@GHOSTSTARSCREAM The average age to have your first kid in Canada is around 30 years old, having three kids before reaching your 40s is rare. The birth rate in Canada is also closer to Japan than the US or Mexico, so a millennial having more than one kid in the first place is somewhat rare.
@GHOSTSTARSCREAM I live in Canada, it's pretty obvious from visual observation and Stats Canada data that millennial's aren't having kids at the same rate or the same age that their parents did. It doesn't matter if its related to cost of living or culture, the demographic impact is the same.
@@user-xj9vf4xb9p well to be fair the logic is that they're the same price if you're comparing an on sale 8 vs a non-sale 8a, and since 8A is a brand new release, it is not expected to go on sale for a little while, while the 8 which has been out for a while has already had decent sales.
The pixel 8 was 500 the other week... There is zero reason to get the 8a. Maybe if it had the 5000mah battery that was rumoured but nah, it has chunkier bezels, slower charging, and no battery share
Price on Androids (esp Pixels) drop like crazy just after the first year. My only advice buying a phone: Get a last year or 2 yr old flagship than a latest mid-range or budget. Almost same price and UX is on another level.
stupid advice why would u buy something so expensive without a warranty? I buy devices with warranty regardless of this pricing trick you are trying to play. Laugh now and cry later.
@@newfnshow031 Because you can buy a brand new with warranty 1-2 year old flagship... its not about buying a second hand phone but not getting the one thats just come out. you can still get a brand new Pixel 7 Pro, just because the pixel 8 has been out 9 months does not mean google don't have some old stock they need to sell off.
1:09 I mean the Pixel 7A literally won the MKBHD blind camera test, which had multiple dozen flagship phones, you literally can't get much better than that.
MKBHD gets sucked off by apple and google. I doubt he did it actually blind or any of his co workers did, when u take a look a youtubers who ACTUALLY work in the photo and video industry, its not the same. Most videos that I have seen have the 7a and 8a in the best or top 3 in the mid range category. While it never really enters top 5 (nor do most of the pixels, 8pro hit top3 on some). The thing with pixels is the sensors are not as good as most other flagships, but rather rely too much on post processing. In laymen's terms this means that phots taken will look more "fake" in terms of professional photography. The cameras and photos look great for an everyday user, but when it comes down to the nitty gritty and actually looking at which cameras and which phones take the best photos, its generally not google at the top 1 or 2 spots anymore as people like samsung, apple, and xiomi have caught up with their post processing
@@douglasgudenkauf1952I think he is referring to Blind Public test with that ELO rating. People choose the photos and not his team. But I agree with you on the matter that its all post-processing. I haven't seen google in top 3 when independent outlets reviews a phone. I guess its more of people's choice / social media ready photos than actual quality of photo.
went from 4a to 8a, the 4a is SO MUCH lighter and thinner, smaller then the 8a. Google gave me $140 for the trade in and $100 store credit, too much to pass up...4a was $349....nuts
My Pixel 2 was getting troublesome, battery full of sadness causing soft resets when demand spiked. Upgraded to 7a on the blowout special last month after some bad experience with dodgy aftermarket batteries and the P2 display often not surviving the removal process making a "fresh" battery a poor option. The 7a is much faster and the battery is great, but I miss the big bezels, small size, light weight, fast laser autofocus, front speakers, and *especially* that impeccable rear fingerprint sensor. Fortunately you can add more bezel with software, but I can't shake the feeling that I'd have been happier with a lightly used Pixel 5. I still miss the plastic-shelled 110g 4" phones.
The difference in Tensor G3 is actually because they're made differently. Pixel 8 uses FoPLP whereas 8a's G3 is packaged using iPoP, which decreases cost but in return - decreases efficiency. Google compensated for this in software and thus you see the differences in performance and thermals.
@@DigitalJedithats actually my take. The decision itself and the impact it has makes total sense to me for their budget phone. The only issue is it being marketed as the 8/8 pros equal
Linus still using Note 9, I am astonished to know that owner of such a large business corporation still rocks a 6 year old phone, with no security updates.
i mean I still rock a Galaxy S8....as long as the phone does what I need it to do no point in getting a new one. He doesn't game or anything on phone so the stuff he does use likely works fine.
@@hotaru25189 I am in favour of using your phone longer, but the problem is outdated security patch. Not that I see someone getting in trouble with using phone on old security update, but considering every tech TH-camr shouts on updates, it's good to see Linus behaving like a normal person does.
"Why buy the $500 one when you can just buy the $650-700 one instead?" Well, maybe because I can't magically produce that extra $150-200 out of thin bloody air?? That should be good enough reason.
The question was more phrased to why would you buy the 500 dollar one if the 700 dollar one usually goes on sale for 500-550. After taxes, you pay roughly the same price for both. My mom wanted me to get the Pixel 8A because it was 16.63 a month, but so was the 8 Pro.
as a pixel 6 user, I actually like the camera bar bump, and sometimes wish it was a bit bigger. If you put your index finger below the bump, it's really nice for holding/maneuvering the phone one-handed
It's great to see the value in Pixel 8A from a different perspective contrary to the common mindset. As upgrading often doesn't mean to get the most expensive one, but the one that best suits your needs. This review for sure will help many consumers make a more informed decision.
I feel like Google purposely designs the A series screen to have a bigger bezel for more differentiation for the regular models. There's no reason it should have bezels like a phone from 2015
if you've ever seen Samsung's midrangers (A54 in particular), they have similarly thick bezels. Not that it excuses it, but it's just how it is. We've been spoiled by flagships.
Well Pixel 8a has even bezels all around. 4a has a chin but little bit smaller bezels where there is no chin. Was considering upgrading but will treat myself to a pixel 9
@@someoneelse1550 My 2018 oneplus 6t cost me 500€ and has properly thin bezels. Making them thick is 90% surely just to male them uglier in comparison.
I think one of the reasons they have that bezel is because like Linus points out. Depending on how you hold your phone, that could legitimately be a make or break feature (especially on a phone where the default method for going back is swipe in from either side unlike on a Samsung where there's usually buttons on the bottom but even the Samsung a series phones do the same thing. So make of that what you will)
Bezels are mostly just bragging rights and dck measuring contest on spec sheet. For vast majority of the users, bezels are thin enough that they become a non issue after the first day living with the device.
C (with a stereotypical Canadian accent) to A (American), : C: "What phone did you get, ey?" A: "I got the new Google Pixel 8a." C: "Is it 8a or just 8,ey?" A: "???"
to everyone here, just buy the Pixel 8 by october (when the Pixel 9 drops) the price will drop significantly, and you'll still be getting several years of updates
This phone was a good pic for me personally because they gave me an extra 100 bonus on the trade in price to my existing phone. The trade in if I were to look at buying any other was exactly $100 less. Basically they are running an additional $100 discount if you are upgrading from an old pixel. Not sure if the deal is still going on, but for $400 really for me was a no brainer.
This is basically everything I actually want out of a full review. Honestly if I didn't see the channel I would have assumed it was a normal LTT video.
I have been an Android phone user for as long as I remember. One of the best phone experiences ever having right now is with my newly purchased Google pixel 8A. Google finally has done Android and a phone correctly and the user experience is truly beautiful.
4:23 - i think Pixel 8 does 18 watt wireless charging: From Google - "Wireless charging rates up to 18 W (Pixel 8) and up to 23 W (Pixel 8 Pro) charging with Google Pixel Stand (2nd gen) (sold separately)"
As someone who used to work in the US Cellular company field, usually the Pixel A series was on promotion for upgrades and New Lines for $0/m for 36 months. Compared to the normal 8, it was a steal!
I have the Pixel 8 as work phone since it was release and now I bought the Pixel 8a as a personal. I honestly love how it looks, the aloe green looks far better then the green Pixel 8. The A is is bigger, but still work great in hand. Camera performance is still very good. Honestly love it and hope it will work for me for the next 5 years. I can't remember when I was so excited to get a new phone. I also bought the genuine case for it, which I returned because the value for money wasnt there for me although the feel of silicone was great, I lacks the aluminium buttons like the genuine case for Pixel 8 has.
I bought my Pixel 6a from my mom about a year ago. She had a horrible "official" Google silicon case on it. That thing morphed out of shape quick, was too sticky and thus was hard to put in or take out of my pocket and accumulated a lot of dirt. Bareback glass is just too slippery for me. I bought a real leather case and the texture is just perfect. Not slippery but also not sticky. Always feels great. (It's real leather glued on hard plastic so the shape doesn't change). Bought it from Bellroy. It's expensive at 50€, but for the object I interact with the most in my day-to-day life, for hopefully at least two to three more years, is worth it. Go leather case people.
A side note maybe. But honestly Linus, Replacing the back glass on your old Samsung Note phone is really easy and not even that expensive. Just replace the glass and you can keep your beloved old phone another decade or how ever long you want to.
@@spacetoast7783 How so? I've used Google Fi for years, my monthly bill is $25, right now $15/month as I'm on a promotion for buying the 7a. I love it.
Vodafone Portugal was offering the 8a for 215€ with membership points (you get 2 points for every euro spent on your account) at 215€ for a phone with an excellent camera and 7 years of updates you can't ask for better value
In Australia, the phone is retail for $849. But there are 2 promotions: 1. trade-in old phone to get a $300 discount plus phone value. 2.$200 Store voucher after transaction.
8a launched at $849 here in Australia. Major retailers are offerings $300 off when you trade-in an old phone, plus $200 back in gift card, plus the actual trade-in value off. Pretty good deal.
1. the price is different in different regions - in many countries, the Pixel 8 has not yet become cheaper and is worth as new 2. Pixel 8a is still new and support will be longer (many people use their phones for 8-10 years, not a year 3. it's smaller and that's cool
The general consensus with Android based phones is that they tend to drop in price very quickly after the first year, so the best time to get them is a year after or when they go on a discount/trade in offer, since those offers can be massive
@OldasianguyYeah, people complained that they had errors in their videos and then didn't tell people about it (or just told people in a comment or video description), so now they've started voice-over-ing the incorrect information with TTS, both as a tongue-in-cheek kinda thing, and to make it obvious they are correcting an error.
Well the main thing is that they release the phone with the final goal of it being the budget offering for the next series. So the 6a came out, ready as an end goal for when the 7 series released, at which point the line-up was 6a/7/7 Pro. Then the 7a came out and replaced it, with the end goal to be the budget option when the 8 series came out, with the line-up being 7a/8/8 Pro. They release it early just to get it out and start selling so there is a new budget phone out and keep relevant (people don't like to see phone models stay too long), but the purpose of the a series phones is not to compete with it's equivalent series line-up it's always ready for the next series. The final line-up later in the year will be 8a/9/9 Pro unless they change something big.
I like the new style of having several cameras to which the hosts look at, but I personally think you're overdoing it just a little bit. Gives it a less... Natural feeling? I'd keep it, but do it a little less frequently. Just my 2 cents :)
I have tiny hands, so i always get the smallest pixel available. Honestly idgaf about fancy features, i just want a seamless user experience without bloatware. Minute differences in specs from phone to phone mean nothing to me.
I just upgraded from an S10 to the Pixel 8a, but my S10 has wireless power share and this one doesn't. I never used that feature, but it's just odd that a newer device has less features.
I just bought a brand new 8a for 250 euros from Vodafone., arriving in 3 days. I'm upgrading from a oneplus 6 I got back in 2018. Excited to try it out.
I did the tab for a 7 Pro, after being on an S20 FE 5G, and there's lots to love about going back to stock Android, though the slight dip in battery life is noticeable compared to my Samsung. Koodo was running a black friday promo for all of November of 2023, right as the 8 and 8 Pro were coming out, and discounting the 7 Pro considerably for the tab. I went for the 7 Pro with the $20 tab, and the 60 GB data usage cap for a discounted price of $55 and month (as existing customers get a 5 dollar discount on the advertised plan price). Previously, I had done the same with the S20 FE 5G, as the 2021 market had depleted quite a few of the flagships for stock at retailers near me.
I had a "play" with one of these in Store in the UK, yesterday. Glad I did. I was going to pre-order one as an "upgrade" to my Pixel 6a. I really didn't like the corners. They appear to "bulge" out, which doesn't do it for me. I'm planning on saving up for an 8, especially if they drop the price again!
I've got an 8a on the way, upgrading from my 4a that I've had for years. Google is currently offering the 8a for free if you sign up for Google Fi and stayed signed up for 2 years. So paid $500 for the phone and that $500 will come back via 24 monthly discounts on the phone bill totalling the phone cost.
am I the only one who goes to skip the sponsor section but stops myself when its Dbrand? Not because I want the product necessarily, but because it's generally hilarious? 😂😂
I've still got my Pixel 3 from 2018...the only issue is that the battery life drops pretty fast now when in use, especially watching videos, and the fingerprint sensor died a couple months ago. The charging port actually never worked from the day I bought it, and I haven't had any real issues with wireless charging. I think I'll be upgrading sooner than later though. I hope the 8 series lasts as long as my 3!
The fact that google wouldn't include a cable in the box that covers the full capabilities of the device it's bundled with is insane... USB-C is such a nightmare on this front and there isn't a single brand that is even trying to make it right. They're all shoving in the cheapest least capable cable that's just sleeved nice. The only way to trust a cable will actually work for more than the most basic charging is getting an active lightning cable? Really???
I might be old fashioned, but I am hoping for Google to make again a small lightweight phone with a plastic or aluminium back (no glass) and an earphone jack like the pixel 4a! I think people would buy it like crazy as many are fed up with the big heavy phones!
I hate camera bumps. I'd so much rather have the phone that thick all around. All my cases make the back flat but I've seen the pixel cases often keep the dumb bump.
Have been using a 3a since I got it in a sale a few months after launch, and love it. Got the 8a here in France with almost 200 € trade-in for the 3a, thanks to a bonus 150 € for any trade-in, which made the choice between the 8a and the non-discounted 8 a no-brainer.
they have slightly different chip one on 8 and 8pro uses FOPLP-PoP packaging while cheaper one use IPoP IPoP packaging tend to have larger, thicker and runs hot compare to FOPLP-PoP
8:53 really? The cable in the box cannot reach full charging speed? First they remove the wall plug adapter and now this? Oneplus does charging better, i wish google would copy
Even Xiaomi does it better by giving you wall adapter and a cable even with the cheapest phones. Somo budget options even include 67 Watts chargers in the box. The big brands are just ridiculous at this point
I traded in my 3a for the 6a only because the trade in value was a mindblowing $350 so the price was basically $150. and let's be honest. $150 for a new phone is basically unheard of! I couldn't pass that up (but...that was two years ago, and since phones use lithium-ion batteries the battery life definitely leaves a lot to be desired. Oh Lord Google, please give us removable batteries. I BEG YOU!
Only thing that made me consider going from 6a to 8a was the 120hz screen. I want a buttery smooth phone screen soooo badly Unfortunately I can't use just that to justify to myself buying a whole new phone.
At my country pixel 8 costs around 750 USD while 8a can be grabbed for as low as 380$ with buyback promo (you need to give them old phone, it doesn't even need to be fully operational, can be broken. One condition is that it must turn on without charger). What a steal
The bezels are awful. But the worst thing is the network connectivity. I have 2 bars currently on my 8a, while 5 bars on my s20 ultra.. both devices are 3 inches apart. There's no reason for such poor network connectivity. And then theres the audio.. its consistently off sync'd by a millisecond or more. "Googling" these issues will only bring you no fix results, but threads of others encountering theses issues.
I really don't like these robot voice inserts, they lower the quality of the videos drastically in my opinion. I mean the quality is good, but the insert make it feel like a rushed job
As the most vocal majority, reviewers should give more praise to products that include a charger in the box so that manufacturers will use that as a competitive advantage
What do you need charger for ? If the phone can't do 66W at least , you really don't need a charger from the manufacturer bcs you probably already have one. And I have a lot of various chargers at home that can already do at least 60W ( 120W for my phone , 100W for my notebook , 60W multiport charging brick ) , i really don't need another one. That's the whole point of making all gadgets USB-C
You don't do a DNS lookup for things in the DNS cache. So it won't slow down your video download from TH-cam, because you have visited the website recently already
18 Watts, welcome back to the stone age, I think the 30 (realistically 26 Watts) from my 5 year old OnePlus 7 Pro is slow and I desperately want 60+ Watt charging so this thing is maybe a contender for work, but nothing more. At this price I expect 80 Watt charging honestly.
Last year, I accidentally took a Pixel 7 into a swimming pool in my pocket. I was in the pool for 40 minutes. IP68 meant I was able to laugh at being such an idiot whilst wiping off my phone and moving on with life. It was a very nice to have, at the time.
Bought one sent it back for a replacement due to a grainy screen the replacement had the same issue so returned it and cancelled my contract will either keep my Redmi Note 13 Pro or grab the pixel 8a.
I've had major issues with both a series phones I've had, even tried the Google screen replacement, and that was a nightmare. they sent me a very bad replacement and couldn't talk to a human to get it fixed
Only two phones Iv ever had that had thier screens shatter, one from a 18" drop onto a pile of laundry in a Dbrand case, sent that in to get fixed and they sent me a phone that looked like it got skidded across the parking lot before they mailed it back, took several weeks to get in touch with anyone at google to fix it then that phone just died for no reason one day and that's it for my trial of pixel phones
Honestly liked the features of them but the build quality is atrocious, iv had phones since the first Samsung flip phone with a screen on the outside and they are the only two phones Iv broken, I always keep them in cases and screen protectors, If I had the power cable all my old phones would still function but neither pixel even lasted six months before total failure
I have no idea what happened to the last one it was working then the screen turned off and won't come back but it being a refurbished one I didn't want to waste more time and money and just got a Samsung
Got mine yesterday for only €319 (256gb version). For that price it's an absolute steal deal. Coming from a Xiaomi 10t pro and I must say the 8A is an upgrade! Sure the battery don't charge as fast as the Xiaomi, but I charged it from 0 to 100 in 90 minutes, and that's okay for me.
"But as someone who generally goes bareback... *pulls out phone* sometimes at great cost" I was kinda expecting him to pull up a picture of his kids...
Something I want to know, what carriers are still doing contracts for the phones in America? Last I checked you gotta buy the device, and you might be able to get a "keep service for X months for the phone to be free" promo. Like are those promos what Linus is referring to there?
"As someone who goes bareback, generally at great cost" - father of 3
@GHOSTSTARSCREAM 37 is young?
"Luke, I can't deal with more than three, can you please aim this drill a little bit to the left?"
@@GamerDadof2 By Canadian standards? Yep.
@GHOSTSTARSCREAM The average age to have your first kid in Canada is around 30 years old, having three kids before reaching your 40s is rare.
The birth rate in Canada is also closer to Japan than the US or Mexico, so a millennial having more than one kid in the first place is somewhat rare.
@GHOSTSTARSCREAM I live in Canada, it's pretty obvious from visual observation and Stats Canada data that millennial's aren't having kids at the same rate or the same age that their parents did.
It doesn't matter if its related to cost of living or culture, the demographic impact is the same.
Finally someone that mentions how if the Pixel 8 often goes on sale, the Pixel 8a will also be going in sale
Exactly. This whole idea of them being the same price is a myth.
The main reason for the hate that this phone gets is the terrible pricing in India
@@user-xj9vf4xb9p well to be fair the logic is that they're the same price if you're comparing an on sale 8 vs a non-sale 8a, and since 8A is a brand new release, it is not expected to go on sale for a little while, while the 8 which has been out for a while has already had decent sales.
The pixel 8 was 500 the other week... There is zero reason to get the 8a. Maybe if it had the 5000mah battery that was rumoured but nah, it has chunkier bezels, slower charging, and no battery share
ive literally been eyeing the pixel 7a for months and it rarely goes on sale in comparison to the 7a
Price on Androids (esp Pixels) drop like crazy just after the first year. My only advice buying a phone: Get a last year or 2 yr old flagship than a latest mid-range or budget. Almost same price and UX is on another level.
stupid advice why would u buy something so expensive without a warranty? I buy devices with warranty regardless of this pricing trick you are trying to play. Laugh now and cry later.
Exactly what I did. Grabbed a near-mint pixel 7 for 300€ last month. Looking forward to it hopefully lasting at least another 5 years
Facts
Got an awesome pixel 7 for 275 bucks
@@newfnshow031 Because you can buy a brand new with warranty 1-2 year old flagship... its not about buying a second hand phone but not getting the one thats just come out. you can still get a brand new Pixel 7 Pro, just because the pixel 8 has been out 9 months does not mean google don't have some old stock they need to sell off.
1:09 I mean the Pixel 7A literally won the MKBHD blind camera test, which had multiple dozen flagship phones, you literally can't get much better than that.
and the 6a
MKBHD gets sucked off by apple and google. I doubt he did it actually blind or any of his co workers did, when u take a look a youtubers who ACTUALLY work in the photo and video industry, its not the same. Most videos that I have seen have the 7a and 8a in the best or top 3 in the mid range category. While it never really enters top 5 (nor do most of the pixels, 8pro hit top3 on some). The thing with pixels is the sensors are not as good as most other flagships, but rather rely too much on post processing. In laymen's terms this means that phots taken will look more "fake" in terms of professional photography. The cameras and photos look great for an everyday user, but when it comes down to the nitty gritty and actually looking at which cameras and which phones take the best photos, its generally not google at the top 1 or 2 spots anymore as people like samsung, apple, and xiomi have caught up with their post processing
@@douglasgudenkauf1952I think he is referring to Blind Public test with that ELO rating. People choose the photos and not his team.
But I agree with you on the matter that its all post-processing. I haven't seen google in top 3 when independent outlets reviews a phone.
I guess its more of people's choice / social media ready photos than actual quality of photo.
@@douglasgudenkauf1952 they had many viewers blind rate them online, then took their ratings
@@douglasgudenkauf1952blind tests are done by opinions of the general public, not professional photographers with a trained eye.
My Pixel 4a is still rocking.
Mine too, but I really want to upgrade
went from 4a to 8a, the 4a is SO MUCH lighter and thinner, smaller then the 8a. Google gave me $140 for the trade in and $100 store credit, too much to pass up...4a was $349....nuts
Mine too, wish it still have software update. Wish smaller phone + audio jack still a thing.
@@kazuyatachibana1397 my solution to the audio jack was cheap bt ear buds (not $100, more like $2 on Aliexpress)
My Pixel 2 was getting troublesome, battery full of sadness causing soft resets when demand spiked. Upgraded to 7a on the blowout special last month after some bad experience with dodgy aftermarket batteries and the P2 display often not surviving the removal process making a "fresh" battery a poor option.
The 7a is much faster and the battery is great, but I miss the big bezels, small size, light weight, fast laser autofocus, front speakers, and *especially* that impeccable rear fingerprint sensor. Fortunately you can add more bezel with software, but I can't shake the feeling that I'd have been happier with a lightly used Pixel 5. I still miss the plastic-shelled 110g 4" phones.
I'm in Canada, and the 8A is going for $679 on the Google Store and the 8 is $949. That's a significant difference.
Whaat, 8a €412 here
@erikpoephoofd telecom stuff is crazy expensive in Canada.
The difference in Tensor G3 is actually because they're made differently. Pixel 8 uses FoPLP whereas 8a's G3 is packaged using iPoP, which decreases cost but in return - decreases efficiency. Google compensated for this in software and thus you see the differences in performance and thermals.
I assumed they just binned the chip but that is interesting
thank you for those details!
I thought all G3 are made equally. 😢
It might have been a good idea to label them differently then. Calling this version the G3a seems fitting with the name of the device.
@@DigitalJedithats actually my take. The decision itself and the impact it has makes total sense to me for their budget phone. The only issue is it being marketed as the 8/8 pros equal
Linus still using Note 9, I am astonished to know that owner of such a large business corporation still rocks a 6 year old phone, with no security updates.
i mean I still rock a Galaxy S8....as long as the phone does what I need it to do no point in getting a new one. He doesn't game or anything on phone so the stuff he does use likely works fine.
Doesn't he also use an iPhone
His fold broke after he jumped in a pool.
@@hotaru25189 I am in favour of using your phone longer, but the problem is outdated security patch.
Not that I see someone getting in trouble with using phone on old security update, but considering every tech TH-camr shouts on updates, it's good to see Linus behaving like a normal person does.
@@jshklsn Yeah I know that, but still he was able to use Note 9 after using Z Fold 3 for almost 2 years.
"Why buy the $500 one when you can just buy the $650-700 one instead?" Well, maybe because I can't magically produce that extra $150-200 out of thin bloody air?? That should be good enough reason.
The question was more phrased to why would you buy the 500 dollar one if the 700 dollar one usually goes on sale for 500-550. After taxes, you pay roughly the same price for both. My mom wanted me to get the Pixel 8A because it was 16.63 a month, but so was the 8 Pro.
@@dyllangames3592got 8a on sale for around 450 which kinda defeats linus' argument lol
It's actually true when u "can"
sadly lacking in basic comprehension skills
as a pixel 6 user, I actually like the camera bar bump, and sometimes wish it was a bit bigger. If you put your index finger below the bump, it's really nice for holding/maneuvering the phone one-handed
feels good if you scratch too or if you wanna feel something lol
I bought a case which makes the bar bump thicker and it is nice
It's great to see the value in Pixel 8A from a different perspective contrary to the common mindset. As upgrading often doesn't mean to get the most expensive one, but the one that best suits your needs. This review for sure will help many consumers make a more informed decision.
The 3 amp cable thing makes no sense because 9V at 3A is 27 watts. If you mean the cable is only rated for 15W then that's a different story.
Pretty much all usb CtoC cables can do 3A at 5,9,12,15 and 20V, so unless he was using a USB AtoC cable I agree, this makes no sense
I feel like Google purposely designs the A series screen to have a bigger bezel for more differentiation for the regular models. There's no reason it should have bezels like a phone from 2015
if you've ever seen Samsung's midrangers (A54 in particular), they have similarly thick bezels. Not that it excuses it, but it's just how it is. We've been spoiled by flagships.
Real Pixel 8a has thicker bezels than the 4a (according to gsmarena pixel 4a 83.3% screen to body ratio and 8a has 81.6%)
Well Pixel 8a has even bezels all around. 4a has a chin but little bit smaller bezels where there is no chin.
Was considering upgrading but will treat myself to a pixel 9
@@someoneelse1550 My 2018 oneplus 6t cost me 500€ and has properly thin bezels. Making them thick is 90% surely just to male them uglier in comparison.
I think one of the reasons they have that bezel is because like Linus points out. Depending on how you hold your phone, that could legitimately be a make or break feature (especially on a phone where the default method for going back is swipe in from either side unlike on a Samsung where there's usually buttons on the bottom but even the Samsung a series phones do the same thing. So make of that what you will)
Bezels are mostly just bragging rights and dck measuring contest on spec sheet. For vast majority of the users, bezels are thin enough that they become a non issue after the first day living with the device.
A little extra bezel makes using the phone with a case easier, the case can wrap around without blocking edge gestures.
@@tstartrekdude Copium
Lmao it is so funny to see people defending bezels that look like it is from a phone from 5 years ago
@@vaultboy1419 Lemme guess, you missed the edges of the Samsung Galaxy S10/note10+ series?
Agree, gestures are harder to do in my s24 than in my pixel 3 due to the thin bezels.
C (with a stereotypical Canadian accent) to A (American), :
C: "What phone did you get, ey?"
A: "I got the new Google Pixel 8a."
C: "Is it 8a or just 8,ey?"
A: "???"
Got the 8a a couple days ago. Love it. And it actually fits in my hand.
how is going by now? heating? bugs?
I wanna know too. Had a friend that got the Pixel 6a and he told me not to get it because of how buggy it was. @@RedPanda_00806
2:53 " . . . for someone who generally goes bareback . . ." I believe Linus is NOT horsing around here. Or maybe he is a . . . Stallion
My Geordi La Forge skin on my Pixel 6 is the only reason I haven't upgraded yet. I guess I've gotta design another, for an 8.
Wait where did you get that skin lol that's awesome
Omg I'd love to see that
@@xiajiplayss5893 I just posted a Short on my channel for 'ya!
I tried posting the link, YT didn't like that.
@@iambear.6526 Made it on SlickWraps from a picture I found online
Forge skin
to everyone here, just buy the Pixel 8 by october (when the Pixel 9 drops) the price will drop significantly, and you'll still be getting several years of updates
@Oldasianguy Because some people can't???
@Oldasianguy even if you can afford it saving money is still nice?
@@thekingoflordagames3517tbf some can't save up money & have to "burn" it or need it now & not later. 1st world problems
If you are rich, just buy a Zfold or something@Oldasianguy
@Oldasianguywhy watch a review of a phone you're not at all interested in?
This phone was a good pic for me personally because they gave me an extra 100 bonus on the trade in price to my existing phone. The trade in if I were to look at buying any other was exactly $100 less. Basically they are running an additional $100 discount if you are upgrading from an old pixel. Not sure if the deal is still going on, but for $400 really for me was a no brainer.
Massive props for biting the bullet and putting Fantano-style dubbed audible corrections. I've been hoping for that for a while
Please don't use the F-Word.
@@RegenTonnenEnte Agree, the guy is cringe af.
Still using my 6A. Great phone. Love it.
I'm still using the 6a too.
I wish it broke so I could upgrade to the 8 😅
Isn't it buggy/glitchy? Had a friend that said it was.
@@busterdouglas2250 Not at all.
@@busterdouglas2250 I've had no buggy or glitchy issues with mine at all even now. But I also didn't buy on release.
This was very detailed overview for shortcircuit
This is basically everything I actually want out of a full review. Honestly if I didn't see the channel I would have assumed it was a normal LTT video.
I have been an Android phone user for as long as I remember. One of the best phone experiences ever having right now is with my newly purchased Google pixel 8A. Google finally has done Android and a phone correctly and the user experience is truly beautiful.
I love the 8a, got it yesterday. Directly from Google, it was only $300. Definitely worth it at that price
4:23 - i think Pixel 8 does 18 watt wireless charging: From Google - "Wireless charging rates up to 18 W (Pixel 8) and up to 23 W (Pixel 8 Pro) charging with Google Pixel Stand (2nd gen) (sold separately)"
I don't get why phone manufacturers can't smooth out the transition to the camera bumps so it's more of a hill than a bump.
Many Chinese phones have. X7, x100, etc
The perpendicular bump can make cases fit better.
Weight?
I would prefer a bump to a hill
A bump helps you hold the phone
3:16 "You know? Who likes speed bumps?
...
- Maybe children... So they don't die..."
Finally, someone gets it. The phone already has pre-order discounts too. AND great rebates for returning your older phones.
As someone who used to work in the US Cellular company field, usually the Pixel A series was on promotion for upgrades and New Lines for $0/m for 36 months.
Compared to the normal 8, it was a steal!
Thank you, i was wondering why people was comparing a phone at msrp to a phone on promo like if the 8a will never go on sale.
It's available via Google Fi for $299
I have the Pixel 8 as work phone since it was release and now I bought the Pixel 8a as a personal. I honestly love how it looks, the aloe green looks far better then the green Pixel 8. The A is is bigger, but still work great in hand. Camera performance is still very good. Honestly love it and hope it will work for me for the next 5 years. I can't remember when I was so excited to get a new phone. I also bought the genuine case for it, which I returned because the value for money wasnt there for me although the feel of silicone was great, I lacks the aluminium buttons like the genuine case for Pixel 8 has.
Are you still using 8a? Do you think it's better to buy 8a and save money instead of going for 8?
There's a lot of echo on this one lol. Doesn't ultimately matter, but it stuck out enough that I noticed for once. Always love the videos.
I'm still happy with my 6a. as long as it runs, I will keep it.
I bought my Pixel 6a from my mom about a year ago. She had a horrible "official" Google silicon case on it. That thing morphed out of shape quick, was too sticky and thus was hard to put in or take out of my pocket and accumulated a lot of dirt. Bareback glass is just too slippery for me. I bought a real leather case and the texture is just perfect. Not slippery but also not sticky. Always feels great. (It's real leather glued on hard plastic so the shape doesn't change). Bought it from Bellroy. It's expensive at 50€, but for the object I interact with the most in my day-to-day life, for hopefully at least two to three more years, is worth it.
Go leather case people.
My cow muhs against that.
@@serrael-182knowing cows suffered for it is a selling point for some. See dbrands leather cases
A side note maybe. But honestly Linus, Replacing the back glass on your old Samsung Note phone is really easy and not even that expensive. Just replace the glass and you can keep your beloved old phone another decade or how ever long you want to.
If you have the Google Fi phone plan, it is only $299
Yeah but Google Fi is a fucking rip-off.
True, but Google FI is expensive
Yeah but Google Fi is a huge rip-off (in the US)
@@spacetoast7783 How so? I've used Google Fi for years, my monthly bill is $25, right now $15/month as I'm on a promotion for buying the 7a. I love it.
Vodafone Portugal was offering the 8a for 215€ with membership points (you get 2 points for every euro spent on your account) at 215€ for a phone with an excellent camera and 7 years of updates you can't ask for better value
I just bought a pixel 8. got 120 euro off because someone opened the box, so I got it for only 30 euro more than the 8a. really happy about it so far.
Hows it doing now? Ive heard some overheating issues when streaming, did you have issues like that?
My 6A still going strong
Video in the 6a is too bad ...
Cracked my 6a screen today :(
Huh?@@obscuracamaria2931
Same. Gotta get an 8a now. Not happy.@@TheJoYo
@@ak2112 yah, the 8a has been having some weird quirks like a blank screen during unlock. generally fine but annoying. maybe that's android 14?
In Australia, the phone is retail for $849. But there are 2 promotions: 1. trade-in old phone to get a $300 discount plus phone value. 2.$200 Store voucher after transaction.
Got the 8a for 450. 256gb. Love it. Battery last all day. Camera is epic. Great decision.
8a launched at $849 here in Australia. Major retailers are offerings $300 off when you trade-in an old phone, plus $200 back in gift card, plus the actual trade-in value off. Pretty good deal.
Got mine for 299€ Im loving it , its my first pixel ever
Hwere did you get that price?
@@giobat8994I assume that it's a phone contract, no way it's already this cheap when the phone is brand new.
Google fi probably
@@leonro With Trade in, in German we get 150 off on top of the value of your old phone. My 6a would result in a 259€ reduction in price
@@giobat8994 Got it from Vodafone campain
1. the price is different in different regions - in many countries, the Pixel 8 has not yet become cheaper and is worth as new
2. Pixel 8a is still new and support will be longer (many people use their phones for 8-10 years, not a year
3. it's smaller and that's cool
I wanna know which phone has ever lasted over 7 years
@amateurapple 7 years with lumia 625 ( and its still alive) then 5+ years with cheap xiaomi. My brothers also have phones for 4-6 years. Its normal
It actually isn't smaller, the 8a is very slightly bigger
@JimboRustles yea i know, i bought pixel 8 only because it became cheaper. Not so big price difference at the moment I've bought it
I got a pixel 7 pro brand new for 300 bucks 6 months ago then loaded up graphene os onto. Awesome phone
The general consensus with Android based phones is that they tend to drop in price very quickly after the first year, so the best time to get them is a year after or when they go on a discount/trade in offer, since those offers can be massive
synthetic voice injection is spooky
@OldasianguyYeah, people complained that they had errors in their videos and then didn't tell people about it (or just told people in a comment or video description), so now they've started voice-over-ing the incorrect information with TTS, both as a tongue-in-cheek kinda thing, and to make it obvious they are correcting an error.
@@Clawthorne How doesn't Linus know that it is a SIM tray?? 3:50
@@AzVfL I assume he said "SD Card Tray" by accident.
Well the main thing is that they release the phone with the final goal of it being the budget offering for the next series.
So the 6a came out, ready as an end goal for when the 7 series released, at which point the line-up was 6a/7/7 Pro. Then the 7a came out and replaced it, with the end goal to be the budget option when the 8 series came out, with the line-up being 7a/8/8 Pro.
They release it early just to get it out and start selling so there is a new budget phone out and keep relevant (people don't like to see phone models stay too long), but the purpose of the a series phones is not to compete with it's equivalent series line-up it's always ready for the next series. The final line-up later in the year will be 8a/9/9 Pro unless they change something big.
this probably doesn't matter and I'm too chronically online but the person linus mentioned at 4:35 is probably Ludwig
came to say the same thing lmao
@@mhsbosco we're too lost in the sauce.... in slime's own words "munching on the slop like fat little piggies" 😞
It was his son iirc
He talked about this story on the latest WAN show if you want to hear it
you musnt be terminally online enough since he was talking to his son to get the location for his wifes purse
@@WayStedYou tru dat
4:40 that sounds exactly like you are describing the lost purse at Ludwig's situation
Most likely is exactly that
I like the new style of having several cameras to which the hosts look at, but I personally think you're overdoing it just a little bit. Gives it a less... Natural feeling? I'd keep it, but do it a little less frequently. Just my 2 cents :)
My sister got 8a for 250$ on her trip to the US. That too the 256 gig model, definitely a steal!
I have tiny hands, so i always get the smallest pixel available. Honestly idgaf about fancy features, i just want a seamless user experience without bloatware. Minute differences in specs from phone to phone mean nothing to me.
I just upgraded from an S10 to the Pixel 8a, but my S10 has wireless power share and this one doesn't. I never used that feature, but it's just odd that a newer device has less features.
I just bought a brand new 8a for 250 euros from Vodafone., arriving in 3 days. I'm upgrading from a oneplus 6 I got back in 2018. Excited to try it out.
Trying to get that deal but there's no stock anywhere 😂
how is going? any bug? heating?
@@RedPanda_00806 Pretty good. Haven't encountered any bug. It seems to heat a little when I play a game, but overall solid purchase for the price tag.
I did the tab for a 7 Pro, after being on an S20 FE 5G, and there's lots to love about going back to stock Android, though the slight dip in battery life is noticeable compared to my Samsung. Koodo was running a black friday promo for all of November of 2023, right as the 8 and 8 Pro were coming out, and discounting the 7 Pro considerably for the tab. I went for the 7 Pro with the $20 tab, and the 60 GB data usage cap for a discounted price of $55 and month (as existing customers get a 5 dollar discount on the advertised plan price). Previously, I had done the same with the S20 FE 5G, as the 2021 market had depleted quite a few of the flagships for stock at retailers near me.
I had a "play" with one of these in Store in the UK, yesterday. Glad I did. I was going to pre-order one as an "upgrade" to my Pixel 6a. I really didn't like the corners. They appear to "bulge" out, which doesn't do it for me. I'm planning on saving up for an 8, especially if they drop the price again!
What's the issue ? I'm about to upgrade from 4a but can't see the 8a in person until I buy it
I've got an 8a on the way, upgrading from my 4a that I've had for years.
Google is currently offering the 8a for free if you sign up for Google Fi and stayed signed up for 2 years.
So paid $500 for the phone and that $500 will come back via 24 monthly discounts on the phone bill totalling the phone cost.
0:24 no pun intended😂😂😂😂😂
$200 says that the powersharing purse situation is what Ludwig talked ab when he went to see the turtles all the way down premiere
Yes, but is it Pixel8ed??
This deserves more likes
Got the 8a in Germany for 270€ after trading in my P6 because of a promo.
I gotta say, it's a great device and for that price literally a No Brainer.
am I the only one who goes to skip the sponsor section but stops myself when its Dbrand? Not because I want the product necessarily, but because it's generally hilarious? 😂😂
I love the end of the spot he suggested NOT buying dbrand lol.
Thank you linus. NO one on youtube mentioned how the pixel 8a will go on sale. 6 months later the pixel 8a is available for 320$.
the problem with these phones is now Tensor. I'm not sure when theyll match Snapdragon in efficiency, they heat way too much.
Tensor is like Samsung-level efficiency… or even worse. They are no match to Snapdragon and Apple Silicon.
because most people dont have any problems. most people have no idea what processor is in there phones.
I never had a heat issue ith my Pixel 6 or 7 Pro. Only people who care are nerds who look at specs rather than real world use
The pixel 8's biggest faults are the tensor chip and modem, it's why the battery life is so much worse compared to Samsung and apple.
@@enryhen6859 Tensor technically IS a Samsung chip.
I've still got my Pixel 3 from 2018...the only issue is that the battery life drops pretty fast now when in use, especially watching videos, and the fingerprint sensor died a couple months ago. The charging port actually never worked from the day I bought it, and I haven't had any real issues with wireless charging. I think I'll be upgrading sooner than later though. I hope the 8 series lasts as long as my 3!
The fact that google wouldn't include a cable in the box that covers the full capabilities of the device it's bundled with is insane...
USB-C is such a nightmare on this front and there isn't a single brand that is even trying to make it right. They're all shoving in the cheapest least capable cable that's just sleeved nice.
The only way to trust a cable will actually work for more than the most basic charging is getting an active lightning cable? Really???
I might be old fashioned, but I am hoping for Google to make again a small lightweight phone with a plastic or aluminium back (no glass) and an earphone jack like the pixel 4a! I think people would buy it like crazy as many are fed up with the big heavy phones!
I don't understand the hate for the bezels. They're just that. Bezels.
I hate camera bumps. I'd so much rather have the phone that thick all around. All my cases make the back flat but I've seen the pixel cases often keep the dumb bump.
I don't hate them, but I still prefer smaller ones. It just looks better.
@@Jehty_ I mean yeah. Everyone has their preferences. To me the bezels aren't a huge deal.
for me it feels like a steal from the screen and makes the whole phone look like a toy
@@SnowRaver-p2v I have a Mous case that slightly slopes up towards the camera bump so it actually makes it flat.
Have been using a 3a since I got it in a sale a few months after launch, and love it. Got the 8a here in France with almost 200 € trade-in for the 3a, thanks to a bonus 150 € for any trade-in, which made the choice between the 8a and the non-discounted 8 a no-brainer.
they have slightly different chip
one on 8 and 8pro uses FOPLP-PoP packaging
while cheaper one use IPoP
IPoP packaging tend to have larger, thicker and runs hot compare to FOPLP-PoP
10:01 Im pretty sure Software support is Visible on the Update section when it gets dropped a new one
8:53 really? The cable in the box cannot reach full charging speed? First they remove the wall plug adapter and now this? Oneplus does charging better, i wish google would copy
Well it's something that the average consumer won't care about or notice and charging slower extends battery longevity
Even Xiaomi does it better by giving you wall adapter and a cable even with the cheapest phones. Somo budget options even include 67 Watts chargers in the box. The big brands are just ridiculous at this point
am i the only one happy to see og shaved linus again
Had a 4a and moved to a 6a when they came out. Considered 8a but didn't seem like much of an upgrade.
I traded in my 3a for the 6a only because the trade in value was a mindblowing $350 so the price was basically $150. and let's be honest. $150 for a new phone is basically unheard of! I couldn't pass that up (but...that was two years ago, and since phones use lithium-ion batteries the battery life definitely leaves a lot to be desired. Oh Lord Google, please give us removable batteries. I BEG YOU!
Only thing that made me consider going from 6a to 8a was the 120hz screen. I want a buttery smooth phone screen soooo badly
Unfortunately I can't use just that to justify to myself buying a whole new phone.
@@JoshuaCasey What do you do to your phone? My two year old 6A still has battery life close to when I got it.
At my country pixel 8 costs around 750 USD while 8a can be grabbed for as low as 380$ with buyback promo (you need to give them old phone, it doesn't even need to be fully operational, can be broken. One condition is that it must turn on without charger). What a steal
I'll probably just wait for the 9 coming soon
why wait for the 9 when you can just wait a little longer and get a 10?
@@Tappits84just wait for the 11
@@Somone_final_final_v2 no i will wait for the 12 then buy the 11 at a discounted price :P
The battery test difference may in part be due to screen size too. Bigger screen, same brightness, more total light output.
Since when are thick bezels a feature🤔
6:49 humiliation ritual
The bezels are awful. But the worst thing is the network connectivity. I have 2 bars currently on my 8a, while 5 bars on my s20 ultra.. both devices are 3 inches apart. There's no reason for such poor network connectivity. And then theres the audio.. its consistently off sync'd by a millisecond or more. "Googling" these issues will only bring you no fix results, but threads of others encountering theses issues.
I really wish my P8 had that matte finish like the 8a has
I really don't like these robot voice inserts, they lower the quality of the videos drastically in my opinion.
I mean the quality is good, but the insert make it feel like a rushed job
you read my mind as i am in the market for a new phone and was eyeballing both the 8 and 8a. thanks for this!
I can hear echo in this video too . Give him a lav mic or something
Several recent videos have had more room reverb than older, some way more than other, I don't like it either
As the most vocal majority, reviewers should give more praise to products that include a charger in the box so that manufacturers will use that as a competitive advantage
What do you need charger for ? If the phone can't do 66W at least , you really don't need a charger from the manufacturer bcs you probably already have one. And I have a lot of various chargers at home that can already do at least 60W ( 120W for my phone , 100W for my notebook , 60W multiport charging brick ) , i really don't need another one. That's the whole point of making all gadgets USB-C
To answer your first question, you need a charger to charge the device. About your statement after that, good for you.
Hi
You don't do a DNS lookup for things in the DNS cache. So it won't slow down your video download from TH-cam, because you have visited the website recently already
18 Watts, welcome back to the stone age, I think the 30 (realistically 26 Watts) from my 5 year old OnePlus 7 Pro is slow and I desperately want 60+ Watt charging so this thing is maybe a contender for work, but nothing more. At this price I expect 80 Watt charging honestly.
Last year, I accidentally took a Pixel 7 into a swimming pool in my pocket. I was in the pool for 40 minutes. IP68 meant I was able to laugh at being such an idiot whilst wiping off my phone and moving on with life. It was a very nice to have, at the time.
Pixels Are Trash, Just Get A Samsung S24 Ultra.
enjoy your spyware phone!
Yeah just get a phone at least twice the price!!
Bought one sent it back for a replacement due to a grainy screen the replacement had the same issue so returned it and cancelled my contract will either keep my Redmi Note 13 Pro or grab the pixel 8a.
I've had major issues with both a series phones I've had, even tried the Google screen replacement, and that was a nightmare. they sent me a very bad replacement and couldn't talk to a human to get it fixed
What issues did you experience?
Only two phones Iv ever had that had thier screens shatter, one from a 18" drop onto a pile of laundry in a
Dbrand case, sent that in to get fixed and they sent me a phone that looked like it got skidded across the parking lot before they mailed it back, took several weeks to get in touch with anyone at google to fix it then that phone just died for no reason one day and that's it for my trial of pixel phones
Honestly liked the features of them but the build quality is atrocious, iv had phones since the first Samsung flip phone with a screen on the outside and they are the only two phones Iv broken, I always keep them in cases and screen protectors, If I had the power cable all my old phones would still function but neither pixel even lasted six months before total failure
@@rhcp3098 Oh wow that sucks. Pixel phones seem to focus way too much on software and ignore actual build quality
I have no idea what happened to the last one it was working then the screen turned off and won't come back but it being a refurbished one I didn't want to waste more time and money and just got a Samsung
Got mine yesterday for only €319 (256gb version). For that price it's an absolute steal deal. Coming from a Xiaomi 10t pro and I must say the 8A is an upgrade!
Sure the battery don't charge as fast as the Xiaomi, but I charged it from 0 to 100 in 90 minutes, and that's okay for me.
4:33 sounds oddly similar to an after story with Ludwig, after the Bro vs Bro
Linus: "Speed bumps save children's lives."
Kids at the back of the school bus hitting a speed bump: "Launch me into the ceiling, daddy!"
Since when did Linus review phones?! I wish I had know this earlier
"But as someone who generally goes bareback... *pulls out phone* sometimes at great cost" I was kinda expecting him to pull up a picture of his kids...
Good take on this review and the prices on the end. Cheers!
Something I want to know, what carriers are still doing contracts for the phones in America? Last I checked you gotta buy the device, and you might be able to get a "keep service for X months for the phone to be free" promo. Like are those promos what Linus is referring to there?
We now know how Linus's kids were conceived: bareback speedbump.