Google Pixel 4a Review: So Much Performance For Just S$500 By TECH360.TV

So I've been using google's mid-range phone for 2020, the Google Pixel 4a for a while now, and it's actually really impressive. Before this came out, we actually did a comparison, video of other great mid-range options, and you should definitely check those out in the cards up here, but for now, let's take a look and see if this can be our new favorite mid-range phone. The Google Pixel 4a actually only comes in one size. It comes with a 5.81 inch. OLED display that supports HDR, plus normally I'll, be a bit bummed out at the fact that I can't choose to get a bigger size, but this actually sits surprisingly well in the hand. Perhaps I've become a bit cynical of the bigger than better idea, but regardless the Pixel 4a is a great fit for people with small hands.

If you have bigger hands, though, you might find this a bit too small inside you get the snapdragon 730g processor, 6, gigabytes of ram, 128, gigabytes of storage and a 3140 William hour battery. The use of the snapdragon 730g isn't a big surprise. A lot of other mid-range phones use that same chip, but when you compare it to the Huawei nova, 7se's Karin 820 soc performance is a bit weaker and there's no 5g capabilities with this chip. The phone runs extremely smoothly, though thanks to the six gigabytes of ram and Google's own optimization, some aspects of the phone don't feel as fluid or as quick as other phones. For example, the fingerprint unlock takes just a smudge of a second longer than you'd be used to with other phones.

But if you're not coming from a flagship phone, you most likely won't even notice it. The display also gets pretty bright, which is nice when you're browsing the web or playing mobile games. Unfortunately, no high refresh rate and no HDR 10 plus, but at least there is HDR plus, and you get really nice blacks. Thanks to the OLED panel. I have to admit, though, I'm not the biggest fan of google, putting the lock button above the volume rocker.

It just throws me off every single time, because every other phone that I'm using does it the other way around. Google has kept its design aesthetics for the power button, though, which is a nice powder. Blue, that's pretty subtle, but still has a pop. You get two down firing speakers as well as a speaker at the top of the phone and games I tested played in, surround sound. So even if the bottom speakers were covered, the top one would still provide powerful enough audio and speaking of power.

These speakers get really really really loud like I couldn't even bear to push the volume to the max because of how loud they would get. Obviously I don't recommend listening to music through the speakers, because distortion is still a problem at higher volumes, but if you're just playing games these work, fine, the Pixel 4a, has kept the 3.5 millimeter headphone port, which the Pixel 4 XL didn't. I think it's excellent. I always appreciate brands giving consumers the choice whether they want to use wired or wireless earphones. That being said, the new Google Pixel buds that we tested work great with these.

We will leave a link to that review down in the description, even though the capacity isn't great. The phone supports 18 watt, fast charging, and battery life is pretty decent thanks to the adaptive battery feature, which uses machine learning to understand the usage pattern of the phone and limits background battery usage of apps that are infrequently used, heavy users might have to give a battery top up to the phone in the middle of the day or start charging earlier in the evening. However, the phone really shines when it comes to photography, though, even though it doesn't seem like it will, there's only a single 12 megapixel lens on the rear and the image processing chip that was in the 4xl. The pixel neural core has been removed, which means slower processing once a photo is taken. But again the software and the features are the strong points.

Here. Google has updated the pet detection and portrait mode, which means it's now easier to lock on and focus on pets when you're trying to take photos of them. We tested it out and the results are clear: Google's pet detection works amazingly and the Pixel 4a could actually get closer to the animal and take sharper shots than other phones like the iPhone 11. The excellent night side mode from past pixel phones makes its way back as well, and even though it takes a second or two longer to process after capturing than the pixel 4 or the Pixel 4 XL. Will it still work really? Well, you get an 8 megapixel front facing camera and a Sancho at the top left and selfies are decent they're, not as detailed as I would like, but the overall result is pretty natural.

The separation between the background and subject is good, and if it's just for social media, nobody will complain. There are so many features that have been brought over from the pixel 4 and 4xl, and Google clearly isn't being complacent with many new ones being introduced with this phone there's a new live caption feature for calls, and this will be available for other pixel phones in a future update as well. Captions are processed locally in real time, and data doesn't leave the device. The recorder app can now also export directly to google docs with transcripts saved. Of course, this will also be coming to older, pixel phones in future software updates.

So is the Google Pixel 4a the best mid-range phone out there, not quite on paper, the processor and ram aren't quite as good as what you will get with the Huawei nova 7se, but hey the whole point of getting a Google phone is the fact that you get stock android with it and, of course, timely updates to the operating system and that's the biggest draw of the 4a for having google users out there. Looking for a mid-range phone, it's a no-brainer, the Huawei nova 7se, good as it is, doesn't have Google mobile services. So, of course, this is the winner, but those are my thoughts on the Google Pixel 4a. If you guys have any comments or questions leave them down below like this video subscribe to us. If you haven't, follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more content until the next one see you guys.

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