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My pixel 3a is by far the best phone I have ever owned (across both iOS and Android). Comparing the 4a to this it looks like a bunch of solid incremental impro
by mchusma 6y ago
My pixel 3a is by far the best phone I have ever owned (across both iOS and Android).
Comparing the 4a to this it looks like a bunch of solid incremental improvements across the board.
Huge fan of basically everything here. Price, screen size, phone size.
Battery size could be a touch bigger, as my 3a has the best battery life I just wish for about 10% more for edge cases.
- dageshi 6y agoI'm a big fan of the material its made from, I think it looks really good but sticks to your hand like glue.
- 51Cards 6y agoI case all my phones anyhow so other than bend strength the material of the body is largely irrelevant to me.
- williamdclt 6y agoReally? When I got it, the only problem I found with my pixel 3a was that it was so slippery, I dropped it a couple times a day while it never happened with my Motorola. I bought a leather case specifically to give it more grip
- dageshi 6y agoNope, I can lay it on my hand and tilt it to about 25 degrees before it start to slip and even then only gradually. Compared to a lot of glass/metal backed phones it's vastly better.
- gpm 6y agoI second this, going slowly I can get to about 25 degrees from vertical before the 3a starts slipping when I make my hand flat along its back.
- williamdclt 6y agoAlright fair enough, my standard was too high from years with from my Motorola's weird textured back (https://3g.co.uk/userfiles/products/n_389-2.jpg https://3g.co.uk/userfiles/products/n_389-2.jpg)
- 0xcoffee 6y agoI agree, the Moto G had the most useful casing. Plastic, durable, grippy, and looks good too. No idea why it's not more popular.
- driverdan 6y agoI didn't own one but the Pixel 3a is pretty disappointing on paper. It has lower specs than the Pixel 2.
- actuator 6y agoYou are not comparing apples to apples. Pixel 2 was a flagship $700 phone while Pixel 3a is a midrange phone half of that price.
- driverdan 6y agoExcept the 3a was released about a year and a half after the 2. That's a lot of time for phone tech. It should have at least matched the 2.
- distances 6y agoI have owned both. I prefer 3a on every aspect except for photo processing speed. I've no idea how it compares on paper but it's better in practice.
- ehsankia 6y agoAnd this is exactly why you should never compare phones "on paper". Spec sheet comparisons stopped being relevant years ago. The phone's experience, performance, battery life and photo quality depend on so much more than just specs. This is why a 350$ Pixel 4a with a single 12MP camera still to date takes better photos than most 1000$ flagships with a 4-camera array on the back. You can also throw 16GB of ram on a phone, it won't make it faster in 99.99% of cases. And I could go on...
- aagha 6y agoDo you think you might trade in your 3a for the 4a? Also, have you looked at the FDE.ai app to help optimize the battery life? I find my battery life to go 90 minutes to an hour longer now with FDE.
- Farbklex 6y agoCan agree. Switched from Samsung Galaxy S7 (the battery started to struggle) and was amazed. 400€ and I got a solid phone with an excellent camera. The battery is decent, I can still play the occasional rounds of Call of Duty mobile and I can rely on updates for a few years. As an android developer myself, I don't see why anyone should buy a more expensive premium phone. Except if they want to have it as a status symbol.