After 4a and 6a, now is the time for 7a to shine!
Though, is it still in early beta and apparently very few models seem to be affected and there isn’t any word of system update to nuke the battery life on this model. But it goes to show that Google is treating the A series really badly.
There really are no options for people who want smaller phones. I thought the size of the 4a was perfect, wasn’t happy when I had to “upgrade” to the 6a. My upgrade path at this point is the Fairphone line and those are even bigger. Life is hard for those with small hands or elastic-band pants. (seriously my phone is constantly pulling out my ass crack cuz of how big it is in my pocket.)
The 4A was about the upper limit of what I like - switching to the 6A has been a royal pain in the arse!
A small phone I can get a good grip on - bigger phones feel like a balancing act during use.