I understand headphone jack but why can't you give up rear fingerprint scanner? It doesn't matter where it is as long as it works well. And nowadays even midrange phones have under display scanners which work absolutely fine.
I've been using the Asus zenfone 9 to replace Samsung s10e which was very similar to the pixel 4a. It's slightly heavier but same screen size, side fingerprint scanner works great. After endless research it was the only new ish phone off that size I could find. And it has a headphone jack
it was your fault for purchasing the aged 8a when the 9a was looming around the corner, not google's. and even then, having the latest model doesn't matter, you can keep using your 8a for years to come
Chris, do you produce reviews or other content for other types of media, like magazine articles? I really enjoyed your novels - you're a very good writer - and would definitely read anything else you've written, be it fiction or technical.
I had a pixel 4a 5g for years upgraded to the dark side to an iPhone 14 plus for a few months an okay phone but upgraded early to a pixel 9 pro fold and just WOW!
To be completely honest I really do hope the 9a isn't that much of an upgrade, especially in the battery life as an enormous battery user and camera gimp of the pixel 8a because there's absolutely no way I'm spending another £500 for a phone after only a year, and also for my current phone to be outdated after not even 9 months of having the twat, seriously what's up with Google and realising there 9 series phones like 2 months earlier?
Need to hear you roasting more Pokémon lol. If I had to choose I would pick the 8a over 9a just because the 8a looks and feels exactly like my J3 Prime. That and it's not gonna look like an iPhone
Do you think in future we will use Phones as a PC aswell? I know a few people who use DeX/ReadyFor and they dont miss the PC/Laptop, it was wierd for me but than I realized that if people only use it for web browsing and do some Word/Excek files its kinda cool :)
only when the display can be rolled out of the phone to laptop size displays for real work. and the phones size dictates battery life but that's a tech issue.
@Jedbullet29 the people i mean use usb dock to hdmi which charges the phone, you are right tho for "real work" you need screen, keyboard and mouse but as i said some people find it cheaper than buying a PC, you just buy usb dock with some usb ports and hdmi port, as I said it was wierd to see but maybe its cool and easy, who knows can tell us :) ...
18W wired charging is laboriously slow. My 15W Galaxy A13 5G took 2 and a half hours to charge, and with a 5,000 mAh battery, that's not great news. It costs them nothing to give it faster charging and yet they refuse.
Which has a better video camera, the Pixel 9 or the Xiaomi 15? For example, at a concert at night, which one makes better recordings, and which captures bass, low, and high sounds better? It's important that the sound doesn't crackle
Thrill of the fight 2 is out. I lost 3 fights, beaten up by a girl that was a foot shorter than me. Great fun and crazy hard exercise. I'll try it before drinking Guinness next time.
It took Google four generations of A series phones to get back to the 5a 5g in both screen size and battery life. I'm not sure if that deserves praise? I legitimately hate the battery and charging speeds on my 8A. Everything else is great but those things suck crusty donkey balls.
Why doesn't any stupid company release a smaller phone.. this getting ridiculous!!!!. Still loving my Iphone 13 mini... but would really like to have some options.
Any chance you could review, the Honor Magicbook art 14 ? (which has a detachable magnetic webcam, built into the chassis & can flip 180 degrees to make front or rear facing) looks like a promising future idea. *_Positives_* 120ghz (3.1k) 700nits (OLED) touch Large Haptic trackpad Good ports selection (2x Type-C, 1x Type-A, HDMI, Headphone) Metal construction *_Down side_* 3120x2080 Display No SD Card reader Core Ultra 7 155H Battery life *Price around £1000*
i have a 7a .... want to get a 9 .. but at the moment far tp expensive ... the cash back google does is not good ... its 100 pound off yet the cash back is 100 pound less ... so cant wait for price of the 9a
What does your daughter think of you being a youtube superstar? And where ls her mother if i may ask? Are you devorced or is there another reason we don't see her??
10:05 it's hard for me to say this as an MKBHD fan but at least you're not driving at 95mph in a 30 zone that has a school in it. Sidenote: I hope MKBHD gets out of this downhill slope he seems to be in. I get that popular UA-camrs are always more prone to selling out but charging a premium for crappy abstract wallpapers and driving like a lunatic because DJI are paying the big bucks is just ridiculous. I'm starting to miss the old days when he was just some dude in his bedroom telling us what he thinks about new tech that's just come out. I want to say I don't mind the big studio and crew side of things but at the same time when you've got a whole crew working for you and not a single one of them clocks or disagrees with the decision to blur out the speedometer it's hard not to wonder if they're just being yes men. And even if they weren't and this was all Marques' decision, I'm no psychologist but maybe the dude needs to take a bit of a long break and just leave the rest of his crew to **clears throat** *take the wheel* for a bit.
I think they should put last year's chip in the cheaper models give more separation seems odd it shares the same chip set as the 9 and 9 pro then again with tensor 😅
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Bases on my Pixel8 Pro I must to say that Pixel customer service is one of the worst ever, so If anybody is going to involve with Pixel please think twice.
Ahh Amsterrshdamm, have a great time there Uncle Spurt. Lived there for a while in the early 2000's and it wassh great, hey this beersh is nicsh yesh? whatsh in this coffee? heh heh. Nice vid by the way, but no builders bum jokes? you are slipping my friendsh. Enyoy
If only it had like 67W charging which the Chinese phones at that price point have if not even more, it would be perfect. But in reality it will only have maybe 20W at most. Google, Samsung and Apple need to seriously step up their charging speed game. They are extremely behind in that regard, regardless of the category the phone belongs in. I'd also prefer if they started including the charger in the box again, but that's probably asking for too much. Especially considering that even the Chinese phones stopped including it for the international versions. In the end I'll be forced to order directly from China and pay who knows how much more just because EU believes that phones coming with a charger is a big issue instead of focusing on other more important issues.
@@geoffh784 yes but that's only on their most expensive phones. At that price point Chinese phones usually have more than 100W. So it's still not enough.
Hey Spurty, going on from keeping up appearances. Do you miss having hair now you're a fellow baldy? ...I know I don't 😉 Although secretly I still have hope for the return of the MULLET! 😐 Keep up the good work mate 👍
Hey Uncle Spurt Looks Like I Will Be Holding On To My Redmi Note 10 Pro Until Some Time In 2025 The Motorola Edge 50 Neo With Its 5 Years Of Software Updates Hasn't Gone Down As Well As Motorola Thought It Would A Poled Screen 3000 Nits Of Brightness All Wrapped Up In With An Average Chip And Buggy Camera Software As For The Galaxy S24FE Well Enough Said Where I Live No One Plus No Realme And Maybe An Over Priced Oppo Or Two SO The Quest Goes On
If only you'd been able to let us know what phony thing you're checking out in Amsterdam next week, I would be able to attend pretending to be a youtuber or tiktoker or some other type of wannabee tech review twat.
How dare you call 6.1 inches dinky! The survey data I've collected indicates it's entirely adequate.
Data shows that is on a upper limits of average, even great.
he he
you must have a huge team of poets to come up with those allegories
Alliterations!
Assonances!
similes...allegories, and a huge amount of booze and experience :)
I came here for a phone review and I left with my mother and I in tears
same lmao
bro your speech delivery is pretty awesome as usual
This phone's only problem is that I can't afford to get it.
Why? 👀
Aya, no había entendido, dijiste que no puedes tenerlo? 😂😂
@@Blackmegaman3025money, probably 🤔
my poor ass are still a student @@Blackmegaman3025
Expensive 🫰
What's up with you and my mum....Dad?😂
I was thinking the same thing, obviously with my Mum and Dad. Wait that came out wrong lol
the cat shot is definitely relevant
I'm still using my old Pixel 4a, can't give up the rear fingerprint scanner and headphone jack.
Love the 4a
Only issue is no longer getting software/security updates
same, still using 4a
smaller sized phones should make a comeback!
One of the best Pixels ever made 📱
I understand headphone jack but why can't you give up rear fingerprint scanner? It doesn't matter where it is as long as it works well. And nowadays even midrange phones have under display scanners which work absolutely fine.
I've been using the Asus zenfone 9 to replace Samsung s10e which was very similar to the pixel 4a. It's slightly heavier but same screen size, side fingerprint scanner works great. After endless research it was the only new ish phone off that size I could find. And it has a headphone jack
Pokemon in a Tech Spurt video? Am I dreaming?
I've been using the Google pixel 6A for like a year and a half I will definitely like to give the Google pixel 9a at try
Hang on. At 14:20, is that a Coke bottle full of piss?!
Literally just picked up an 8a....now this, good ole google🎉
it was your fault for purchasing the aged 8a when the 9a was looming around the corner, not google's. and even then, having the latest model doesn't matter, you can keep using your 8a for years to come
You should've checked first!
Anything after the pixel 6 pro apart from the 9 pro ain't worth bothering with
... Our house is from the 1950's. The bathroom was completely pink before we remodeled it.
Check your chimney 👀
I can't believe I'm waiting for the TSWs now every Friday.
Chris, do you produce reviews or other content for other types of media, like magazine articles? I really enjoyed your novels - you're a very good writer - and would definitely read anything else you've written, be it fiction or technical.
6:41 yeah but unlike winter the viewer comments don't get more tolerable just because you're wearing thermals, gloves, a hat, and a scarf.
The idea of Uncle Spurt in thermals, gloves hat and scarf only is terrifying 😲
Not to worry, Uncle Spurt. You are hands down (trousers or otherwise) the most professional, unprofessional UA-cam content creator I know😂
A young Jimmy Carr? Nah. We need to hear you laugh to be certain.
As an American your my favorite across the pond reviewer . And would love to have a pint with you man .
I still rock the pixel 3xl and feel no need to update to a new pixel it has all the air features after I got a update in may😊😊😊
I have the 8a and no regrets! I'll still check out videos on the 9a though.
pixel 8a has a chin only a Mother could love
@@daruiraikage lol it does but that doesn't bother me
@@asmrfan0304 yeah man, jokes aside its a really solid phone. Make great use of it, happy for you.
How much money it cost do you think?
I've noticed the camera improvements for a while. Seems like your regular camera changed, no?
..."Arse Gravy" I have now found a new term to describe when something goes wrong at work. 🤣🤣
I had a pixel 4a 5g for years upgraded to the dark side to an iPhone 14 plus for a few months an okay phone but upgraded early to a pixel 9 pro fold and just WOW!
The renders look actually amazing lol. Love that the camera doesn’t stick out anymore
To be completely honest I really do hope the 9a isn't that much of an upgrade, especially in the battery life as an enormous battery user and camera gimp of the pixel 8a because there's absolutely no way I'm spending another £500 for a phone after only a year, and also for my current phone to be outdated after not even 9 months of having the twat, seriously what's up with Google and realising there 9 series phones like 2 months earlier?
Google has gained market share from Apple. They probably won't let up.
Never considered trade-in?
Maybe you should stop spending every year then? No one's forcing you to "upgrade"
@@AzureRT456 Unfortunately I'm a tech geek and for some reason always want the best of the best, up to date and on "budget"
Thinking of getting a Pixel this year
Great vid as usual mate👍 can you tell me where you got that space invaders led sign from plz or a link.
5:00 The main camera is ripped straight from the Pixel 9 Pro Fold while the ultrawide and selfie are the same as before. Not too shabby then.
Need to hear you roasting more Pokémon lol.
If I had to choose I would pick the 8a over 9a just because the 8a looks and feels exactly like my J3 Prime. That and it's not gonna look like an iPhone
Do you think in future we will use Phones as a PC aswell? I know a few people who use DeX/ReadyFor and they dont miss the PC/Laptop, it was wierd for me but than I realized that if people only use it for web browsing and do some Word/Excek files its kinda cool :)
only when the display can be rolled out of the phone to laptop size displays for real work. and the phones size dictates battery life but that's a tech issue.
@Jedbullet29 the people i mean use usb dock to hdmi which charges the phone, you are right tho for "real work" you need screen, keyboard and mouse but as i said some people find it cheaper than buying a PC, you just buy usb dock with some usb ports and hdmi port, as I said it was wierd to see but maybe its cool and easy, who knows can tell us :) ...
you didnt talk about the modem, which is one of the biggest differences.
Wait, what? Cat's name is Mr. Business, like Gayle's cat (from Bob's burgers)? I'm assuming that's the second one, which is not Kuro.
Uncle spurt best darn tech reviewer on the internet.
What was wrong with 6.1? 😔
And Google came up with the best-looking and mightily convenient design ever and just dumped it.
Sandman a Preacher there in the background. A man of culture, i see
I thin they target the new iPhone SE by flattening the camera bar. I am pretty sure both will look surprisingly similar.
18W wired charging is laboriously slow. My 15W Galaxy A13 5G took 2 and a half hours to charge, and with a 5,000 mAh battery, that's not great news. It costs them nothing to give it faster charging and yet they refuse.
You accent is superb😀😀😀😀
Unc secretly have a gym channel under the name “K Boges”
Watching this on my pixel 7a...yeah I'll upgrade to the pixel 10a
Please review something like fiio blutooth dac like BTR15 and all. Some budget iem videos would be appreciated 🙌
I have no clue what this guy is saying…I can barely make out every other word what he is saying lol but I enjoy these videos 😅
Which has a better video camera, the Pixel 9 or the Xiaomi 15? For example, at a concert at night, which one makes better recordings, and which captures bass, low, and high sounds better? It's important that the sound doesn't crackle
Thrill of the fight 2 is out. I lost 3 fights, beaten up by a girl that was a foot shorter than me. Great fun and crazy hard exercise. I'll try it before drinking Guinness next time.
It took Google four generations of A series phones to get back to the 5a 5g in both screen size and battery life. I'm not sure if that deserves praise?
I legitimately hate the battery and charging speeds on my 8A. Everything else is great but those things suck crusty donkey balls.
It seems to be the same size as the Pixel 5a, which was also 6.3".
Do you have a favourite (tech unrelated) Whiskey? Mine is Jamesons. Drink it neat,don't need to dilute this with coke or whatever.
Did you just give away that it's going to be branded as the "9AA" in Canada?
6.3 “ vs 6.1”….I am sure your Mum won’t notice the difference😂👍
I just hope the 9A has a good battery, the Pixel 8a has an average battery life
Why doesn't any stupid company release a smaller phone.. this getting ridiculous!!!!. Still loving my Iphone 13 mini... but would really like to have some options.
Any chance you could review, the Honor Magicbook art 14 ? (which has a detachable magnetic webcam, built into the chassis & can flip 180 degrees to make front or rear facing) looks like a promising future idea.
*_Positives_*
120ghz (3.1k)
700nits (OLED) touch
Large Haptic trackpad
Good ports selection (2x Type-C, 1x Type-A, HDMI, Headphone)
Metal construction
*_Down side_*
3120x2080 Display
No SD Card reader
Core Ultra 7 155H
Battery life
*Price around £1000*
imagine, one day his daughter hosts it, starts cussing like him.
sheesh.
i have a 7a .... want to get a 9 .. but at the moment far tp expensive ... the cash back google does is not good ... its 100 pound off yet the cash back is 100 pound less ... so cant wait for price of the 9a
Dude I understand flag ship phones are too hits but we all love budget friendlies 200 pound or less aha can’t wait for that video ❤
Pixel 9a makes more sense than Pixel 9. Tensor G4 is not a flagship soc.
Hence a midrange phone for a midrange soc!
"prostate probingly pleasing episode" what the actual f!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I wanna get some wider aspect ratios
thats what she said ;-)
my brother couldn't stop saying kingfisher ultra
for me pixel 9 is absolutely killer
Your gaff is definitely haunted
Can we have a tour of the Uncle Spurt love nest ( aka Mrs Spurts bedroom )
What does your daughter think of you being a youtube superstar? And where ls her mother if i may ask? Are you devorced or is there another reason we don't see her??
10:05 it's hard for me to say this as an MKBHD fan but at least you're not driving at 95mph in a 30 zone that has a school in it.
Sidenote: I hope MKBHD gets out of this downhill slope he seems to be in. I get that popular UA-camrs are always more prone to selling out but charging a premium for crappy abstract wallpapers and driving like a lunatic because DJI are paying the big bucks is just ridiculous. I'm starting to miss the old days when he was just some dude in his bedroom telling us what he thinks about new tech that's just come out. I want to say I don't mind the big studio and crew side of things but at the same time when you've got a whole crew working for you and not a single one of them clocks or disagrees with the decision to blur out the speedometer it's hard not to wonder if they're just being yes men. And even if they weren't and this was all Marques' decision, I'm no psychologist but maybe the dude needs to take a bit of a long break and just leave the rest of his crew to **clears throat** *take the wheel* for a bit.
He's a business not a guy at this point.
Why do you care.? Lots of other boys in their bedrooms talking about phones on youtube you can watch.
The smog from India so thick you can slice it with a knife 😂
*so thick you could punch it* 🤓
I just got the pixel 9 today lol love it
Away in the Dam's a, going to any 'Cafes' ;) TSW on weed would be hilarious, I'd buy tickets to that
I think they should put last year's chip in the cheaper models give more separation seems odd it shares the same chip set as the 9 and 9 pro then again with tensor 😅
6a is good for now thank you.
Why uncle always mentioning my mom😢
I'm so sick of phones getting bigger.
Great analysis, thank you! I need some advice: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?
Bases on my Pixel8 Pro I must to say that Pixel customer service is one of the worst ever, so If anybody is going to involve with Pixel please think twice.
Ahh Amsterrshdamm, have a great time there Uncle Spurt. Lived there for a while in the early 2000's and it wassh great, hey this beersh is nicsh yesh? whatsh in this coffee? heh heh. Nice vid by the way, but no builders bum jokes? you are slipping my friendsh. Enyoy
Uncle Spurt create a BlueSky please!
If only it had like 67W charging which the Chinese phones at that price point have if not even more, it would be perfect. But in reality it will only have maybe 20W at most. Google, Samsung and Apple need to seriously step up their charging speed game. They are extremely behind in that regard, regardless of the category the phone belongs in. I'd also prefer if they started including the charger in the box again, but that's probably asking for too much. Especially considering that even the Chinese phones stopped including it for the international versions. In the end I'll be forced to order directly from China and pay who knows how much more just because EU believes that phones coming with a charger is a big issue instead of focusing on other more important issues.
Samsung have finally started giving some of thier phones 45w charging instead of that yawn inducing 25w charge rate.
@@geoffh784 yes but that's only on their most expensive phones. At that price point Chinese phones usually have more than 100W. So it's still not enough.
I like your vocabulary gadget man
Pixdl 9a is more expensive than pixel 8 pro in my country
Don't beep please, I'm here to learn English, uncle spurt
The 9a kinda looks a lot like the iPhone 7 plus
You're funny you,, you know what you can do with yah Pixel don't yah! 😂😊❤
We should test phones by playing GRiD Legends instead of pubgm and codm or genshin ...
better not kill the 9, just bought the 9 lol
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Uncle Giga Chad
I love it when you say bum liquid
shame pixels don't have memory cards, so not on my list.
Lazy design with giant bezels??
Hey Spurty, going on from keeping up appearances. Do you miss having hair now you're a fellow baldy? ...I know I don't 😉 Although secretly I still have hope for the return of the MULLET! 😐
Keep up the good work mate 👍
Hey Uncle Spurt Looks Like I Will Be Holding On To My Redmi Note 10 Pro Until Some Time In 2025 The Motorola Edge 50 Neo With Its 5 Years Of Software Updates Hasn't Gone Down As Well As Motorola Thought It Would A Poled Screen 3000 Nits Of Brightness All Wrapped Up In With An Average Chip And Buggy Camera Software As For The Galaxy S24FE Well Enough Said Where I Live No One Plus No Realme And Maybe An Over Priced Oppo Or Two SO The Quest Goes On
Gotoubun.
I'm a pensioner and could sort you and Jake Paul out at the same time, see you at the bus stop.
That's what's your mum said !
The 9a looks horrible imo.
Also, I have the same shirt.
Ha, house tour! Unexpected but always welcome, good luck with that BJ (bathroom job), Chris ;)
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Every time I admire your professionalism and creativity. Thank you for your hard work and effort!🏄😱🐼
If only you'd been able to let us know what phony thing you're checking out in Amsterdam next week, I would be able to attend pretending to be a youtuber or tiktoker or some other type of wannabee tech review twat.