Talk:Pixel 3a

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Missing Reference[edit]

There's no reference to "Manufacturer: FoxConn" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.187.86.184 (talk) 04:36, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 16 October 2019[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Sceptre (talk) 01:07, 25 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Pixel 3a → Pixel 3A – Consistency with iPhone. For MOS:TM reasons they have always used capital letters when referring to model names like this, even if Apple officially uses lower-case for its 's' models (such as iPhone 6s). ViperSnake151 Talk 19:18, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. As WP:TITLETM states, "Article titles follow standard English text formatting in the case of trademarks, unless the trademarked spelling is demonstrably the most common usage in sources independent of the owner of the trademark." The sources used in this very article clearly favor "3a" over "3A." Calidum 19:55, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

They favor that form simply because that's what it's called. --uKER (talk) 21:54, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. The phones are listed on Google's website as "Pixel 3a" and "Pixel 3a XL". Ghostofakina (talk) 19:58, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: This needs to be per secondary sources. ViperSnake151 Talk 20:31, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You're wrong. The product is to go by the name its maker gave it. There's no argument here. I don't know why we're even voting. --uKER (talk) 21:52, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Actually you’re the one wrong here since if that was the case Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Trademarks would have been deleted years ago. Usage by secondary sources is essential. That being said others have stated that secondary sources are using the current stylization meaning The title is unlikely to be changed in this particular case.--67.68.29.177 (talk) 22:05, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: ViperSnake151, I assumed that since Calidum had already mentioned secondary sources, I should use a different reason. Ghostofakina (talk) 23:31, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Obviously, Pixel 3A serves as a redirect in its current state, and it should be kept that way. Ghostofakina (talk) 23:31, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Consistency with iPhone? This must be some kind of joke, right? --uKER (talk) 21:49, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support as the letter "A" is an initial here, this is pronounced "Three A" so the lower case A is indeed a stylism. Must say though, "iPhone" is a bad example for non-stylism. Lazz _R 22:11, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If you'll start a crusade to rename to uppercase all articles that have "spelled" lowercase letters, after you get all Apple devices renamed, you may want to continue here. Good luck. --uKER (talk) 23:37, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose: Devices are trademarked and branded with a lowercase a (as Pixel 3a) not with an uppercase A (as Pixel 3A). Going off of your own opinion and ‘consistency’ with other products is not a valid reason for the move in my opinion. If they are branded as Pixel 3a, it should be kept that way and not something different. Kaito Nakamura (talk) 09:41, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: If this is the case why is iPhone 5s or iPhone 6s not adhering to the trademark and brand of Apple? It feels arbitrary to apply MOS:TM in one place and completely ignore it somewhere else. ViperSnake151 Talk 16:51, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: this is because ‘S’ model iPhones are branded with an uppercase S. The Pixel 3a on the other hand is marketed and branded by Google themselves with a lowercase ‘a’. Just because Apple is doing it on their phone, doesn’t mean we have to change it incorrectly on another. Kaito Nakamura (talk) 20:56, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It seems there's a difference to iPhone as they used a capital S from the start. One look at Talk:iPhone 5S even has comments from you in 2013 stating as such. I don't see secondary sources using the capital A. – The Grid (talk) 02:48, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, Apple's change from upper to lowercase is why the iPhone articles are titled the way they are. See Talk:IPhone_5S#Requested_move. It doesn't relate to the MOS. Calidum 02:18, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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New pic anyone?[edit]

We should probably upload a new picture. The current one, having a protective film applied, disrupts the asthetics of the front and is not representative of the actual device. Any volunteers wanting their phone featured in the article? --uKER (talk) 14:57, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, but seeing as there are no other files in the 3a's category, perhaps one should be uploaded from online. Ghostofakina (talk) 22:30, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]