Hi all,

I’ve had a 3a for some years now, and I like almost everything about the phone (though I sincerely wish they’d used more durable glass, holy canoli). However, the battery has started to fail, and I was wondering if it’s worth replacing? It would cost about 80 USD to have it professionally replaced.

I know the device is no longer supported by Google, but I was thinking of running GrapheneOS instead of Android, anyway.

Any thoughts or insights? I’m far from a genius when it comes to cell phones, so I’d appreciate anything you have to say.

Thanks!

  • protistEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I upgraded from a 3 to a 7 just a couple weeks ago. I’m still getting used to the gesture variation, but otherwise my experience using it is almost the same, just much faster. My battery was struggling to hold a charge too, and the 7 has really good battery life for me so far. I was able to get a 7 for $400 which was definitely worth it, might not have gotten it if it was full price. I liked that the 3 was smaller and lighter though

    • tamal3@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yes, the size of the 3a is excellent. I like the way it fits in my hands and pocket. Is the 7 substantially larger? Though maybe keeping it in my pocket is why the screen keeps breaking… (Lies, it’s because I drop it and the screen is as delicate as a potato chip.)

      • protistEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        It fits in my pocket alright, but it’s a solid half inch taller, quarter inch wider, and somewhat thicker/heavier

        • tamal3@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Google would give me a whopping $35 for my 3a if I traded it in for the 7… I think I’m just going to replace the 3a battery ;) Thanks for the info!