Google Pixel 6a

Wife got one at the weekend and is already thinking of sending it back due to overheating issues.

Have to say, when I bought it just over a week ago it was hottish at some stages the first day or so.

It's been fine since.

Thanks for the tip about turning off/not searching for 5G when it's not needed. I'm with goMo (Eir) so no 5G for me!

Depends how much you are into Photography. The 8T lacks OIS. I would say yes big difference if you like your photos.

For me OIS and the Google software makes a vast difference. You'll get vastly fewer bad photos with the Pixel. It will pull amazing out amazing photos in marginal light, but sometimes they look too good. Not fake but like you got them out of glossy magazine. Its rarely takes a bad photo.

We have also have a Xiaomi 10T Pro which has a much better camera than a 8T. It as a 108 MP OIS camera, and an older pixel mostly takes better photos on a par or better. But the 10T Pro can hold its own, and even better than our pixel at times. ON a par but different

Much prefer stock android over Miui though. Miui is ok. Its just a preference.

Thanks for the reply.

My main interest in photography would be just when out walking the hills and taking pics on the go of this, that and the other. Point and shoot. I have been really enjoying that and suppose I am just tinkering with the idea of a little step up maybe.

With the 8T, I do use it with Open Camera and trying out various GCam mods and i get decent pics out of it. Having said that, I never took pics out of a top notch camera either, so what you say about OIS wouldn’t have been in my thoughts looking at different phones as I didn’t know about it. With the 6a available at a decent price, it had me thinking about changing over to it as it seems to get great reviews for the camera.

This reviewer has the 6a camera ahead of the 6.

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-phone-cameras,review-2272.html

I had the Redmi Note 5 before this one and I probably would like to go to stock Android next but I might just hang on for a while and see what happens regards price drops with them all down the line.

I was also thinking of getting a used Sony RX100 iii compact camera and wonder if the likes of that be superior to the likes of the 6a?. Then it’s a case of spending around the same on a used camera or a new phone with more everyday use.

I just need to get a hold of a decent phone and camera and compare them to what I have now and see what kind of quality I can get within reason if i decide to change.

Anyone have this phone with Vodafone that could confirm if Wifi calling works or not?

Really like the phone so far, have it just under 4 weeks.

But no NFC shortcut is a pain

Yes

Can i just go in store and buy or do i have to buy sim card, cheapest sim deal is 20 euro?

Anyone get the pixel ear buds with this? Thoughts?

Guys how are ye finding the phone since purchase? All good? Thinking of geting one.

It's a great phone, I got it about 2 months ago, came from a Xiaomi Mi9 which was still lightning quick and working perfect, just the battery was letting me down. I replaced the battery but it only extended the life for a few months before that started giving up too.

The only complaint with the phone is the fingerprint scanner, it works most of the time but there are some days where it just doesn't play ball. That bugged me for about a week, but now muscle memory kicked in for that and I just have a pattern to draw when it doesn't work. The camera is excellent, way better than you would expect from the mid-range price. Battery life is excellent, so good I keep forgetting to charge it at night etc and end up leaving the house with 30-40% in the mornings, but no issue as I know it will last until that evening anyway.

Would like the 6A , but I'd be a bit sore buying when I see its 299 dollars in the US. Maybe Google will have to drop price here also

any link to that?

argos scam..

It has gone down to €399 off Google store.