Google Pixel 4a review

15 August 2020


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  • 16 Aug 2020

kupfernigk, 16 Aug 2020Sony is extremely good at minimising background power consu... moreAll the spying, Google assistant, play services running in full force.

    Arthur, 16 Aug 2020The xperia 5 has the same battery size, but a flapship cpu ... moreSony is extremely good at minimising background power consumption. Google doesn't seem to have achieved this yet.

      Not a portable device which such a baby battery. Useless.

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        • 16 Aug 2020

        Anonymous, 16 Aug 2020I own an lg g7.Is it worth to switch to the pixel 4a? Anything would be an upgrade.

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          • 16 Aug 2020

          Anonymous, 15 Aug 2020SOC is only powerful on paper. Can't even do split sc... moreWho needs splitscreen

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            • 16 Aug 2020

            Fearghast, 15 Aug 2020What a weak battery life for this type of SOC and size of t... moreWhat's low Res about fhd

              J9858, 15 Aug 2020How are you not praising the Camera more?? It's litter... moreIt's been a long time since gsmarena lost his honesty you probably know that. Or we may say not professional anymore?

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                • XNA
                • 16 Aug 2020

                What the heck is wrong with Google and you would think they have learnt from their mistakes in the past with countless compaint abou the pathethic battery life of of Pixel 4 and Xl is not that much better either.'
                Seriously....one might think that maybe Google is trying really hard to win an Award for the smallest battery they can squeeze in a phone in 2020 (or the the worst battery life for a named phone maker) LOL .....anything less than 4000Mah is NOT acceptable by todays standard., for that reason I will not buy the pixel again :(
                Most buyers today wants a larger hence longer battery life NOT less, you got many mid and lower tiered phones going for 4,000-6000Mah & in some extreme case I believe there is even a 10,000Mah phone and yet Google is heading the opposite direction....go figure???

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                  • 16 Aug 2020

                  dev, 15 Aug 2020s10e is 40% more expensive: €500 vs €350.s10 or s10e was more experienced now quite cheap can get for £300 maybe less if used

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                    • 16 Aug 2020

                    Definitely buying this one: waited forever for a decent small android phone.

                      Anonymous, 16 Aug 2020The small screen? S10e, iphone 11 pro and xperia 5 all ... moreThey also have higherg resolution and more than twice as fast SOC.
                      But I was not comparing to flaghips, I was comparing to similar equiped phones.

                        Anonymous, 15 Aug 2020Really? With 4 GB RAM, no UFS storage and 1 year less of up... moreWhat are you even taking about?
                        One year extra update is overrated. ANDROID runs fine without latest updates.
                        Most flagships from last year have 6gb RAM, versatile cameras, better battery life and fast charging, top notch flagship processor that will run anything you throw at it for the next 5 years unlike Snapdragon 730 which will start to slow down before the 3 year mark.

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                          • 16 Aug 2020

                          Too poor battery life as per 2020

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                            • 16 Aug 2020

                            Every other review except gsmarena mentioned that pixel 4a has the best battery life among the pixel lineup! And yeah considering how crap iPhone se2 is for that price..I will go for this instead!

                              I'm shocked by how poor the battery results are by this year/last years standards considering the hardware choices were praised as being a surefire mix for excellent battery efficiency

                                Asvaberg, 15 Aug 2020No. 256GB without expandable is what I would call "ple... moreagreed.
                                Google is trying to police which cloud services people use or if they have the convenience of living without it and having another backup location for their files.
                                the android market is already different to iPhone, more geeks/enthusiasts so base storage standards should be higher

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                                  • 16 Aug 2020

                                  Anonymous, 16 Aug 2020The small screen? S10e, iphone 11 pro and xperia 5 all ... moreThe xperia 5 has the same battery size, but a flapship cpu and a bigger oled display. It got 96h whereas 4a with stock android only got 76h.

                                  I saw some real world tests on youtube and they're getting over 6 hrs sot and sometimes maybe even 7 on the 4a, which is more or less the same as the xperia 5. Feels like something's wrong with this test...

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                                    • 16 Aug 2020

                                    800+ nits of brightness with auto mode? Hallelujah, my ONE complaint of Pixels not being good in direct sunlight is resolved. Keep this going forward and I'm a happy customer. I get my 4a a few days late from Best Buy, but I'm hype for it!

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                                      • 16 Aug 2020

                                      Anonymous, 15 Aug 2020A 2020 phone with gorilla 3 (used by 2013-14 phones) is not... moreMy previous phone bought in early 2018 has gorilla 3. I used it for two years, many times fell down always in a case but without a screen protector. This phone is still is excellent condition. Gorilla 3 is sufficiently strong.

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                                        • 16 Aug 2020

                                        Anonymous, 15 Aug 2020No, when it comes to the OIS of the Pixel 3a, you will ofte... moreActually in Pixel 4 HDR+ is hidden inside the nightsight when the latter is used under light conditions (ie not in dark). Try it. You will see excellent photos taken very fast since under light Pixel 4 nightsight is very fast.