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Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A

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Post by jakub_g »

mehrdadn wrote: post #244
ss3000 wrote: post #240

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not a huge Apple fanboy by any measure, but one thing I do appreciate is that they consider wireless charging to be a table stakes feature, and include it even in their "budget" phones. They clearly understand how dramatically it elevates the user experience. Compare that to every Android manufacturer who either don't offer wireless charging at all or gate it to flagships, it's a really sad state of affairs for s…

Never used wireless charging but also never really understood what is so dramatically elevating about it. Is it just the requirement for 1 hand vs. 2 hands that people find so life-changing? Doesn't it waste a ton of power in the process?

(Not using wireless charging either)

One advantage is that it does not destroy the USB port. Constant plugging and unplugging can really wear some ports after 1-2 years, depending on manufacturing quality. To the point that it won't charge anymore. (Hopefully will be less of an issue with USB-C which seems better designed than microUSB). Plus the convenience.

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Post by tomcam »

userbinator wrote: post #252
malkia wrote: post #27

Has Audio Jack! (Comparison with other Pixel 4's) - https://store.google.com/magazine/compare_pixel?toggler0=Pix...

A bit sad and amusing that a physical jack is actually considered a feature now... what's next, removable battery? Expandable storage?

A boy can dream, can’t he?

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Post by kazen44 »

Godel_unicode wrote: post #163
whalesalad wrote: post #145

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You ever tried to buy an IBM Thinkpad? There are like 20,000 configurations displayed on the same single website page. It’s a disaster shopping for pre-assembled PC’s.

First, IBM doesn't make thinkpads and hasn't for close to a decade. Second, this is just because they know who their market is. They're deliberately not marketing their laptops to people who don't want to have to handle a little bit of complexity in exchange for flexibility. Apple is the Sony rx100; good but not great sensor, good but not great lens, good but not great audio. Everything is fixed and you can only make…

Also, thinkpads are still a bussiness line of laptops aimed at the corporate market.

having a ton of options makes a lot of sense when it allows you to bring the price down. Making a change that saves you 50$ of a 1000$ laptop might not seem like a big deal, but it adds up if you buy a couple of hundred of them.

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Post by kazen44 »

hocuspocus wrote: post #100
rodnim wrote: post #43

Sadly enough, still only available in a few countries. :(

And not even at the same time: > Australia (September 10), Canada (September 10), France (September 10), Germany, India (October), Ireland, Italy, Japan (August 20), Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States. Ten years after the first Nexus, Google still doesn't know how to sell hardware.

This is something that suprised me with apple. Apple has the physical aspect and support done very well. My SO's iphone broke and it needed some parts replaced. Instead of having some online warranty drama, apple just changes out the device in the store.

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Post by kazen44 »

hocuspocus wrote: post #100
rodnim wrote: post #43

Sadly enough, still only available in a few countries. :(

And not even at the same time: > Australia (September 10), Canada (September 10), France (September 10), Germany, India (October), Ireland, Italy, Japan (August 20), Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States. Ten years after the first Nexus, Google still doesn't know how to sell hardware.

This is something that suprised me with apple. Apple has the physical aspect and support done very well. My SO's iphone broke and it needed some parts replaced. Instead of having some online warranty dram

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Post by snazz »

dont__panic wrote: post #245
JohnTHaller wrote: post #153

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$349 for a phone that will get full OS updates for 3 years works out to $9.69 per month. That's pretty solid. The competing Apple variant (lower res HDish screen but much faster CPU) is the iPhone SE 128GB for $449. It will probably get OS updates for 5 years which works out to $7.48 per month.

Keep in mind two significant caveats: - phone batteries basically on last 2 years or less (iPhones are rated to 80% capacity after 500 cycles), which means your phone will last 4/5 as long as it did when new and possibly shut off prematurely in cold/hot temperatures unless you pay for a battery replacement ($50-100+) - since we bring phones with us pretty much anywhere, a random fall in a pool, an unforseen rain stor…

Batteries last more like five years, in my experience, although it does depend on your usage patterns. I'm about 300 cycles in and still at 98% capacity on my iPhone 8.

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Post by droidno9 »

JeremyNT wrote: post #237
droidno9 wrote: post #68

This is an awesome phone at $350. I currently have the Pixel 4, but if this was available when I was making my purchase decision, I'd probably have gone with it. That said, the Pixel line of phones isn't known for having long lasting battery. A feature that I've found to be indispensable is wireless charging. I just rest my Pixel 4 on a vertical charging base throughout the day. Otherwise, I'd have to have to constan…

> That said, the Pixel line of phones isn't known for having long lasting battery. A feature that I've found to be indispensable is wireless charging. I just rest my Pixel 4 on a vertical charging base throughout the day. Otherwise, I'd have to have to constantly plug/unplug the phone throughout the day to charge, and that'd be a huge regression in the user experience. Note that the 4a actually has a larger battery t…

About 12% larger capacity. Not enough of an improvement to eliminate this problem.

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Post by sf_rob »

artimaeis wrote: post #201
kharms wrote: post #183

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There is a little 3.5mm-to-lightning dongle that came with at least the iPhone 7. Not sure if it comes with the current model, but FYI. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMX62AM/A/lightning-to-35...

They don’t come in the box anymore, but are fairly affordable at $9. Also, they’re quite effective devices: https://www.kenrockwell.com/apple/lightning-adapter-audio-qu...

They aren't durable in my experience though. Although most apple cords have issues with the connection "neck" (not sure of the actual nomenclature).

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Post by mrigor »

droidno9 wrote: post #68

This is an awesome phone at $350. I currently have the Pixel 4, but if this was available when I was making my purchase decision, I'd probably have gone with it. That said, the Pixel line of phones isn't known for having long lasting battery. A feature that I've found to be indispensable is wireless charging. I just rest my Pixel 4 on a vertical charging base throughout the day. Otherwise, I'd have to have to constan…

what BT accessories did you settle on?
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