![]() You can still buy an iPhone 12 new from Apple, with an A14 Bionic platform (A16 is the current generation) for around the same price as the Pixel 7a, and the older iPhone outmatches Google’s best in benchmark performance. Of course, in the shadows lurks Apple with its miraculous in-house Bionic chips. It has a distinct performance advantage over other phones in its price range – the Samsung Galaxy A54 isn’t even in the same solar system as the Pixel 7a, given how much faster Google’s phone is. When a premier phone maker like Google produces a bargain phone it usually makes some sacrifices while keeping some of the advantages of its higher-end handsets, and Google has chosen to retain the performance of its flagship Pixel phones in the Pixel 7a. I’d rather have a slower phone with a bigger battery.Amazing performance from a bargain phone.I didn’t notice the slower performance other than when playing the fastest games with tons of effects, and for most tasks 90Hz is fine. The Galaxy A54 uses a 6.4-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate, while the Pixel 7a can only manage 90Hz. If you’re looking for a more impressive screen, and willing to give up a lot of performance, you could check out the Samsung Galaxy A54. It could be harder to see fine details in photos for editing work, but the Pixel was responsive enough to let me zoom in and scroll around quickly. I like the smaller 6.1-inch size of the Pixel 7a, which makes it feel like a compact phone compared to the much larger devices I'm used to carrying. It certainly beats last year’s Pixel 6a, especially outdoors in bright sunshine, where the Pixel 7a is actually usable. I have no complaints about the display on the Pixel 7a, but it isn’t the best I’ve seen either, even in this price range. Not as flashy as the Samsung Galaxy A54.90Hz refresh rate improves over Pixel 6a.Then again, Google might keep the Pixel 6a around at its occasional $300 price, leaving the Pixel 7a just a bit too expensive to be worth recommending. ![]() I’d like to think the Pixel 7a will get the same discounts, especially around the sales season later in the year as new flagship phones bubble to the surface. Since then, that phone has seen some dramatic sales and price cuts – you could often find it for $300 / £300 / AU$600, and at that price it went from being a disappointing budget phone to the best bargain in mobile. The Pixel 6a cost $50 / £50 less at launch (there's no difference in Australia), and in our Pixel 6a review we identified almost the exact same issues that I have with the Pixel 7a. Your mobile carrier will have Snow, Charcoal, and Sea handsets, which translate to white, grey and blue. You can buy the Pixel 7a in four colors, though the most distinctive coral option is exclusive to Google’s own online shop and its New York storefronts.
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