Pixel 4a Size

[Smokeaire]

Like I said, AFAIK you always swipe from the bottom, unless you want the app drawer or notification shade. I have that bar on the bottom as well and I'm on Android 10. So far the only thing I've seen as different is what I referenced from the last video you posted.

Obviously we have a difference in experience. No point in continuing.
I will be interested in your experience when you get A11.

 

[john_v]

Obviously we have a difference in experience. No point in continuing.
I will be interested in your experience when you get A11.

I've been using 4a for a week and a half now on 10, 11 is downloading as we speak. Will be interesting to see if there's any obvious difference on that swipe up.

 

[john_v]

Obviously we have a difference in experience. No point in continuing.
I will be interested in your experience when you get A11.

So I've been messing around with A11 for a little over an hour now, and I have to say, I'm seeing absolutely no difference in my 4a swiping experience from A10 to A11. If there's something, it's not jumping out at me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Smokeaire]

So I've been messing around with A11 for a little over an hour now, and I have to say, I'm seeing absolutely no difference in my 4a swiping experience from A10 to A11. If there's something, it's not jumping out at me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It's too late to do another side by side comparison with my wife's Pixel 4a because her phone is on A11 now, and I'm sure just about everyone else has it too. So it really becomes a mute point and is irrelevant now.

 

[vzwuser76]

Obviously we have a difference in experience. No point in continuing.
I will be interested in your experience when you get A11.

I'm usually hold off on updating to make sure there isn't any issues. But after I get it I'll try to remember to post here.

Edit: just saw John's & your other posts, so yeah. Anyways, enjoy the update.

 

[ackmondual]

Just too small for my liking. I'm just to used to 6.2-6.9 inch devices. The 4a felt like a toy. So much more screen real estate on the bigger flagships. How anyone can use that iPhone SE at 4.7. is simply beyond me.

Some people do have small hands. I've met women (and one guy) who were jealous that men have hands that are 50% bigger, so, to each their own.

I will admit that I wish the screen size was bigger. I'm comparing my p4a to my LG G4, and it seems to be a sidegrade in some areas (even though it's an overall improvement)..


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[td]LG G4[/td]
[td]P4A[/td]
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[td]phone size side-by-side[/td]
[td]slightly taller, ~0.5" wider[/td]
[td]base comparison[/td]
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[td]screen size measured out[/td]
[td]5.5"[/td]
[td]5.8"[/td]
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[td]screen size side-by-side[/td]
[td]slightly shorter, somewhat wider[/td]
[td]base comparison[/td]
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[td]pixel density by visual observation[/td]
[td]lesser[/td]
[td]base comparison[/td]
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I am sort of jealous of "brick looking" phones since I'm sure it's much nicer doing internet stuff on there. However, not willing to pay extra for that, and I must admit, it's nice having a phone that's more "down to earth".

You can add the navigation buttons to your screen. Go into settings and search for "navigation". Click on " System Navigation/Gesture Navigation". There you can choose "3 button navigation". The three buttons will appear at the bottom of the screen.

What makes this an UN-attractive option are:
1) You can't customize the buttons. On my LG G4, I put the Back button to the right, and added an extra one to lower the notifications bar
2) I've gotten used to the new gestures anyway. If I play action games, I'll have to see if I can get used to NOT triggering the back button when I don't want to