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- drgs0
I'm making Pixel 5a my next phone. I wanted to wait for Pixel 6, but it doesn't have the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. I'm so used to it at this point I'm going to hate everything else.
Pixel 5a has 15% better battery over Pixel 5, and it has a minijack.Btw, I've been thinking, what stops us from using minijack as standard port for all phone connections, incl. charging?
USB-c is fine, is better than mini-USB because it has no up or down orientation, but the plug becomes loose over time.
Minijack has no sides because its round, and its so tight you can hold the phone hanging by the cord.tl;dr: New technology does not excite me anymore
- kingsteven0
Any hot-takes on Nothing phone vs Pixel 6a?
4 months back on iPhone and not enthused... Was very happy with my Pixel 4 until the Android 13 upgrade and like the idea of Nothing's policy to not release new OS until they've been stripped down and optimised but on the fence otherwise.
- It's a mid range phone with a bunch of lights slapped on with minimal additional functionality, and who seriously leaves their phone face down all the time?kalkal
- Also just an excuse not to update the OS as regularlykalkal
- tbh, i've not even evaluated the hardware or lights. i'm just so sick of getting fucked by OS upgrades and everything running proprietary cloud services...kingsteven
- i require a smartphone or i would get a burner so hardware not a big deal. i know folks loved OnePlus for the ethos... this seems like the continuation?kingsteven
- I like the Nothing phone. It's very inexpensive and just different enough. High-end phones just don't do anything different/better for 3x the price.formed
- unfortunately (after hours of reading reviews) it seems like nothing is not quite there yet. a lot of potential though.kingsteven
- just noticed the pixel 6a on sale (50 quid less than the nothing phone) as kalkal mentioned nearly double the processor speed. think i'll jump on that :-skingsteven