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I love the Pixel Camera experience and when I have tried others like a S22Ultra I regretted it.
I just want a better modem now and was intrigued by the new modem in the 9 series. The Pixel 8 Pro I have is a great device and the only things about the P9P that interest me are the updated modem and possibly some perceptible camera improvements. As an enthusiast I'm willing to spend a little more to be an early adopter for the latest and greatest.
I can accept some price increases but what pisses me off are the laughable trade-in values here in Canada vs the USA. I've been following various posts here on what folks are getting at the Google Store and Best Buy compared to what we can get here and trade-ins are roughly at about half here, give or take. It has been this way for a while on trade-ins here in Canada, but the base price increases on the 9 series just makes it more glaring.
I'll wait for the reviews and user experiences to see if this is a worthy upgrade for me or not and if it is, then I'll wait for the price-drops later in the fall and to see what carriers do on monthly financing.
I'm feeling salty about this because I do like the latest tech as an enthusiast but I don't appreciate being treated so differently here in Canada vs the USA on the cost to upgrade. So while I was initially excited to try this device and pay a bit of a premium as an early-adopter, the disparity on trade-ins just sours this release for me big-time.