flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoGoogle reducing the capacity of the Pixel 6a battery after 400 cyclesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1200arrow-down1external-linkGoogle reducing the capacity of the Pixel 6a battery after 400 cyclesarstechnica.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-text
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-down1·2 days agosubpar? this is just capitalism ensuring we “need” a new phone.
minus-squareAasikki@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours 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-up1·22 hours agoIt’s not that bad and got 83 euros back and payed 300 euros 2. 5 years ago.
minus-squareAlchalide@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agohttps://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/16340779?hl=en
minus-squarekadup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 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-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoWhen that one breaks there’s a good chance you can replace just the broken part.
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agohow does one source such a phone to brazil?
minus-squaremapleseedfall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoAsk a friend to buy it in europe and send it to you
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 day agoi barely have friends here, let alone a continent over.
minus-squaremapleseedfall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day 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-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agodo you happen to be brazilian? because i’m not aware of any forwarding service that can sneak around customs and id like to know one.
minus-squareGreatBlueHeron@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 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.
subpar? this is just capitalism ensuring we “need” a new phone.
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
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.
When that one breaks there’s a good chance you can replace just the broken part.
Yep
how does one source such a phone to brazil?
Ask a friend to buy it in europe and send it to you
i barely have friends here, let alone a continent over.
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.
do you happen to be brazilian? because i’m not aware of any forwarding service that can sneak around customs and id like to know one.
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.