A mess of its own making: Google nerfs second Pixel phone battery this year
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People don’t upgrade phones every year anymore—longevity matters.

I wonder if there is something subpar about whoever Google is getting the batteries from for the A series phones.

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Pixels of this generation can get up to $1500 USD. If that’s not flagship territory, I don’t know what is.

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Never seen a 4a or a 6a sold for 1500 Bucks. Dunno where you live though…

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Even if they were cheap, the implication is that its okay to screw a customer if they’re not rich?

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“You were warned. The a stands for a-splode.”

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I don’t think the ‘a’ variants are ever close to that price.

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