Google Pixel 8a
Specifications
Secondary Camera: 13 MPix ( f/2.2, @2160p/30fps)
Pricecompare
Average of 4 scores (from 14 reviews)
Reviews for the Google Pixel 8a
Source: Phone Arena
The Pixel 8a is shaping up to be another successful chapter in Google's renowned book of Pixel phones. With possible major improvements in key areas like battery size and display, the device could very well fix most of our issues with the Pixel 7a and emerge as another oft-recommended phone in the mid-range sector. Meanwhile, the Pixel 8 is a compact flagship phone that looks pretty familiar at first sight, but has that extra of premium-ness that makes all the difference. A better camera, potentially faster charging speeds, more refined design, and better performance will make it worth a few couple of hundred dollars more. Speaking of price, we expect the Pixel 8a to start at $499, like its predecessor, but there's always the possibility for Google to jack up the prices. Or, albeit way less likely, we could see a price reduction. Unlikely, but still possible.
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 04/16/2024
Source: Phone Arena
We can definitely recommend this phone, even before the final evaluation took place. If you want to be on the forefront of AI innovation without dishing out a ton of money, the Pixel 8a is one of your best bets. It has Google behind it, which means it will get seven years of major OS support, and that includes all the AI magic Google will throw in its phones. As an alternative, we could recommend the Galaxy A-series, and the Galaxy A55 in particular. However, there aren't many models at that price point to offer a sophisticated AI built inside, and other companies will have to play catch-up in order to be competitive.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/10/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Chinahandys.net DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/31/2024
Source: Stadt-bremerhaven DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/19/2024
Source: Netzwelt DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/18/2024
Rating: Total score: 84% features: 90% mobility: 70%
Source: Chip.de DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/17/2024
Rating: Total score: 95% price: 74% performance: 91% features: 96% display: 96% mobility: 90%
Source: Nextpit Germany DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/16/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Gamestar DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/15/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Allround-PC.com DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/13/2024
Source: Unite4buy PL→EN
Positive: Elegant design; metal case; waterproof IP67; nice dual cameras; excellent display; good hardware.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/08/2024
Comment
ARM Mali-G715 MP7: The ARM Immortalis-G715MC11 is an integrated high-end graphics card for smartphones with 11 of the 16 possible cores. It is based on the third generation of the Valhall architecture by ARM and offers a 15% higher performance than the previous generation. The G715 is the first mobile GPU with hardware ray tracing support and also supports variable rate shading (VRS).
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Tensor G3: High End SoC with 9 cores in three clusters (1x Cortex-X2 2,9 GHz / 2x Cortex-A715 2,37 GHz / 4x A510 1,7 GHz) and a integrated ARM Mali-G715MP7 GPU. Integrates a fast custom TPU unit by Google for AI acceleration.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
6.10":
It is a small display format for smartphones. You shouldn't be severely defective in vision, and you won't see much detail on the screen and only have a small resolution available. For that, the device should be small and handy, easy to transport.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Google:
Google was founded in 1995 in the USA and became the world's most important search engine in its core business. Google offers a variety of hardware products, including smartphones, speakers, cameras and smart displays. Since 2012, Google also sells tablets and smartphones.
84.75%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
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