Google Pixel 8a leaks in new, clearer renders

17 April 2024
This phone just can't stop leaking.

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Good god, the bezels on that thing are like other brand entry models.

    Pumpino, 18 Apr 2024Which Moto device are you using? Are you happy with it?I'm using the Edge 30 NEO with 256 GB and 8 GB RAM and it's a very nice, compact phone that works incredibly smoothly and reasonably fast given the hardware. Very good phone, good battery and I'm somewhat of a MyUX fan which is stock android looking with the usual Motorola additions. More OEM's who want to use a stock version for their launcher should use this one, certainly brands like Nokia and Fairphone would be much off than with their Android One launchers.

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      Bezels are not impressive

        atichko, 18 Apr 2024I think you need to check the dimensions of these phones an... moreWhich Moto device are you using? Are you happy with it?

          Anonymous, 18 Apr 2024I'm #teampixel and no, I've never owned a Motorol... moreI think you need to check the dimensions of these phones and compare them to each others as the "A" Pixel series are all but "more compact" than these others. True, the screen estate might be smaller but the overall size of them are almost the same as ones with bigger screens. A remarks that has been made several times by the way. It's a bezel thing. Non of it matters as it is mostly a question of taste and that something you cannot argue about but correct is correct, purely going by the specs then I have to say a Thinkphone is the better one compared to a pixel a (except for software support maybe which is equally important to many people and where Motorola, amongst others, is lacking behind big time) although not that much better as the regular or pro pixel phones. Anyway I have a Motorola device as well as a Pixel 7A and I'm happy about both of them with each their own pro's and contra's.

            Anonymous, 18 Apr 2024Motorola fanatic, right? It turns out that the Google Pixel... moreYes Motorola fan although my last Moto was X4. Planning to get Edge 50 Pro. 2/3rd the price with overall better specs. Europe price is garbage but in my country its €350

              YourLocalPhoneCritic, 18 Apr 2024GSMArena needs to re-test the Active Use Score of the Pixel... moreFor better or worse?

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                GrapheneOsUser, 17 Apr 2024No battery issue on my P8, way battery than my P6 (did not ... moreGSMArena needs to re-test the Active Use Score of the Pixel 8, it seems like it changed drastically after the updates.

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                  Pumpino, 18 Apr 2024You're telling me which phones I have and don't h... moreI'm #teampixel and no, I've never owned a Motorola device in my life. I don't doubt that you are very in love with your ThinkPhone but it is definitely very far from equaling a Pixel. Furthermore, the ThinkPhone is just another brick in the pile of bricks available on the market. Google's 'a' series offers compact and affordable devices.

                    Anonymous, 18 Apr 2024Are you kidding? GSMArena commentators are allergic to ligh... moreI'm mostly talking about real life scenario though. Let's say I sell both iPhone SE 2024 and Pixel 8a at the same pricing. Bet there will be more people that buy the iPhone, even though Pixel is still far more superior in many ways.
                    The same goes to the software itself. People keep saying that Pixel OS is buggy af, while no one complains about how buggy iOS 16 and iOS 17 is.

                      Damn that's a megachin

                        Anonymous, 18 Apr 2024Pixel and Motorola are very, very, very different from each... moreYou're telling me which phones I have and don't have? Funny.

                        The Pixel 6a takes better photos. The Thinkphone has better battery life, charges in less than half the time and has thinner bezels. The speakers on it are decent. Do you have both phones?

                          MindTheGap, 18 Apr 2024When we got a render of a Pixel 8A with thick bezel and 90H... moreThats how brandiung works sadly. The fact that they could sell a freaking stand for 1k and got away with it speaks spades.

                            Anonymous, 18 Apr 2024Are you kidding? GSMArena commentators are allergic to ligh... moreIssue with SE is that it's just archaic design. It has nothing to do with "small phone" being an issue. The issue is that phone is small and has massive chin and forehead, making usable display super tiny. On top of the fact that battery is also absurdly tiny and with high Apple price, it just doesn't make sense unless you absolutely want the cheapest iPhone. But then it's better to just buy 2 years old former flagship iPhone for about similar price.

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                              Phantom Ensemble, 17 Apr 2024I've said it once I'll say it again, 7a and 6a... moreIt's been said before, everyone knows it and I'll say it again, Samsung fans are the laughing stock of GSMArena.

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                                Pumpino, 18 Apr 2024My Thinkphone is running Android 14.Pixel and Motorola are very, very, very different from each other. You probably don't even have a Pixel 6a. If you think your Motorola's cameras are "reasonable," you probably need prescription glasses. Enjoy your bloated, mediocre, stuck-on-Android-14 MyUX and mediocre stereo speakers, courtesy of Motorola.

                                  This phone is starting to make less and less sense at the rumored price point of $500, given that you can easily get Pixel 8 on sale at $550 (even right now). The differences between the two phones are likely to be substantial.

                                  I suspect 8a is going to quickly go on 'sale' at $400 or so within a couple of months. At that price, 8a would be good deal (even with the huge bezels).

                                    Anonymous, 18 Apr 2024Who looks at others phones 1/2 time in a wallet lol …get a ... moreI did when I met a person for a buy/sell deal, their Mi A2 Lite was uuugly, lol.

                                      Anonymous, 18 Apr 2024So your Motorola's horrible MyUX hasn't received ... moreMy Thinkphone is running Android 14.

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                                        MindTheGap, 18 Apr 2024When we got a render of a Pixel 8A with thick bezel and 90H... moreAre you kidding? GSMArena commentators are allergic to light and compact devices. The iPhone SE (2024) receives the same rejection that this Pixel 8a receives. But that shouldn't surprise anyone, devices like the Samsung A54, A55 and S24 Ultra always top GSMArena's Top 10 lists.

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