Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A

Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by p1necone on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @12:05AM (#24046461)

The main issue for me personally is not being able to charge and listen to audio at the same time. The main use case for headphones on my phone for me is watching streaming video in bed and that drains the battery pretty fast.

I know there's a (kind of bulky) dongle for charging + headphones, but I'd rather buy a device that has the ports I need already.

The $9 adapter is cool though. Afaik it's pretty much the best budget usb dac around.

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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by doubleunplussed on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:04AM (#24047118)

I bought one of those adaptors, and whilst it worked with my charger at home, when I really needed it on a plane, my phone thought it was supposed to charge the plane :/.

I've pre-ordered the pixel 4A. My phone was dying anyway, but I'm going to like having a headphone jack again.

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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by sjwright on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:06AM (#24047133)

I understand the earbud+charging dilemma; my wife had the exact same bedtime use case issue. I bought her an Anker PowerPort Wireless 5 stand which holds the phone vertically. Its non-rapid charging speed is not an issue when the phone is charged overnight. (In fact the slow speed is probably good for battery longevity.)

As for myself, I bought Bose QC35's prior to upgrading to my first jackless iPhone so I was never affected by its absence. I almost never use earbuds.

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Re:Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A by p1necone on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @06:33PM (#24055223)

No combination of extra dongles and devices is going to be more convenient or cheaper than just plugging in wired headphones to me.

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