Review on Get Google Pixel 4a - Unlocked Android Smartphone with 128 GB Storage & 24 Hour Battery Life in Barely Blue Color by Gagaan Pahal ᠌

Name: Get Google Pixel 4a - Unlocked Android Smartphone with 128 GB Storage & 24 Hour Battery Life in Barely Blue Color
Item: Get Google Pixel 4a - Unlocked Android Smartphone with 128 GB Storage & 24 Hour Battery Life in Barely Blue Color
Rating: 5

October 22, 2022

A valuable purchase, some advantages!

Below I will describe more controversial points that some may like, but some may not:
+ - Plastic case. It looks cheap, but still in my opinion it is quite pleasant both visually and to the touch.
+ - Light weight. It is really light, I personally like it when the smartphone is heavier. But on the other hand, there is less risk of breaking when falling :)
+ - Again AMOLED. Someone likes IPS more, someone vice versa.
+ - The scanner is not in the screen, but behind. I’m already used to it, but still this solution looks outdated in 2022-21.
+- Snapdragon 730G. The processor is not bad, but not suitable for gamers. I hardly play on smart, so I have enough power.
Separately, I will write about the branded case, which I also took for some reason. Yes, it is beautiful, yes it is of high quality, yes it protects. But it is not worth its 45 euros, so I advise you to save money and buy something simpler.
And summing up, I will say that the Google Pixel 4a is an excellent smartphone for its money. Good hardware, proprietary software and a flagship camera, but I don’t need more :P Yes, there are smartphones with a better processor and four cameras for a lower cost, but it’s not a fact that it will work and take better pictures. Pixel is, first of all, high-quality software and everything is in order with it, so I recommend it to everyone. Thank you for reading.

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Less than ten days have passed since my review, where I described how everything is fine and nothing is buggy, and apparently I jinxed it: / In one fine smartphone, it turned itself off after a telephone conversation and flatly refused to turn on. The start screen appeared with a splash screen and immediately after the phone turned off (the battery was not dead). Only Hard Reset helped and so far the problem has not recurred. I do not know what it was, but the situation is unpleasant. If there are owners of this model here, tell me if you had such a thing?
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Pros

Two months have passed since the purchase of the smartphone and it's time to write a review. Google Pixel 4a is a smartphone that does not cause a “wow effect”, but at the same time it is able to surprise. But first things first. In December I started looking for a replacement for my old three year old Motorola G5s. It so happened that when I started choosing a smartphone, I came to the conclusion that I did not like any of the new models. I reviewed a bunch of reviews: Xiaomi, Oneplus, Samsung, Oppo - and I didn’t like any of the phones of these brands. They all seemed to be faceless copies of each other. It got to the point that I began to seriously think about switching to the iPhone and considered buying the 11th model. But then all of a sudden I came across a review of the Pixel 4a and somehow I immediately liked it. I hesitated for a long time and still chose the pixel. The choice was affected by the almost two times lower price compared to the iPhone, and more importantly, Apple's package that was cut this year. As a result, I did not regret the choice and immediately proceed to the advantages of the device: + Compactness. In my opinion, the size of the smart is almost perfect. A balance has been struck between compactness and comfortable display size. + Camera. The camera on the pixel is one, but it's just great. It may well compete with the flagships, not to mention its price category where it has no equal. + Branded shell. Everything is obvious here, ates directly from Google, 3 years of support. It's rare on android. The shell itself is quite convenient, although for about two weeks I got used to the controls. I don’t know what will happen in a year or two, but so far everything flies. No lags and freezes were noticed, despite not the top-end processor. There are also interesting features like detecting a song playing in the background. + Sound. Stereo speakers provide good sound quality. At maximum volume, of course, I do not recommend listening, but in general the sound is very decent. + Pleasant vibration feedback.

Cons

There are also disadvantages. They are not critical at all, but they should be noted: - Autonomy. In fact, not everything is so bad, but against the backdrop of giant xiaomi batteries, the pixel has nothing to brag about. The smartphone will last a day and a half with moderate use. With bluetooth turned on, the battery drains very quickly. Always on also increases consumption, so I turned it off. In general, I have enough charge for the day, but no more. In screen time, it's about 4-5 hours. - AMOLED display. First, there is PWM. For the first time after switching from IPS, my eyes and head hurt when used at low brightness. Now it seems to be already used and not so much disturbing, but perhaps other people will be different. Secondly, there are problems with the display of white. Compared to IPS, it has some kind of dirty tint + if you look at the smartphone at an angle, the screen starts to shimmer in different colors. But still, in general, I like the display, especially the perfect black color. I put a dark theme and everything suits me.