Finally, after all the rumours and leaked Specs, Google has officially launched the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL. The leaks were however correct, both devices are fairly price with midrange specifications and they also have the top of the line camera hardware and software found on the more expensive pixel devices.

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The Pixel 3a and 3a XL are both powered by Qualcomm's midrange Snapdragon 670 chipset with Adreno 615 GPU even though this is lower than Snapdragon 845 found on the Pixel 3 and 3XL, the 3a shares the same 4GB RAM as the more expensive siblings. The phone also comes with 64GB internal storage but with no sdcard slot.

The pixel 3a sports a 5.6-inch notch-less OLED display panel with FHD+ resolution of 1080 x 2220px (441ppi) and Dragon Trail protection on top. The pixel 3a XL on the hand comes with a larger 6-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution of 1080 x 2160px (402ppi). It also comes with no notch and it is protected by the same Dragon Trail glass used on the smaller pixel 3a.


Both phones shares the same camera setup, featuring a single 12.2MP Sony IMX363 main sensor on the back with f/1.8 aperture, 1.4µm pixels and optical image stabilization. In the front is also a single 8MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture. Even though this are budget smartphones, you still get all the Google camera features including Night Sight, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom and HDR+.

Google has decided to bring back the 3.5mm audio jack on both devices as well as the stereo loud speaker. The Pixel 3a has a 3000mAh battery while the 3a XL has a larger 3700mAh battery with both phones supporting up to 18Watt fast charge.

As far as pricing goes, the Pixel 3a starts at $400 while the larger Pixel 3a XL goes for $479. You can get them in Just Black, Clearly White and Purple-ish colour options. Pre-order has already began and shipping is expected to kick-off on May 15. Instead of the traditional glass and aluminium design, Google is using plastic on the 3a series in other to achieve the low price point.