Ah the classic "I read the headline but not the article post"
Tldr because you're lazy: oh a certain brand of battery, 400 recharge cycles because after that risk of fire increases so they nerf it. Only on the 4a and 6a series.
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I got the nerf on the 4A because the battery replacement "option" requirement me to personally being my phone to a repair shop 250km away.
And calling it a nerf is flat out wrong, it's borderline remote bricking. That patch not only slashed battery life in half, but the charge indicator was completely unreliable. I've seen it go from 80 to 30 in an hour (on standby, btw.), then from 30 to 25 in 2 hours.
I've installed CalyxOS, which comes without the nerf.
I wonder who chose the batteries that go in the phone designed by Google, what a mystery
Well there are multiple companies that make the batteries
I wonder who selected the companies to provide the batteries
Why is this your random go to? Kinda apple user of you.
Apple sources the worse lithium batteries known to man, they last a year and destroy themselves. I have no idea why you're bringing Apple to this discussion.
I've dealt with Chinese devices with batteries that still worked fine six years after being bought.
Google loves to cheap out if they think they can get away with it, just look at the modem on the 8 series
- It's a budget variant,
- The Pixel series are midrange, not high-end or flagship
This doesn't seem like that big a deal, especially as it's a software update. Easily fixable with a firmware update like GrapheneOS
GrapheneOS
Won't they push this update?
Pixels of this generation can get up to $1500 USD. If that's not flagship territory, I don't know what is.
I don't think the 'a' variants are ever close to that price.
Even if they were cheap, the implication is that its okay to screw a customer if they're not rich?
"You were warned. The a stands for a-splode."
subpar? this is just capitalism ensuring we “need” a new phone.
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.
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
400 cycles? So, a year? One year.