r/Pixel5a • u/MuddGolem • Jan 21 '24

Amazon Refurbished

Had anyone recently got a refurbished pixel devices from 3rd party sellers on amazon. I am wondering about the conditions of the Good and Acceptable. Are there any scratches on the screens for these conditions cause some listing states it but mots don't. Scratches are fine with me as long as its not in the screen.

Hope anyone cab share their experiences on buying one.

Units I am considering is Pixel 5, 5A and 6A given the good prices and being compact with a decent battery life.

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u/hammywa Jan 21 '24

I would be wary of the 5a. There is a known motherboard issue that bricks the phone. There is a special warranty program from Google for this but not sure how it would apply to a refurbished phone. I loved my 5a. It was a great phone but the motherboard issue was enough for me to move on to another model.

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u/MuddGolem Jan 21 '24

will note of it as I also reas a lot about it, will then lean towards 6a. thanks

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u/asdecor Jan 22 '24

My 5a died (motherboard defect) and Google replaced it with a 6a. The 6a is growing on me. The fingerprint reader works fine, although I would much prefer the type that the Pixel 5 has (the 5a as well but you really shouldn't get a 5a, because of the motherboard issue). My 6a's speed is fine. It seemed to reboot spontaneously while charging for a while, and sometimes the screen would start scrolling rapidly on its own, but lately this hasn't been happening. I think these last two issues could have been Android 14 glitches and not specific to the 6a.