Google Pixel 3a

Full Specifications
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Design

Dimensions 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight 5.19 oz (147.0 g)
Materials Back: Plastic
Biometrics Fingerprint (touch)
Keys Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors Black, Purple, White

Display

Size 5.6-inch
Resolution 2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Technology OLED
Screen-to-body 73.93 %
Features Scratch-resistant glass (Dragontrail), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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Bright Max (20 APL) Untested
Bright Min 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 360
GPU Adreno 615
RAM 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage 64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion not expandable
OS Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity 3000 mAh
Charging USB Power Delivery
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Battery Life Estimate: Untested
Browsing: 9h 48min
Gaming: Untested
Video: 6h 30min

Camera

Rear Single camera
Main camera 12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash Dual LED
Video recording 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
EIS
Front 8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth 5.0
Wi-Fi 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible M3/T3
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones 3.5mm jack
Speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features aptX-HD
Screen mirroring Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s) Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type Nano SIM
HD Voice Yes
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Regulatory Approval

FCC approval Date approved: Feb 25, 2019
FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR Head: 1.15 W/kg
Body: 1.13 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP $ 399
In The Box 18W USB-C power adapter, 1M USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0), Quick Start Guide, Quick Switch Adapter, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced May 07, 2019
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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

Carrier Availability

News

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, by Preslav Mladenov, 3
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Surprise! Pixel 3a and 3a XL receive an unexpected OTA update
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, by Alan Friedman, 3
Surprise! Pixel 3a and 3a XL receive an unexpected OTA update
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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
9
Camera quality
10
Performance
8.7
Display
9.7
Battery life and charging
10
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
9
Google Pixel 3a Kicks Ass!
Phone owned for less than a month

Google Pixel 3a is probably by far the best Google Smartphone I've ever used. I made a upgrade from my Moto X4 to the Pixel 3a recently and so far, the results is truly amazing since the Moto G (2013). The overall quality in this phone rivals the iPhone 11 and there's no doubt that the solid performance in this Pixel 3a takes the cake. And of course, the Pixel 3a has excellent camera quality and next gen Android updates that will keep the Pixel 3a feel new for the upcoming Android 12 for this year in 2021. However, the new Android 11 update for the latest Pixel phones kinda messed up the Bluetooth connectivity and I would like to see that fixed ASAP. Aside from all of that, the Pixel 3a is probably the best affordable phone you can buy right now if you plan to buy it at a cheaper price. And there's no doubt that Google continues to surprise everyone to see what they have in store in the near future.

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9
Pixel 3a _Good phone minus speaker problem
Phone owned for more than a year

I bought my phone May 2019. In December it developed a bottom speaker problem. There apparently was a quality problem on the phone's bottom speaker. Contacting Google I was able to get warranty work done through a local company. In less than 3 hours my phone was repaired by ubreakIfix. I was even offered a loaner phone, which I declined. Other than the speaker I LOVE the phone.

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10
Real performance at a feasible price
Phone owned for less than a month

I have been using the pixel 3a for a few days now. This is my second of the "nexus" lines of phones if we can still call them that. The last of the nexus line I had was the Motorola nexus 6, and I enjoyed the experience on that device as well. This interface is certainly better than my last nexus, granted we are several operating systems further as well. If you read my review on the Samsung S10e you'll know I had an issue with the way I hold my phone and those bezel-less screens. This device while it has larger bezels also does not get any accidental touches. For now bezel-less is a no-go for me. The display on the device looks excellent, I believe its about the same size as the s10e, but it just seems larger due to the size of the device. The colors are quite accurate, and the photos look great on the phone display. I have had good battery performance and excellent device reception, the calls out of the speakerphone and the earpiece are very clear. I just recently switched to tmobile from vzw due to verizon being super annoying about letting me put a sim in an unlocked phone, some people have stated I am breaking up when speaking with them, not sure if its a pixel issue or a tmobile issue. Anyone have this phone on another carrier and having the same issue? I did turn off the squeeze for assistant feature, as I either would activate it too easily or not be able to fully activate it.

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