Oh, and let's not forget the fact that Google addressed one of the biggest issues we had with the Pixel 6a: the display refresh rate. Thankfully, the cases from Google will make you forget all about how the phone looks on its own and likely never want to go back to using the phone naked again. This thing will find any trace of dust anywhere on the planet and suck it right to its casing. The amount of time I had to spend cleaning off the phone and then subsequently erasing smudges and dust specks in Photoshop felt almost unreal. If I had to make one complaint about the redesigned build, it's that the plastic back is an absolute dust and fingerprint magnet. Titan M2 Security Chip, VPN by Google One, In-screen fingerprint sensor Not that I had much of an issue with the 6a's build quality at all but these little extras go a long way to making a cheaper phone feel more premium.Ħ.1-inch AMOLED, 2400x1080 resolution (429 ppi), 90Hz, HDR10+, Gorilla Glass 3Ħ4MP, ƒ/1.89, 0.8μm pixel size, OIS, 4K video 30/60FPS, 240FPS super slow-mo videoġ3MP, ƒ/2.2, 1.12μm pixel size, 120-degree FoV, OIS, 4K video 30 FPSġ3MP, ƒ/2.2, 1.12μm pixel size, 95-degree FoV, 4k video 30FPSĤ,385mAh, 18W wired charging, 5W Qi wireless charging Everything about the Pixel 7a looks nearly identical to its more expensive counterpart down to the metal camera bar on the back and the in-display fingerprint sensor on the front.Īnd while it still uses the same style plastic back as the Pixel 6a did last year, the metal frame and camera bar housing did enough to convince me that this year's model felt more solid and better built than last year's. If you thought the picture above was of the more expensive Google Pixel 7 (opens in new tab), you probably wouldn't be alone. PWM-sensitive folks should beware that the 240Hz rate is the same across the entire Pixel line. The OLED Display is bright and beautiful - 200 nits brighter than the Pixel 6a - and it offers a smooth 90Hz experience. The back might be plastic but the metal frame and camera bar will fool you into thinking this phone is more expensive than it is.

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