2020 Winners and Losers: Google
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- Yasid Faisal
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- 02 Jan 2021
Me reading this on my 4a :'(
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- ILx
- 02 Jan 2021
Wrong I upgraded from a 4xl and the 5 has been a better phone in every aspect for me
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- germanforjohn
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- 02 Jan 2021
Ed Ishida, 02 Jan 2021Well, with the lack of 5G and Wireless charging technologie... moreThe 4a does have 5g. Get your Apple lovin' instaposting butt out of here.
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- 02 Jan 2021
Ed Ishida, 02 Jan 2021Well, with the lack of 5G and Wireless charging technologie... morelmao oh noes cheap phone can't download movie in five seconds don't buy bad phone
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- Mar52
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- 02 Jan 2021
Phone of the year, the pixel 4a why? The price, camera & software. Night 🌙 that actually competes with the top 🐕 ies. Simple choice folks!
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- wongwatt
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- 02 Jan 2021
Anonymous, 01 Jan 2021Just give me stock android and some kind of waterproofing, ... morePixels are not stock Android, they are skinned by Google's Pixel team.
Sony's skin is just as stock and uses all of the same default apps. OnePlus used to but have started to move away.
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- wongwatt
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- 02 Jan 2021
Oscar, 02 Jan 2021If you're looking for value for money, I'd recomm... moreOxygen OS is no longer like stock Android, it's now Samsung OneUI Lite.
They're also becoming very good at providing extremely buggy updates...
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- Anonymous
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- 02 Jan 2021
Anonymous, 02 Jan 2021The best smartphones of 2020, in my opinion: pixel 4a, 4a 5... moreYou clearly didn't own any of those if you say so
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- gG7
- 02 Jan 2021
Google ftw, everyone saying otherwise never owned a pixel phone. Haters gonna hate hahah
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- Athish
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- 02 Jan 2021
Mathius1986, 02 Jan 2021For me the Pixel 4a is a winner. Lightweight, intelligent, ... moreMe too
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- Muthu
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- 02 Jan 2021
After waiting for 2 years to get a replacement to the PIXEL 2 .... After realizing that Google won't release the PIXEL 5 in Singapore ... Until this day atleast ..... I have moved back to Apple 12Pro Max now and almost set to switch off this device for the last time. Sad ... But .. it is not fine with me that I was forced to choose a lower end 4a device. Thanks and goodbye PIXEL.
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- Kimurr
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- 02 Jan 2021
To say that 4a is a loser definitely a weird choice. Yes it's not the most advance smartphone and it could potentially cost less but it is almost unique device in an android market. 4a 5G is definitely not very interesting for me but I see it being a good offer for some people with nice balance. Pixel 5 though is in odd place, so much so it competes with 4a in some categories which is half the price.
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- Oscar
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- 02 Jan 2021
Han Sum, 02 Jan 2021I am still using a Pixel 2XL and am fairly happy with it; b... moreIf you're looking for value for money, I'd recommend looking at OnePlus. They're Oxygen OS Android skin is very similar to stock android with some added benefits, and their cameras don't over process images to smooth them and make the quality look better.
Ultimately, I would recommend a Pixel phone, but if you find them over priced for the experience you gain, I think OnePlus make fabulous phones for the price you pay.
It seems to be the case that, when you start adding not so obvious features to smartphones such as a display benefit or software feature, the price to performance ratio sky rockets. In reality, OnePlus are very honest about their phone prices and make a large variety of phones without trying to sneakily cut corners to keep price down.
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- Mathius1986
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- 02 Jan 2021
For me the Pixel 4a is a winner. Lightweight, intelligent, and small. The overall experience, compared with the previous huge bricks, is brilliant. A five-star cellphone.
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- Ed Ishida
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- 02 Jan 2021
Traveller-cz, 01 Jan 2021For me the 4a is not a loser. It's size is perfect and... moreWell, with the lack of 5G and Wireless charging technologies the 4a was born dead already...
Wireless charging is the standard for the market nowadays and those who already have a flagship device with this technology (and all the accessories) will not go back in time and get a phone without it.
If you think about a device to stay with it for a couple of years, you will not get a device that is not 5G capable, as you will be outdated soon.
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- Bob
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- 02 Jan 2021
Yeah, I think the 4a is a great phone, so in this respect no loser. But the avalability is still below par in some countries - you have to go through middlemen and of course you can't get it for the 340 euros anymore. The price will be much higher, if you can get it at all.
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- Anandu
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- 02 Jan 2021
Pixel 4a is definitely the winner. Size is perfect, performance is snappy, camera is as good as any other pixel phones out there
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- Kafil
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- 02 Jan 2021
These all Google phones are winner in their own price segment.
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- Anonymous
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- 02 Jan 2021
Anonymous, 02 Jan 2021The problem with Pixels is that you can't really play ... moreThat should be "I'm not saying that Google doesn't make good phones."