Google Pixel 6a
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- RandyRiffin
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- 25 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 23 Nov 2021if they add these specs to 6A model then who gonna buy Pi... moreSometimes telephoto cameras actually are useful. If you have to zoom in 3 or 4x. Yes, you could use your feet, but really we are lazy human beings. Chipset makes sure phone is fast and STAYS fast.
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- AnonD-1025625
- 8py
- 25 Nov 2021
Darshan, 24 Nov 2021I really hope the 6a looks like the pixel 5. Pixel 5's... moreAgreed. Also 6 inchs rather than 6.2 inchs.
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- nnooo
- nEr
- 25 Nov 2021
no one interested in phones over 150.0 inch cmon make it compact 152 is to big
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- Anonymous
- keN
- 24 Nov 2021
Any rumored release date?
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- Darshan
- 7tP
- 24 Nov 2021
I really hope the 6a looks like the pixel 5. Pixel 5's design was something else.
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- Anthony
- IbI
- 24 Nov 2021
ElioX, 24 Nov 2021Are you kidding me? I LOVE good macro camera. Not shitty 2M... moreI'm still rocking a 3a Xl I got a launch. Great phone! Software support will be up in May though so I'm looking at what's come up and this is looking good
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- ElioX
- xk7
- 24 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 24 Nov 2021It's a software and chipset thing. Those two determine... moreAre you kidding me? I LOVE good macro camera. Not shitty 2MP ones but good 5MP ones. I own pixel 3a XL so I bought myself a clip on 10x/20x macro camera. It is awesome. You should try some time. Depth sensors are also useful. They get you real depth info so that portrait shots take less time. Even better is to have TOF sensor. That is very fast and is very useful for fast image processing time rather than computational portrait on pixel phones that can sometimes not find correct edges of the items/people.
About OEMs "ripping you off" - what can you do? Sit and complain or at worst case not buy their phones. Does it work for Apple? Maybe it works for Samsung? No, it doesn't. So, you can either roll with the time or use midrange or even worse, Chinese phones. I rather roll with the time and invest in a good audio jack adapter.
And no. Since all my devices have type c entry (including my lenovo Chromebook duet) I will stick an adapter to my headphones with a tape so that it is not lost and I can use it on several devices. High quality JBL headphones cost 14 eur in Germany. I can buy 2 and have an adapter in one of them all the time. Looks like a good deal for me.
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- Anonymous
- 7Wg
- 24 Nov 2021
PixelFan, 24 Nov 2021As expressed in my earlier post, I do hate the removal of t... moreIt's illogical to use TWS when you're at home sitting on your couch or lying in your bed. Especially in these covid days its very relevant.
I absolutely understand wireless is better choice outdoors. But even there, the TWS have rather poor/unreliable mic performance, as you said its not evolved enough. I'd recommend non-TWS wireless outdoors for better call quality.
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- Anonymous
- 7Wg
- 24 Nov 2021
ElioX, 24 Nov 2021battery draining is software issue
fitting a higher batter... moreIt's a software and chipset thing. Those two determine how efficient battery life is. That's why s20 has it worse than s10 even though headphone jack was removed. Btw, phones with largest batteries typically have headphone jacks.
Yes, you can choose to carry around a dongle, an extra hassle. If you lose that adapter you're out of luck, lol.
Come on man, confess that keeping headphone jack causes absolutely no harm but removing it causes many. Stop justifying OEMs ripping us off.
What's even worse is many phones don't have headphone jacks but got useless macro cameras and depth sensors. Just shows it's all about ripping off customers, not improving the product.
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- ElioX
- xk7
- 24 Nov 2021
Sohel, 24 Nov 2021No OIS. They should have given OIS.Obviously OIS is there as with previous pixel phones and A series
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- ElioX
- xk7
- 24 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 24 Nov 2021Just to get that extra capacity drained by bluetooth when y... morebattery draining is software issue
fitting a higher battery capacity into phone because of removal of 3.5mm is hardware.
Dont mix those two. You can have 6000mAh with bad software so that you can get less battery life than a 5003mAh battery phone with a better software. Read what I wrote.
And draining battery because of bt headphones can be discarded by using a simple type c to 3.5mm jack adapter. So, that is your own excuse
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- PixelFan
- w4Y
- 24 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 24 Nov 2021Don't know why you're celebrating while getting r... moreAs expressed in my earlier post, I do hate the removal of the jack but I can see why most people don't seem to mind it. The TWS buds have come to a point where they fit the use cases of 80-90% of the planet. I however belong in the remaining segment that absolutely need a 3.5mm jack, primarily because the TWS buds still haven't evolved enough.
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- PixelFan
- w4Y
- 24 Nov 2021
DevWarehouse, 24 Nov 2021This phone is so hyped up but not a big difference really u... moreIf the rumors are reliable then it'll be using the old IMX sensor of the previous gen pixels. The sensor itself is good but I have noticed the Pixel 6 series to do go overboard with the computational photography. If Tensor doesn't have the same effect on the old IMX sensor then I'd say the camera won't be an issue.
As much as I hate the removal of the 3.5mm jack and despise the possibility of a Google launching a 60Hz phone in the midrange segment in 2022. I would still say that this seems to be shaping upto be a decent device purely because of the OS experience, the software updates, the IMX sensor still being a damn good one as long as the comp photography holds up and due to the unique phone design. It might not be an outstanding midranger but a decent one nonetheless.
Even if 6a might not be remarkable, the Pixel 6 family as a whole feels like a step in the right direction. I am looking forward to what else they can do with their future devices.
- DevWarehouse
- 4gC
- 24 Nov 2021
This phone is so hyped up but not a big difference really unless a moderately remarkable camera will satisfy the consumers.
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- Sohel
- u7Q
- 24 Nov 2021
No OIS. They should have given OIS.
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- Anonymous
- 7Wg
- 24 Nov 2021
AnonD-1027450, 22 Nov 2021OEMs are removing headphone jack only thing you can do is c... moreDon't know why you're celebrating while getting ripped off. You honestly think you're really better off without headphone jacks? Lol.
As long as we have stupid consumers we'll have stupid manufacturers.
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- Anonymous
- 7Wg
- 24 Nov 2021
PixelFan, 22 Nov 2021Removing the headphone jack doesn't necessarily automa... moreYep, they took 3.5mm jack away and gave nothing in return. It's not like they replaced this jack with something better, nope. It's a complete removal of a simple but very important feature. Smartphone companies obviously win, by cutting manufacturing costs and selling overpriced TWS. End users obviously lose, but unfortunately they're too stupid and gullible to realise their own interests. Otherwise we won't have this pandemic of no headphone jacks which is now out of control. Even Xiaomi Poco series or Google's Pixel A series are affected.
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- Anonymous
- 7Wg
- 24 Nov 2021
ElioX, 22 Nov 2021They could have left that part empty, but they already wrot... moreJust to get that extra capacity drained by bluetooth when you're at home sitting or lying down! In then end you lose. Indeed, stupid/gullible end users are the reason OEMs get away with these unjust decisions.
In the end it's just another excuse, firstly it was waterproofing, now battery capacity and so on. I think it was Samsung who brought in this battery capacity excuse to justify omission of headphone jack on s20 series. But according to gsmarena, s20 has worse battery than s10 (link: https://www.gsmarena.com/battery-test.php3)
Dont get me wrong, I'm aware they fixed it on s21, but it's due to better chipset and overall improved optimization, not omitting the 3.5mm jack.
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- Anonymous
- 7Wg
- 24 Nov 2021
Why no headphone jack? Boycott phones without headphone jack. Its going too far even cheap phones now losing it. Not giving 3.5mm jack is inexcusable