@[email protected] to TechnologyEnglish • 2 days agoWhy can't we go back to small phones?www.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square351fedilinkarrow-up1639arrow-down133cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•1 day agoI picked the Pixel A because: It runs GrapheneOS It’s slightly smaller and slightly cheaper than the normal version The back is plastic and not glass Glad I can use it and type on it one-handed, can’t imagine using a bigger phone.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•22 hours agoThe only A series Pixel phone smaller than the Pixel 8 was the Pixel 4a.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•22 hours agoPixel 8, even now that 9 is out, is still around $400 compared to 7’s already huge $300.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•21 hours agoThat point absolutely still stands. It’s just strange that since the 4a, the 2 smallest phones Google released were both not in the a series.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 day agoI almost did, but I found the 8 used for a good price and the size difference was minimal.
I picked the Pixel A because:
Glad I can use it and type on it one-handed, can’t imagine using a bigger phone.
The only A series Pixel phone smaller than the Pixel 8 was the Pixel 4a.
Pixel 8, even now that 9 is out, is still around $400 compared to 7’s already huge $300.
That point absolutely still stands.
It’s just strange that since the 4a, the 2 smallest phones Google released were both not in the a series.
I almost did, but I found the 8 used for a good price and the size difference was minimal.