Ha ha.
- Launched one day before the OnePlus Nord is on sale.
- No launch event.
- Extended wait for the Pixel 4a in certain countries.
- Reviewers given a short time to play with the new Pixel phone.
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Ha ha.
All evidence points to the exact opposite of a “rushed job” in this instance. A rushed job would have had them release back in April/May.
Think people as per usual are reading into things here.
Well, if it isn't to do with Nord launch then it sure is one hell of a coicidence and odd announcement seeing how it won't be available for some time in most regions.
Either way though, it's here and people know that it's exactly what it says on the tin.
Either way though, it's here and people know that it's exactly what it says on the tin.
Why do they need a launch event? Events are boring, and with Corona? Meh.
If they wanted to do an event then they would have done one, it’s not particularly hard to get a presenter to go through a bunch of slides and demo things.
Google have the resources they evidently chose not to.
I for one like this format, just give the reviewers the handset ahead of time and announce it.
Let’s skip the theatrics.
So what if they launched one day before the Nord goes on sale?
Define a short time? They’ve certainly had longer than some other manufacturers give before lifting the embargo.
Some have had the phone for over a week...
Extended wait it is what it is, poor but evidently a global pandemic has very likely impacted this.
Absolutely - one hell of a coincidence like you said.
Over on another forum someone has discovered Amazon USA will ship to the UK, no need to wait!
Also, in Guardian review;
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...phone-google-has-made-in-years-camera-battery
Battery life was also good for a relatively small and light phone. The Pixel 4a lasts 31 hours between charges, which is significantly longer than the larger Pixel 3a XL and iPhone SE (both 27 hours), consistently going from 7am on day one until 2pm on day two.
That was after spending three hours on 4G, the rest on wifi. And with the always-on display active, the screen on for up to five hours for the usual deluge of email, messages and push notifications, browsing and using apps, five hours of Spotify via Bluetooth headphones and about 20 photos. Turning off the always-on display added about two hours of battery life.
Also, in Guardian review;
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...phone-google-has-made-in-years-camera-battery
Battery life was also good for a relatively small and light phone. The Pixel 4a lasts 31 hours between charges, which is significantly longer than the larger Pixel 3a XL and iPhone SE (both 27 hours), consistently going from 7am on day one until 2pm on day two.
That was after spending three hours on 4G, the rest on wifi. And with the always-on display active, the screen on for up to five hours for the usual deluge of email, messages and push notifications, browsing and using apps, five hours of Spotify via Bluetooth headphones and about 20 photos. Turning off the always-on display added about two hours of battery life.
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Not battery life!
If this had any form of water resistance (certified or not) then I'd really consider it as a backup phone
The 4a reviews/results and previews all bode seriously well for the Pixel 5. I would bet 50p that Google used whatever optimisations they have made on the 4a as a testing ground to see the reactions and feedback which they can then build upon for the Pixel 5. It does look like finally after all these years of Pixel that Google has listened to what people actually want and released an affordable phone that is what a Pixel should always have been.
There is some new camera stuff too in the 4a that the other Pixels do not have like Real time HDR+ preview in the viewfinder. Audio with audio zoom in the video recorder looks to be much better too and actually better than the LG V60 as demonstrated in the tech guy review posted above.
Cannot wait to see what the Pixel 5 has to offer.
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Literally all the reviews so far...
It's a shame the GS 8 won't get any more updates as compared to some of these new phones, there still doesn't seem to be a real successor to it for a sensible price, was hoping this 4a would have been but:
- not as good of a screen
- no wireless charging
- not waterproof
- chipset similar to GS 8 apparently
- design and overall build isn't as good
The only thing that makes it stand out is the camera and battery + stock android and guaranteed big updates for 3 years if that is important to you (less so for me nowadays since google roll most of the features through the apps itself, that and too bare bones compared to Samsung etc. skin)
- not as good of a screen
- no wireless charging
- not waterproof
- chipset similar to GS 8 apparently
- design and overall build isn't as good
The only thing that makes it stand out is the camera and battery + stock android and guaranteed big updates for 3 years if that is important to you (less so for me nowadays since google roll most of the features through the apps itself, that and too bare bones compared to Samsung etc. skin)
The chipsets 730g and 765g are very energy efficient. If you set the Nord to 60 Hz refresh rate then its battery will last longer than its 90 Hz setting. The 765g is on a 7nm wafer compared to 730g on 8nm wafer so in theory more energy efficient. How this translates to real life is interesting.
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part of me wants to also beleive this to be the case, the 4a is bascially a cut down version of what the main flagship should be, however my fear is for some reason flagship phones need to have gimmicks. i don't get why. and i fear the 5 will have those. things like finger print reader on the back is by far the best location for it, but the gimmick comes now from putting it under the screen. in every way this is a worse option but flagships have to have it.
then they decide to make face unlock only. Face unlock is fine but don't remove the finger print reader altogether.
I wonder how many people use the swipe to change song gimmick.
The 5 would be perfect if it was literally the 4a with Wirless charging, better refresh rate screen and just faster internals. I don't want more cameras, more gimmicks.
Anyone know if you purchase the 4a from USA, do you still have warranty with Google in the UK?
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The people on the other forum (a place for deals of a high temperature) say yes, but no evidence has been forthcoming apart from people saying it worked with the Pixel 4XL
Something wrong with their device or usage then as everyone else praised it. One rogue out of many is always going to be the case. The same goes for even massive battery phones out right now, a bunch of people will always see poor results just because their circumstances aren't the norm due to whatever reasons.
Until any poor battery life is widely written about from multiple sources, I'm pinning techradar on the odd-exception wall.
Until any poor battery life is widely written about from multiple sources, I'm pinning techradar on the odd-exception wall.