Hmmm, I never knowingly heard a Pixel phone but I think the stereo speakers of the FP5 sound quite good. On max volume the sound gets a bit distorted depending on what is playing but on around 80% it always sounds clean to me. Alternatively you could buy a bluetooth-speaker. That would also be a upgrade to the Pixel-phones speaker.
Sounds a bit dramatic. What did they sabotage? Or do you mean that the updates stopped? The update policy was known when you bought it. Usually Pixels get a bit longer their updates than advertised.
I had a Pixel 3. And yes, that speaker quality was superb compared to a Fairphone. It’s just the sad truth. Maybe the FP6 will have better speakers. The FP5 is actually a nice improvement compared to the FP4.
Some Pixel 4a have a problem with their battery, that might swell or misbehave in a different way.
So Google released an update in January 2025, that reduced charging speed and capacity. Some 4a are now nearly unusable, because the battery doesn’t last a day anymore.
As a compensation you can have 50$ on your bank account, 120$ as a voucher for purchases in the Google store or a new battery without charge, if you send in your phone.
All of that and the real reason for the update was communicated very badly, so a lot of people still using the Pixel 4a are quite upset, saying that Google ‚destroyed‘ their phones.
As @Incanus explained the nerfed battery capacity of my 4a make it unusable, so I’m part of the upset people
I would have liked a battery replacement, since everything works fine beside that, but Google don’t propose this option where I live (France).
My goal was to keep my phone as long as possible, it made 3 year and without the update of death I’m sure I could have kept it much longer.
That is why I chose the FP5 as a replacement since it seems like the most durable option.
Concerning the speaker I understand they had to make choices to limit the price… I guess I will keep using my 4a as a radio.
If someone from Fairphone is reading : the current speaker piece is only 25€, which is great, but if you are considering selling another one with better audio quality at a higher price, I would definitely be interested
