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My Google Pixel 6a is a good replacement for the Pixel 3 -- small enough, and great battery life (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 1 year ago by funchords@lemmy.sdf.org to c/googlepixel
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I hung on to the Pixel 3 for a very long time because I was very turned off by the thought of carrying any larger of a phone. There simply was nothing on the current market smaller or the same size as the Pixel 3.

After I simply had no choice, I did it. I'm pleased to report that the 6a does a good job as a replacement for the 3.

It is a little bigger by every dimension:

  • Pixel 3: 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches (145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm)
  • Pixel 6a: 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches (152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm)

The pocket feel is the same and I'm quickly used to it. The battery life is amazing compared to the Pixel 3 (2915 mAh vs 4410 mAh).

One of the best things, though, was the upgrade path was so easy. Within the hour, everything was synced and in their right places on my screen. There were only a few "Save to Home Screen" Firefox browser shortcuts that I had to recreate.

I'm hoping to have this another 2-3 years when I'll buy another Pixel, again hoping for one that is small and comfortable in my pocket.

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[-] cole 4 points 1 year ago

The 6a is such a good deal for what it is. Basically a flagship in specs

[-] amenotef@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The Pixel 3 width was amazing. I haven't had a Pixel 3 but I loved the pixel 4 and lost some comfort when moving to the Pixel 5 (which is still totally fine, you get used).

I like the rumours about Google going back closer to 70mm in the next Pixel 8.

[-] Erich@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Same here came from a 3a and the trade it Google offered made it a no questions upgrade. Only issues I have are poor reception and finger print reader not working well.

[-] funchords@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

I did leave out that my first 6a had poor reception and a small screen crack, so I exchanged it. The replacement had neither problem.

As for the 6a having some fingerprint detection problems, yes it does. It works better with a finger that has a little bit of moisture to it. If it's dry, it often fails.

[-] Hansoloz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I got my Pixel 6A on a crazy deal when they had the amazing trade-ins deals. Traded my old pixel 3 XL and I got the phone basically for $100.

Things I like about it are the screen size and the performance in general. I just don't like the fact that it gets hot, but that's any pixel phone right now I believe regardless whether it's the a series or not.

[-] funchords@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Well done! I paid $300 for mine last December. The best deal I can find for cashing in my Pixel 3 is $20.

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