Pixel 4 vs Pixel 3a - No Brainer. By Brian Alex

Earlier this year, the pics of three a stuck out by offering almost the same user experience as the pixel three, while costing only half as much, but how does it compare to the new pics of horror, spoiler alert, nothing really changed. Hi I'm Breanne, and this is pixel three, a versus pixel, four. First, the 3a comes with stickers and headphones, whereas before does not also because that one doesn't even have a headphone jack design-wise, the contrast is not much bigger than last time around, mostly because Google went in a completely new direction. Here, the for a have that big square camera bump under completely smooth back, whereas the 3a still uses Google's all two-tone design. What is more, striking, though, is that both phones feel very similar in the hand, despite the pixel for being made from metal and glass, while the 3a is made from plastic. This is because of the soft touch coating.

Both phones share, the 3/8 doesn't feel noticeably less well-made than the 4 it's a bit larger, though, and unfortunately not water-resistant, unlike its newer brother. Of course, it still has a fingerprint sensor on the back. As well, that sensor is fast and reliable and also works with most apps, which can be said about the face recognition system on the pixel. For apart from this issue, however, face unlock is extremely convenient and superfast. It works from many angles and in the dark and also automatically activates when your hand gets near it thanks to motion sense.

Apart from this handy feature, though, the gestures really don't add a lot. Music skipping is very hit-or-miss, and you can do a lot more than that. Anyway, it's really not a feature that makes the pixel for standout. It also gives it that huge forehead on the front that still looks a bit odd. Now, don't get me wrong.

At least it has smaller bezels on all other sides than the huge ones you find on the 3a. The front design is where you really feel the price, but you don't with the display, as both have 1080p AMOLED panels that are bright and have great contrast. The color reproduction on the 4 is a bit better though, and it also has the advantage of giving you 90 Hertz, refresh rate that makes the user experience much smoother, especially when scrolling. It makes quite a huge difference and adds a lot to how fast the phone feels. However, I don't think it makes the interface on the 3a feel slower choppy its icing on the cake, but not a must-have when paired with the faster snapdragon 855 CPU in the 4.

You do notice, though, that it needs significantly less time to think the 3a only has a mid-range chip and less ram and that's noticeable from time to time, especially when processing images, which can take a few seconds. Apart from that, it really isn't that big of a deal, though, thanks to the exact same stock Android software, on both using very little resources both of the new live transcribe same mixed bag, gesture navigation and both even support the squeeze for the assistant. The speakers on the 4 are a bit better, though, even though both have stereo sound and always on display and always on song. Recognition are also there on either where the 3a clearly wins is in battery life, because that's just abominable on the 4 on the 3a I got about 5 to 6 hours of screen on time with my usage of messaging browsing and video watching, whereas on the 4 I only managed 3 to 4, that's a huge difference, both charge relatively fast, but the 4 has wireless charging, which it also needs due to its poor endurance. The most important point with the pixel is always the camera, and this is where both really deliver most of the time, it's impossible to discern the results, both of the very distinct and processed pics, a look with pictures that have a ton of contrast and are extremely sharp.

The pixel foreign leans a bit more into the Reds and takes warmer photos. However, while the 3a is a bit more green, nothing substantial though the colors are still very natural. Night side is awesome on both and the 3a now also has the new macrophotography mode. So if you feel the same high points of the back cameras pictures, of course, the pixel 4 also has a secondary 16 megapixels. Zoom camera, in addition to the 12 megapixel main one that is also present on the 3a.

But honestly, apart from the slightest bit of additional sharpness, there really isn't that big of a difference here either digitally zoom pictures on the 3a look basically as good and neither record 60fps video at 4k, so that isn't a differentiator either I'm, honestly. Quite surprised that the gap is still this small without the side-by-side comparison, it's basically impossible to tell the pictures apart and that's honestly, nuts for what the 3a costs now overall I. Just don't think it makes a lot of sense to pony up for the pixel 4 with the 3a. You get a camera that is 95% as good and produces the same characteristic look performance but is still solid, as well as most of the same creature. Comforts like stereo speakers and the new premium vibration, motor and battery life is just so close to being a deal-breaker for the 4 that the additional money really doesn't translate well into a better experience.

Sure you do get that 90 hurt screen paired with a faster chip, better build quality and a secondary camera. But in day to day use none of these things make a difference that justifies spending 2 to 3 times as much just like when I reviewed this phone I'm still struck by how good of a value it actually is so much so that even cannibalizes Google's own flagship, if you buy a pixel, you buy it for the software and great camera and both of those things you also get when going with the cheaper option and keeping your wallet happy and if you don't care about that, just look somewhere else entirely. If you enjoyed this video, you know which buttons to press and don't forget to press that follow button on Twitter I'm Breanne. Thanks for watching, and I'll, see you in the next one you.

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