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Pixel 3A is the most comparable thing. It's a little big, but not as bulky as most flagships.

• tracker1 7y ago
  I was really impressed with the Pixel 3A myself... I'm still holding on to my 2XL, I got a 3A for my daughter last fall after her Galaxy S6 bit the dust. I don't think I'll convince myself to spend over $400-500 (or value equivalent) again... I didn't like spending as much as I did on my 2XL, and the features just don't seem worth it to me. I'm also holding on to the 3+ year mark this time around... my last couple phones really haven't been much of an improvement... Nexus 4, Nexus 6p, Pixel 2XL... each has mostly been out of frustration with failures from the prior generation's battery failure (the Nexus 6p caught fire at the repair site for a battery replacement). TBH, I feel it's time to require user serviceable batteries for all electronic devices with a rechargeable battery, leaning into right to repair on this.
  • tlarkworthy 7y ago
    Yes I moved off pixel after 2XL and switched to OnePlus. I am much happier for it. They are great phones!
    • leetcrew 7y ago
      what's the story on updates for non-pixel phones these days? the main reason I keep buy google phones is for the monthly security updates that seem to go on for at least three years after release, but every year the pixel hardware seems like a worse value.
      • gertrunde 7y ago
        Can't comment on all vendors, but OnePlus at least are reasonably decent. My (two-three generations behind) OnePlus 6T got the February 2020 patches about two weeks ago if that's indication, and has been on Android 10 for a few months maybe? Patches lapsed a bit while they were concentrating on Android 10 though iirc.
        • tlarkworthy 7y ago
          My Google phones kept breaking after one year so it feels almost an academic concern to me
          • leetcrew 7y ago
            I got lucky, only broken button on my pixel 2 is volume up. probably the least important of the three :)
      • solarkraft 7y ago
        The solution to this I propose to anyone who cares about hardware choice, privacy and software independence is to buy a phone supported by LineageOS and install that on it. You won't have any issues with a lack of updates for a long time, as they're automatically built in the CI for the model and shipped to you via OTA updates. Here's the list of viable phones (anything not on this list I wouldn't consider, in the Android world, anyway): https://download.lineageos.org/ https://download.lineageos.org/
        • solarkraft 7y ago
          Bonus: There is a version of LineageOS that works with apps usually requiring proprietary Google binaries without them actually being installed: https://lineage.microg.org/ https://lineage.microg.org/ Have been a happy user for a few months.
    • tracker1 7y ago
      I had the One Plus One (first phone), only switched away when I went to Verizon for better coverage on the road. Is their band coverage for Verizon still partial? Haven't checked in the past year or so, last I checked you could use it with Verizon, but only with LTE bands.
      • tlarkworthy 7y ago
        Dunno I live in europe
• dangus 7y ago
  The Pixel 3A is slow (not saying it’s not a good phone).