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I mean, I'm not at Google, but the three friends who are all use Pixels. Each love their Pixels. I also really like my own Pixel 4a and I am super excited that

I mean, I'm not at Google, but the three friends who are all use Pixels. Each love their Pixels. I also really like my own Pixel 4a and I am super excited that they're still including a headphone jack on the 5a. I have no actual complaints about the Pixel to be honest, and I'm usually hyper-critical of consumer electronics. I do have some criticism of Android the operating system, but I'm not sure this is relevant to Pixel per se. My complaints are all things that affect nearly all manufacturers (Samsung, Xiaomi, LG, etc). I also have lots of criticism for various individual apps (looking at you, YouTube Music), and google assistant (please stop making breaking changes to the voice "command line arguments"). But as far as an android physical+firmware phone goes, the 4a is damn close to perfect. Add hot-swap batteries and dual SIM (hey 5a!) and it would actually be perfect for me. Honestly at this point it probably sounds like I'm a marketer who posted a weak criticism of Pixel and then responded with glowing praise using an alt-account but...this is my experience anyways.

yuppie_scum 5y ago
Why do people need hot swap batteries in 2022 when there’s so many USB C and Qi fast chargers available?
- runnerup 5y ago
  For me, there's a huge difference between going from 0-50% in 30 minutes vs. 0-100% in zero minutes. Especially when traveling or working in remote field sites. In the past I've often not been near an outlet, or my home, or my car, for multiple days straight. I do carry charger packs but it's a lot nicer to just instantly have a 100% battery than have an extended period of time when your phone is tethered to another bulky block. Also, for ADHD people, sometimes they fail at "remembering to connect to a charger" when its available, and find themselves in situations where they need their phone but the phone is dead -- swapping a battery in would be a quick save.

yuppie_scum 5y ago

Why do people need hot swap batteries in 2022 when there’s so many USB C and Qi fast chargers available?

runnerup 5y ago
For me, there's a huge difference between going from 0-50% in 30 minutes vs. 0-100% in zero minutes. Especially when traveling or working in remote field sites. In the past I've often not been near an outlet, or my home, or my car, for multiple days straight. I do carry charger packs but it's a lot nicer to just instantly have a 100% battery than have an extended period of time when your phone is tethered to another bulky block. Also, for ADHD people, sometimes they fail at "remembering to connect to a charger" when its available, and find themselves in situations where they need their phone but the phone is dead -- swapping a battery in would be a quick save.