Google Pixel 5a review: Better battery, better price, same great phone
"Why does this phone exist?" To prove Pixels can actually do battery right.
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Looks good.
Googles sales strategy is as mystifying as it is absurd and self-defeating.
Maybe with the 6a they'll go all the way with the strategy and sell the phone only in the Mountain View employee store every second Monday of the month between 1:30 and 2 PM, only 1 device per customer.
Yeah. Google Pixel is one of the mostly supported device with many custom ROMs, including many privacy focused ROMs. But country availability is just bad...
Looked but didn't press the preorder button yet. Didn't see any configurations like color or storage so probably wait till the official release to think about ordering which at that point they'll likely be sold out for a while anyway.
Kind of thinking about the 6 XL also but flagships are almost a waste of cash for me
Kind of thinking about the 6 XL also but flagships are almost a waste of cash for me
I have been reading about the 5G network, and it appears that the Google Pixels 5G uses Sub-6 network protocol. Do other countries carriers support this ?
They are only offering one color and one storage option. It’s pretty clear they don’t want to push this phone super hard and risk Pixel 6/6 Pro sales.
The Henry Ford selling point -- 'they can have any color they want as long as it is black' -- keep it simple, keep costs down.
Would be fine if it was actually black and not some weird greenish-black.
Here's an interesting thought I had;
What if Google renamed the "a" series back to the Nexus naming, but of course still keep the Pixel name for the ultra high end, best of the best. Have the Pixel phone on par with the iPhone Pro Max's and Samsung Galaxy Ultra's.
But get the Nexus name back, and not Pixel 5a, name it the Nexus 7 or something, and make it just slightly better, with wireless charging, and 90hz screen, and sell it for like $499 / $549.
What do you think?
What if Google renamed the "a" series back to the Nexus naming, but of course still keep the Pixel name for the ultra high end, best of the best. Have the Pixel phone on par with the iPhone Pro Max's and Samsung Galaxy Ultra's.
But get the Nexus name back, and not Pixel 5a, name it the Nexus 7 or something, and make it just slightly better, with wireless charging, and 90hz screen, and sell it for like $499 / $549.
What do you think?
Nexus 7 tablet from 2013 called and sounded jealous. No but on a serious note. That "a" ending makes no sense to me so why not. Your idea got me feeling nostalgic so started up the old Nexus 5 and that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. ?
Google Pixel 5a is the best Pixel yet, but it doesn't reinvent the wheel
It may not be revolutionary, but you'll still find plenty to like.
Which is why they need to stop releasing phones so close to one another. They got the 3a/3a XL just right.
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Mine shipped today on Fedex Priority Overnight. Of course Fedex's website for tracking is down, so maybe I get it tomorrow?
Placed my order Aug. 17. Just checked the Google page and states "Not yet shipped"
Got home tonight and my new phone and case were waiting for me
Curious how do I enroll this phone in the Android 12 beta? I checked the Google beta page, and it only showed my old Pixel 4 XL on the list, which is already on the beta, not my new 5a.
Curious how do I enroll this phone in the Android 12 beta? I checked the Google beta page, and it only showed my old Pixel 4 XL on the list, which is already on the beta, not my new 5a.
Got home tonight and my new phone and case were waiting for me
Curious how do I enroll this phone in the Android 12 beta? I checked the Google beta page, and it only showed my old Pixel 4 XL on the list, which is already on the beta, not my new 5a.
Doesn’t look like they have added it to the official devices list yet.
Does Google need to flip a switch or something to activate the 5a on their servers? Phones comes with the June security patch, and running system update doesn't find the latest update. And this phone is not on the Android beta 12 program yet, doesn't show up.
Wake up Google.
Wake up Google.