Pixel 4a 5G first impressions + 5 things you'll LOVE! By 9to5Google

The pixel 4 a5g has now officially launched globally after pre-orders opened at the end of October. Our retail unit has arrived, and we've been living with it for around 24 hours at this stage. So here are a few of our early impressions, thanks for watching 95. Google here on YouTube, remember to thumbs up hit, subscribe and then tap the bell icon to be among the first to watch our upcoming videos. So to summarize, the pixel 4 a5g is slap bang in the middle of the confusing late 2020 made by Google's smartphone hardware lineup. It also released last, which confuses matters even more so on face value.

It looks like this device is effectively the Pixel 4a XL, with a different internal chip and, of course, different name. While that is probably true, you might also have been looking at the pixel 5 and waiting for deals and discounts on the pixel 4 a5g and wondering if this might prove to be a better fit for you. We have thought the very same, but it is tough to determine without spending time with the device in hand ourselves. That said, while it's important to leave your preconceptions of a premium pixel at the door with the pixel 5, this feels like a really impressive, a series pixel almost conversely, our first impressions are not tempered for the pixel 4 a5g ahead of time. Thanks to the pixel 5, it's an even weirder hybrid of Google's two distinct smartphone lines that might leave you scratching your head.

It definitely feels as you'd expect in the hand like a bigger Pixel 4a, for instance. However, it's a lot more solid in the hand than I had personally anticipated. I think I preemptively thought that it would be a lot of lighter and hollow, but it feels firm and sturdy with no real creaks and groans in the body. Just like the Pixel 4a, though the Pixel 4a 5g plastic rear panel has a nice soft satin feel even within 24 hours, though I have littered it with fingerprints, so you might want to pick up a case if you are bothered by these. The 60 hertz panel is excellent, but I have started to become accustomed to the 90 hertz panel on its smaller, more expensive brethren.

I can forgive the lack of uniform bezels on the pixel 4 a5g, as it retails for almost 200 less than that of the pixel 5. Even without that higher refresh rate, it looks practically the same in terms of calibration colors and contrast across all things. I've done so far too. I have to say I'm enjoying the device, probably more than I expected to, but be sure to stay tuned for our full review, which is coming very soon for our detailed thoughts on the pixel 4 a5g, so without delving. In too far, though, there are quite a few new features, we think those who pre-ordered or might be looking at the pixel 4 a5g might actually outright love, but let's go through them first here, wired audio is becoming less of an issue for many people in 2020, but the ability to slap in a pair of cheap earbuds or hook up to a stereo system is one that is still important to large groups of people out there.

The pixel, 4 a5g, being the affordable bridge between the standard, 4a and premium pixel 5 offers you a wired audio connection. Should you need it? I found this especially useful already in my car, as it does like a Bluetooth head unit, while it probably won't leave an indelible first impression, it's one of those nice to have inclusions on the pixel 4 a5g and is primarily exclusive to affordable, android devices. These days anyway. Naturally, we didn't get a pixel, 5, XL or 4a XL this year, but the four a5g managers to slot into that gaping lineup gap. Should you be more inclined to pick up a large pixel device having used the pixel 5 since its global launch, our impressions are that the pixel 45g isn't necessarily the huge size leap we were expecting.

It is actually a little smaller than the Pixel 4 XL, but with a similarly sized display. Part of that is down to the bezel shaving and removal of solely radar and 3d face unlocking tech up top, though the pixel 4 a5g is one of the smallest big phones that google has produced, though, but without that loss of screen real estate for the first time on an series, pixel you're, getting two rear cameras. What's even better is that, given it's the same setup as the pixel 5 you'll get all the exact same results at both focal lengths. The processing time seems to be pretty much the same, though. Thanks to that chipset too, you get all the brand-new pixel camera features, including night sight, portrait mode for stills, plus cinematic, pan, locked and active modes for the video element, while some of these features are already rolling out to older pixels, at least for now, the pixel, 5 and 4 a5g will be the only devices with all of them at your fingertips.

Now you might not have actually thought this would be a big deal, but my overriding first impressions of the speakers on the pixel 4 a5g are that they sound better than those on the pixel 5, especially at higher volumes, because the pixel 4 a5g has a standard earpiece rather than a vibrating under display thing, it means that audio, when played directly out of your device is clear and less distorted. Phone calls are also slightly better. In my experience too, although this seems to be less of a leap over the pixel 5. , that said, if you value audio, then the better audio on the pixel 4 a5g might be one to look at. The overriding first impression.

The pixel 4 a5g leaves on me is that this is effectively the same daily experience as the pixel 5 in all, but a few minor areas. It manages that with a lower price and google, even currently has the pixel 4 a5g down to 299. If you activate a new Google fire line, 2, which is an absolute steal at a price when smartphone prices are ballooning, if you don't want to spend over 500 on your device, plus with more devices having discounts and more on top, the pixel 4 a5g happens to be a great package for those not wanting to spend more only to get less. So those are a few of our early impressions with the pixel 4 a5g, some 24 hours after it officially started shipping across the globe. Don't worry, we will have plenty more content coming very soon, but we want to know if you have pre-ordered the latest.

Pixel and what you're hoping for from this more affordable device, let us know down in the comments section below, but until next time this is Damien with 95 google saying thanks for watching, and I will speak to you later. You.

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