Google Pixel 4a with 5G - Android Phone - New Unlocked Smartphone with Night Sight and Ultrawide Lens - Clearly White
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J-Beezy
Greater than one weekAt first it was ok for the price. Pictures are amazing once you take them (well get to that). The 5G depends on what carrier you have. For me I have T-Mobile and half the time if it says 5G and full bars, that basically means I have no service and cant connect to the internet. If I have 5G and its half or very little bars, that means I have good service. I know, its stupid and makes no sense. The OS is good overall but as usual, Google is stripping down or dumbing down all their services in some way or another. That means for the Pixels less options and less customization. So if theres a way you can revert back to Android a year ago, then do it. Otherwise its ok but inching closer to the Apple* mentality of heres 1 option, just take it. Now for the camera. Holy hell the delay when you hit the button and it actually taking the picture is absolutely abominable when you first start the camera app. If youre an iphone user, this is your ammunition. You can use this to make fun of Android, full stop. Its hilarious. If youre a photographer and need to capture stuff in the moment, stop reading this and buy something else. Its atrocious. I took a 2 minutes 4k video and it took 15 minutes to rotate the video 90 degrees. Yep. If youre willing to wait sometimes up to 5 seconds to take your picture then this is good haha. Everything else is typical android. Overall, just save your money and get the flagship pixel phones with a processor thats actually worth a damn like the Pixel 4, 4xl, etc. They made sure to put the 5G capability in the mediocre models and it sucks.
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Suzanne Stillings
24-11-2024I love my new phone its been easy to adjust to working with the added bonus.All the added bonus have worked well with my lack of Tec skills.After having a phone that didnt work too easily it is nice to have one that is wonderful. So far the only problem was finding a accessories like a case and protection glass cover,found only one as the phone is new.
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Beth Cormier
> 3 dayI love pixel phones. The cameras are always great. It also has built in spam blocking. The drawback is that this phone works with very few carriers. I had AT&T prepaid, but it doesnt work with any AT&T based carrier. I got this phone because it was supposed to work with AT&T and am disappointed, but the phone is so great that I think I might switch carriers for a few years.
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Rich R
> 3 daycaveat: I only buy unlocked phones. You dont have to go to a store to setup the phone. Its not that hard to move a SIM card. Starting it the first time took some time, but a lot of that was downloading apps and sync. There was a step where I connected my old phone to transfer everything I wanted over. The phone works great. The screen is beautiful and bright. Havent really tried out the camera much, yet. A nice thing about it being from Google is the latest version of Android will always be available.
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Cram Eberg
Greater than one weekThe phone is solid, it does everything I would expect, it replaced my Pixel XL and for the most part I am happy with the phone. However, in my research last night I found that unless you are on Verizon and get the Verizon Pixel 4a 5G you will not have access to what most would consider true 5g, which is is anything in the 6ghz spectrum and above at the time of this writing. The 5G you will get on carriers other than Verizon is called Sub-6GHZ, and while speeds and coverage are better, it seems like the industry is boasting of its mmWave service in their advertising and I think this is what most are expecting when they here 5g. Does this matter much today? No, most people dont get a mmWave signal, I had to call ATT to find the nearest one to me and it is over 1500 feet away, which is the about how far an mmWave signal can reach, assuming no obstructions. In most cases it wont reach that far given the obstructions it will have to pass through. This is not meant to cast a negative light on the phone, just to give realistic expectation if you get one.
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donny
> 3 dayFor the price, the 4a 5g is a great buy.
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Charles Agbenaza
> 3 dayGood for you have and use. Faster internet speed because of the 5G and size is perfect for me. I have been using for two months now and the only issue is battery life is short. I get about 8 to 10 hours normal use like calling, text, YouTube and other social media apps... But 10 to 15 hour if I only make and receive calls and texts.
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Jair Edrey Gonzalez Carreon
> 3 dayEl único detalle es el plástico del cual está hecho, se ralla con mucha facilidad, la funda es indispensable, afortunadamente los case de Google están muy chulos. La cámara de lo mejor, el modo noche es increíble, se hubiera agradecido una pantalla con mayor resolución pero vaya, nada es perfecto.
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J Hammer
> 3 dayIn my opinion this is the best pixel there is if you are overly concerned with wireless charging theres no point in paying so much more for a smaller screen just to have wireless charging to buy the pixel 5 thats the only difference between the 4A 5G and the five other than the pixel 5 having the metal body I dont plan on going swimming with my phone anytime soon so I dont see the need and paying all that extra money for that capability either just being real every single thing else about the two phones is the exact same except for the size the pixel 5 bis smaller.
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Dennis Packard
> 3 dayI needed a replacement for my Samsung Galaxy s4 I bought in 2014. The Samsung phone still worked but with Android 5 most apps would not run on it. Also I was getting so many spam calls here in Las Vegas that it was driving me crazy. First priority I wanted a phone that would screen calls for me. None of the call blocker apps worked well enough for me and I did not want to pay extra charges for some premium app. When I heard that Google had a built in call screener, I decided I had to get a Pixel phone. Next I wanted a phone that would stay current with software updates as long as possible because I intend to keep it forever. Google guarantees three years worth of updates which is the longest I could find. So I had to get Pixel phone. Finally I wanted a phone with a big enough screen that i could read it easily as I am over 70 and my eyes arent what they used to be. This is why I picked the Pixel 4a with 5G instead of the Pixel 4a. I didnt care about waterproofing or wireless charging, etc. because the phone was going into a case with a glass cover for protection. I got my phone from Amazon in early December after waiting for Prime day and Black Friday and being disappointed that there were no discounts. If I had waited a bit longer i could have gotten $50 off, but thats life. Ive had the phone now for around three months and it works well. I LOVE the call screener, It comes with Android 11 and should be good at least through Android 14. The size is just right and it is much faster than my old S4 and runs all the apps I will ever use. I dont make many calls so one charge lasts almost 4 days. It charges completely from almost zero to 100% in about an hour and a half - much faster than my S4. The only weak point is that occasionally the fingerprint reader takes several tries to work. I signed up with T-Mobile on their $15/mo plan and the connections I get around Vegas are superb. Often I get a 5G connection and I have yet to have a dropped call. I rarely use data outside my home so 2GB/mo is plenty for my use. I rarely use the camera. I have heard it is great. But Ill probably never know. Bottom line is I am very happy with this phone. I expect to keep it for many, many years.