The iPhone SE 2020 basically just killed the Pixel 4a and other value flagships...

[the_boon]

I hate to break it to you, but you're being bombarded with electromagnetic waves constantly. Television, power lines, radio, cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, basically anything electrical generates electromagnetic waves. And those waves are being transmitted omni-directionally, going through wood, masonry, glass, flesh, and metal to varying extents.

Because Bluetooth has such a short effective range, it means it operates at a much lower power level compared to most other signals, like WiFi or cellular which you also have inside your phone. The only way you're going to escape such signals is to turn your home into a Faraday cage, eliminate all electronic and electrical sources inside, and never leave your home. Because once you do you'll again be bombarded with electromagnetic signals.

I get what you're saying and obviously I do have Wi-Fi at home lol but with Bluetooth earbuds it's literally stuck to the head.

 

[Morty2264]

They have people in the company to find out stuff like this .

I'd love to work for the company with those people. That would be so fun.

 

[vzwuser76]

I get what you're saying and obviously I do have Wi-Fi at home lol but with Bluetooth earbuds it's literally stuck to the head.

BT only has to go 30-45ft, where your phone has to transmit/receive to a tower miles away. I'd bet that even if your phone is several feet away, your head is still getting hit with more EM than what you'd get off of some BT headphones in your ears. To say nothing of what it is when you're making a call.

 

[the_boon]

BT only has to go 30-45ft, where your phone has to transmit/receive to a tower miles away. I'd bet that even if your phone is several feet away, your head is still getting hit with more EM than what you'd get off of some BT headphones in your ears. To say nothing of what it is when you're making a call.

If someone is making phone calls all day long, using wired or BT headphones would be better than having the phone stuck to the ear all day, I know that much!

 

[vzwuser76]

If someone is making phone calls all day long, using wired or BT headphones would be better than having the phone stuck to the ear all day, I know that much!

Exactly. But just because it's not right against your ear, it doesn't mean that you're not still getting EM waves from your phone. Wireless generally isn't line of sight from the transmitter and receiver. While that does happen in certain instances, it only happens when both points are fixed and immobile. For everything else, the transmitted signal is sent in all directions, and the receiver is looking in all directions as well. And since a phone has to reach a tower that is generally miles away, it has a lot of transmitting power, mich more than what BT uses.

I haven't tested it myself or anything, but common sense would tell me that you're catching more EM radiation from your phone that from your BT device inserted in your ear. Because making a connection miles away requires a much much more powerful signal than something with an effective maximum range of 40-50ft.

 

[mustang7757]

I'd love to work for the company with those people. That would be so fun.

Definitely

 

[anon(50597)]

Well, the 4a is no where in sight. Glad I have a 3a as it is still serving me well. The SE seems to be popular also so I wonder what Google will do? Nothing like showing up when the party is over.

 

[Mike Dee]

Well, the 4a is no where in sight. Glad I have a 3a as it is still serving me well. The SE seems to be popular also so I wonder what Google will do? Nothing like showing up when the party is over.

Even if I was waiting for one, a delay wouldn't change my life unless my device was on its last legs.

 

[anon(50597)]

Even if I was waiting for one, a delay wouldn't change my life unless my device was on its last legs.

I don't think it will affect users, more Google. For those of us using pixel devices we want them to be successful. This doesn't help.

 

[Mike Dee]

I don't think it will affect users, more Google. For those of us using pixel devices we want them to be successful. This doesn't help.

I'm of the opinion of Google looses a chunk of their market share it won't be to the SE. Sure, some might wander over but most Android loyalists will look to other Android devices. The end result may be the same but I don't see the SE killing Google.

 

[anon(50597)]

I'm of the opinion of Google looses a chunk of their market share it won't be to the SE. Sure, some might wander over but most Android loyalists will look to other Android devices. The end result may be the same but I don't see the SE killing Google.

I agree it's more than the SE. The thing is, now Apple is in the game too where before they were not.

 

[Mike Dee]

I agree it's more than the SE. The thing is, now Apple is in the game too where before they were not.

Well, technically they have been because they have usually made a couple of generations of models available at lower prices. The SE just seems like more of a bargain because its a current model at have the price of their flagship.

 

[anon(50597)]

Well, technically they have been because they have usually made a couple of generations of models available at lower prices. The SE just seems like more of a bargain because its a current model at have the price of their flagship.

Agree, but now you get a brand new phone with modern processor and years of updated.
I'm not trying to say that the SE killed the Pixel 4a, as the OP stated, just that it would be nice if Google took the Pixel line more seriously.

 

[BergerKing]

Killed? Not so much. iPhone and Android swim in different waters, say one is salt water, the other fresh. There's some bracken where the two come together at times, but they're geared towards different preferences. One isn't likely to kill the other in any sense of the word given those differences.

 

[Morty2264]

Killed? Not so much. iPhone and Android swim in different waters, say one is salt water, the other fresh. There's some bracken where the two come together at times, but they're geared towards different preferences. One isn't likely to kill the other in any sense of the word given those differences.

Wow, that is a phenomenal analogy to make. Thank you for sharing!

 

[Ry]

I'm of the opinion of Google looses a chunk of their market share it won't be to the SE. Sure, some might wander over but most Android loyalists will look to other Android devices. The end result may be the same but I don't see the SE killing Google.

Losing a chunk of something so minuscule though.

I mean talking Google-branded hardware, of course.

 

[Mike Dee]

Losing a chunk of something so minuscule though.

I mean talking Google-branded hardware, of course.

Depends on the size of the chunk and to Google it wouldn't matter.

 

[Javier P]

So. The Pixel 4a has been released along other mid-rangers like the OnePlus Nord and most speculations have an answer already. Time to keep this thread running or everyone agrees on how ridiculous the original claim was from the beginning?

 

[Ry]

So. The Pixel 4a has been released along other mid-rangers like the OnePlus Nord and most speculations have an answer already. Time to keep this thread running or everyone agrees on how ridiculous it was from the beginning?

I mean you bumped it back up so...

Pixel 4a sounds solid. Great still camera. Best-in-class low-light photos. Supported for three years which is the best you can do on Android unless you make the NVIDIA Shield TV.

OnePlus Nord - not really relevant in the US market so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ for me. It's fine.

I'm glad they exist.

But relative to the second generation iPhone SE, good luck.

 

[customshopkv1]

Looking for a backup/2nd phone to go with my S20U. I actually have the Note 10+ in my cart with trading in my old iPhone 6S comes out to $37/month for 24 months no interest. Kind of hoping they drop the price of it but I am afraid it will disappear first.