Review on Google Pixel 3a X-Large 64GB Unlocked Just Black (G020C) - A High-Performance Cell Phone with Ample Memory by Ada Samoraj ᠌

Name: Google Pixel 3a X-Large 64GB Unlocked Just Black (G020C) - A High-Performance Cell Phone with Ample Memory
Item: Google Pixel 3a X-Large 64GB Unlocked Just Black (G020C) - A High-Performance Cell Phone with Ample Memory
Rating: 4

October 30, 2022

Good product for me, I was satisfied with the price.

The device is quite controversial. At the same time, there is no alternative if you are looking for a phone with a good camera, the photo from which will look something like it actually looks. He will be able to provide it to you if you can put up with his shortcomings.

I bought Meizu Pro 6 instead, which I gave to my wife after an unsuccessful repair of her phone. I note that I consider meise ergonomics to be ideal, this is the case when there is simply nowhere better. I chose a new phone for two whole weeks. I wanted the photos to look as natural as possible - after a long study of photo examples and reading reviews, all Chinese "photo flagships" disappeared immediately.

The choice fell on pixel 3a.
What can I say about his camera: it is good. No more no less. After looking at the examples of photos in the reviews, to be honest, I expected more. On the other hand, alternatives especially. The most interesting thing is that, compared to the 2022 meizu pro6, I can’t say that there was some kind of qualitative leap. Yes, the dynamic range is better. Yes, there is a huge difference in the dark. In general - better, but without enthusiasm.

Even more: immediately ated to android 10 and camera version 7.3, I took test photos. After looking at them on a computer, I rubbed my eyes, took the same photo on a meise, and compared. To put it mildly, I was upset. Because . well, soap. Soap. As if someone in Photoshop on a regular photo roughly applied noise reduction. Plus, the frame covers a smaller area.

At the same time, the feeling that the hardware is capable of more did not leave - I saw examples of photos. It turned out that he was right - reading w3bsit3-dns. Com confirmed my guesses. The stock camera version 6.3 took a clearer picture, but with noise. There was also a solution - install the cstark mod, which restores the camera settings options. It's sad that having bought a phone for 35 thousand, you need to remember the good old days and manually install apk.

At least I am satisfied with the result. The soap is gone, now noise instead. The color reproduction is very natural and "live". Unfortunately, I have not found alternatives.

In general, I recommend to buy.

Pros

*Camera with mod cstark v4.3 (on Android 10) or stock 6.3 (on Android 9) - more details in the comments. * Ability to shoot in RAW without software processing. Allows you to process especially valuable images exactly as you need. * Trouble-free device, notifications come immediately and always. *Excellent optimization. Despite not the most productive hardware, everything works smoothly and very quickly. As for games, I can’t say anything - I don’t play. * As a consequence of the previous paragraph - good autonomy. A couple of days will live with an average load, a day will live with a high load. *Navigation is perfect. Determines the location accurately, does not lose satellites, the battery consumes slowly. * The network catches confidently, the connection does not lose. *Excellent in the hand with a case, convenient size. * Availability of frames! Subjectively, I do not like when the display is full screen. At the same time, no bangs, eyebrows, etc. *One-piece flat construction. No unreliable pop-up front cameras and protruding rear lenses. *ates come regularly, long term support. *

Cons

*Stock camera on Android 10 versions 7.2 and 7.3 (at the moment). Deliberately programmatically cuts down on hardware capabilities, greatly blurs pictures due to aggressive noise reduction. *No wide angle lens. *Rear fingerprint sensor. After the phone, where the sensor was a separate combined mechanical button at the bottom - terribly inconvenient. After more than a month of use - I'm still not used to the sensor from behind. *No notification LED. This is generally tin - on the phone for 35 thousand they were greedy to put a penny LED. As someone wrote, "A 20-cent savings scaled to millions of devices is a huge benefit." It's a shame. The AoD function is not a replacement for the LED, it only wastes battery power. *PWM when display brightness is below 77%. I see him, so it's tiring. At 77% brightness and above, the flicker disappears completely. * The amount of built-in memory and the lack of the possibility of its expansion forces you to adjust your habits. Now on the 1st of every month I transfer photos from my phone to my computer. Oddly enough, at the same time, the problem of a crap phone that was incomprehensible has disappeared.