Increasing reports of Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL battery swelling damaging phones - Give me a thicker phone with a replaceable battery!

So after we had Nexus 6P battery related issues (which was only resolved for US citizens) now we have reports growing around Pixel 3 battery issues. I will keep repeating that I am still bitterly disappointed with my Nexus 6P battery death (including the replacement battery I fitted with great effort) and that the compensation never reached buyers in Africa. A flagship phone is not a cheap purchase and you expect it to last at least a full 2 to 3 years (it should be 4 years actually).

I'm seriously going to consider any flagship phone that has quick updates and a replaceable battery, even if it is a PinePhone in future - wafer thin is just not on my top 5 considerations for a phone.

Google seems to be more geared for the US market only and I'm doubting I'll be buying another Pixel phone as there has been a rumour that every second release has "issues".

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We're seeing many reports of Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones with swollen batteries — enough to cause the backs of the phones to lift off. There are



source https://gadgeteer.co.za/increasing-reports-pixel-3-and-pixel-3-xl-battery-swelling-damaging-phones-give-me-thicker-phone

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