Google Pixel 4a
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- Anonymous
- sxs
- 01 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 01 Sep 2020He is a Samsung fanboy and clearly has no idea how durable ... moreExcept he's not. You are clearly justifying mediocre internal storage, mediocre battery capacity and mediocre performance at higher price than what other manufacturers offer for the same specs and configuration or for even better specs and configuration. Guess who's the fanboy now. :)
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- Anonymous
- nfy
- 01 Sep 2020
MRDA, 01 Sep 2020I have similar specs on my current phone, which I've b... moreHe is a Samsung fanboy and clearly has no idea how durable flash storage is nowadays. Seen him on different comment sections, he's just pushing Samsung garbage. He also thinks everyone needs 512GB on their phone even if they don't use it. Best to ignore him.
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- Anonymous
- sxr
- 01 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 01 Sep 2020In short, using cloud services with an affordable phone is ... moreYes, it's better priced than iPhones but it doesn't change the fact you can get cheaper android phones that offer more for less.
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- Anonymous
- sxr
- 01 Sep 2020
MRDA, 01 Sep 2020I have similar specs on my current phone, which I've b... moreSure, it depends on usage and not all users just use their mobile phones as fashion accessories. If you only use your phone for call and text and browsing photos on Facebook only, you may not experience much difference in performance.
But if you download a lot of offline content (YouTube, Netflix, etc.), record personal 4K 60fps or 8K videos regularly for memorable events, or store multimedia files and personal and work files on your phone for instant access, no data wasted, you are bound to repeatedly write-erase files on internal storage because of storage limitations in the Pixel phones.
Make no mistake: It translates to much faster deterioration of internal storage whether you accept it or not. And we're not talking yet about the small batteries in the Pixel phones as well. Unless you just use your Pixel phone for call and text, battery longevity is another serious issue to consider.
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- pJy
- 01 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 01 Sep 2020Yeah, 128GB internal storage without higher storage options... moreI have similar specs on my current phone, which I've been using for over two years now. Yet to notice any slowdown or wear worth remarking on. You're catastrophising.
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- Anonymous
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- 01 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 31 Aug 2020Google wants you to subscribe to its cloud services so you ... moreIn short, using cloud services with an affordable phone is better than purchasing a premium priced phone with the same scheme (iCloud service).
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- Anonymous
- sxr
- 01 Sep 2020
Asehoo, 31 Aug 2020Why tf are all these snowflakes crying about the ROM? ITS E... moreYeah, 128GB internal storage without higher storage options or micro sd expansion is enough storage for 4K 60fps video recording and other multimedia and personal files if you write-erase, write-erase, write-erase, not to mention paying forever for cloud storage. Excellent proposition.
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- Anonymous
- sxr
- 01 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 31 Aug 2020How is 128Gb low internal storage? Many brands including so... moreThey did, but certainly offered much higher internal storage options. Not Google.
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- Anonymous
- LJD
- 31 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 31 Aug 2020Google wants you to subscribe to its cloud services so you ... moreHow is 128Gb low internal storage? Many brands including some models of xiaomi, oneplus and samsung have ditched the sd slot, the only diferencie is that Google did It first on the Nexus series
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- Asehoo
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- 31 Aug 2020
Why tf are all these snowflakes crying about the ROM? ITS EFFIN 128GB. Don't you have external storage or maybe a PC or a lappy? If you can't afford the cloud storage, don't buy this phone. But yeah, great phone 10/10 would buy.
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- Bibi
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- 31 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 31 Aug 2020Google wants you to subscribe to its cloud services so you ... moreAah, I see. Tricky there! I hade no idea that the internal storage got permanently damaged... Doesn't sound good att all.
It leta me down to be constant reminded of that the companies only is in it for the money, in the long run...
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- Anonymous
- nfy
- 31 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 31 Aug 2020Go to work first and attend board room meetings and present... moreAnd this ladies and gentlemen is a prime example of marketing getting in your head. And then they complain about targeted advertising and ad-ID.
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- Anonymous
- sxr
- 31 Aug 2020
Bibi, 30 Aug 2020I've had my 3a for 6 months or so. Did not consider th... moreGoogle wants you to subscribe to its cloud services so you pay monthly fees forever. Low internal storage naturally means FASTER wear and tear of internal storage and faster fill up. Frequent read/write/erase on the same sectors, because if limited storage means you'll quickly degrade them and you'll suffer lags from near full storage and lags from worn out internal storage earlier. These lags from internal storage wear are permanent since no factory reset will revive a worn or bad storage sector.
This means, you're more likely to have to replace your Pixel phone before it even reaches end of software support.
Strategies above are both really good for Google's business model. Not only will you pay for Google's cloud storage forever, but you'll also be accelerating your Pixel phone replacement due to rapid internal storage wear. Add to that the small battery capacity of Pixel phones. Small battery capacity means frequent charging cycles and frequent deep discharge levels (battery level frequently going below 20% before recharging due to low battery capacity), both of which are very damaging to battery longevity.
In short, Google makes more money and as a bonus, can improve machine learning algorithms on face and object detection in your photos so Google can produce more relevant ads for you (based on the kind of photos/media you upload to its cloud servers).
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- Anonymous
- sxr
- 31 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 30 Aug 2020Corporate meetings are held with laptops since they already... moreGo to work first and attend board room meetings and presentations so you'll realize just how few carry laptops anymore with the rest using phones and tablets. Unless if your meeting room is still using analog projectors with acetate transparencies.
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- Anonymous
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- 31 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 27 Aug 2020Hi, I would like to hear you opinion about Pixel 4a vs. Hua... moreWe're having the same dilemma. In the end, I've decided to just wait for the Pixel 4a since I don't like the notch in the P30 and I'd really love to experience owning a Pixel phone. My wife has the P30 pro, it's nice and takes good pictures but it's too large for me. Even the P30 is slightly bigger than the Pixel 4a.
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- Wormy
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- 30 Aug 2020
Can someone please explain why these phones are so expensive? I'm really really interested to know, maybe i'm missing something, because I don't understand and it does not make any sense.
For a phone just released it has at least 1 year old components, sub par specifications and price bigger than other phones.
I'm looking for a compact phone, but not at this price lol
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- Anonymous
- nfy
- 30 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 30 Aug 2020If you think these use case scenarios are just figment of m... moreCorporate meetings are held with laptops since they already use them in their daily tasks. You think they are typing notes and spreadsheets on their phones? You think they just pull out their phones when they have their laptops already at hand?
Hint: They don't
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- BCJ
- 30 Aug 2020
✍️,Pixel 4a camera performance is just awesome and unbeatable among all the existing phone under 45K.
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- Bibi
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- 30 Aug 2020
I've had my 3a for 6 months or so. Did not consider the storage limitation. Now I feel some regret. Is it really cheaper for the company to limit the storage capacity? I do not get it. Maybe 128 would have to be some kind of minimum in my book.
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- Anonymous
- sxs
- 30 Aug 2020
Anonymous, 23 Aug 2020GCam mod for Pixel phones showing advanced settings:
https... moreHow to get the most of GCam with advanced settings tweaks. Note that this level of control is only possible with ported/modded GCam versions and NOT with the official GCam installed in Pixel phones:
https://youtu.be/ZVvS2s9gKlU