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The Pixel 6a has a level surface with a thicker-than-usual bezel connected the bottom.
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The back.
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The apical of the telephone has a hole-punch camera and an earpiece speaker.
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Take a look astatine the gloriously level screen.
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This broadside has a SIM slot.
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This broadside gives you a look astatine the buttons.
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The bottommost has a USB-C port—and nary headphone jack.
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The Pixel 7 mightiness beryllium arriving this week, but if you're not funny successful immoderate of that newfangled flagship stuff, person we got a woody for you! The Pixel 6a, Google's cheaper, simpler smartphone, is connected merchantability astatine Amazon and Best Buy for $100 off. That makes for a beauteous unthinkable $349 terms tag alternatively of the mean $449. If you don't number bundling deals that necessitate signing up for a caller telephone line, this is the lowest terms we've seen the telephone at.
The Pixel 6a is simply a dormant elemental 6.1-inch telephone that covers each the basics. It has a 6.1-inch 1080p, 60 Hz display, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 4410 mAh battery. The telephone has astir each diagnostic you could want, including an in-screen fingerprint reader, IP67 particulate and h2o resistance, NFC, and Wi-Fi 6e compatibility. The biggest downside is that there's nary wireless charging. The header diagnostic is the flagship-class SoC, the aforesaid Google Tensor spot you get successful the Pixel 6, but for a debased (and present adjacent lower) price. The Tensor won't triumph immoderate benchmark wars, but astatine this price, the lone different comparable instrumentality is the iPhone SE.
As for wherefore you mightiness clasp retired a spot and get the Pixel 7 instead, you'd beryllium getting a large surface upgrade if you bargain the (probably $900) Pixel 7 Pro, which volition battalion a 6.7-inch 120 Hz display. You'd besides beryllium doubling the RAM (12GB) and upgrading the camera setup from the past IMX 363 sensor that powers the Pixel 6a. That would beryllium much than treble the terms of this phone. though. Like we said successful our review, if you're not a telephone snob (guilty), the Pixel 6a is the cleanable telephone for mean people.
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