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The Pixel 8a has officially arrived and it’s every bit like how the rumour mills had painted it to be right from design and colour choices to camera and battery capacity. Like every new Pixel A-series phone, this one also makes you wonder: wouldn’t you be better off buying the Pixel 8 instead? Or, an alternate take could be: does the Pixel 8 even make sense now? Either way, the “Google phone” is hands-down a conversation starter, there are no two ways about that. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Google Pixel 8a is priced at Rs 52,999 for a version with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The top-end 8GB/256GB Google Pixel 8a will set you back by Rs 59,999. Yes, it is pricey and we suggest that you should wait for it to go on sale, which it should pretty soon if history is anything to go by. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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With its petite camera visor and rounded corners, the Pixel 8a is hallmark Pixel 8-series phone. But because it’s a budget Pixel, it has some cutbacks like for instance the back is made of plastic. It comes in Porcelain, Obsidian, Bay, and Aloe. The outer frame is made of metal. Overall, the finish is matte. The phone is IP67 rated. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Pixel 8a has a 6.1-inch OLED display which can refresh at up to 120 times per second. It borrows the “actua” technology from the Pixel 8 and so, the panel can top 2,000 nits (1,400 nits in HDR). It is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The biometric authentication is in-screen. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The bezels are very “chunky.” (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Pixel 8a has the same Google Tensor G3 chip found inside the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. But it doesn’t benchmark as high suggesting Google might have capped peak performance to minimise heat. The Pixel 8a runs Android 14 and is eligible for seven years of software updates— major OS, security, feature drops, what have you (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Pixel 8a’s camera setup is a do-over from the Pixel 7a’s which is to say you still get a dual camera setup on the rear with a 64-megapixel primary and 13-megapixel ultra-wide. The front camera, too, remains the same which is 13-megapixel. The camera quality is actually quite nice. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Google says the Pixel 8a will support Gemini Nano which is a version of Gemini that can work on-device. It will be available with a feature drop coming soon. The Pixel 8a is equipped with “many of the same AI features” as the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro including camera quirks like magic editor, best take and audio magic eraser (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Pixel 8a has 8GB of LPDDR5x RAM by default. It comes with 128GB or 256GB of UFS3.1 storage. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Running the show is a 4,492mAh battery with support for 18W wired and Qi wireless charging available. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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