I wonder if there is something subpar about whoever Google is getting the batteries from for the A series phones.
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This doesn’t seem like that big a deal, especially as it’s a software update. Easily fixable with a firmware update like 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.
Never seen a 4a or a 6a sold for 1500 Bucks. Dunno where you live though…
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.”
I don’t think the ‘a’ variants are ever close to that price.