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Pixel 5 is the best phone ever made. It was small and light yet durable, and had a flawless rear fingerprint reader and a headphone jack.
- Pixel 5 definitely doesn't have a headphone jack. It's also the biggest phone I've ever used! It is quite a nice device though.
  
  5a has headphone jack. My 5a broke recently so I "upgraded" to an 8a and it's been exclusively worse. No headphone jack, fingerprint scanner barely works, effective battery life is less...
  
  Pixel 5 definitely doesn't have a headphone jack.
  I guess I was thinking of the 4a. This is too long ago haha
  It's also the biggest phone I've ever used!
  Either you're confused or you've only ever used absolutely tiny phones. This is a 6" device.
  
  Well it's my current phone and it's bigger than the last one. Have you only been using massive phones if you think this is small?
  
  Have you only been using massive phones if you think this is small?
  Yes, because the Pixel 5 was the last of the small phones, other than the Zenfone. They literally do not make phones anywhere near that small anymore, and haven't for years. It's 6.2" and up at this point. Go talk to anyone and ask to hold their phone and pay attention to how massive and heavy it is. That was the first thing I noticed with my Pixel 7 that I unfortunately traded my 5 for.
- Recently switched from a 4a (literally what you just described -- it even actually has an aux port) to an iPhone 13 Mini.
  The Mini is a better size. Better build. Better standby battery life. Better performance from the A15. No fingerprint unlock is a loss, but FaceID is... fine.
  I would kill for another Mini.
  
  I'm right here with you. My 4a is still barely clinging on to life and there isn't a single phone I can move to that isn't huge and has a headphone jack. I do not watch videos on my phone, a larger screen gives me nothing positive.
  
  I mean we're getting into Apple vs. Android there and I will vehemently disagree with you on all accounts if you want to go there.
  The thing is made of glass, which is as fragile as can be, not to mention way too heavy.
  And FaceID is absolutely atrocious if you wear anything on your face, which I often do, like sunglasses and helmets, or if you're laid on your face.
  
  And FaceID is absolutely atrocious if you wear anything on your face, which I often do, like sunglasses and helmets, or if you're laid on your face.
  About that... I work in a clean room, which means everything except my eyes and nose are completely covered - including wearing safety glasses over my regular glasses. My work phone is an iPhone 12, and in that situation, its FaceID still works most of the time. I can't say the same about my Pixel 9 Pro XL, as its face recognition needs the entire face.
  But I digress...
  
  Do we use the same software ? I can wear a neck gaiter, a beanie, glasses and faceid will still work (if the gaiter doesn't cover my nose)
  
  How secure do you think faceID is when you can cover your entire face and still unlock your device?
  
  I responded to either one of your comments here, but I can say that FaceID is pretty damn good for what it is, and it will not unlock for any of my coworkers while in a cleanroom. FaceID uses more than just the camera, as it can see through sunglasses.
  
  in that situation, its FaceID still works most of the time
  I don't know what to tell you. I had one for 3 months and ended up selling it because it was so awful. Not just FaceID, so many different (and very basic) things. If I was so much as wearing sunglasses, it simply would not unlock, which makes sense, because it can't see my face.
  for what it is
  Why not just use something that's better? That doesn't require a giant hole in your display?
  it will not unlock for any of my coworkers while in a cleanroom
  What are the chances everyone in your cleanroom has the same eyes as you? And what are the chances that there are hundreds of thousands of people somewhere who do, or that someone could simply fake your eyes to unlock it?
  
  With FaceID you can wear gloves, which is very importantes to me. So it depends on the usecase

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