{"items": [{"author": "Daniel", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128219723482", "anchor": "fb-10100128219723482", "service": "fb", "text": "what do you do if you want to take a burst of photos?", "timestamp": "1576984771"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128219723482&reply_comment_id=10100128220167592", "anchor": "fb-10100128219723482_10100128220167592", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Daniel I think it doesn't do bursts? I've just tapped the button repeatedly if I want a series of pictures", "timestamp": "1576985147"}, {"author": "Daniel", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128219723482&reply_comment_id=10100128220566792", "anchor": "fb-10100128219723482_10100128220566792", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Was that a feature you used to use? My iPhone is capable of \"live photos.\" However, I've turned that feature off so I could get bursts again.", "timestamp": "1576985443"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128219723482&reply_comment_id=10100128248914982", "anchor": "fb-10100128219723482_10100128248914982", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Daniel I used it occasionally. Looking through bursts to pick my favorite was generally more work than I was interested in. I pretty much only used it for lilywise.com / annakaufmanwise.com", "timestamp": "1577015589"}, {"author": "David", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128224513882", "anchor": "fb-10100128224513882", "service": "fb", "text": "I got a 3a in the Black Friday sales and like it too, though I've been less impressed by the battery life. My previous phone, an Essential PH1, seemed to last longer. And hurray for a normal headphone jack instead of having to use USB headphones or Bluetooth ones.", "timestamp": "1576987356"}, {"author": "Wang", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128229204482", "anchor": "fb-10100128229204482", "service": "fb", "text": "Do you care that the battery is not user-replaceable? If not, why?
This has become my number-one criterion for a telephone these days. As you say, everything else is good enough. But I don't want to replace my telephone every couple of years because the battery is dying.", "timestamp": "1576990122"}, {"author": "Kiran", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128229204482&reply_comment_id=10100128245337152", "anchor": "fb-10100128229204482_10100128245337152", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Do you mean not replaceable without a screwdriver? Or glued in place? Even Apple doesn't do that with phones.", "timestamp": "1577010297"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128229204482&reply_comment_id=10100128248964882", "anchor": "fb-10100128229204482_10100128248964882", "service": "fb", "text": "→ You can get the battery replaced, but I expect by the time the battery is going the phone won't be getting security updates anymore (it gets updates guaranteed through May 2022)", "timestamp": "1577015708"}, {"author": "Wang", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128229204482&reply_comment_id=10100128260352062", "anchor": "fb-10100128229204482_10100128260352062", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Oh, wow, it had not occurred to me that my new telephone is smart enough to hack now. And in fact I install lots of poorly researched software off the internet.
Kiran, I did mean replaceable without a screwdriver. My last telephone, well, first of all it went like a month between charges, and I could swap the battery without tools. But it couldn't connect to Wi-Fi and now that the MTA has Wi-Fi in all the subway stations it turns out I quite like reading the internet while I wait for my train. Trade-offs, I guess.", "timestamp": "1577028354"}, {"author": "Harris", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128229204482&reply_comment_id=10100128427517062", "anchor": "fb-10100128229204482_10100128427517062", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Out of curiosity, Wang, is it important that it is *user* replaceable or would it be sufficient if it was quick and affordable to get it replaced by a repair shop? I\u2019ve avoided replacing phones in the past by getting them repaired at shops relatively cheaply.", "timestamp": "1577129356"}, {"author": "Wang", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128229204482&reply_comment_id=10100128673409292", "anchor": "fb-10100128229204482_10100128673409292", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Especially for these smart phones whose batteries last only a few days, most of the appeal of a user replaceable battery is that I can carry a backup and swap it myself \"in the field.\"
As I just learned, replacing the battery does not meaningfully extend the service life because I won't be able to get security updates. And I suspect I do want those.", "timestamp": "1577255013"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128229204482&reply_comment_id=10100128703893202", "anchor": "fb-10100128229204482_10100128703893202", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Wang I usually deal with that scenario by bringing a battery pack. Less efficient because it has to move the electricity from the pack to the phone, but it can use much cheaper batteries and have far higher capacity (ex: 10 charges worth) because it doesn't have to be small.", "timestamp": "1577274035"}, {"author": "Linchuan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128231494892", "anchor": "fb-10100128231494892", "service": "fb", "text": "Did you get your phone from work?", "timestamp": "1576992045"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128231494892&reply_comment_id=10100128248885042", "anchor": "fb-10100128231494892_10100128248885042", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Linchuan I bought it from the Google Store on Black Friday", "timestamp": "1577015484"}, {"author": "Stewart", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128242612612", "anchor": "fb-10100128242612612", "service": "fb", "text": "I like mine as well", "timestamp": "1577004213"}, {"author": "Mikhail", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128254493802", "anchor": "fb-10100128254493802", "service": "fb", "text": "Yeah the loss of headphone jacks for just a single USB-c port is the one thing I dislike about the pixel 3 (not 3a)", "timestamp": "1577023379"}, {"author": "Bronwyn", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128255626532", "anchor": "fb-10100128255626532", "service": "fb", "text": "I did exactly the same thing, and feel the same way. (My battery was down to about 60 minutes of screen time per charge on the old phone, so the change is quite dramatic).", "timestamp": "1577024392"}, {"author": "Danner", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128382327622", "anchor": "fb-10100128382327622", "service": "fb", "text": "That's my pick when my current pixel 1 dies. This kinda makes me want it to die sooner, but it's actually holding up really well. I've replaced the battery, so it still holds up a longer-than-a-day with normal usage standard.", "timestamp": "1577104368"}, {"author": "Joshua", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128405106972", "anchor": "fb-10100128405106972", "service": "fb", "text": "I replaced my iPhone 6 with a Pixel 3a about six months ago. I generally like it, but here's my gripes:
- Too big! This is the way of all phones these days I suppose, but the iPhone 6 was on the large side of comfortable for me and the Pixel 3a is a little bigger.
- 64GB built-in storage with no SD card slot. As a curmudgeon with a big music library this is annoying.
But that's really it. The camera is great, I love that it has a headphone jack, and it generally just does what I need it to do.", "timestamp": "1577119607"}, {"author": "Andrew", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128405106972&reply_comment_id=10100128612441472", "anchor": "fb-10100128405106972_10100128612441472", "service": "fb", "text": "→ EBay the fucker, get a Moto E6 for $100. Removable battery, SD slot, headphone hack.", "timestamp": "1577225352"}, {"author": "Yaron", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128453260472", "anchor": "fb-10100128453260472", "service": "fb", "text": "Wondering how it compares to Moto G7 Power (which I'm considering), which has similar features to the ones called out here: Supposedly long battery life, non-bloated s/w, 12mp single rear camera (5mp front), fingerprint sensor (on the back, I think), headphone jack, no Qi charging, ~half the price of a Pixel 3a.", "timestamp": "1577140977"}, {"author": "Greg", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128516653432", "anchor": "fb-10100128516653432", "service": "fb", "text": "If you're willing to root, check out a tool called acc https://github.com/VR-25/acc to control charge percentage and charge rate.", "timestamp": "1577159934"}, {"author": "Allison", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128516838062", "anchor": "fb-10100128516838062", "service": "fb", "text": "I also just got the 3a and am very pleased with it so far! The video/burst UI thing is taking me some time to get used to. Let me know if you find a way to do bursts.", "timestamp": "1577160064"}, {"author": "Andrew", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128612301752", "anchor": "fb-10100128612301752", "service": "fb", "text": "Is the battery easily replaceable, or soldered in place? Not even removable, but you should be able to replace the thing in say 15 min after opening the phone.", "timestamp": "1577225283"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128612301752&reply_comment_id=10100128751028742", "anchor": "fb-10100128612301752_10100128751028742", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Andrew not soldered, and reasonably easy: https://www.ifixit.com/.../Google+Pixel+3a+Teardown/123256
A plus is that there are many modular components.", "timestamp": "1577301752"}, {"author": "Andrew", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128612301752&reply_comment_id=10100128756697382", "anchor": "fb-10100128612301752_10100128756697382", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Sticking it behind the display is still fawful engineering.", "timestamp": "1577303761"}, {"author": "Max", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128217438062?comment_id=10100128862744862", "anchor": "fb-10100128862744862", "service": "fb", "text": "Helpful review, am still using the OG Pixel but will keep the 3a in mind when I need to upgrade.", "timestamp": "1577377535"}]}