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<div>Ah, I just now saw the URL you included...</div>
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<div>Allen Beddingfield<br>
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The University of Alabama<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 2, 2025 4:59 PM, Allen Beddingfield via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<br type="attribution">
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<div>Would the battery bug still be an issue with an alternative OS? I thought that was just the planned obsolescence update, or is there some other problem? I am looking to stay in the under $200 range. My current unlocked phone is four years old, and I
only paid $130 for it back then, new.</div>
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<div>Allen Beddingfield<br>
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Office of Information Technology<br>
The University of Alabama<br>
Office 205-239-1657<br>
allen@ua.edu</div>
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<div class="x_gmail_quote">On Aug 2, 2025 4:32 PM, Ron via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<br type="attribution">
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<div class="PlainText">Allen Beddingfield via Ale wrote on 2025-08-02 13:43:<br>
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> I'm thinking about a Pixel 6a at the moment, unless anyone can think of a compelling reason to go with something else in that approximate price range?<br>
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Beware the battery-killing update, first on the Pixel4a, now on the Pixel6a.<br>
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<a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/another-google-pixel-6a-catches-fire-after-battery-nerfing-update/">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/another-google-pixel-6a-catches-fire-after-battery-nerfing-update/</a><br>
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I'd looked at a Pixel8 Pro for ~$600 CAD - it has a better camera sensor <br>
and was about the price of a new Pixel9a (~$675 CAD).<br>
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Of course, your budget may vary, but I'd advise going for a better model.<br>
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It might be wise to avoid the "a" series for a while as Google seems to <br>
have chosen cheap and unreliable batteries on at least some batches of them.<br>
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