Google Pixel 8a review
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- vasek79cz
- yat
- 31 May 2024
Got it for 350eur 8/128gb. There is not better option of compact phone even with horrible slow charging, thicker bezels and less memory for this price level. Great experience after one week so far.
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- Jpn4
- XUU
- 31 May 2024
Nice phone, though I like the 7a better.
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 31 May 2024
Google should announce pixel A on same day as P and P Pro.
Months later pixel is way cheaper and only few bucs more than A.
Why paying like 550 euros on this if you can get p8 for like €600-650?
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- SenatorArmstrong
- X%q
- 31 May 2024
Fraperon, 30 May 2024In my opinion it makes no sense to compare 8a with s24, xia... moreTerrible idea. Very few countries have trade in deals, the vast majority of the world has the pay nearly the full price for the phones.
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- regs
- swN
- 31 May 2024
Why camera comparison (good and low light studio shots) was abandoned? It was most useful in camera reviews. Simple samples are practically useless to understand difference.
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- jiyen235
- XQQ
- 31 May 2024
The chip makes SO much more sense in an "a" series phone and this phone just proves it. Paying double the price for this performance on a Pixel 8 Pro, yikes.
The Pixel 8 at its base price is still scam-ey and this phone is mostly made to make the Pixel 8 look good. Pretty sure Google makes much more even with discounts, that's why they priced it like this. Very shady and a sad version of its past. Google should provide Mediatek/SD chips on the Pro phones and drop prices of the base and "a" phones by 100 dollars to be competitive. Or they should actually improve stuff like the display, speakers and thermals of the Pixel 8a at the same price or add a 3x telephoto to the Pixel 8. When Samsung comes out on top in terms of value with its s24, you know you've done goofed up.
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- SniperShekhar7
- s8g
- 31 May 2024
Low in performance but high in cost! Even the 8a is so costly. If they do not change their strategy, the unit will be closed soon.
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- Anonymous
- KgQ
- 31 May 2024
paradized, 31 May 2024It really makes no sense to me how such review gave it a 4.1Try using the phone yourself and then rate it.
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- Shiny Dave
- mpw
- 31 May 2024
I've recommended the 8a to a friend, but I did so because she doesn't care for gaming, does care about the camera (and sustainability, so the long software support is a big deal), and the contract deals on offer here in the UK gave it clear pricing separation from the 8, which in turn has plenty from the S24.
Take out one of those factors and my recommendation surely changes. But with them all in place, I'm perfectly comfortable with it. I'll be looking elsewhere when I next upgrade (and I'm fine with my S20 FE 5G for now), but this phone seems like it can secure a big, satisfied audience in key western markets.
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- Anonymous
- Sec
- 31 May 2024
Zikapn, 31 May 2024Who made Pixel phone??You made pixel phone...
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- Anonymous
- p41
- 31 May 2024
Akinaro, 31 May 2024Probably because for everyday usage you dont get feel that ... moreYou mean mediatek Helio X10?
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- Zikapn
- 8n6
- 31 May 2024
Who made Pixel phone??
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- NoBot
- MB{
- 31 May 2024
Until now i was a big fan of Pixel phones, but now reading the benchmarks i realise how bad their CPU performance actually is in comparison. I wouldn't complain about 10% or 20%, but 40%-50% less performance? That definitely makes me think twice...
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- Anton .el PAPI.
- 8xr
- 31 May 2024
Google should fire that guy or the mobile division will die soon...
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- Anonymous
- 3cH
- 31 May 2024
Years of software updates when the hardware is bad and local support is non-existent in most countries....
The recipe for irrelevance.
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- Anonymous
- 2WB
- 31 May 2024
Aierlan, 31 May 2024Common, that's harse. It's an upper midranger af... moreit is not harsh, it is fair considering how bad the thermal throttling is.
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- Akinaro
- pY6
- 31 May 2024
Anonymous, 30 May 202460% throttling after 10 minutes?! That's really poor. ... moreProbably because for everyday usage you dont get feel that drop, as small reminder: people who buy those phones dont play heavy games or do stress test everyday.
I have pixel 7a, Its just cute medium size phone for everyday tasks. And when you just use it for watching movies, browse internet, use camera you will never notice any performance drop, not even feel that its getting hot.
But when you start playing games... you getting performance of 2015 mediatek after 5min :]
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- Aierlan
- Eaj
- 31 May 2024
CamoGeko-XDA, 30 May 2024How did this get a score of 4.1?? Totally worth like 3.5... moreCommon, that's harse. It's an upper midranger after all. Sure it's not the best compact phone if compare with the likes of the Xiaomi 14 and Samsung s24 but the Xiaomi 14 launched at 1,000 euro versus 549 euro for this and the Samsung s24 launched at over 900 euro. Look at the list of pros. Great display with both manual brightness and auto brightness that is better than most flagships here, great speakers, great cameras for this launch price (probably the best at this launch price), IP67 rating and a compact body and very good software support. The weaknesses are clearly performance and bezels. For people that don't game though and just use their phones to browse websites and social media apps the performance should be ok. Certainly not for everyone but it will suit some consumer's needs just fine. Phones are not all about performance for everyone. If you want a performance based phone, that sactificies in other areas (usually cameras), there are way more options. If you want a small compacy phone that isn't a flagship there are not as many options.
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 31 May 2024
Pumpino, 31 May 2024Hopefully we see the return of Sony sensors when the Pixel ... moreIsocell is cheaper than exmor.
Probably google gets some discount eith the whole deal : screen, SoC and sensors