Upcoming Pixel phones are usually the worst-kept secrets. Last year’s Pixel 3a leaked several months before its launch. Even the Pixel 3 leaked multiple times months before it launched. Now it is the turn of the Pixel 4a which has surfaced in a full hands-on video review that leaves out nothing.
The Pixel 4a hands-on video review was posted on the YouTube Channel, TechnoLike Plus. The video not only shows us the device but also reveals all its specs.
Pixel 4a design
The Pixel 4a in the video is the black variant. Just like the Pixel 3a, it is also covered in polycarbonate. The phone has a punch-hole in the top left corner that houses the selfie camera. This is far from the smallest punch-hole we have seen on a phone but I prefer it to the thick bezels of the Pixel 3a. There are still bezels around the display but they are pretty slim and even on all sides.
On the back, the Pixel 3a has the same squircle camera bump as the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL but it houses a single camera and the LED flash. Even with in-display fingerprint scanners being popular these days, Google has placed that of the Pixel 4a on the back of the phone.
The Pixel 4a has a white power button on the left side of the phone just above the volume rocker which itself has the same color as the rest of the device. There is an audio jack at the top of the phone while a USB Type-C port sits at the bottom.
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Pixel 4a specs
Coming to the specs of the phone, the Pixel 4a has a 5.81-inch display with a 1080 x 2340 resolution. Sadly, there is no high refresh rate here, so all you get is 60Hz.
The reviewer runs AIDA64 to show the specs of the phone and it reveals there is a Snapdragon 730 chipset under the hood. The 8nm processor is the same chipset that powers the Redmi K20. There is 6GB of RAM; 2GB more than that of the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. However, there is only 64GB of storage. Seriously Google?
Coming to optics, the rear camera is a 12MP sensor with support for 4K video recording. The selfie camera remains an 8MP sensor just like that of its predecessor but it has video stabilization.
What is surprising is that the Pixel 4a comes with dual SIM support, unlike the Pixel 3a that has a single SIM slot. The phone packs a 3080mAh battery capacity which is just a slight bump over the Pixel 3’s 3000mAh battery. It runs Android 10 out of the box.
Pixel 4a price
The reviewer reveals the phone is actually available for purchase already in Cuba for 500 Cuban Peso which converts to about USD 499. There is even a WhatsApp number to text if you want to purchase a unit. How is this even legal since the phone is yet to launch?
The Pixel 3a was announced in May last year. Google may decide to announce its successor earlier since Google I/0 2020 has been canceled.
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