Google Pixel 6a renders suggest compact midranger in the works
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- 22 Nov 2021
I still can't recommend any google phones yet, they are not available, they are more expensive than us market and the service is non existing!
And oh boy who needs a phone with so many software problems even if is cheap???
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ABF Media, 22 Nov 2021The way they spy on their own employees makes you think wha... moreEverybody spies on their employees to a point. You cant just say they do "background data mining and tracking" without any legal data. Otherwise you are just accusing blindly, which is trash talk. Dont do that
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ABF Media, 22 Nov 2021I doubt Google will price this below 500$Yes, it will be 499 at least
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T the Tinkerer, 22 Nov 2021It likely won't have the tensor SoC, as there wouldn&#... morePixel A series are known for everyday use. Not their high performance. This A series will be same as others. It will be made with SD chipset, everyday computation power (as 3a/4a/5a) and long battery life (as 3a XL and 5a).
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Aan2007, 22 Nov 2021152mm * 72mm ain't compact phone FFS, it has to be max... moreO really?
And who made those rules? Are you aware that world moves on and doesn't stop in 2012? That is no longer compact phone. This is current compact phone. As is pixel 5 and 4a
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stivi737, 22 Nov 2021you now that you should pay for paid apps in Android too, d... moreI have always had android phones and the apps that I paid on one android phone can be used on next one.
If you are NEW to apple world, you will need to REPAY for all those apps because now they are on another platform.
I myself am an android developer. I would neither do not condone piracy
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- 22 Nov 2021
I think Google should give up on the smartphone market at this point, or at least stick to making midrangers with low expectations.
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Skar, 22 Nov 2021Actually, best compact phone right now is S10e, then 13 min... moreI didn't say Pixel 5 is the best, far from it. And none of the phones you mentiond have 6" screen. So I don't understand how those are revelant to my comment or your prefered dimensions you posted in your previous comment. Also isn't S10e discontinued already? Dope phone though, used to be my favorite from Samsung, sad they didn't renewed it.
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Anonymous, 22 Nov 2021Android cannot be 'compact'.
Any which tries t... moreIos devices can't even do some basic things that budget Android phones can.
That's coz the operating system is light and devoid of all the heavy duty features.
Android has multiple things running in background which gives an experience that is simply not available on ios.
Ios can't even do true multitasking as they employ the technique of apps freezing in the background. This is why a less capable OS ends up consuming less resources and hence less battery life.
Also Apple uses the lower power cores most of the time, thus foooling people into thinking the high performance cores on a15 are more efficient when in reality they are capped by TDP and not used often. Afcourse, don't expect Anandtech to write an article exposing this, they are busy accusing android manufacturers of cheating for activating high performance mode during benchmarks.
Also try 5g on iPhones, it will drain your battery in no time because apple won't embedd the modem internally.
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ElioX, 22 Nov 2021You cant just make stuff up as "background data mining... moreThe way they spy on their own employees makes you think what they must be doing to their customers.
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It likely won't have the tensor SoC, as there wouldn't be very much differentiation. Please let it be a TSMC fab'd chip, please. It doesn't need the neural power of the proper 6/6 Pro, it's a midranger. It'll have great performance and excellent endurance like the Pixel A's before it.
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AngryLithuanian, 22 Nov 2021There's Pixel 5 if you need those dimensions. The most... moreActually, best compact phone right now is S10e, then 13 mini (which could be too small, probably main reason it flopped).
Maybe iphone 8, SE had great size and thus having great sales (fingerprint sensor and price aside)
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- 22 Nov 2021
Anonymous, 22 Nov 2021Can't you get dongles with proper ldac support in them?LDAC is for wireless.
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- 22 Nov 2021
Obviously it does not have tensor.
Otherwise this 6a and 6 would be 95% similar.
Another website reports SD765.
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Ska, 22 Nov 20216.2 is too big, also the width is a bit large at 71+mm G... moreThere's Pixel 5 if you need those dimensions. The most compact 6" phone on the market right now.
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ElioX, 22 Nov 2021That phone costs 3 pixel 6 devices. Even my developer lapto... moreCan you say your name that you use for your android apps ? as in the developer / company name, so I know to stay away from your apps on the app store
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Anonymous, 22 Nov 2021Looks at Xperia 1 pro, That phone costs 3 pixel 6 devices. Even my developer laptop is cheaper than that. My whole PC+accessories with which I build android apps and frameworks cost less than that.
That is not a price to be given to a smartphone. That is for filthy rich people that want to show off.
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WhyGoogle, 22 Nov 2021Lmao! Like android phones have 3.5 mm jack dude which year ... moreYou cant just buy "iphone". With Apple ecosystem you will have to buy every bit of their products and subscriptions. Had several friends that been there and done that. I would never.
As I wrote in my post, buy a 9$ dongle and be done with 3.5mm jack. That simple.
Abscense of 3.5mm jack and microSD expansion is similar with all Apple phones and some Android phones. But it is definitely not an excuse to buy an Apple device.
Availability is another topic. But I would rather open a different argument - repairability. Apple is still the worst manufacturer for its repairability and 3rd party replacements. For android it is quite easy. Especially pixel.