Essential Phone is the only non-Google handset updated to Android 9 Pie today

That last part is blatantly false and you know that.

How is it false? It gets updated monthly, and it did get updated to the latest security patch faster than Pixel phones did few times already.

Did this month too, essential included security update in new os update. Pixels have to download it separately.

Nope, Apple delivers a yearly downgrade to all previous iPhones to push hardware upgrades (new iPhones come with the software and therefore, do not get an update at that time). Then about 3 months after with an iOS X.1 update Apple fixes everything that was downgraded to an iFan palatable level and so I guess that qualifies as an update. So Apple is usually 3 months late while Google usually delivers on time, but has issues sometimes like they did with Oreo. Go ahead and disprove that if you can.

"Go ahead and disprove that if you can" How am I supposed to disprove your opinion? It's an opinion.

the phone is premium on paper. that's about it lol

Obviously you have never held or used one before. A phone that is built like this is usually sold for 800+ dollars.

I don't know guy, titanium and ceramic for 400 vs lets say....glass and aluminium for 1000?? I guess I will have to use iFan math to better explain this. Even vehement iFans know that glass + ceramic or steel (much less titanium) in watch form is apparently more premium than glass and aluminium in watch form according to their spiritual and temporal deities at cupertino. iFan Aluminium Watch = $330 iFan Steel Watch = $700 iFan Ceramic Watch = $1300 Now great leader Tim Cook can't be wrong....right?

Apple and google update there phones faster than anybody. It’s the ph e companies that want to add there own twist and take forever to change it. It’s not androids fault either. Google wants the updates to go out faster. If only they finally can implement a build that can update everything fast and all the phone companies can add a over layer that don’t effect the main system. Like a skin over android. I know google is working on it or I forget what’s it called

I own a Pixel 2 XL, A iPhone 7 and and essential. Although the update speed on the essential has been very good I will say all of those are about equal.

Same. Actually keep adjusting it down more as day goes by. Learning it's ranges it seems.

I'm starting to think the same. The max may be higher, but the increase is more gradual now. Where I usually kept it at about 20-25% before, now I have it closer to 50%.

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