flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoGoogle reducing the capacity of the Pixel 6a battery after 400 cyclesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.idarstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
arrow-up1213arrow-down1external-linkGoogle reducing the capacity of the Pixel 6a battery after 400 cyclesarstechnica.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: android@lemdro.idarstechnica_index@rss.ponder.cat
I wonder if there is something subpar about whoever Google is getting the batteries from for the A series phones.
minus-squareflandish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down1·10 days agosubpar? this is just capitalism ensuring we “need” a new phone.
minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·10 days agoMy next phone will be a Fairphone 6, even though they’re not officially sold here in Brazil. And when that one breaks… Maybe no phone at all.
minus-squareweirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoHonestly at this rate my next phone will be a feature phone. There is a lot I love about my Poco X7 Pro, but also a lot that I do not. And a lot of things seem to be getting worse.
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·10 days agoWhen that one breaks there’s a good chance you can replace just the broken part.
minus-squaremapleseedfall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 days agoAsk a friend to buy it in europe and send it to you
minus-squaremapleseedfall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoThats the cheap option. You can of course fly yourself to germany or netherlands and but it your self or even use a forwarding service.
minus-squareGreatBlueHeron@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoyep - I was still happy with my 4a until they killed its battery. I bought a used 8 Pro. That was about 3 months ago, and it still feels too big.
minus-squareAasikki@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoExcept that they’re admitting fault and offering free battery replacement… The update of course sucks ass but it’s a safety measure.
minus-squareAlchalide@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoIt’s not that bad and got 83 euros back and payed 300 euros 2. 5 years ago.
minus-squareAlchalide@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agohttps://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/16340779?hl=en
subpar? this is just capitalism ensuring we “need” a new phone.
My next phone will be a Fairphone 6, even though they’re not officially sold here in Brazil.
And when that one breaks… Maybe no phone at all.
Honestly at this rate my next phone will be a feature phone. There is a lot I love about my Poco X7 Pro, but also a lot that I do not. And a lot of things seem to be getting worse.
When that one breaks there’s a good chance you can replace just the broken part.
Yep
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Ask a friend to buy it in europe and send it to you
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Thats the cheap option. You can of course fly yourself to germany or netherlands and but it your self or even use a forwarding service.
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yep - I was still happy with my 4a until they killed its battery. I bought a used 8 Pro. That was about 3 months ago, and it still feels too big.
Except that they’re admitting fault and offering free battery replacement… The update of course sucks ass but it’s a safety measure.
It’s not that bad and got 83 euros back and payed 300 euros 2. 5 years ago.
How? Link?
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/16340779?hl=en