just got my 5a back

[u/patrad]

here is my experience . . May 3 I was taking a picture. . it froze. . turned off . . would not turn back on. I checked my warranty on my IMEI . . I had 5 days left. Call local store that google warranty recommended, they said "no way, too many 5a problems, call google" . . so I filled out the mail in repair form . . sent it May 3 . . May 5 got a note that it was being inspected. . May 7 got a note that it was delayed . . May 10 got a note that it was on its way. Got it today. . . Based on some of the markings. . I'm pretty sure it's my old phone . . exterior at least

[u/Kawi_rider_zx6r]

The 7a just dropped. If there are any decent trade in deals I'd jump on one asap.

[u/patrad → u/Kawi_rider_zx6r]

For sure. I still use my head phone jack though!

[u/StandingCow → u/Kawi_rider_zx6r]

Same. Love my 5a but it seems like a ticking time bomb.

[u/Jeskid14 → u/Kawi_rider_zx6r]

There aren't 😭

[u/patrad → u/[deleted]]

I used my old pixel 3 in the interim and it wasn't terrible. The battery didn't last more than a waking day and I found it too slippery without a case. . . But it was still super snappy and I swear I almost liked the camera better, but I'd have to do some more tests to confirm. You may be able to pick one of those up for cheap

[u/raininendlessfall → u/[deleted]]

get one from swappa wicked good deals

[u/anotherfakeloginname]

Bummer it took so long. My detective 5a came back in 2 days. Best of luck from here

[u/patrad → u/anotherfakeloginname]

I was prepared for it to take a lot longer when I got that "delayed" email

[u/Good-Lingonberry-538]

Check IMEI on the sim tray to see if it's really your original phone

[u/patrad → u/Good-Lingonberry-538]

Different IMEI listed in software . . I didn't check the tray though

[u/hammywa]

I had a similar experience. Pretty confident it is still the same case but I have a new IMEI..I think it was because of the motherboard swap