New Pixel 7a
New Pixel 7a
So, I will be getting a new Pixel 7a tomorrow most likely.
It is a one month old device apparently in Mint condition, with ~$100 cheaper price, should I go for it?
I currently use a Pixel 3 XL, which I bought on Day 1 so I am thinking it is time to upgrade. Anything I should know before I go through with it?
If you have dry hands, the under display fingerprint sensor can be unreliable. I went from a pixel 4 (had a pixel 2 before that) to the 7 and miss the pixel 4.
The 7 is great in all other regards but the fingerprint sensor only works like 30% of the time. Seems like it varies from person to person though - other folks report no problems with the sensor.
12Seconding this. If it fails twice for me I wipe my finger on emy short and that fixes it probably 85% of the time.
5I have the pixel 7 Pro, the fingerprint sensor never fails me
1I find my index finger a lot more reliable than my thumb. Also yeah, the dry thing. Sometimes you can give your finger a lick then wipe it on your shirt so it's more hydrated and works...
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Two biggest P7 issues:
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Fingerprint scanner is garbage
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Battery life is barely good enough for one day
Other than that, nothing you should know, phone is good
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I got one yesterday. I'm struggling to get to my notifications without the rear scanner for dragging down. I don't think there is really a solution other than getting used to it.
5FYI, this should probably posted to askandroid, as per rule 2.
5Is there a chance we can loosen up the rules a bit here? I understand why its needed on reddit, but its pretty dead here with the rules so tight.
7Would just mention that @Blaze@iusearchlinux.fyi is just a fellow community member like yourself - thanks for the helpful reminder here, Blaze!
We're overall trying to be more flexible at the start here while also still being responsive to user reporting.
Unlike on Reddit, we don't have submission tagging that could be used to filter in/out certain types of content. Having the separate communities (like requested here) is useful so people can choose for themselves based on the content they'd like to see (e.g., folks who want to see questions can subscribe to !askandroid@lemdro.id or !androidmemes@lemdro.id for memes).
The idea behind Lemmy is that we can just pick and choose when subscribing the Fediverse, with everything appearing together under your "Subscribed" feed. For people using Lemdro.id as their home instance, all of the above similarly appear together under "Local". Hopefully Lemmy and app developers can implement some good multi-community groupings to allow for even more customization in the future.
4I'm in favour of loosening them too to be honest, but currently they are still there
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Understood, thanks. Will delete my post!
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I have one, it's a pretty decent phone, no real complaints expect battery life
4I've been using that but it's not really a practical replacement for swiping on the rear sensor.
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