JD
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So, one of the retailers over here has lowered the Pixel 4a price down to €299 two weeks ago, so I pulled the trigger. First time back to stock Android since I had a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. (Oh how I loved the SGN’s curved design…) Pretty happy so far. Since I’m not using it all the time other than the occasional message, email or news check, I get some decent mileage out of it before having to recharge.
I’ve had a few of them:
Original Galaxy Nexus - 2 years before battery became issue, had to be reset all the time
Nexus 6p - didn’t last 2 years, battery and had to be reset all the time
Nexus 5 - didn’t quite last 2 years
Pixel 3 - bought 2 years and 2 months ago, still going strong, no problems
Pixel 3a - bought on launch 20 months ago, had to be factory reset
Overall, a poor record I guess. Pixel 3 has been great though.
I’ve got a Pixel 3 in my pocket right now. The camera lost the ability to focus on close-in things about 9 months after purchase. After going through a bunch of factory resets and other nonsense suggested by support, I got tired of them jumping through hoops as they desperately tried to prove it wasn’t a hardware fault that they needed to issue a warranty replacement for. So I just decided to live with it since I hardly use the camera.
Google has quality issues with their phones.
Soma
2916
That is concerning. I’ve heard quality issues with Nexus phones because manufacturing was outsourced and it depended on individual manufacturer’s own QC (LG was notoriously bad). With Pixel presumably they have direct control of QC.
I’m in the market for a new phone because of a bad case of kiss of concrete. I was about to pull the trigger on Pixel 4a 5g because of speedy updates but I have been having second thoughts. Seeing people’s Pixel crapping out does not inspire confidence.
Only Pixel and iPhone 12 meet my needs but Pixel is a whole lot cheaper.
It’s worth noting you can replace the pixel twice at the same cost. Apple hardware markup is cuckoo bananas.
My Pixel 2 is still going strong after what three, four years? Can’t recall. Anecdata, of course. But I have found it to be well-made and durable. I think it was made by HTC, who made my last phone, and it was a tank too.
My pixel 3a is great but I somehow got piece of dust IN the camera which ruins every picture.
Enidigm
2920
My Pixel 4a died in two weeks (twwooo weeekkkss!) and so I flipped back to iPhone.
I need a new phone and was poised to get the S20 FE, but now I’m waiting for Samsung’s announcement tomorrow(?) to see what the S21 lineup looks like. I suppose it will be a while before they announce a midrange S21e-ish model so I may just have to grab the S20 FE anyway.
Might anyone know when BlackBerry might make their announcement about their next phone? I can’t seem to find anything specific.
I could see the upcoming MWC event at the end of next month as a prime time to see new device announcements (Samsung is actually breaking quite an old tradition announcing early at their own event this year).
Oh that’s great thank you.
And now we’ve lost SD cards, headphone jacks, and removable batteries. Very little reason to stick with Android over iOS now :-/
I refuse to give Apple money, so that’s reason enough for me.
There are tons of Android phones that still have card slots and headphone jacks. Removable batteries are just a lost cause.
I’ve posted about it at various times, but my quest is eternally hindered by my also-requirements for current-top-end processor/RAM combo + high quality, enormous screen + (most importantly) top-tier camera quality.
There’s a handful of devices in the midrange that offer SD cards and headphone jacks, but most sacrifice the processor and/or the camera, at the very least, if not both + more.
Do you like painting yourself into a corner, Armando? ;)
How else can I compel myself to practice patience by watching it dry?
edit: But in my defense, when did flagship devices with great cameras and screens and chipsets decide they needed shittier storage, batteries, and audio options?
Have you looked at Sony’s phones? They are pretty committed to SDXC and headphone jacks and use top end processors, screens and cameras.
