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I've been using Samsung phones for several years (currently still using a Galaxy S6), and my Pixel is supposed to come around the end of the month. Did they really get rid of app badges? That has been a thing for a while, unless I'm not understanding what "badges" are. Also, is the battery life on an iPhone good enough that you don't have to charge it every day. I can't remember owning a smartphone that could go longer than 24+ hours on one charge.

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> is the battery life on an iPhone good enough that you don't have to charge it every day

Yup. I have an iPhone 6, and routinely go two days between charges. I can charge it overnight, use it all day, skip a night, all day again, and still have about ~20% charge still left by the time I plug it in the next night before bed.

I have a 6s+. With light usage my phone will often last a full 3 days between charges.

Badges on Samsung devices are a TouchWiz thing, they aren't part of "regular" Android. You won't have them on your Pixel.

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