On this topic, have you watched how almost all online reviewers gives the pixel 9 excellent scores despite it having a shit cpu, is extreamly overpriced, has most of its Ai capabilities turned off in Europe, charges extreamly slow and is heavy like a brick?
It’s kind of obvious that Google is paying them.
Or if they give a bad review they won’t get a free phone to review next time.
Ai capabilities turned off in Europe
I don’t know the backstory but I’m guessing it’s slurping up your privacy so hard it’s illegal in Europe.
IMO the pixel 7 series was the last series worth buying
The 8-series and beyond have a more power efficient CPU. Yes it’s the same general design so it’s not faster but it’s built on a smaller node. I don’t remember well but the modem might be a bit newer too and given how shit the Exynos modem is, any improvement is welcome.
Maybe in a few years the 9 will be a good option when the price goes down. It will keep the software support,
Reasoning: It has a very good quality camera, even today, although obviously missing out on ultrawide and telephoto. It’s got a very nice OLED screen, and it’s built very solid. The audio is also excellent and seldom touched on. I also love the active edge feature, where you can squeeze to trigger a command(e.g. open camera, activate assistant, flashlight). It launched at 400$US.
In my lifetime, I’ve owned three of these phones, two 3as and one 3a xl.
Reasoning: It has a very good quality camera, even today, although obviously missing out on ultrawide and telephoto. It’s got a very nice OLED screen, and it’s built very solid. The audio is also excellent and seldom touched on. I also love the active edge feature, where you can squeeze to trigger a command(e.g. open camera, activate assistant, flashlight). It launched at 400$US.
In my lifetime, I’ve owned three of these phones, two 3as and one 3a xl.
The 3 was better
But double the price.
Pixel 5 gang!
I’m pretty satisfied with my 4a. Are there any downgrades between the two generations?
The 4a has more cameras and a significantly improved screen:body ratio, aswell as the usual upgrades with new generation phones
I just bought a 4a. I don’t want a 6-6.5" phone, damnit.
Don’t open the next bottle.
The best phone is thr cheapest phone that fit your need the best and last long
Looking at it you would think not but I’m a big guy, so have fairly large hands, and I found it super comfortable to type on. It was designed and made in a way that gave a really positive typing experience whilst minimising incorrect key presses despite having tiny ass keys.
Tragically, it appears no custom roms are available for the Key⊪2. It’s an interesting concept, however.
Reasons
- Excellent camera, still holds up today
- Great OLED screen
- Outstanding audio
- Active edge(squeeze the phone to do something)
- Launched at 400$
I’ve owned 2 3as and one 3a xl
Nah. Enjoy your fantasy. Let us know how it goes.
Edit: is this opinion based on the size of the phone?
I’d love to hear some input on what you think the best phone ever made is.
The Pixel 5 was a better phone than the 3A. CHANGE MY MIND!
Oneplus 7 Pro on release. Amazing phone, great value. Still holds up years later
Oh man the early Onepluses (up to 3 or so) were the best! They were so much cheaper than other phones at that price. Must have been selling my data or slave labour or loss leader because the value was crazy.
This your post declaring you thinking the 3A is the GOAT.
The “change my mind” part of the meme is bait.
I’m perfectly happy watching you squirm.
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Reasoning: It has a very good quality camera, even today, although obviously missing out on ultrawide and telephoto. It’s got a very nice OLED screen, and it’s built very solid. The audio is also excellent and seldom touched on. I also love the active edge feature, where you can squeeze to trigger a command(e.g. open camera, activate assistant, flashlight). It launched at 400$US.
In my lifetime, I’ve owned three of these phones, two 3as and one 3a xl.
Nexus 5.
That would have been my second place, the nexus phones were unrivaled in quality.
Unrivalled in quality? IMO quality was one of the only bad things about the Nexus phones. 2 people I know switched to iPhones permanently after the constant issues they had with their Nexus 5s.
The Nexus 6P seemed high quality, I’ll grant you, but the batteries were absolutely appalling. Mine would regularly die on 60%, or just on a cold day.
“unrivaled in quality”
Are we forgetting the countless issues the Nexus phones had? The 5 for instance had bad camera quality and battery life even for the time, the speaker was as loud as a whisper, the side buttons would stick with less then a year of usage…
Sure, my 6p might bootloop, but the metal on the back is super nice, and it’s overall a well-built phone.
I got Google to give me a full refund before my 6P bootlooped so I bought a Pixel XL. No Pixels since for me. Oneplus 7T Pro then Zenfone 10.
Fortunately the 6p’s bootlooping is fixed by talented developers, all you need to do is flash a new kernel.
Even then Nexus and early Pixels I used had pretty meh battery experiences. The highlights now are the cameras but there’s too much AI crap for my liking and Exynos bones put me off. Let’s see what’s about when my Zenfone 10 starts ageing. It’s been a quirky, mildly buggy (mainly Telegram crashes) but otherwise solid experience, with meh cameras vs the Pixel and Samsung offerings. Stabilisation on videos has been solid though thanks to the gimbal.
Gross, Google.
Of course, I’ve got my 3as running lineageos right now, no Gapps
For the time, I’d argue the Galaxy S8 was better. 2 years older, was IP68, Super AMOLED, better resolution, better chip, better CPU, micro SD, and 3.5mm jack.
Another solid phone, but also it launched at 720$ vs 400 for the pixel
Fair argument but it would have been cheaper to buy in 2019 at 2 years old than a new 3a
