**** The Official Google Pixel 4 Thread ****

Looks like it.

Depending on the price announcement today, I may consider this as a stop gap since my S10e is becoming a bit of a ****.
 
Can someone tell me why 4a would be a bad choice? Seems to tick all the boxes I want, assuming price isn't stupid I'd likely get it as an upgrade to my 2xl.

Why might it be a bad choice to make that I'm not thinking a out?
 
Apex said:
Can someone tell me why 4a would be a bad choice? Seems to tick all the boxes I want, assuming price isn't stupid I'd likely get it as an upgrade to my 2xl.

Why might it be a bad choice to make that I'm not thinking a out?
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low spec processor, small battery.

what is your priorities in a phone and what is your budget?
 
Apex said:
Can someone tell me why 4a would be a bad choice? Seems to tick all the boxes I want, assuming price isn't stupid I'd likely get it as an upgrade to my 2xl.

Why might it be a bad choice to make that I'm not thinking a out?
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I mean it depends what you want out of a phone.

Processors a non issue imo, its far from a slow chip.

Battery from capacity looks potentially worrying but it doesn't always tell the full story...Although Pixels aren't known for their battery.

I quite like the Pixel 4a its nothing special but seems like a solid phone.
 
Wanted the 4a for the wife, but I'm telling her the Realme6 is probably better, just got to get her to agree to a 6.5" phone.
I just can't see what the 4a will offer for the extra money.
 
be a case of wait for the reviews. we need to see how that battery stacks up as the standard 4 was pretty poor. the 4xl on the other hand was good.
 
Battery seems pretty decent from what i've read/seen.
Definitely nowhere near as bad as the capacity would lead you to believe.

Well done Google.

I think If I ever returned to Android I'd get something like this, my days of buying top end flagships are over.
 
Google Pixel 4a review: All the phone you need, none of what you don't

Google wowed us with the Pixel 3a last year, and I was really getting worried they wouldn't be able to outdo themselves with its successor. You can rest assured: Google did it. For all of the delays, the lack of color options, and general confusion around this phone's tortured release, at the beating heart of it all is the best budget smartphone you can buy right now (assuming it's available where you live).

The battery life is excellent. The display is great. The camera isn't just class-leading, it's industry-leading. The size is right for a lot of folks, and the underlying silicon feels ready for the long haul. If the Pixel 3a was a homerun, the Pixel 4a feels like a genuine grand slam. There are nits to pick—and I certainly will pick them in just a moment—but each time I considered those flaws during the course of this review, I was forced again to also consider the price of this phone. For $350, they just don't feel important.

The speakers are not great, but not terrible, either There is no wireless charging or water resistance (both of which the iPhone SE does have, though at $50 more). The plastic gets greasy and the fingerprint scanner is hard to find, but it feels worth stating a case would fully remedy both issues. You don't get a bunch of secondary cameras, but the one camera you do get is probably the best you'll find on a smartphone. Even in its flaws, this phone is almost impossible to criticize without caveat, and that's not something I often find myself doing.


There are some other things to consider, though. Google's customer support remains poor. Getting a replacement phone when you experience a problem can be maddening. Pixels are notorious for bugs and latent defects that aren't immediately obvious when the phones launch, leading to major frustration down the road. But I can't tell you this phone is going to have terrible bugs or that some heretofore undiscovered design or manufacturing flaw will probably lead to a lawsuit one day. That's only possible with hindsight, and it's unfair to hold the Pixel 4a to account for imaginary failings on the basis of the real ones suffered by its predecessors. I can't do that in a review as a venue, as much as I hear you all. I can just tell you it's your choice whether or not to trust Google.

The Pixel 4a is the right phone at the right time; a tall, cool glass of water in our $1000 smartphone hell.

It almost goes without saying, but the Pixel 4a gets our Most Wanted pick, and is already looking like a strong candidate for smartphone of the year in 2020. At a time when many of us are feeling more cost-conscious than ever, the Pixel 4a is the right phone at the right time; a tall, cool glass of water in our $1000 smartphone hell. No frills, no gimmicks: a smartphone that is built to do the things you want a smartphone to do, and to do them unfussily. You won't turn anyone's head using a Pixel 4a, but you'll certainly raise eyebrows when you tell them how little you paid for it.
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Guess Coronavirus has pushed the release further than they would have liked.

But October 1st release is a big mistake tbh.
Literally 2 months off, feels like a Sony phone being announced and not being available for months.
 
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