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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by silicon2401 on Monday August 03, 2020 @02:06PM (#24041183)
$30 more, plus you have to buy through a no-name Amazon seller. Maybe other people are okay with that, but I feel much more secure buying from Google directly (in terms of whether or not you feel secure having a Google device is a whole other story, of course...).

Checking on best buy (as a US user), the A71 actually goes for $600 if you want it unlocked and without activation [1]. So a more fair comparison is that for Americans the A71 is $250 more than the 4a, but you could get it for cheaper if you activate or buy it locked, or are willing to buy from a 3rd party on Amazon.

The A51 does seem to be available from Best Buy for $400, unlocked and unactivated, or $300 from an Amazon 3rd party, but the specs there are of course not as good as the a71.

Posting as I was excited to buy something non-Google and fully featured, but I personally don't feel the same confidence buying from some 3rd party on Amazon as I would from Best Buy or Google.

1) https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-galaxy-a71-5g-128gb-unl...

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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by ehsankia on Monday August 03, 2020 @05:52PM (#24043889)
Yep, at the very least, I've found Google Store very good when I had to RMA my phone. 5m talk with support and they sent me a new device, and I only needed to ship back the old one after receiving the new one and transfering my data over.
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