Maybe the best two mid-ranger phones available in the USA right now! Google and OnePlus sell at the same MSRP, but they offer VERY different experiences. It’s time for a showdown!
I would not swap my 12R for an 8a, no way. Screen size and fast charge are more important to me than anything the Pixel offers.
The compromises are less important to me. Camera, flat screen, availability of ROMs and all that, are probably the biggest. I can live with the camera, it’s fine for normal stuff. The curved screen can be annoying but only very occasionally. I can live with it.
There are already custom ROMs for the 12R. The process isn’t as straightforward but I don’t use them until official support ends. By then it’s likely to be smoothed out, along with the compatibility of things like Gcam.
I think the 12R is well worth considering in it’s own right as a decent phone. As an alternative to the 8a, for me there’s no competition.
YMMV.
