Google Pixel 9a's main camera comes from a much more expensive device

22 October 2024
This should result in better quality shots.

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  • Docktor
  • MZx
  • 3 hours ago

You say:

48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
is better than
64 MP (16 MP eff.), f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS ?

No way.

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    • Anonymous
    • 0Uc
    • 5 hours ago

    Slowly going back to the legend: IMX363.

      All I care about are dimensions, is it going back to Pixel 4a or at least Pixel 8 dimensions or using new tablet dimensions?

        Fa14bi, 6 hours agoNokia N8 (year 2010) : 1/1.83 Sensor Pixel 9a (late 2024... moreit all regressed! The N8 had Zeiss optics and a Xenon flash which still is the best flash on phones imo, at least judging from samples of the 808 Pureview.

          Nokia N8 (year 2010) : 1/1.83 Sensor

          Pixel 9a (late 2024): smaller 1/2.0 Sensor

          Good to see that nothing has improved over the past decade and a half.

            Wesker, 7 hours agoMight come from the fold but stil some mid-range hardware. I have found 48MP 1/2 Sensors inside 2020 Budget phones like the Moto G10 and E7+

            Bot at F/1.7 and we got an E7+ for our Grandma at 89€ in 2021


            a mid range camera sensor today is 1/1.52 and upper mid range 1/1.28

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              • Anonymous
              • pKL
              • 6 hours ago

              Downgrade in camera and modem chip and you'll pay more.

                Might come from the fold but stil some mid-range hardware.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • CG1
                  • 7 hours ago

                  This is superb

                    The device it's coming from may be expensive, but the sensor itself is smaller than he one on the main camera of the 8a, so it's a downgrade. Having said that, the lens is slightly brighter (f1.7 vs f1.9 previously), which should compensate for the smaller sensor size to some extent.

                      earworm, 14 hours agoKinda wish they'd ditch the ultrawide for a telephoto.... morepixel 4 right? i like it better than pixel 5

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                        • Anonymous
                        • snU
                        • 8 hours ago

                        MySanket, 11 hours agoand one not made by a Chinese manufacturer, you shouldn... moreLoool
                        They're clearly biased

                          Whoa...this is some spin...

                          As others have correctly pointed out, the sensor is a definite downgrade. I had a feeling this was coming though, given the renders. A flat back (without a camera island) meant that you couldn't fit a large sensor. Pixel 8a main sensor has a focal length of 5.43mm whereas the corresponding number for Pixel 9 Pro Fold is 4.53mm. so you need 0.9mm lesser thickness to fit the sensor and would be able to fit in a 8.5-9mm thick body.

                          As far as the image quality is concerned, looking at the DXOMARK scores for Google Pixel Fold (1st gen) and Pixel 7a (same difference in sensors, both powered by Tensor G2), the scores are only slightly lower. Therefore, I think the camera performance of 9a will be similar to 8a since better computational photography due to better chipset should compensate for the downgrade in sensor.

                          But I really hope this means that Google is not looking to hike the price of 'A' series as they did with vanilla models. Otherwise this downgrade will be completely unjustified and the 'A' series would be in a worse position than it already is.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • nU2
                            • 8 hours ago

                            How's is better? It's a smaller sensor, what a downgrade! But that's the way of Google

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                              • Yahya
                              • 6P8
                              • 9 hours ago

                              Clearing few things after reading comments mocking Chinese Manufactuing and other things.

                              Remember, Chinese are the best in skilled cloning/copy-pasting of designed device. India has only started making those. Viets were doing it good but they did it in times when demand was not that high. Chinese are the only ones who are making high quality devices at large scale (those devices are designed by US is a different fact).

                              and it is good that Pixel is ditching the megapixels odd race and staying close to easier to transfer image-pipeline. It won't be long till we are 'surprised' with 12mp innovational sensor again. This is what Samsung/App/Mobile tech is doing for past few years now - recycling old stuff as new. This is why not even a single 12mp camera flagship device exist now despite 12mp sensors being better in few crucial categories.

                              And regarding quality, Pixels QC is still not on top. People still experience bugs more than Samsung. They need to capture more market to realize and fix that because 4 people using your phone are not going to tell you the problems they be facing.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • U@C
                                • 10 hours ago

                                Isn't Pixel 8a's sensor size is bigger than 9pro fold, 1/1.73" vs 1/2".

                                  earworm, 14 hours agoKinda wish they'd ditch the ultrawide for a telephoto.... moreOr ditch secondary camera all together, focus the budget on main cakera.

                                  Move camera to the top left corner and bigger battery.

                                    and one not made by a Chinese manufacturer, you shouldn't expect top level quality.

                                    This is top class 😆🤣🤣

                                      First, improve the manufacturing quality of the devices.
                                      Then we can talk about it.

                                        Sam.Smythe, 13 hours agoThis whole article seems to be written in sarcasm language.... morethis para cleared it all up for me

                                        "The Pro Fold being a foldable device, and one not made by a Chinese manufacturer, you shouldn't expect top level quality. But still, this should be a better snapper than what the Pixel a line has had before."

                                        this is top tier stuff lmao

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