I just got rid of my Pixel 6a because it had one of the bad batteries. Tip to anyone taking advantage of the trade in rebate, DO NOT get the $150 Google Store credit and be like me thinking you can use it on the Google Fi Store to purchase a new Pixel. The $150 store credit is only towards the purchase of a Pixel phone via the Google Store. Take the $100 cash rebate option instead because it tells you once you choose either option, you cannot change it.
My hope was to get the Pixel 9a on my account for $249 (activation discount) on my account and then use the $150 store credit… nope.
solrize@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
I just want a comeback of phones with swappable batteries.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
fairphone does that.
solrize@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
600 euro, not so helpful. Thanks though.
real_squids@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
Didn’t HMD make a couple of those too? Obv not the same country of origin but from what I’ve seen they’re considerably cheaper
mesamunefire@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
Its 900$ where im at. I can get 3 phones for the same price. Terracube 2 apparently does too, but last time I had a fairphone, it failed pretty bad. Literally fell apart and no software updates at all.
a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 5 weeks ago
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Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
As far as I know, this will be the case in the EU in 2027.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
That’s for “easily replaceable” batteries, not necessarily swappable, as in pop off the cover and insert new battery.
The new Fairphone 6, for example, requires a screw driver to open up the phone, and that would meet the legal requirements of the EU law.
jmf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Typing this on an samsung xcover 6 pro right now. Costs less than 200 used, has a removable battery, up to 1tb micro SD card support, and a headphone jack.
kalpol@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Does it run lineage, because that is the only way I’ll touch Samsung’s abysmal OS ever again
ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Seems like it has a 778G SoC too which would be pretty solid for emulation as well. That’s an interesting option!