I bought the 6a almost a year ago and have been using it until a few days ago. The phone is great but I never used it comfortably and lately because of having to put it in my short's pockets (it's summer) I started to notice more and more how big it is. I decided to compare the size of it with the Pixel 5 (since eveyone says it's the perfect sized phone) and I saw how much taller, thicker and even heavier the 6a is compared to 5.

So I decided to look for Pixel 5 on the web just to see how much they cost and found a great refurbished at 240€ mint condition. I looked around for other 6.0inch phones and there are so very few a them (Asus mostly).

Now I'm using the Pixel 5 and it's so much better to hold it and carry it around... I wish the Pixel 8a has this size (if it's released at all), since 8 is going to be like the 6a most likely.

Do you guys miss a 5.9''/6.0'' phone? I hate how all smartphones' screens are at least 6.1 inches and have the tall 20:9 ratio...

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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

100% agree, when I bought my pixel 6 I was really thinking of getting the 5a. But there was a crazy black friday deal on the 6 that made it a no-brainer. Along with the crazy size and weight, I still wish I had a physical fingerprint reader.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    The screen size of the pixel 4a is perfect for me. It's a shame that every new phone will be bigger.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Love the size of my pixel 5. My significant other crushed her 5a and found a cheap pixel 4. Really like the size of that one. Kinda like the Sony Xperia, tall and narrow

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago*

    Nexus 5, Pixel 3A and Pixel 5 in my opinion were the best Google phones.

    And the Moto X is also an honourable mention. Probably the best.

    Now Google focuses on adding more services and they tackle the battery issues by adding bigger batteries.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago*

    I feel you, I was about to buy the Asus Zenfone 10 just for its size as I really miss the old days when we had small phones, but I ended up buying the Pixel 7a instead as there was a better deal for the Pixel 7a + the Pixel Buds and the guaranteed software updates won me over. I wish smartphone manufacturers would show the small form factor segment more love.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    To be honest... I am a pixel 6 user and went back to using my pixel 3 for a few days. I ended up returning to the 6 after a little bit. The battery life and screen size swayed me

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    No. I sold my 4XL for a 4a a few years ago. The size sucked

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Even the pixel 5 is too big. The nexus 6 was the perfect phone form factor

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Nexus 6 was beautiful. And the curved back made it comfortable to hold and turned it into a fun spinny toy on the table. Best design ever.

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