xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
Yes that's correct. It's a brilliant camera. The whole phone is great.
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xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
Here are 2 photos I took from my balcony. One day shot. And one night shot.
I think they're pretty good.
But everyone has they're own perception.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Going back to cheap... £189 for the Note 12 Pro. My missus has this, it's an amazing camera for sub £200, and a decent enough performer. Patches until late 2026.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Has anyone here got a Pixel 7a? How do you find the battery life. My partners phone (my old P30) is dying. She's been putting of replacing it, but the speaker cuts out randomly. It it's favour Google offer 0% fiance and she's unsure about work in a few months time, so would rather not hand out a chunk of cash if it can be avoided. Samsung do the same, but there mid range phones on their own website and considerably more then just buying them from Amazon.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
I have the 7, which is as close as makes little difference in terms of battery life. It's less than I had on my old phone (Honor V20, close relative of the P30), which was a solid 2-day charge device. However, I've never once had trouble with it lasting the day. It just doesn't do two.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
I'd say the same of my 7pro.
Day and a half with wi-fi, Bluetooth and location all switched on all the time.
I don't hammer it or play games though, and it automatically gets linked by cable to the car if it's more than a 4 minute drive for traffic and podcasts, so gets a boost then.
I've never had a red battery symbol in the 18 months I've had it.
HTH
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Also, Samsung A54 is on offer on Amazon today.
128gb version is £349 (RRP £449) plus you can pay over 5 interest free payments of £69.80 ( but that might be a Prime thing, dunno )
Three year warranty too
Comparable phone, better battery life, loses out on some specs compared to the 7a.
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Compare Google Pixel 7a vs. Samsung Galaxy A54 - GSMArena.com
Google Pixel 7a review
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Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Yeah, 7a is more powerful but it takes a lot out of the battery to get that. The A54 should last 2 days. I'd say unless you're a gamer you wouldn't notice the CPU/GPU difference and then it comes down to magic Google camera software vs. longer battery on the Samsung. They're both fast enough, both have good camera hardware (if not software), both are waterproof and have longer than average support.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Thanks all. She doesn't use her phone that intensively, so think the battery life on the 7a should be fine then. I'm sure either would be fine for really, but the Google finance probably swings it.
I was never blown away by the Pixel 6 battery. It's fine, but could better, think my old P30 when it was new but was more impressive. I never run out of charge, but when I'm using it to navigate in the hills I like to finish with plenty in reserve. Luckily her use case is very different to mine.
I was never blown away by the Pixel 6 battery. It's fine, but could better, think my old P30 when it was new but was more impressive. I never run out of charge, but when I'm using it to navigate in the hills I like to finish with plenty in reserve. Luckily her use case is very different to mine.
editor
hiraethified
The thing is that the P30 was a fucking monster! Incredible battery life and incredible battery and I would probably be using a P70 or whatever it is now if Trump hadn't banned them.
My Pixel Pro 7 has a decent enough battery life and I'm absolutely delighted with its camera. There's loads of video comparisons between the Pixel 7 and the iPhone 13 and it more than holds its own in some areas (but not video).
It's an absolute bargain for £329.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Yes, I'd still be using the P30 tbh if it worked fine. First the GPS failed a few years, which is why I passed it on, now the speaker is slowly going, but it was a great phone.
The concern over the 7a battery life is that's it's got the same CPU as the Pro with a smaller battery, but as others have pointed out, it will be fine.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I've had Xiaomi phones since the Mi5. Before that I had mostly Samsung's. I'd probably choose Xiaomi over any other phone now, although their prices have gone a bit silly over the last few years, but they're still cheaper than equivalent spec phones from other manufacturers.
I couldn't justify a flagship phone this time round, so I got a Poco X6 Pro. It's a powerful phone, even compared to much more expensive phones, and way faster than any of the Google stuff. It's up there with phones twice it's price.
I have a Pixel 7a and the battery was fine until the last couple of weeks when it has started to deteriorate for some reason. Previously had a Pixel 4 which was and is a great phone albeit with no more security updates. Pixel 7a has been a nightmare since Android 14 failing to update despite numerous full factory resets and the only solution I found was to enrol it in the Android Beta Program which fixed the security updates. I'm no expert but I suspect the issues are connected to Google's exclusive Tensor processor.
Miss the telephoto on the Pixel 4 and the smaller size.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
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BristolEcho
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I've found a pixel pro 6 second hand for £240ish.
Is there anything else out there between £200-£400 that I should consider? I have the Sony MK3 second hand but the battery has gone awful and I've actually found this much worse than the MK2. I picked it up for around £355 and it's only really lasted 14 months which is annoying.
My primary needs these days is decent memory and camera. Can be new I was mainly buying second hand for environmental reasons, but would be good to know my choices as I'm out the loop these days with phones.
I'm going to try and hold off on the pixel for now and see if I can squeeze this to the summer at least.
Is there anything else out there between £200-£400 that I should consider? I have the Sony MK3 second hand but the battery has gone awful and I've actually found this much worse than the MK2. I picked it up for around £355 and it's only really lasted 14 months which is annoying.
My primary needs these days is decent memory and camera. Can be new I was mainly buying second hand for environmental reasons, but would be good to know my choices as I'm out the loop these days with phones.
I'm going to try and hold off on the pixel for now and see if I can squeeze this to the summer at least.
BristolEcho
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Jimmy Don't
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What am I missing? I dropped my Samsung S20 FE from my pocket off an electric scooter out here in Lanzarote Friday and the screen was completely gone by yesterday morning. Bought a Redmi A2 in a random shop for not very much and it appears to be a like for better swap. Didn't plug it in overnight and in 8 hours the battery dropped about 3%. Am I just not used to brand new, boxfresh phone?
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
An A2 is quite literally the slowest phone you can buy. Performance costs energy, and the S20 was fairly high spec in its day. Like even though it's several years old, it's many times faster than the A2. The A2 simply needs less power because it's providing less to you.
Now that being said, I believe the A2 runs a very stripped back version of Android (Android Go), so it shouldn't be quite so noticeably slow. But load up a busy web site and the difference should be pretty stark.
Now that being said, I believe the A2 runs a very stripped back version of Android (Android Go), so it shouldn't be quite so noticeably slow. But load up a busy web site and the difference should be pretty stark.
dshl
Well-Known Member
Have they still banned apps/Google Store from Chinese mobiles or was that only when Trump was in?
Thinking of getting this one but not sure if it is restricted in anyway.
www.mi.com
Thinking of getting this one but not sure if it is restricted in anyway.
Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G - Xiaomi UK
Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G - 108MP triple camera | 120Hz AMOLED display | Powerful Snapdragon® Performance | 33W FastCharge with 5000mAh* battery.
www.mi.com
Jimmy Don't
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UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Have they still banned apps/Google Store from Chinese mobiles or was that only when Trump was in?
Thinking of getting this one but not sure if it is restricted in anyway.
Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G - Xiaomi UK
Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G - 108MP triple camera | 120Hz AMOLED display | Powerful Snapdragon® Performance | 33W FastCharge with 5000mAh* battery.
That was just huawei wasn't it? Shame. My p30 was an amazing phone for it's time.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
So long as you don't get one with a Chinese ROM, you'll be fine.Have they still banned apps/Google Store from Chinese mobiles or was that only when Trump was in?
Thinking of getting this one but not sure if it is restricted in anyway.
Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G - Xiaomi UK
Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus 5G - 108MP triple camera | 120Hz AMOLED display | Powerful Snapdragon® Performance | 33W FastCharge with 5000mAh* battery.
dshl
Well-Known Member
Okay thanks. That's the Xiaomi site when I entered Xiaomi in google. Surely no Chinese ROM?
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
It's the UK site. It'll have a Global, International or EU ROM. It'll have Play store pre-installed.
dshl
Well-Known Member
'Welcome to Xiaomi UK official online store' - ok thanks
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I was just looking at the specs of the pro and the pro+. The pro+ has the Mediatek processor (despite what that link is saying), Vs the Qualcomm Snapdragon in the pro. If you plan on flashing the phone with the Xiaomi.eu ROM (not to be confused with Xiaomi's EU ROM), the snapdragon processor would be a better choice. As far as custom ROM development is concerned, there's very little support for the Mediatek processors, as Mediatek don't release the source code for the kernel, but it won't make any difference unless you want to install a custom ROM.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
My OH never got round to ordering a Pixel 7a and they are now back up to £449. I see the Pixel 8a is out next month.
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