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> the Pixel 5 offers little over the Pixel 4a The subtitle captures how out of touch I am with regular phone users. I'll be upgrading from a Pixel 2, and had a
by rch 6y ago
> the Pixel 5 offers little over the Pixel 4a
The subtitle captures how out of touch I am with regular phone users. I'll be upgrading from a Pixel 2, and had a Nexus 7 before that. My purchase cadence seems different than what I perceive to be typical for iPhone users in particular.
For me, mmWave seems like a nice to have future-proofing feature.
And this reads like a sales pitch crafted specifically for me:
There's no squeeze to activate the Google Assistant, no "Project Soli" hand-waving air gestures, and no Face ID style facial recognition. The only thing you get for biometrics is the tried-and-true rear capacitive fingerprint reader, which works great. There's no headphone jack and no microSD slot, but there are two features you might not normally find in the midrange market: wireless charging and IP68-rated dust and water resistance.
...strangely negative review for a product that seems like a step in the right direction in a number of areas.
- detaro 6y agoHow out of touch you are with tech reviewers :D (who obviously follow each cycle). While there's plenty people buying new phones often (or at least in some places getting them regularly replaced through their phone plan), plenty people do not always go for the newest thing too.
- wffurr 6y agoNo one will be upgrading from the Pixel 4a to the Pixel 5. Both phones are available now, new from Google. Instead, they're comparing your choices for an upgrade to your Pixel 2. I'm in the same situation, and considering buying a Pixel 4a to replace my Pixel 2 now that security updates have stopped.
- blacksmith_tb 6y agoI just made exactly that jump, from a Pixel 2 to a new 4a, and I am pretty happy with it (nice screen, battery life is great). It's also an experiment for me, I have been rooting to block ads, but I decided to try do that via DNS over TLS (aka 'Private DNS') and NextDNS. So far it's working pretty well.
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- nl 6y agoSounds like you would be better served by the Pixel 4a, which has all the things you say are important but is quite a lot cheaper. And that's why it's a negative review...
- rsynnott 6y ago> The subtitle captures how out of touch I am with regular phone users. I'll be upgrading from a Pixel 2, and had a Nexus 7 before that. My purchase cadence seems different than what I perceive to be typical for iPhone users in particular. I think the point is, why not just get the much cheaper 4a?
- rch 6y agoI'm more time sensitive than price sensitive. My reasoning is more along the lines of: given the trouble of migrating to a new device, why not get the latest? Getting a 4a would probably also cut the support lifetime a new-to-me device by a year or so.
- nottorp 6y ago> what I perceive to be typical for iPhone users in particular I believe that somewhere, out there, there are iPhone users that change their phone every time Apple puts out something new. Personally I'm rocking an XS and I haven't even considered getting the 12. I have a friend that's still using a 6 Plus :)
- gen220 6y agoFWIW, I think there are many people like yourself. I'd be curious to know what the "median" upgrade cadence looks like. Anecdotally, I have a XS, my last phone was a 5S. My parents and SO's parents have 6's, and they're starting to think about upgrading. I'm personally happy for the revival of the SE model (cheaper, touch id, upgraded processors, battery, etc). That'd probably be my next one, once the XS falls apart.