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I bought the 4a, on a lark, but it turns out I LOVE the phone. I ordered the Pixel 5 because I figured, worst case, I could give the 4a to kid when I get my 5.
by cowmix 6y ago
I bought the 4a, on a lark, but it turns out I LOVE the phone. I ordered the Pixel 5 because I figured, worst case, I could give the 4a to kid when I get my 5.
I got the 5 and almost immediately returned it. The 4a is just the best spend money on a cell phone for my needs. This is coming from someone who's owned every Google phone since the G1.
- whitepoplar 6y agoWhat made you return the 5?
- cowmix 6y agoThe top speaker is horrible, I actually like having a headphone jack and the $350 price is cheap enuff that if I upgrade my phone in less than 2 years, I don't feel like an idiot.
- knappe 6y agoWhat makes you love it more than say a 3? I loved the 1 and still have it lying around but I just can't say I love the 3 as much which is my daily driver now.
- cowmix 6y agoIf I had the 3 XL, I would have kept that. I was coming from the 2, and this phone is better in almost all ways (except for water resistance.)
- comeonseriously 6y agoI'm typically an iPhone user, but I, too, bought the 4a. I got it originally for a backup as well as just to have an Android phone again. It is now my daily driver. It's enough phone for me even if it doesn't have the iPhone's blistering speeds. I am pretty sure I won't be spending much more than $350 on a phone going forward. I just don't need anything more.
- nottorp 6y agoYeah, a decent mid range Android phone would be great but it must have stock Android otherwise decent is gone. That means only Google phones, and Google has been known to change their mind randomly. Can you rely on them having a decent mid range phone the next time you need a new phone? They could just go back to $1300 flagships by then.
- kmonsen 6y agoI guess the best way of making sure Google has a cheap phone is to buy them and hope that makes a difference? If nothing else you had the phone you wanted for a while, who knows what the future will bring.
- bosswipe 6y agoIf their was a 4a XL it would be the perfect phone for me. Instead, I haven't been able to find a phone that meets all my criteria: • unlockable bootloader, rootable • headphone jack • > 6.2" screen
- commoner 6y agoYou're probably looking for the Pixel 4a with 5G, which will be released in the US on November 19 for $499: https://store.google.com/product/pixel_4a_5g https://store.google.com/product/pixel_4a_5g It has a 6.2" screen, which is not > 6.2", but close enough. It also retains the Pixel 4a's headphone jack, and is rootable and has an unlockable bootloader like all Pixels.
- mekster 6y agoCan't believe that they name it 4a again with even a different form factor. Now if you want to Google for the difference between the original 4a, you get so much results from 4a 5G...
- henryfjordan 6y agoHow does the screen in the 4a compare to the 5? Could you tell any difference in quality?
- Jedd 6y agoI also picked up a 4a a couple of weeks ago, and really like it. This replaced my Pixel (1) XL. Screen size is effectively the same while the overall size is much smaller. Better performance, keeps the 3.5mm audio, and cheap enough (even here in AU) to not engender much hand-wringing before or after purchase. I don't drop my phones, or throw them into bags of sharp things - and always have a soft rubber case anyway - so screen scratches aren't my problem. Most of my calls are via a bluetooth headset. I don't care about 1 or 2mm delta on thickness. While Australia will embrace 5G in urban areas quickly, I spend most of my time 20km away from the nearest 3G antenna, so that feature's mostly irrelevant for me.
- claydavisss 6y agoGoogle can't survive on a phone they are practically giving away, while Samsung outsells everyone while charging $1k per unit.
- SippinLean 6y agoI've owned every one since the G1 as well and the the 4a is their best value since my $300 Nexus 4