flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoGoogle reducing the capacity of the Pixel 6a battery after 400 cyclesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGoogle reducing the capacity of the Pixel 6a battery after 400 cyclesarstechnica.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
I wonder if there is something subpar about whoever Google is getting the batteries from for the A series phones.
minus-squareflandish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agosubpar? this is just capitalism ensuring we “need” a new phone.
minus-squareAasikki@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 hours agoExcept that they’re admitting fault and offering free battery replacement… The update of course sucks ass but it’s a safety measure.
minus-squareAlchalide@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoIt’s not that bad and got 83 euros back and payed 300 euros 2. 5 years ago.
minus-squareGreatBlueHeron@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoyep - 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.
minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoMy 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.
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agohow does one source such a phone to brazil?
minus-squaremapleseedfall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoAsk a friend to buy it in europe and send it to you
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoi barely have friends here, let alone a continent over.
minus-squaremapleseedfall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThats the cheap option. You can of course fly yourself to germany or netherlands and but it your self or even use a forwarding service.
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agodo you happen to be brazilian? because i’m not aware of any forwarding service that can sneak around customs and id like to know one.
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoWhen that one breaks there’s a good chance you can replace just the broken part.
subpar? this is just capitalism ensuring we “need” a new phone.
Except that they’re admitting fault and offering free battery replacement… The update of course sucks ass but it’s a safety measure.
It’s not that bad and got 83 euros back and payed 300 euros 2. 5 years ago.
How? Link?
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.
how does one source such a phone to brazil?
Ask a friend to buy it in europe and send it to you
i barely have friends here, let alone a continent over.
Thats the cheap option. You can of course fly yourself to germany or netherlands and but it your self or even use a forwarding service.
do you happen to be brazilian? because i’m not aware of any forwarding service that can sneak around customs and id like to know one.
When that one breaks there’s a good chance you can replace just the broken part.
Yep