anthonium
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Now that the Pixel 3a series has come out, would anyone recommend getting a Pixel 3a XL to replace an old S7 Edge?
I’m tempted by the amazing camera, regular software updates and design...downsides would be plastic body, no IP rating, no curved screen and slightly weaker processor.
Any thoughts?
Your answers will vary depending on user. It all depends what is important to you?
- Do you crave an amazing camera above any other feature? Get an SLR! jk. Yes this phone takes amazing pictures, but so do other phones even though they may not have the highest "rating"
- Are regular software updates including security patches important to you? To me, yes they are especially when it comes at this price.
- Plastic body? You lose water resistance and wireless charging. Are these vital for your day to day use? My point of view...plastic is better than glass back phone when it comes to durability and repair, so that takes more importance than the water resistance and wireless charging. Honestly I love that it's plastic though I prefer aluminum. I despise the fragility of high end phones.
- Curved screen, while it does look beautiful I find that it makes the phone more fragile and it's easier to find a protector that covers the entire screen. While the design of the phone is a bit outdated, what you get in the rest of features sounds like a plus to me.
- Weaker processor...that might be the downside but without hands on experience it's hard to determine how fluid the phone will be.
I would recommend waiting for reviews. Also wait for any possible hardware issues that usually accompany the new release of any phone to get resolved. If you can hold out long enough perhaps it will even go on sale in a few months once the Pixel 4 is released.
While I do love Pixel phones, I've personally encountered, as well as seen many threads in the Google community forums regarding devices that brick themselves. I have yet to see this happen as often on other brand devices. I may be exaggerating this point because of my own personal experience.
At this price though, I am definitely tempted to pick one up.