two years time to upgrade my phone are Nothing and Pixel. Specially because mid-range smartphones offer me the best value of my money for what I want, and need.

Not to mentions that I much prefer Android over iOS. Not that iOS, or iPhone, are bad in themselves, is more than Android works better for me. More far more willing to jump between different brand within the Android ecosystem, that to make the jump to iPhone.

Even more than I'm firmly on the Linux camp with my laptops, specifically with Linux Mint. As such, I rather not move into Apple's ecosystem at all.

When I moved from Symbian to Android, I didn't expect much. But, about a decade later I must admit that I have not looked back. Though, I still would have liked to see Symbian succeed and become a third player on the smartphone OS arena.

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