# AAA 469: Pixel 4a vs. iPhone SE **URL:** \ **Category:** All About Android\ **Tags:** episode\ **Created:** [April 22, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557 "2020-04-22T05:50:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/leo/32/16203_2.png) [@Leo](https://www.twit.community/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557/1 "2020-04-22T05:50:27Z")
Beep boop - this is a robot. A new show has been posted to TWiT… > **[All About Android 469 Pixel 4a vs. iPhone SE | TWiT.TV](https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android/episodes/469)** > > Huawei Mate 40 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro hands-on, iPhone SE's impact on the Pixel 4a, the Google Card.Hands-on with the Huawei Mate 40 Pro.Hands-on with the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro.How th… What are your thoughts about today’s show? We’d love to hear from you! ---
**Author:** ![cousinofjah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/cousinofjah/32/11726_2.png) [@cousinofjah](https://www.twit.community/u/cousinofjah)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557/2 "2020-04-22T16:33:48Z")
@wade_county: arena through week 15: raygun01 39 Flo 36 ronxo 31 guests 28 ---
**Author:** ![cousinofjah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/cousinofjah/32/11726_2.png) [@cousinofjah](https://www.twit.community/u/cousinofjah)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557/3 "2020-04-22T16:38:31Z")
No matter how cheap the SE is, there will always be an almost-as-capable and much cheaper Android phone that much of the developing world will buy instead. ---
**Author:** ![Dadanox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/dadanox/32/754_2.png) [@Dadanox](https://www.twit.community/u/Dadanox)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557/4 "2020-04-22T18:44:51Z")
To me whatever I buy will be iOS, so the SE wins. ---
**Author:** ![santabarbarian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/santabarbarian/32/6739_2.png) [@santabarbarian](https://www.twit.community/u/santabarbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557/5 "2020-04-24T22:20:10Z")
Reading on the Pixel 4a specs, it has the headphone jack! ---
**Author:** ![scottb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/scottb/32/10973_2.png) [@scottb](https://www.twit.community/u/scottb)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557/6 "2020-04-27T19:13:14Z")
I don’t see the SE competing with any Android device or vice versa. I think most are going to stay in their system of choice and iPhone users will rejoice for an inexpensive iPhone. How many people that aren’t phone reviewers actually jump between Android and iOS? There can’t be many. ---
**Author:** ![cousinofjah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/cousinofjah/32/11726_2.png) [@cousinofjah](https://www.twit.community/u/cousinofjah)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557/7 "2020-05-01T02:05:58Z")
The 3a did too. Makes me a bit sad that I didn’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![santabarbarian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/santabarbarian/32/6739_2.png) [@santabarbarian](https://www.twit.community/u/santabarbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557/8 "2020-05-01T05:51:25Z")
Both the Pixel 4a and the iPhone SE are excellent all-round options for people who want a lot of bang for their scarce lockdown Covid-19 bucks. They illustrate the marketing fact most feared by the manufacturers: That smartphones are now commodities requiring them to compete on price and less on features that might justify far higher prices. Is 5G today the marketing equivalent of yesterday’s 3-D hoopla for television makers, as the big flat screen manufacturers tried to prevent for as long as possible the slide of their products into the slim margin commodity swamp. I bought a Pixel 3a that was at $300 a few weeks ago. A great phone with plain vanilla Android by Google. I won’t buy an iPhone SE since it doesn’t have an earphone jack. ---
**Author:** ![big\_D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/big_d/32/1023_2.png) [@big\_D](https://www.twit.community/u/big_D)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557/9 "2020-05-01T07:02:09Z")
Not just the developing world. I know a lot of people in Germany who think a 200€ phone is a bit on the expensive side for a 5 year investment. > [@santabarbarian](#): > > Both the Pixel 4a and the iPhone SE are excellent all-round options for people who want a lot of bang for their scarce lockdown Covid-19 bucks. And, for a lot of people, 400€-500€ is still considered the start of the high-end or luxury segment of the market. ---
**Author:** ![cousinofjah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/cousinofjah/32/11726_2.png) [@cousinofjah](https://www.twit.community/u/cousinofjah)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/aaa-469-pixel-4a-vs-iphone-se/6557/10 "2020-05-01T07:55:15Z")
I “splurged” on my Pixel 4 on sale at $400. Before that the ranges were $100-$300. I don’t think I would ever spend my own money on a $1000 phone unless I win some sort of lottery.