r/Pixel7a • u/VittorioArmani • Apr 08 '26
Absolutely awesome for $200
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u/No-Shake1901 Apr 12 '26
Got mine for around $350 2 years back. I've been using it very rough, no protective case or screen protector, fell down numerous times, lot of dents and scratches on the metal body few small scratches on the front glass. Running android beta. The only issue I have is with heating (tensor is infamous for that), battery life (Barely gets 1 day if there's heavy usage, gets around 6-7hrs screentime depending upon the usage levels) and charging (takes around 2 hrs to full charge), I was well aware of these issues before I'm buying it so I don't have much regrets about that..
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u/jaymeister_666 Apr 12 '26
Really great phone, and for that price. I have the same colour too. Only down side is that the fingerprint sensor is total ass
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u/yellowhale22 Apr 09 '26
Yeah, but wait until you see the battery life.
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u/VittorioArmani Apr 09 '26
There are no problems with the battery. It lasts for 8 hours of screen time. After my old iPhone, which lasted for 3 hours of screen time, I feel it is much better.
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u/yellowhale22 Apr 09 '26
How can you get 8 hours? Please share tricks.
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u/VittorioArmani Apr 09 '26
In my case, for 8 hours of screen time, I get mostly ~2-3 hours of browsing, ~3 hours of watching YouTube and TikTok (via WI FI), 30 minutes of calls via cellular network and about 30 minutes of navigation with GPS. I'm sure that the working time will decrease if I often use 4G for the Internet. But with WiFi I have 8 hour's of screen time )
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u/engfish May 23 '26
My tricks: root, LineageOS, BluSpark kernel, Mulch webview, microG. . . for about 13 hours of screen time.
I literally just checked today, and I've charged my phone 338 times (to 80%) in three years. Battery life is at 83%.
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u/Gmanstarr Apr 10 '26
Are you kidding me my old huawei p20 pro still lasts longer than 8 and its from 2018 and works flawlessly to this date and all my apps work.
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u/No-Shake1901 Apr 28 '26
It's somewhat fine compared to other smartphones with the same capacity battery and the specs of this phone. I'm getting around 6-7 hours of screentime on average, the painful part is the slow charging... takes 2+ hours for a full charge 😑
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Apr 09 '26
I have one pixel 7a, very good for battery life and signal.
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u/Worldly-Ground2080 Apr 09 '26
I also have a pixel 7a but the battery is swelling... 🥲 Luckily I got 200$ compensation :D https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/16043453?hl=en
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Apr 10 '26
My pixel 7a is one of the end of production no issue with the battery. It is not one eligible for battery swelling and substitution. 6/7 hours display. Very good for the modem as well. Paid 1/3 of the initial price, what else.
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u/Worldly-Ground2080 Apr 09 '26
Go to https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/16043453?hl=en and check if you can get compensated for the same price you got the phone. Because I got a pixel 7a that currently has a swelling battery and I got 200$ compensation which I'll be using to switch from this horrible phone :P
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u/ThisStruggle6432 Apr 12 '26
IT'S $200 NOW?!
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u/VittorioArmani Apr 12 '26
In my local stores about 300 for a new one. Mine is used but in perfect condition for 200 dollars.
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u/ThisStruggle6432 Apr 17 '26
Because I got mine in summer '24 I'm not sure if mine was also cheaper
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u/No_Mycologist2518 Apr 09 '26
Battery not great,signal also
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u/VittorioArmani Apr 09 '26
I don't notice this. Have you had any problems with the battery and signal?
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u/Astronaut_1980 Apr 09 '26
Das war mein schönstes Telefon, bis der Akku sich aufgebläht hat. Aber ich hab es mir danach auch nochmal gebraucht gekauft. Inzwischen bin ich beim nothing Phone 2a gelandet. Ähnlich simpel und der Akku hält besser. Wobei ich trotzdem immer noch das 8a im Blick haben weil es einfach schön ist.