Mullardman
Moderately extreme...
Must admit to getting confused. I didn't realise there was a difference between MotoG and Google Pixel.
How do you prevent it waking up in your pocket?
A few observations/questions.
Do I need 5G? I don't do gaming or streaming from my phone. Much of my calling is via Whatsapp/my home router. I have few problems with calls except when other people's phones don't always seem to respond to Whatsapp calls.
I like a decent camera.. but also have a decent SLR and a Lumix TZ200 compact.. so cameras aren't a deal breaker.
I don't need Dual Sim.
My Samsung is 16 Gig storage but has a slot for expansion. So.. I stuck a 128Gig card in but it's barely used as the Samsung will not allow many apps to be placed there. I see that the Google Pixels have 128 Gig..I assume built in? It's not clear from the specs.
Beware of bargain phones that have been on the market for a while. The 2, 3 or 4 year support lifetime starts from first launch. I see cheapos for sale that are already out of support
The Pixel 4a came out August 2020, the 5 in October 2020
The Moto G7 is older, March 2019
I bought a Nokia 1, £60 a couple of years ago. It does everything I want from a basic smartphone, it's not too big, it has good battery life. Build quality is good and if it goes wrong Nokia can fix it. Try that with a Hinglong Bingbong Ole Biscuit Barrel that goes funny 6 months after purchase.
And that includes two major updates. With other brands, getting the latest at launch is rare, and you're supremely lucky if there is ever an update.The Pixels (more so the 4 and 5s) get 3 years of guaranteed support
Dual sim - a lot of phones have this now; you can still only use one sim, you don't have to use two! A lot of phones are single SIM and eSIM too; but again, it's down to the provider you use and if they offer eSIM. Either way, they'll work as they should with just one sim
If anyone knows of a decent Android phone that's the size of the iPhone Mini, I'd also be interested. I'm sick of the enormous slabs of glass on sale now - and I do have fairly big hands. I was quite tempted by the Palm "palm phone", but it's a step too far in terms of size. If they'd done one between that and a Pixel 4a in size I'd have been in.
No worries, there's a lot out there to keep up with...!Must admit to getting confused. I didn't realise there was a difference between MotoG and Google Pixel.
I don't think it's true that nobody wants phones this size: Apple sells a good share of the "Mini" iPhone models, which are unique in being both small-sized and high-spec.
That Amazon link posted earlier for the Pixel 4a @ £299 would be where my money would be going if I were in your shoes right now, it's ridiculously good value at that price. My Pixel 4 XL has 128Gb (which is only half-full after 18 months of use) and you'll have 15Gb of space on Google Drive already. If you need more there are often 'x months free' on Google One which ups the online storage - 100Gb is about £15/yr from memory.
I consider that a feature.Google's Pixel phones are, on the whole, rather good at pretty much everything but tend to be a little 'plain-Jane' design-wise.
Jeans pockets vary considerably in depth. From experience, I can say that those on Levi's 501 will fit a 6-inch phone comfortably.Indeed. I prefer a phone that is pocket sized.. as in..say front pockets of jeans.. or a shirt pocket without falling out if you lean forward. My Samsung A3 is less than 5 1/2 inches overall..with a screen size of around 4 1/3 inches. I've never felt restricted by that.
The Pixel 4a 5G is £499 from the Google store. Pixel 5 is another £100.I can't help thinking that with 5G coming increasingly on stream.. that its maybe worth waiting for a price drop on the Pixel (and other) 5g phones? Even if they don't drop in price... I originally stated 'mid priced'.. which is a bit of a moveable feast for me. I'd go to more like £500 for the right model/deal.