To me, as an engineer, a no-bezel design and glass back both mean one thing: more fragile. Don't be a sucker for what the marketers tell you you want. A polycarbonate back is both cheaper and better.
Also, 4gb of ram arnt bad at all, iPhone xr has 4 too and wins in the most of benchmarks. On mobile u don't need a shit ton of ram, and it's from someone with 32gb of ram on the pc
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Why wasting 1000$ on a phone? I don't play heavy games. I just want a phone that takes good photos, has a good battery and is fast enough in use. I don't understand people who want 1000 features if they don't really use them. People are too obsessed with material stuff instead of using stuff to make their life easier.
Honestly though who really cares if a phone 'feels premium'... 99% of people, especially your average jo blo consumer, are gonna put a case or skin on the device and never take it off within an hour of unboxing the thing, i dont get why its such a huge point
I bought one and the back feels really good in the hands compared to the glass ones. It actually feels premium and not cheap plastic. I bought the fabric case with it but i ended up returning the case coz it makes my hand sweaty lol. I like holding the pixel more without a case. Its my first android phone, tho i still couldnt give up my iphone the pixel 3a is a solid device. The camera is awesome. For its price its super worth it. 👍🏻😊
@@edssszy Yeahhh i have that same hand issue too 😂 and yeah i got so pissed that my less than a year old samsung was worth basically 1/4 of what it was when i bought so the Pixel 3a XL was SUCH a nice price option (had an OG Pixel 1 XL so)
Seriously, I don't know why would he say so... It looks really good. All my iPhone friend are moving to Pixel. Thanks to the wonderful camera and looks.
Yes. The polycarbonate back is more durable than the glass one. Check out JerryRigEverything. The 3A surrived his durable test whereas glas/ceramic phones are breaking
@@DanielleVoiculescu Well... if you do some research you will find out that the Dragontrail glass is comparable to Gorilla Glass 5. Check out JerryRigEverything and you will see.
Google pixel 3a owner here, I like the video, and let me share my views on the negatives he raised: - No water resistance. In practical terms this means don't submerge it in water, which I'd recommend you don't do for any phone anyway. It does withstand rain however. No wireless charging but charges really quickly and wireless charging is really slow anyway. I bought myself an Aukey 10,000 portable charger and it's better than wireless IMO. Using the original cord and turning the screen off you can get it to fully charge in around 80-100 minutes which is really good. - Plastic build, this means it's lighter and easier to grip. Most people keep their phones in cases anyway meaning that the build quality/feel of phones isn't that relevant. - Long-term performance. I've had this phone since it was released and I haven't had any drop in speed or performance - Storage and speed. It's not the quickest phone, but I honestly don't notice any lag. 64gb is small but you can back up all your photos on google photos. I have over 300 apps and I've still got around 20% space, due to the fact that bloatware is kept to a minimum. I've honestly found that size on a phone isn't a big deal as it's not hard to export photos/videos etc. The issue is can this phone hold a lot of apps. And yes, it can. I also haven't found the 4 ram an issue, I've often had up to 10 apps running and things have been okay. Try and keep the apps down if you can, but I'd recommend that for anyone trying to save battery life. - Physically unappealing. I think this is subjective. He mentions the presence of a bezel but I never really understood the fuss over that as it doesn't limit your screen when watching videos or the like. The bezel on the 3a is fairly intuitive to use anyway. I can fit 20 apps on my front screen which is pretty decent. It does have a google search bar at the bottom which may seem convenient or an annoyance depending on how much you use google search. Pop-up front-facing camera and front fingerprint sensor would be handy but a) the camera is amazing and b) the back placement of the sensor isn't too bad once you get used to it. This isn't a perfect phone. For it's price you shouldn't expect so. I'd highly recommend it for anyone looking for a phone in the $300-600 price range.
Great review. Looks like a great phone for my girlfriend because she's not into a fast processor, games, and in reality, she barely uses her phone. I'm curious how it stacks up to the Pixel 2.
@@buluguha6339 No. The speed of the 3 is only slightly faster than the 3a, same camera, dual speakers though the one is bottom firing. The 3a is worth it. The polycarbonate feels solid . Plastic can be made to high quality and this phone is.
I'm using Pixel 3a for a few weeks now and it can run COD:Mobile in medium settings without even a little lag. Also, the camera is as good as the Pixel 2 XL I previously owned.
Although any age group would love this phone Google should concentrate some marketing on those from around 45 to 70 years old. A phone with a great camera, latest Android for three years, great battery, very good screen, and is still very fast despite the lesser chip than its big brother, oh and it is not an insane $1000 plus? I'm in.
I had 6 OK months with mine. Felt OK. Good camera. I didn't love it. Then 6 months where it became more erratic. Notifications not notifying. Alarms vanishing. It seizing on me because of Google Pay prompts I never even wanted to see. The most annoying phone I've ever had. It's the only phone I've ever decided to break instead of recycling. Not as robust as I had expected.
I have a pixel 2 which is in boot loop that holds me from buying a new Pixel device as most of the repair centers had one thing common to say entire Pixel range has this issue. Literally guys you won't be able to fix it up if you have a boot loop issue. Google support page doesn't have any thing to sort this out..completely puzzled is google trying to kill itself with such issues?
Think this is a smart move from Google. With their flagships not selling well and phone sales declining in general, a budget Pixel with that excellent camera is very compelling. Hopefully the performance holds up in the long run (it's unusual that some of the biggest complaints people have had with Pixels is the performance when Google is all about software!).
0:36 smug face, say that to my $390 black shark 3 with sd 865 fun fact: the iphone 12 pro max only costs $402 for production and you are paying the rest for the "apple experience", support and brand name
offically day 4 with my Pixel 3a XL. I think its the best phone you can get for less than 500 bucks. Ironically i was coming from the Pixel XL so its .1 inch taller.. with a .5 inch bigger screen. I doubled my storage, and you get unlimited cloud storage for your pics. Yea plastic.. who cares, yea slower processor... dont notice it, 3 years of updates again, and battery life that is out of this world... and if it sucks after updating to Q hopefully there will be a pixel 4a that i can get next year.. because i can afford to buy a new one for 479 bucks every 18 months because i didnt spend 1000 bucks on the flagship because its metal.
Thanks for the review. The "worst things" don't bother me. I don't run apps in the background. I've already been able to store off-line a rotating list of podcast episodes, and use Google Maps offline, both to reduce data usage and keep my phone bill down around $25-$30/month. And I love the polycarbonate case. My 10-year-old polycarbonate glasses hardly have a scratch. I love having a 3.5mm earphone jack, for listening to podcasts on my cleaner job. I'm really happy with Google for releasing a phone I can afford. But I really hope they support it for more than 3 years. Who thinks that's a long time?
Oh, and my previous phone was a Nexus 5X, which I think had less internal storage and about as much RAM. It was more than enough, though as it filled up, it did get a little slow.
I started using my Pixel 2XL at the beginning of 2018...and to this day I still have no problems with this phone. A few new minor glitches here and there, but nothing that messes with overall performance. Love my pixel, most reliable phone to me.
I've had mine for 5 months; the screen broke 1st time I dropped it and the column button glitches, continually turning itself from mute to full volume not desirable when you're in a house of sleeping kids. And now the sound makes a rapid clicking noise that just won't quit. Not happy
He's probably using Nova Launcher or Lawnchair Launcher. You can set gestures in the app, including swiping up or down from the middle of the screen to bring the app drawer or the notification shade.
I miss the SD Card Slot SO badly, idc if they had a version with 1TB ROM. Expandable storage is always more secure and more affordable... BTW. AWESOME VIDEO! not everyone mentions the little things like you do, keep it up!❤🍀
@@notremo1493 not sure whether it's more secure per se, but I've had 2 phones burn up on me. Couldn't salvage the internal SD card, but being to plop the removable 128gb card into the replacement phone made things way easier.
Could you please specify what is the battery life difference between Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a? I'm considering which model to buy. The battery life is very important for me
I like pixel 3a because I don't play video games on the smartphones. I just use a smartphone as social networks. Extraordinary camera and price are great combination
The 3a XL has superb stereo speakers, it doesn't make any difference that the bottom speaker fires downwards instead of being front-facing. Clearly this guy hasn't tried the speakers on this phone or he would know this. The 3a XL is a great phone.
I waited & got the 3a XL for 4oo.oo bucks tax included. I'm very impressed with the performance. It is a very fun phone. That camera, is best in class, better than most flagships. A nice OLED display, battery 6to7hrs SOT. This is backup for my s10+, guess what? I'm using it just as much as my daily, it's that good. For the money kind of a no brainer. I like the polycarbonate build quality better than the glass sandwiche!
Can't tell these fools anything, because mkbhd said his did during his OnePlus 6t promotion era, it's now know to be a lagging device. It's a shame really how much we put in these UA-camrs opinions. Any true Pixel owner knows they don't lag, even the OG Pixel.
the "out of the box appeal" part is quite subjective. bezel-less phones look cool for a while, but they are less comfortable to use, more misclicks, less surface to hold it comfortably. capacitive fingerprint scanners are more secure, though it would be better on the front or side. about the plastic: finally. it looks like Google finally understands that feeling fancy isn't the most important thing, and if they make it fancy, that also means slippery, which leads to cases, and if you put a case on it, then why did you need the fancy build anyway?
Google's main pixels also have 4/64 options and huge frames, and it's a shame for the price. And there are no headphone jack. Cheap pixels - smells like a Nexus.
Hey, wanna say something. I'm using Oppo Neo 7 for 5 years(roughly) now since it released in 2015. I've been brutally used it as i dropped it for SO MANY TIMES IN A YEAR until my screen and casing cracked. My powwr button has broke. The body full made of plastic. But, the software is still fine to use. Nothing bothers me much but in the 5th year, i started noticing the phone isn't saving my wallpaper. My wallpaper that i set always disappear due to full storage (16GB). It became slower lately. I could say that The cheap Oppo Neo 7 is DEFINITELY okay for a long run. But now i'm looking for a phone for an upgrade. Couldn't afford highends cs im still a broke college student 😭
@@alibaba-cp1fq From his past videos, he tends to use Lawnchair v2 a lot. And from his past "what's on my pixel 3" video, he uses Lawnchair v2. So, it is likely that that is what he is using as a launcher.
I was about to buy the iphone 11, but honestly at that price I can't justify it, especially considering that it still has many issues in my opinion (subpar display, giant notch, no fingerprint reader, etc) so I think now I'm going to get a 3a to use for a year or two until I find a phone that I feel like is really worth investing in.
I have to say that the 3a is working well for me personally. I love the rear fingerprint sensor!! It's FAST and ACCURATE when compared with the in display variants e.g. my last phone was a mate 20 pro voted best phone 2018 but that in screen fingerprint scanner was in my opinion THE worst feature. Please don't rush to loose the rear physical sensors they're much faster and more reliable! I think the weak link for the 3a is the battery life. But I'm comparing a 3000 with my mate 20 pro's 4100 which was amazing to be fair. My battery lasts a day or s little more with light use but heavy use can burn it down in a day. Other than that the phone sets up well for it's price and I love the stripped back no bloat wear current updates first concept a win win 👍
Actually I think the battery life is really good, just the one from your old phone was insane lol, but I do agree that the fingerprint reader on the back is the most practical there is, except for maybe one on the side, but I can unlock my phone when it's face down on a table or in my pocket and that's just something an inscreen reader can't.
@@dbp2625 a fair point my friend. I was comparing the two which was probably unfair. Still hopefully the new generation of pixels might increase the battery life 😁 My mate 20 pro in screen fingerprint reader was brilliant to start with but over time definitely deteriorated for reliable scans. Repeatedly drove me banzai! 😂 Thanks for the reply 👍
I think they need onscreen navigation keys option on Pixel 3a so older people can use it easily rather than having to use gestures. I'm an android enthusiast and I still use on screen nav keys
The top back glass in the pixel 3a is glossy ( not matte) it gets scratches and it's too slippery sometimes. So I applied a full body screen protector from gadgetshieldz.
Hello, what do you think of the brightness? Some people think it's not bright enough outdoors. I'm thinking about getting one but still worried about that. Thank you.
regular security updates should have been on the list to (take note Samsung). I think they look great. I would have bought the Pixel 3a over the Pixel 3 if it came out sooner. I will be buying my wife one next week as I value digital security above all else; after all, our entire digital life is on our phones. It would suit her needs as she is not a power user and games will run fine on the hardware. My old Lumia 950 XL was plastic and it was a high end phone at the time. The Lumia could charge wirelessly despite it having a plastic back. My Pixel 3 is in a plastic case so I don't accidentally break the glass. I like the chin and forehead on the Pixel 3 as it gives me extra space to grip my phone while gaming. Cable charging is still better and more faster than wireless charging. Most people who will buy the phone wont care about the specs as the apps are miles behind the hardware in 2019.
This was the first preorder phone I ever bought. Reason being the $250 credit for an old iPhone trade in and $100 Google store credit. Not a big deal but this phone will not get software updates a month later than the premium version.
Fed up with people saying the 3a /xl take the same photo’s as the regular 3/ xl, they don’t...very close but not quite as good. I have both and have taken multiple shots on both to compare. Yes the 3a from new is a good price but if you can get the regular 3 XL second hand at about the same price as the 3a XL it is the better option. With ip68 ,better screen, wireless charging too. Don’t like the notch hide it in developer options. Of course if a headphone jack is a must the 3a is for you.
I've had my 3a since the first week of July. I chose it for three reasons - NONE of which had to do with the camera. 1. The price is sane - it's $400USD full-tilt unlocked - which means you can take it to any carrier - in my case, I took it to Tracfone. (I like Tracfone as an MVNO, and I use T-Mobile's towers. I had no reason to move; with the 3a - unlike previous Pixels bought new, I did not have to!) 2. The headphone jack. While it supports Bluetooth, it is not a requirement. 3. No wireless charging. However, it DOES support rapid charging; in fact, it's the fastest wired charging I have ever experienced. (It's faster than the Samsung Galaxy S7's wired charging.) For that reason, it fits someone that has ZERO use for wireless charging, but wants long battery life on a charge. (I typically get between seven and eight hours of SOT on a full charge - that is two to three hours longer than the S7.) 4. Lastly, it has longer AND stronger support than Samsung phones; with a Samsung phone, two major versions, and you're done. With a Pixel, We're talking three years MINIMUM. Remember, the original Pixel Phone started with Android 7 - but it got Android 10 as well. Note that the camera isn't mentioned - at all. When normally you seldom take pictures, why would the camera (app) matter?
I am watching this video with my new pixel 3a Xl. The wireless feature not that big of a deal. The rapid charger is everything. Everyone uses a case anyway when it comes to the back. Yeah the 64 is crazy but anyone can work with it
Watching this 14 months on (July 2020) this is no longer the case. I think the best budget smartphone when you consider what the package consists of is the Nokia 5.3. As far as I'm concerned the 5.3 is an amazing phone for the price - and it has an impressive length of time between charging. So are Nokia making phones people want to buy again? Yes..................are Nokia back? Yes.
Got the 3a xl its brilliant I'm loving the battery life and stock android the camera is amazing and i like the plastic build and the flat screen instead of my note 9 curved screen I was just going to keep it until the note 10 came out but I think I'll probably keep it and maybe wait until the pixel 4 or 4a come out
My phone has to have a headphone jack. If I'm going to be listening to music for an extended period of time I'm not keeping bluetooth on and letting it drain my battery. Plus, most high end headphones still are wired.
At the beginning of the video, you swipe down from the middle of the screen to get to your settings, I have to reach all the way to the top and pull down, could you please tell me how you did that or which setting I need to change? Thanks!
He's probably using Nova Launcher or Lawnchair Launcher. You can set gestures in the app, including swiping up or down from the middle of the screen to bring the app drawer or the notification shade.
I think the only complaint I have about these Pixel 3a and 3a XL is their RAM and internal memory, Google should have launched them with 6Gb of RAM and 128Gb of ROM, and at that price, I would sell them like churros, IMHO!🤷🏻♂️
I love Google but they needed to have that unlimited ORIGINAL quality storage on 3A. Camera's good but they don't have enough storage capacity to store those good photos. I'm disappointed that HowToMen mistakenly said in the video and didn't even correct it that the 3A does NOT have unlimited original quality storage. It's the same that every Android phone which installs the Google photos app has - unlimited "compressed" quality storage.
I had a Google Nexus 5 and, although it was a good 'budget' Google phone, the phone was only worthwhile for about a year. After that, it was incredibly slow. I'm afraid that the Pixel 3A is going to have similar speed problems and most people will ditch this phone in early 2021, unfortunately.
they had do shurnk down the image processing without visual core and a 670. But yes the difference was huge, might he did use hdr and hdr+ on the pixel3?
I noticed the difference trying them out at the store too. I was tempted by this phone, but I'm seeing that it's a bunch of hype. This phone is weak for the price. Should start a little lower on price. No SD card slot was one of the deal breakers for me. I need expandable storage or more than 64gb internal storage. Easier to crack front glass that costs over a hundred to replace... Etc, etc. I got an LG G8 for a little more and it's way nicer. S9 is just a little more and better than this phone as well.
Pixel 3a is a good looking phone and I've been using it for almost 5 months. My phone got scratches already and looks ugly. So I applied a black raptor skin from gadgetshieldz to protect it from scratches and give it a classy look.
The two worse is it support only one nano SIM and a 3000mah battery which last about 6 hrs on UA-cam app. Otherwise I bought it for it size and camera which is fantastic.
Wrong. 3a supports eSIM so it is effectively a dual SIM phone. Right, it does last 6 hours on UA-cam app. If you need to watch more than 6 hours a day, you have a problem 😉.
Smart move Google! 😉👍 In spite of the fact that I can't find anyway to sync a phone with a Type C USB to my Car Stereo, if they get round to putting a Fingerprint Reader under the glass on the 4a..I'll be switching from Apple, cos there's sod all there I'm interested in, anymore, or can afford!
"not performing well on the long run". To me that's pixels famailys problem! I own a pixel 2 XL and love the software and camera. But it's battery and performance at all are much worse they were when I bought it, less then an year ago. That's a reason to me for changing either for the Note 9 or One Plus 7(regular version)
hello, which phone would have better quality audio in video recordings? im considering the s10/s10e and the pixel 3a. what phone would record more accurate sounds while taking videos at electronic music gigs (techno) thanks
LOTS of nitpicking - No IP rating, who cares...no wireless charging? who cares .....no dual speakers...no one cares...no Pixel headphones...no one cares....I have a Pixel 2 XL and two years later, it's still rocking along like a champion and I have easily enough space. The 3a is a LOW PRICED device and you're whining about 8 GB ram? Stop! :)
![PIXEL 4 vs PIXEL 3a [*Side by Side for 7 Days*] - Honest Comparison](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/46Z5HMGbvX4/mqdefault.jpg)
To me, as an engineer, a no-bezel design and glass back both mean one thing: more fragile. Don't be a sucker for what the marketers tell you you want. A polycarbonate back is both cheaper and better.
Exactly my thoughts. And I just know a handful of people who dont have a case around their phones.
Picked up the 3a for 299 writing this on my 7pro... Can't wait to see how much better that camera is ;)
Also, 4gb of ram arnt bad at all, iPhone xr has 4 too and wins in the most of benchmarks. On mobile u don't need a shit ton of ram, and it's from someone with 32gb of ram on the pc
Donald Perley yess thank you for saying this!
On point.
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Why wasting 1000$ on a phone? I don't play heavy games. I just want a phone that takes good photos, has a good battery and is fast enough in use. I don't understand people who want 1000 features if they don't really use them. People are too obsessed with material stuff instead of using stuff to make their life easier.
Agree, thats why i buy 1-2 generation old phones, that the store is trying to get rid off for a nice price. :)
Yep, welcome to the stupid age. Where 60% of humanity is utterly lost to illogical pointless behaviours that make them "fit in"
Honestly though who really cares if a phone 'feels premium'... 99% of people, especially your average jo blo consumer, are gonna put a case or skin on the device and never take it off within an hour of unboxing the thing, i dont get why its such a huge point
I bought one and the back feels really good in the hands compared to the glass ones. It actually feels premium and not cheap plastic. I bought the fabric case with it but i ended up returning the case coz it makes my hand sweaty lol. I like holding the pixel more without a case. Its my first android phone, tho i still couldnt give up my iphone the pixel 3a is a solid device. The camera is awesome. For its price its super worth it. 👍🏻😊
I like it BECAUSE is doesn't have a fragile glass back.
@PlutoniumDog Sad. The phone feels amazing.
@@edssszy Yeahhh i have that same hand issue too 😂 and yeah i got so pissed that my less than a year old samsung was worth basically 1/4 of what it was when i bought so the Pixel 3a XL was SUCH a nice price option (had an OG Pixel 1 XL so)
@@edssszy so....you returned the case with the sweat...? 😂😂😂😎
You're crazy. I think this phone looks WAY better than most other phones these days.
Seriously, I don't know why would he say so... It looks really good. All my iPhone friend are moving to Pixel. Thanks to the wonderful camera and looks.
Agreed. The phone looks amazing and simple. No need for the "fancy" crap.
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People have different tastes man, but I like this design personally.
Isn't a polycarbonate back less crackable than glass? I'm really over curved glass screens. So glad the 3A didn't go there.
The cheaper front glass supposedly has broken more easily for some.
Danielle Voiculescu I don’t see how if the phone is so light weight that’s user fault that’s not googles fault
Yes. The polycarbonate back is more durable than the glass one. Check out JerryRigEverything. The 3A surrived his durable test whereas glas/ceramic phones are breaking
@@DanielleVoiculescu Well... if you do some research you will find out that the Dragontrail glass is comparable to Gorilla Glass 5. Check out JerryRigEverything and you will see.
Google pixel 3a owner here, I like the video, and let me share my views on the negatives he raised:
- No water resistance. In practical terms this means don't submerge it in water, which I'd recommend you don't do for any phone anyway. It does withstand rain however. No wireless charging but charges really quickly and wireless charging is really slow anyway. I bought myself an Aukey 10,000 portable charger and it's better than wireless IMO. Using the original cord and turning the screen off you can get it to fully charge in around 80-100 minutes which is really good.
- Plastic build, this means it's lighter and easier to grip. Most people keep their phones in cases anyway meaning that the build quality/feel of phones isn't that relevant.
- Long-term performance. I've had this phone since it was released and I haven't had any drop in speed or performance
- Storage and speed. It's not the quickest phone, but I honestly don't notice any lag. 64gb is small but you can back up all your photos on google photos. I have over 300 apps and I've still got around 20% space, due to the fact that bloatware is kept to a minimum. I've honestly found that size on a phone isn't a big deal as it's not hard to export photos/videos etc. The issue is can this phone hold a lot of apps. And yes, it can. I also haven't found the 4 ram an issue, I've often had up to 10 apps running and things have been okay. Try and keep the apps down if you can, but I'd recommend that for anyone trying to save battery life.
- Physically unappealing. I think this is subjective. He mentions the presence of a bezel but I never really understood the fuss over that as it doesn't limit your screen when watching videos or the like. The bezel on the 3a is fairly intuitive to use anyway. I can fit 20 apps on my front screen which is pretty decent. It does have a google search bar at the bottom which may seem convenient or an annoyance depending on how much you use google search. Pop-up front-facing camera and front fingerprint sensor would be handy but a) the camera is amazing and b) the back placement of the sensor isn't too bad once you get used to it.
This isn't a perfect phone. For it's price you shouldn't expect so. I'd highly recommend it for anyone looking for a phone in the $300-600 price range.
Helpful, thx
P30 pro: I take the best pictures:D
Google: *hold my Android*
Three good things:
1. Handled on all US carrier's
2. That camera
3. Stock vanilla android
Is this 3a a game changer? Maybe? Very good review!
They should have focused more on the specs like screens and other shit really not just the camera
Watching this on a pixel 3a I'm currently loving it!
Gavin Clark does the pixel have dark mode??
@@evil-resident yes
@@evil-resident yes it does, if you use it, if also saved battery life
What about the battery, can it make an all day usage?
@Gavin Clark
Great review. Looks like a great phone for my girlfriend because she's not into a fast processor, games, and in reality, she barely uses her phone. I'm curious how it stacks up to the Pixel 2.
Camera and display (also headphone jack) much better on Pixel 3a but performance and built quality is much better on Pixel 2 that's it...
@@buluguha6339 No. The speed of the 3 is only slightly faster than the 3a, same camera, dual speakers though the one is bottom firing.
The 3a is worth it. The polycarbonate feels solid . Plastic can be made to high quality and this phone is.
There's nothing wrong with plastic. Would probably last longer and don't shatter like glass
The thing on your eyelash was distracting me bare, not even gonna lie. XD Still a very great vid.
Is "bare" some new trendy mis-used word?
@@psps6623 I think they said it wrong. They were supposed to say: this thing on my eyelash was bare distracting.
Love mine the color power button grabbed my attention so I had to buy it a year later with Android 11 it's still quick no lag jmop
I'm using Pixel 3a for a few weeks now and it can run COD:Mobile in medium settings without even a little lag. Also, the camera is as good as the Pixel 2 XL I previously owned.
I've been using the Pixel 3a for the past week. I upgraded from the Galaxy Note 5 and I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.
Although any age group would love this phone Google should concentrate some marketing on those from around 45 to 70 years old. A phone with a great camera, latest Android for three years, great battery, very good screen, and is still very fast despite the lesser chip than its big brother, oh and it is not an insane $1000 plus? I'm in.
Headphone jack. ✔ Plastic back. ✔
LOVE IT.
I had 6 OK months with mine. Felt OK. Good camera. I didn't love it. Then 6 months where it became more erratic. Notifications not notifying. Alarms vanishing. It seizing on me because of Google Pay prompts I never even wanted to see.
The most annoying phone I've ever had. It's the only phone I've ever decided to break instead of recycling.
Not as robust as I had expected.
I have a pixel 2 which is in boot loop that holds me from buying a new Pixel device as most of the repair centers had one thing common to say entire Pixel range has this issue. Literally guys you won't be able to fix it up if you have a boot loop issue. Google support page doesn't have any thing to sort this out..completely puzzled is google trying to kill itself with such issues?
Think this is a smart move from Google. With their flagships not selling well and phone sales declining in general, a budget Pixel with that excellent camera is very compelling. Hopefully the performance holds up in the long run (it's unusual that some of the biggest complaints people have had with Pixels is the performance when Google is all about software!).
0:36 smug face, say that to my $390 black shark 3 with sd 865
fun fact: the iphone 12 pro max only costs $402 for production and you are paying the rest for the "apple experience", support and brand name
offically day 4 with my Pixel 3a XL. I think its the best phone you can get for less than 500 bucks. Ironically i was coming from the Pixel XL so its .1 inch taller.. with a .5 inch bigger screen. I doubled my storage, and you get unlimited cloud storage for your pics. Yea plastic.. who cares, yea slower processor... dont notice it, 3 years of updates again, and battery life that is out of this world... and if it sucks after updating to Q hopefully there will be a pixel 4a that i can get next year.. because i can afford to buy a new one for 479 bucks every 18 months because i didnt spend 1000 bucks on the flagship because its metal.
How can you afford a new phone every 18 months around $480? Googles trade in program?
Zack Case yea and because 480 every 18 months isn’t that much if you manage your purchases
@@ZackCase 480 really isnt that bad.. 480/18 is about $26.67 a month or about one less Venti Cafe Mocha at Starbucks. Just saying
Thanks for the review. The "worst things" don't bother me. I don't run apps in the background. I've already been able to store off-line a rotating list of podcast episodes, and use Google Maps offline, both to reduce data usage and keep my phone bill down around $25-$30/month. And I love the polycarbonate case. My 10-year-old polycarbonate glasses hardly have a scratch.
I love having a 3.5mm earphone jack, for listening to podcasts on my cleaner job. I'm really happy with Google for releasing a phone I can afford. But I really hope they support it for more than 3 years. Who thinks that's a long time?
Oh, and my previous phone was a Nexus 5X, which I think had less internal storage and about as much RAM. It was more than enough, though as it filled up, it did get a little slow.
I started using my Pixel 2XL at the beginning of 2018...and to this day I still have no problems with this phone. A few new minor glitches here and there, but nothing that messes with overall performance. Love my pixel, most reliable phone to me.
I like that u have no intro no music clear and direct to the topic well done .
Coming from an iPhone 6s+, this has everything I wanted. My only complain so far is that the headphone jack is on the wrong side of the phone.
I've had mine for 5 months; the screen broke 1st time I dropped it and the column button glitches, continually turning itself from mute to full volume not desirable when you're in a house of sleeping kids. And now the sound makes a rapid clicking noise that just won't quit. Not happy
Hi Sir, I hope you will answer my question, how you can set the setting that let give you the chance to do what you done at 0:08 ?
Thank you.
He's probably using Nova Launcher or Lawnchair Launcher. You can set gestures in the app, including swiping up or down from the middle of the screen to bring the app drawer or the notification shade.
I miss the SD Card Slot SO badly, idc if they had a version with 1TB ROM.
Expandable storage is always more secure and more affordable...
BTW. AWESOME VIDEO! not everyone mentions the little things like you do, keep it up!❤🍀
Theyre probably trying to make people move to cloud storage, in particular their cloud storage to keep your photos/videos on your google account.
yeah and also its a way to slow technology for current phones. especially in a time where the next gen phones will have UFS 3.0
how is an sd card more secure than internal storage?
@@notremo1493 not sure whether it's more secure per se, but I've had 2 phones burn up on me. Couldn't salvage the internal SD card, but being to plop the removable 128gb card into the replacement phone made things way easier.
Great review and great video! 🤩
Could you please specify what is the battery life difference between Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a? I'm considering which model to buy. The battery life is very important for me
It hasn't unlimited cloud storage at the original quality
Ohhh, this was a great review ... thank you a lot :)
Great review like your chilled approach 👍
Anyone knows where can I get wallpaper that's on Pixel 3 at 02:20 ?
I like pixel 3a because I don't play video games on the smartphones. I just use a smartphone as social networks. Extraordinary camera and price are great combination
The 3a XL has superb stereo speakers, it doesn't make any difference that the bottom speaker fires downwards instead of being front-facing. Clearly this guy hasn't tried the speakers on this phone or he would know this.
The 3a XL is a great phone.
what navigation bar do you have on the pixel 3xl or as seen at 3:20 ? is it a mod or an upgrade on android q? i hate the chunky pill navigation >.
Yea, thanks, I'll try to resist the urge to dunk the phone in a toilet or pool.
😂😂 You gotta pay more if you want to do that!
Great video! A little worried about how long it will last but that’s the only con that I cared about / what would affect me.
I waited & got the 3a XL for 4oo.oo bucks tax included. I'm very impressed with the performance. It is a very fun phone. That camera, is best in class, better than most flagships. A nice OLED display, battery 6to7hrs SOT. This is backup for my s10+, guess what? I'm using it just as much as my daily, it's that good. For the money kind of a no brainer. I like the polycarbonate build quality better than the glass sandwiche!
What's the icon pack you're using?
Afterglow
I've had my 2 XL for almost 2 years, and it has shown no sign of slowing down! Battery life is still a day and half as well!
Can't tell these fools anything, because mkbhd said his did during his OnePlus 6t promotion era, it's now know to be a lagging device. It's a shame really how much we put in these UA-camrs opinions.
Any true Pixel owner knows they don't lag, even the OG Pixel.
@@perry22131 100% agree!
excellent video. pros and cons explained so nicely. cheers
where is the wallpaper on the 3xl from ?
I like the fingerprint reader that's on the 3a. Don't like the new in screen fingerprint readers on the new phones. 3a is an excellent phone!
the "out of the box appeal" part is quite subjective. bezel-less phones look cool for a while, but they are less comfortable to use, more misclicks, less surface to hold it comfortably. capacitive fingerprint scanners are more secure, though it would be better on the front or side. about the plastic: finally. it looks like Google finally understands that feeling fancy isn't the most important thing, and if they make it fancy, that also means slippery, which leads to cases, and if you put a case on it, then why did you need the fancy build anyway?
Link for wallpaper please or is that stock ?
Google's main pixels also have 4/64 options and huge frames, and it's a shame for the price. And there are no headphone jack.
Cheap pixels - smells like a Nexus.
Where can I download those wallpapers from?
Great review .. I want this phone for all the reasons you talked about, it’s also not like carrying a brick around in your pocket ..
Exactly! 👍
Hey, wanna say something. I'm using Oppo Neo 7 for 5 years(roughly) now since it released in 2015. I've been brutally used it as i dropped it for SO MANY TIMES IN A YEAR until my screen and casing cracked. My powwr button has broke. The body full made of plastic. But, the software is still fine to use. Nothing bothers me much but in the 5th year, i started noticing the phone isn't saving my wallpaper. My wallpaper that i set always disappear due to full storage (16GB). It became slower lately. I could say that The cheap Oppo Neo 7 is DEFINITELY okay for a long run. But now i'm looking for a phone for an upgrade. Couldn't afford highends cs im still a broke college student 😭
Which Launcher do you use on the Pixel 3a??
It's stock android, basically the cleanest android.
@@dokomir but why is the search bar black and he has modified icons? on my stock pixel launcher this doesnt work
@@alibaba-cp1fq he might be using android Q, which has a dark theme.
@@dokomir and the custom icons?
@@alibaba-cp1fq From his past videos, he tends to use Lawnchair v2 a lot. And from his past "what's on my pixel 3" video, he uses Lawnchair v2. So, it is likely that that is what he is using as a launcher.
I was about to buy the iphone 11, but honestly at that price I can't justify it, especially considering that it still has many issues in my opinion (subpar display, giant notch, no fingerprint reader, etc) so I think now I'm going to get a 3a to use for a year or two until I find a phone that I feel like is really worth investing in.
What wallpaper app did you get that wallpaper from?
I have to say that the 3a is working well for me personally.
I love the rear fingerprint sensor!! It's FAST and ACCURATE when compared with the in display variants e.g. my last phone was a mate 20 pro voted best phone 2018 but that in screen fingerprint scanner was in my opinion THE worst feature.
Please don't rush to loose the rear physical sensors they're much faster and more reliable!
I think the weak link for the 3a is the battery life. But I'm comparing a 3000 with my mate 20 pro's 4100 which was amazing to be fair.
My battery lasts a day or s little more with light use but heavy use can burn it down in a day.
Other than that the phone sets up well for it's price and I love the stripped back no bloat wear current updates first concept a win win 👍
Actually I think the battery life is really good, just the one from your old phone was insane lol, but I do agree that the fingerprint reader on the back is the most practical there is, except for maybe one on the side, but I can unlock my phone when it's face down on a table or in my pocket and that's just something an inscreen reader can't.
@@dbp2625 a fair point my friend. I was comparing the two which was probably unfair. Still hopefully the new generation of pixels might increase the battery life 😁
My mate 20 pro in screen fingerprint reader was brilliant to start with but over time definitely deteriorated for reliable scans. Repeatedly drove me banzai! 😂
Thanks for the reply 👍
I think they need onscreen navigation keys option on Pixel 3a so older people can use it easily rather than having to use gestures. I'm an android enthusiast and I still use on screen nav keys
The top back glass in the pixel 3a is glossy ( not matte) it gets scratches and it's too slippery sometimes. So I applied a full body screen protector from gadgetshieldz.
Hello, what do you think of the brightness? Some people think it's not
bright enough outdoors. I'm thinking about getting one but still worried
about that. Thank you.
regular security updates should have been on the list to (take note Samsung). I think they look great. I would have bought the Pixel 3a over the Pixel 3 if it came out sooner. I will be buying my wife one next week as I value digital security above all else; after all, our entire digital life is on our phones. It would suit her needs as she is not a power user and games will run fine on the hardware. My old Lumia 950 XL was plastic and it was a high end phone at the time. The Lumia could charge wirelessly despite it having a plastic back. My Pixel 3 is in a plastic case so I don't accidentally break the glass. I like the chin and forehead on the Pixel 3 as it gives me extra space to grip my phone while gaming. Cable charging is still better and more faster than wireless charging. Most people who will buy the phone wont care about the specs as the apps are miles behind the hardware in 2019.
What's the name of the game @6:50?
This was the first preorder phone I ever bought. Reason being the $250 credit for an old iPhone trade in and $100 Google store credit. Not a big deal but this phone will not get software updates a month later than the premium version.
Fed up with people saying the 3a /xl take the same photo’s as the regular 3/ xl, they don’t...very close but not quite as good. I have both and have taken multiple shots on both to compare. Yes the 3a from new is a good price but if you can get the regular 3 XL second hand at about the same price as the 3a XL it is the better option. With ip68 ,better screen, wireless charging too. Don’t like the notch hide it in developer options. Of course if a headphone jack is a must the 3a is for you.
6:51 which game is it?
I've had my 3a since the first week of July. I chose it for three reasons - NONE of which had to do with the camera.
1. The price is sane - it's $400USD full-tilt unlocked - which means you can take it to any carrier - in my case, I took it to Tracfone. (I like Tracfone as an MVNO, and I use T-Mobile's towers. I had no reason to move; with the 3a - unlike previous Pixels bought new, I did not have to!)
2. The headphone jack. While it supports Bluetooth, it is not a requirement.
3. No wireless charging. However, it DOES support rapid charging; in fact, it's the fastest wired charging I have ever experienced. (It's faster than the Samsung Galaxy S7's wired charging.) For that reason, it fits someone that has ZERO use for wireless charging, but wants long battery life on a charge. (I typically get between seven and eight hours of SOT on a full charge - that is two to three hours longer than the S7.)
4. Lastly, it has longer AND stronger support than Samsung phones; with a Samsung phone, two major versions, and you're done. With a Pixel, We're talking three years MINIMUM. Remember, the original Pixel Phone started with Android 7 - but it got Android 10 as well.
Note that the camera isn't mentioned - at all. When normally you seldom take pictures, why would the camera (app) matter?
I am watching this video with my new pixel 3a Xl. The wireless feature not that big of a deal. The rapid charger is everything. Everyone uses a case anyway when it comes to the back. Yeah the 64 is crazy but anyone can work with it
Watching this 14 months on (July 2020) this is no longer the case. I think the best budget smartphone when you consider what the package consists of is the Nokia 5.3. As far as I'm concerned the 5.3 is an amazing phone for the price - and it has an impressive length of time between charging. So are Nokia making phones people want to buy again? Yes..................are Nokia back? Yes.
Nice video, I don't think at this price point Google could've done better... The thing that scares me the most is future performance...
Where did you get those beautiful wallpapers???
What launcher are you using please? To get the dark mode along with the dark Google search widget at bottom of homescreen. Thanks
Its pixel launcher or you can use Lawnchair V2
@@yashkunwar554 didn't know you can have a dark Google search bar on the pixel launcher that's stock on phone?
@@LewisM1984 I'm on android 9 with the OG pixel it only allows the notification menu to be dark themed
Got the 3a xl its brilliant I'm loving the battery life and stock android the camera is amazing and i like the plastic build and the flat screen instead of my note 9 curved screen I was just going to keep it until the note 10 came out but I think I'll probably keep it and maybe wait until the pixel 4 or 4a come out
Note 9 is a brilliant phone
@@magiccarpet6230 yes it is
My phone has to have a headphone jack. If I'm going to be listening to music for an extended period of time I'm not keeping bluetooth on and letting it drain my battery. Plus, most high end headphones still are wired.
Hi between google pixel 3A and google pixel 3 XL(not A) which will you suggest me most?
At the beginning of the video, you swipe down from the middle of the screen to get to your settings, I have to reach all the way to the top and pull down, could you please tell me how you did that or which setting I need to change? Thanks!
He's probably using Nova Launcher or Lawnchair Launcher. You can set gestures in the app, including swiping up or down from the middle of the screen to bring the app drawer or the notification shade.
I think the only complaint I have about these Pixel 3a and 3a XL is their RAM and internal memory, Google should have launched them with 6Gb of RAM and 128Gb of ROM, and at that price, I would sell them like churros, IMHO!🤷🏻♂️
I luv the polycarbonate build quality as opposed to the glass sandwich? Plus the design is plain & simple, just like me. That 📷, best in class?
I love Google but they needed to have that unlimited ORIGINAL quality storage on 3A. Camera's good but they don't have enough storage capacity to store those good photos. I'm disappointed that HowToMen mistakenly said in the video and didn't even correct it that the 3A does NOT have unlimited original quality storage. It's the same that every Android phone which installs the Google photos app has - unlimited "compressed" quality storage.
I had a Google Nexus 5 and, although it was a good 'budget' Google phone, the phone was only worthwhile for about a year. After that, it was incredibly slow. I'm afraid that the Pixel 3A is going to have similar speed problems and most people will ditch this phone in early 2021, unfortunately.
Thank you. Great video. Ta ♥
See 1:20 , Google said it's the same but in actual fact it has different colour reproduction 🤦♂️
they had do shurnk down the image processing without visual core and a 670. But yes the difference was huge, might he did use hdr and hdr+ on the pixel3?
I noticed the difference trying them out at the store too. I was tempted by this phone, but I'm seeing that it's a bunch of hype. This phone is weak for the price. Should start a little lower on price. No SD card slot was one of the deal breakers for me. I need expandable storage or more than 64gb internal storage. Easier to crack front glass that costs over a hundred to replace... Etc, etc. I got an LG G8 for a little more and it's way nicer. S9 is just a little more and better than this phone as well.
6:40 great wallpapers
Pixel 3a is a good looking phone and I've been using it for almost 5 months. My phone got scratches already and looks ugly. So I applied a black raptor skin from gadgetshieldz to protect it from scratches and give it a classy look.
Apparently the video has a hissing sound in the background is this true and if so has this been fixed?
Yes, reminds me of an elongated Nexus 5. Yes, I'm watching this on my pixel 3a and yes, my name is Joe and I'm average.
The two worse is it support only one nano SIM and a 3000mah battery which last about 6 hrs on UA-cam app. Otherwise I bought it for it size and camera which is fantastic.
Wrong. 3a supports eSIM so it is effectively a dual SIM phone. Right, it does last 6 hours on UA-cam app. If you need to watch more than 6 hours a day, you have a problem 😉.
Smart move Google! 😉👍
In spite of the fact that I can't find anyway to sync a phone with a Type C USB to my Car Stereo, if they get round to putting a Fingerprint Reader under the glass on the 4a..I'll be switching from Apple, cos there's sod all there I'm interested in, anymore, or can afford!
How did you get into memory use screen? i cant find it. thank you
Great review!
Man! You deserve a million followers
2021 and it still runs buttery smooth
Sony Xperia xz3 or Google pixel 3a which is good help
What launcher do you use on pixel 3a? Looks so nice...
Looks like Lawnchair 2
@@tomekdarda thanks!
why not have a plug.. always good to have both options wireless buds and wired. Plus who wants to charge headphones all the time
The unlimited storage on the 3a is the same as on every android which is not a pixel. It's compressed.
@Sagres d'Amor Wrong comment bud. lol
Please!!!! provide the wallpaper and icon pack link on description
What about battery life
I watch it on my pixel 3a , I'm so happy to get it
Good for You 😊
what make are the wireless ear buds he shows in this video?
"not performing well on the long run". To me that's pixels famailys problem! I own a pixel 2 XL and love the software and camera. But it's battery and performance at all are much worse they were when I bought it, less then an year ago. That's a reason to me for changing either for the Note 9 or One Plus 7(regular version)
hello, which phone would have better quality audio in video recordings? im considering the s10/s10e and the pixel 3a. what phone would record more accurate sounds while taking videos at electronic music gigs (techno) thanks
Manish D.K S10 should be better. Google isn’t praised for their recording...
@@DanielleVoiculescu oh alright, thank you.
LOTS of nitpicking - No IP rating, who cares...no wireless charging? who cares .....no dual speakers...no one cares...no Pixel headphones...no one cares....I have a Pixel 2 XL and two years later, it's still rocking along like a champion and I have easily enough space. The 3a is a LOW PRICED device and you're whining about 8 GB ram? Stop! :)