Google Pixel 4a’s ruinous “Battery Performance” update is a bewildering mess

[riodoro1@lemmy.world]

Calls people shills.

Immediately begins to shill.

[frunch@lemmy.world]

What improvements do you like? Maybe there's something I'm overlooking. I also agree on size, i really didn't want anything larger than the 4a and the 8 was the closest i could find.

[roofuskit@lemmy.world]

Sorry I think I'm a generation ahead? Whenever Google stops updates graphene does.

[roofuskit@lemmy.world]

I might be won't actually, double check.

[suffocate9920@lemmy.world]

My pixel 4a was affected by that update. I ended up buying a new phone. I don't even want to install something like Graphene os. So many privacy-based limitations I don't really need. And I have no desire to try Lineage OS. All I wanted is to have a functional phone. I can't trust google long-term hardware reliability. They don't even gave an explanation. I don't think that I will consider any Google hardware in nearest future.

[31337@sh.itjust.works]

Yeah, I was disappointment when I bought a very expensive Galaxy S22 to replace my old Moto G whose charging port wore out,. The S22 had worse battery life, camera, and no noticeable performance improvements. Recently, my S22 stopped charging, and I just bought a "Mint"-grade used Pixel 6 and installed GrapheneOS on it. Happy so far, and it's nice to be able to block network access to all apps, including Google's.

[nawa@lemmy.world]

The metal frame makes the phone feel much more solid. The 120 Hz screen is an incredible improvement, 60 Hz screens feel laggy now. The camera is noticeably better, I've always considered 4a's camera to be way above its price range in terms of quality but 8a beats it. And also I like that 8a comes in mint, that's always been my favorite color.

[deltapi@lemmy.world]

Not quite. Graphene provides 'legacy extended support' which means they'll patch any vulnerabilities they become aware of for the OS, but because they don't have baseband source they won't be able to address any vulnerabilities in the baseband unless Google releases an update.

The most recent release of grapheneos for 4a is less than a week old.

[aufgehtsabgehts@feddit.org]

For all people reading this: there are zero privacy-based limitations with GrapheneOS.

[werefreeatlast@lemmy.world]

And not android either. My phone is different and lately the battery is just not lasting like even a 4th of what it was new.

[phoenixz@lemmy.ca]

I'm seriously considering an open source phone now, one that has everything open source, no Google or Apple shit.

I do want one that has good cams, battery, and display, though

[thomascrappersghost@feddit.uk]

Same.

I’ve looked at pics presumably posted using a FairPhone on Pixelfed (They have a FP hashtag.), and I think they look good.

From my conversations on Mastodon, it’s good in all other aspects although some do say the camera isn’t great. The battery is 4200mah, which is bigger than this iPhone 13. I’m going to look into trying one, somehow.

[skibidisigmarizzler@feddit.org]

Yeah, i think its awesome and liberating to be more in control of my phone. I am rocking it for over a year now and haven't had any major issues yet (I had more issues with the stock software of my Xiaomi I had previously). Except for some nasty apps (like some banking apps) everything works flawlessly for me!

[yaky@slrpnk.net]

AFAIK as close as you can get is PinePhone or Librem5. But both have pretty poor battery life, an IPS display (technically could be OLED at the expense of even more battery consumption), and pretty jank camera (drivers for good cameras are proprietary, and a lot of modern smartphones rely on postprocessing for quality too).

Don't get me wrong, PinePhone made fantastic progress in 6 years, but your experience may vary (some people use it as a daily smartphone, some as a dumb phone, others are just turned off immediately)

[const_void@lemmy.ml]

Recently had a Pixel 5 and sold it after Google stopped support after just 3 years. Ghoulish company. Very happy with my new iPhone.

[const_void@lemmy.ml]

Why go with another Pixel after they’ve fucked you over?

[tempermentalanomaly@lemmy.world]

Probably to flash it with grapheneOS? The $100, I believe is reserved for a purchase of a Pixel though.

[xatolos@reddthat.com]

Ironically, that iPhone will (now) have a shorter support window than the new Pixel.

[aufgehtsabgehts@feddit.org]

I love the additional freedom too.

For me there weren't even problems with nasty banking apps, all apps from three german banks are working normal.