Google Pixel 4a

[camerah]

Anyone ordered 5g variant?

 

[a4973]

Want to hoot 4a soon. Is 11.11 a thing on Amazon.sg? Or they only do Prime Day , Black Friday and cyber Monday?? Thanks

 

[limmk]

now $474 monday, 9 nov delivery

 

[garychengjw]

Courts same promo same too

now $474 monday, 9 nov delivery

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[emperorben]

Hey guys, thanks to great advice and alerts here, I got the pixel 4a a month ago from Amazon Prime Day Sale - thinking of trying it before passing to a relative or selling it away.

However after a week with the phone, I decided to "downgrade" from Samsung s20+ to the 4a. Reasons being-

1. Size - pixel 4a is super handy and a welcome change after using the larger phones. Found the s20+ to be too big after using pixel.

2. Speed - though the 4a is using lower end chipset, thanks to Google's wizardry and optimization, it doesn't feel any way slower than 20+. And I could easily get used again to 60hz screen after rocking 120hz on s20+. Caveat is that I don't game much on phones, so don't need the horsepower.

3. Software - adding to the above point on speed, stock Android on pixel is just a joy to use. Smooth, sleek and lots of neat touches across the OS, including Google pay integrated with power button, etc.

4. Camera - photo quality very comparable to s20+. Some photos turned out better, some turned out worse. I personally feel s20+ takes better photos for dark indoor places like restaurants. Outside night shots are amazing with nightsight.

I do miss certain features like wireless charging, IP68 rating but realised they are nice to have and not critical to my daily usage. This has also got me thinking whether I should continue spending on flagship which are getting more and more expensive each year when phones like pixel 4a can tick most of the boxes at a good price.

Hope my experience can help some folks here. Thanks again for all the great tips and advice so far - keep them coming!

 

[kEvinErd]

Hey guys, thanks to great advice and alerts here, I got the pixel 4a a month ago from Amazon Prime Day Sale - thinking of trying it before passing to a relative or selling it away.

However after a week with the phone, I decided to "downgrade" from Samsung s20+ to the 4a. Reasons being-

1. Size - pixel 4a is super handy and a welcome change after using the larger phones. Found the s20+ to be too big after using pixel.

2. Speed - though the 4a is using lower end chipset, thanks to Google's wizardry and optimization, it doesn't feel any way slower than 20+. And I could easily get used again to 60hz screen after rocking 120hz on s20+. Caveat is that I don't game much on phones, so don't need the horsepower.

3. Software - adding to the above point on speed, stock Android on pixel is just a joy to use. Smooth, sleek and lots of neat touches across the OS, including Google pay integrated with power button, etc.

4. Camera - photo quality very comparable to s20+. Some photos turned out better, some turned out worse. I personally feel s20+ takes better photos for dark indoor places like restaurants. Outside night shots are amazing with nightsight.

I do miss certain features like wireless charging, IP68 rating but realised they are nice to have and not critical to my daily usage. This has also got me thinking whether I should continue spending on flagship which are getting more and more expensive each year when phones like pixel 4a can tick most of the boxes at a good price.

Hope my experience can help some folks here. Thanks again for all the great tips and advice so far - keep them coming!

Sounds like you're now a #teampixel convert. Wireless charging and IP rating - Pixel 5 maybe? Hahaha

 

[emperorben]

Sounds like you're now a #teampixel convert. Wireless charging and IP rating - Pixel 5 maybe? Hahaha

Haha, actually I was on #teamnexus with nexus 4,5 and 6p. Just that needed dual sim phones in the last few years. Glad to join #teampixel now

Yeah, thought about it but Pixel 5 is so much ex than 4a, not sure if the features justify the price increase.

 

[limmk]

 

[xonix]

Anybody using wired headset with 4a ? I think there's a bug with November build where volume up triggers google assistant instead. Wired headset works fine with my s9

 

[limmk]

Anybody using wired headset with 4a ? I think there's a bug with November build where volume up triggers google assistant instead. Wired headset works fine with my s9

Go into safe mode and try play music or stream for a while

 

[xonix]

Go into safe mode and try play music or stream for a while

Same. Pressing volume up still activates google assistant. What's even weird is that I have removed google assistant as the default digital assistant.

 

[Zantesuken]

Anyone know where can I get this phone ? Went to chellenger and they only can pre-order.

 

[Elfblade]

now $474 monday, 9 nov delivery

Thanks for SIC!

Added to Cart with 5% discount now. Not sure if I want to wait for 11.11/Black Friday and see got further discounts or check-out now!!

 

[a4973]

Hi do you mean $474.05 is after 5% discount? Thanks

 

[Zantesuken]

This phone can tahan 1 full day use right

 

[Japaneko]

This phone can tahan 1 full day use right

As always, it depends what your "full day usage" means. For me it can last 2 days or more no issue, but I'm a light user on most days because I don't have to go out.

 

[Sen]

around 6hr SoT on LTE.

This phone can tahan 1 full day use right

 

[emperorben]

This phone can tahan 1 full day use right

I'm happy with the battery life- around 7hrs screen time consistently.

 

[contacted]

I ordered one on 9 Nov without paying for the extra fast delivery. Amazon states delivery on 11 Nov after payment.

This morning, I received SMS that the phone will be delivered today

Lol then if you opted for the fast delivery, you click on pay then you'll hear a knock on your door...

 

[caesium5]

Any TPG user using Pixel 4a

Only managed to make and receive voice call with TPG Voice app on Andriod 11.

Any TPG user here managed to make voice call without the app?