❤ Google Pixel 3A and Pixel 3A XL
Google has officially unveiled the Pixel 3A and Pixel 3A XL, the mid-range and lower-priced models of the company’s flagship Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL.
The Pixel 3A and 3A XL are basically twins and only differs in the display size and battery capacity. Both sport polycarbonate bodies and powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 chipset.
Google Pixel 3A specs:
5.6-inch FHD+ (2220 x 1080) OLED display, 441ppi
Dragontrail Glass
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 2.0GHz octa-core CPU
Adreno 615 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
12.2MP F1.8 dual-pixel rear camera
8MP F2.0 front camera
Nano-SIM
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
USB 2.0 Type-C
3.5mm audio port
Fingerprint scanner (rear)
3,000mAh battery w/ 18W fast charging
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
147 g
Just Black, Purple-ish, Clearly White
Google Pixel 3A XL specs:
6.0-inch FHD+ (2160 x 1080) OLED display, 402ppi
Dragontrail Glass
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 2.0GHz octa-core CPU
Adreno 615 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
12.2MP F1.8 dual-pixel rear camera
8MP F2.0 front camera
Nano-SIM
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
USB 2.0 Type-C
3.5mm audio port
Fingerprint scanner (rear)
3,700mAh battery w/ 18W fast charging
160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm
167 g
Just Black, Purple-ish, Clearly White
The Google Pixel 3A is priced at USD 399 (~PHP 20,757.97) while the Pixel 3A XL is at USD 479 (~PHP 24,919.97).
Google finally pulled the curtains on its long-awaited budget smartphones – the Pixel 3a and 3a XL. They can be considered as spiritual successors to the affordable Nexus series, which were the Google phones before the Pixels came to be. With a more affordable price tag and the same rear cameras, the new Pixel 3a and 3a XL aim to reach wider audiences.
The smaller Pixel 3a, it packs a notch-less 5.6-inch OLED panel with FHD+ (1080 x 2220px) resolution and Dragon Trail protection on top. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 670 chipset with Adreno 615 GPU. Interestingly, the handset also sports the same amount of memory as its more expensive sibling – 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. microSD card expansion isn’t an option though, as is usual the case with the Android purebreds.
Google Pixel 3a in Clearly White
Google Pixel 3a in Purple-ish
Google Pixel 3a in Just Black colors
The camera setup is shared with the big Pixel 3 – 12.2MP Sony IMX363 main sensor on the back with f/1.8 aperture, 1.4µm pixels and optical image stabilization. In theory, the phone should be able to match the more expensive Pixel’s camera performance. The front camera is also the same – 8MP unit with f/2.0 aperture.
All the high-end camera features are available here as well – Night Sight, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom and HDR+.
The battery is rated at 3,000 mAh and supports 18W of fast charging over the USB Power Delivery standard.
The bigger Pixel 3a XL adopts the same hardware but in a slightly bigger package. The display is once again OLED with FHD+ (1080 x 2160px) resolution but it reaches 6.0″. It doesn’t have a notch like the Pixel 3 XL, but its bezels are notably thicker. Battery is bigger too – 3,700 mAh.
To keep the cost low, Google used plastic to build these phones so there’s no fancy frosted glass or metal this time around. And as we already noted, the front glass isn’t Gorilla Glass, but Dragon Trail instead.
Somewhat surprisingly though, we see the 3.5mm audio jack make a comeback and the stereo loudspeakers along with it. The Active Edge feature is here to stay too.
The handsets come in three colors – Just Black, Clearly White and Purple-ish with all of them featuring color accent power buttons. But they differ from the original Pixels’ so you can distinguish them easier.
The Pixel 3a costs $399, while the Pixel 3a XL is $479 and both are already available in all countries where Google sells its phones, save for India, where they’ll arrive on May 15.
In the US Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, US Cellular, Spectrum Mobile (Charter), C Spire and Google Fi will be offering the two phones.
