Hi,

A friend wants to degoogle his phone, so I suggested the OS I’m currently using. The one we can’t talk about… He wants a small/compact phone, so I suggested pixel 4a (not buying second hand though), but I’m afraid that planned obsolescence may kill the phone rather soon. What’s your opinion?

Cheers and thank you for your help,

  • delirious_owl
    3·
    5 months ago

    I love the battery. I got a well used phone and I rarely have less than 70% at the end of the day.

    But I leave my phone in airplane mode 24/7 (just use WiFi, no SIM)

    Its comments like this that lead Google to make newer phones have stupid big batteries. I hate those big, heavy phones :(

    • tmpod@lemmy.ptM
      4·
      5 months ago

      Ah right, airplane mode makes a ton of difference. I also tend to have it enabled as much as I can, usually when I’m home (and thus reachable through VoIP services) or at work. And I (almsot) never turn it off, I just leave it in airplane mode. I limit the charge to 75/80%, with ACCA, so I get even less juice.

      And I’m sorry, I also dislike big phones with huge screens and batteries, there’s no real need for that. But I know that you can fit better batteries in smaller phones as well. My previous device was smaller than the Pixel 4a, but had a bigger battery, while having almost identical weight.
      I wish manufacturers would make smaller phones, really. I’m very unsure what other device I will get after this one dies or gets broken…