@@Trainy2 I don't like that either. I have a 64GB SD in my phone, but as far as compromises go, I'd trade the extra storage for the headphone jack any day.
No need to compromise that when there’s so many other options at this price point with both. The best thing about this phone is the camera from what I can tell but taking amazing pictures isn’t a huge deal for me so I’ll pass on this one.
@@Trainy2 Plus these only have 4GB RAM at that price, which is kinda easy to get stutter in a couple of years to come, especially if you have some heavy games and social media apps on that, unless if these shipped with Android Go.
I have watched two or three reviews on the phone and I think your’s is one of the best I’ve seen so far. The others just talk about the phone but they don’t show what they actually do compared to the other ones.
Wish we could bring back polycarbonate phones. The Nokia 920 was so easy to fix and you could have a new looking phone in minutes by replacing the housing.
OMG, darn it! The video editor cut the part about the headphone jack. I raved with joy about that headphone jack. I just re-watched the video and saw that part is gone. Argh.
@@mobiletechreview What he should've cut instead is the part where you claim that the OnePlus 6T has expandable storage... It doesn't! Other than that - perfect review, as always.
Lisa good to see you . Enjoy your reviews. Bought the 3a 2 days ago and am very happy with it. Performs very well so far. Lumia quality camera, stereo speakers , guaranteed updates for under $400 ? The polycarbonate feels premium while also being light. Great combination.
Some people get so caught up on 670 processor. You just can't look at the higher number or at an antutu and say "OK. That is higher so it is gonna perform much better". It doesn't work that way. This phone has a stock android/ios type feel where it is optimized so well. The Pixel 3a feels different than other android phones even with similar stock interface. So snappy and responsive. No clutter junk or horrible skin to bog it down. It has a great looking 1080p rather than quadHD so it also improves performance. My Moto z2 Force (835) which is blazing fast and I love as well feels similar in speed to my Pixel 3a (670). I ran antutu on both and 835 shows higher but real world use is more important especially if one isn't playing heavy performance gaming which I don't... Also battery life performance is great. Moto got like 6 hours and I actually get 6.5-8 hours screen time on my phone Pixel 3a with 3,000 mAh battery (normal phone use) over 24 hour span. I will get 2 days battery life on a charge when I go back to my normal hour usage.
For 400.00 you can't go wrong. That camera & pure android. The best in class camera, better than any other mid-ranger, headphone jack & I like the polycarbonate build quality. It's still better than the glass sandwiche!
YES!!! IT'S LISA!!! :D I've been searching for your review for the last few days! Always love watching your videos, even for products I don't always hold much interest in; you make the video watching experience a JOY! God bless you, lovely tech lady - have a wonderful spring! :-) Matthew.
Polycarbonate (well spotted and well researched) is the king of plastics. It's extremely tough its what car bumpers are made from Lol. Due to it's lightweight and high strength, some car manufacturers have looked at making entire car bodies from it, but it's too expensive compared to steel or aluminium!
I bought this 3a XL as a Christmas gift. Guess what, I'm keeping it for me. Why, never owned a pixal and this phone is a total blast, highly recommend! Great review!
Great review. Have always loved the reviews. Simple, straight forward and no BS! Just got my Pixel 3a and def. impressed with the performance from the 670. Almost reminds me of the Moto Z Play. Great battery life due to a bit lower preforming CPU. However, got that Pixel camera now sooooo...game changer!!!
Thank you. Especially at the end with the phone comparisons. For my thinking your reviews just cover al my concerns and make decisions mush easier to make.
I'm loving my 3a so far, but I was surprised to not hear about the headphone jack making a comeback. It may be a minor thing for most people, but it just made my life a lot easier when I take my dog for a walk. I can use earbuds now instead of an over-the-head bluetooth set.
@@Robotkiller14 honestly, the screen protector that I bought for it could be a little bit bigger. But the phone itself? No. I switched from Cricket to Google FI, and that's been great so far. I'll knock $100 off my bill, I'm getting 3x the speed I got before, and signal should be better than before, as I can bounce between towers. Battery life is just great. Speakers are pretty good, and the haptic feedback is just eerily strong. When it makes a clicking sound, it's like the whole device vibrates, rather than being able to tell there's a vibration motor in one section of it. It's almost like the whole phone vibrates and resonates with the sound. Way better than the Pixel 2 we are using for our on-call phone. I'm definitely interested to see OnePlus's new phone, as I'd been saving up for it, but this phone just made more sense. I'm not gaming, I'm not doing anything where I'll feel constrained by the step down vs. modern flagships (especially since the only reason I'm upgrading is due to battery degradation on my 3.5 year old Nexus 6P). Saving a big chunk of money between the lower retail price + discount through FI makes the lesser upgrade a sensible choice that I have no regrets with so far. I just wish it'd hurry up and load the Q beta that I signed up for!
@@NecessaryEvil1980 Good summary. I've been interested to try Fi, but haven't made the jump. Mainly, anything over 1 GB of cell data and Cricket has better rates (if you can live with the throttling). Currently on a Z3 with Total Wireless, but have a 3a XL on the way and excited to see the camera difference. Very happy they went with an OLED screen at this price; really helpful for the future Android Q dark mode
@@NateBraska Well, before I had Cricket, I had Ting, so I'm pretty good at keeping my usage low/on WiFi. With my average data usage, I'll probably pay pretty close to what I paid before. In all honesty, I'm less concerned about the increased price or speeds...but am really looking forward to having tethering back.
I bought the Smaller 3a to replace the piece of crap that was the Razer Phone #1. The camera improvement is a night and day difference in every respect. The smaller battery is noticeable, but you don't notice the 25% processor reduction. It's an absolutely fantastic phone for £400.
Awesome review Lisa!, If I might ask, what would be your thoughts on the most recent Nokia phones versus the Pixel 3a line (setting aside the Pixel’s camera differentiator) ?
@@mr_coffee9917 How do you know this ? I currently have Nokia 6.1 and it's a well built phone with decent performance but my pixel 3a is better overall in just about every area. So it should be for the $399 the phone costs.
Love your reviews. Am I the only one who's hearing this muffled midrange bump in your audio happening right around 500 HZ or somewhere in there? It seems to make things sound cardboardish on this vid...at least on my lappy. Just a heads up.
Great review Lisa.. Just purchased it here in the UK for £399 which makes it more then U.S for $3.99.Great phone for the bucks...Saying all that, we also get a free Samsung Chrome Laptop after 14 Days !
Even though it's not available officially in the USA, it's worth considering the Moto G7 Plus. For less than $300, it comes even closer to the Pixel 3a XL, and has expandable storage, waterproofing, and good loud stereo speakers, headphone jack, as well as optical stabilization of the rear-facing camera.
Lisa I found refurbished S9s selling for $329 on Ebay. Premium build with metal chassis, 6GB ram, wireless charging, better screen, decent camera, sd card slot and Snapdragon 845.
s9 only has 4, + has 6. still glass on glass so the metal is pointless when you drop it. bought the 128gb s9+ (new) a week ago for 550, you definitely have a solid point
I use the S10+ as my daily. But I wanted the pixal expierence so on Cyber Monday I picked up the XL for 4oo.oo tax included. Android10 in the box. The camera, display, battery are excellent. To be honest the camera takes better portrait shots than my S10+. The polycarbonate build quality is excellent. Much prefered over the glass sandwich. I would recommend this phone to anyone. The 670processer works very well, no lags or stutters. No, it's not an 800series processer but get's the job done admirably. This is a very fun phone!
The speed for those panning shot is a bit too fast, are you using Elderkrone slider? It look professional compared to a static image though, keep it up.
You stated the Oneplus 6T has expandable storage. Oneplus devices do not offer expandable storage, I think you are confusing the extra space in the SIM tray, as that is for Dual SIM support on the global models.
Great video, Lisa! I'm struggling here. I have a Poco F1 with GCam APK running fantastically well. There's no logical reason for me to want this phone (sans Android updates)...and yet.. I'm really crushing on it. Am I losing my sanity, or is this a valid feeling to have?
If Google does this again next year (and would add wireless charging), I will have to consider it. Currently have an S10...BUT I would love to get back to the Google experience.
OLED (Samsung) panel, good sized battery, power efficient SoC, fast charger out of the box, headphone jack, good haptics, flagship camera, all these for $400, half the price as the overpriced flagship. Google is listening to their consumers. Give credit when it's due
Wait a few days and check out Juan Bagnell's channel. He's big into phone audio and will definitely be testing it out. He only done a first impressions video on the 3a so far, but more in-depth reviews are coming.
just an idea: why don't manifactures make phone displays out of plastic (really clear plastic)? i mean, i put a plastic screen protector on mine anyway so... it would solve the cracking display problem... and if you like the feel of glass just put a glass screen protector on.
Thank you for your review. I use the S10+ as my daily. But I wanted a first time pixal expierence. I phoned Google up and got the 3a XL for 4oo.oo bucks tax included. Wow-we, I was pleasantly surprised at this price it's an excellent phone. That camera, the OLED display and 🔋 are very good. I think someone should tell this phone it's not a flagship. Because it certainly acts like one. I have done countless speed tests with my S10, of course the S10 is faster but not by much? For myself this is the best 4oo I ever spent!
Thank you for what I consider the best review and analysis of the pixel 3aXL. It is not enough to measure cell phones in a vacuum nor with only specs. I particularly liked the OnePlus 6t comparison. Personally I wouldn't get a 6x series processor no matter who made it nor what else they offer me (especially since google has a terrible track record of poor performance, even with a 8x flagship), if this... Thing, is slow right now, wait until 12 months have passed and a security patch comes along, or android Q. I'll be begging for sweet death. I'd rather stick to OP6t, is not like cameras haven't come a long way. Cheers.
Lisa, I can't remember the last time a reviewer even addressed in passing how well a device works as... a PHONE. All of the features are great, but if a device can't hold onto a signal or sounds like you're talking inside a gymnasium, that's a fail for me.
9:41 Incorrect statement about the OnePlus 6T having expandable storage. It has capacities above 64Gb, sure, but it's built in. It doesn't allow for user expanded storage via a microSD card.
Processor wise I think the performance will be about the same maybe slightly better. However that being said compared to the original Pixel, you're getting a larger, better quality screen, a way better camera and bigger capacity battery. Not to mention dual speakers. Also since you're coming from the original Pixel, you don't have to give up the headphone jack. I would say for you, I would definitely get 3a/XL. I'm currently rocking a Pixel 2 XL, but battery drain has been an issue, that maybe partly due to running the Android Q developer preview. Getting a 3a/XL does sound tempting, but I think I'll hold off to see what the Pixel 4 has in store or maybe take part my 2 XL and install a new battery. And when that process goes horribly wrong I'll run out and get 3a/XL 😂
It makes the Moto G7 seem over-priced. I bought a Moto X4 for $120, with Pie. It took a dozen updates and a day to get the Pie loaded. But the X4 is a nice phone. I like the 3a, and it's a good price trend. It's kind of wild to think of a $120 phone and a decent 3GB plan from (say) Mint, compared to 5 years ago. If I were spending $90 a month on a plan, maybe I'd be more willing to spend big on a phone. I'd like to have the camera. Google had that one day sale on the P3... If you say it is good it must be good.
A Dragonball t shirt? Lisa you're my type of ppl 😊
I love your channel and this shirt you have on today? AWESOME. Keep up the great videos!
- good screen.
- great software.
- great camera.
- headphone jack.
- that price.
Best budget phone.
Only 64 gb with no expandable storage is the only drawback for me but it’s a big one. I have lots of music I like on my phone.
@@Trainy2 I don't like that either. I have a 64GB SD in my phone, but as far as compromises go, I'd trade the extra storage for the headphone jack any day.
No need to compromise that when there’s so many other options at this price point with both. The best thing about this phone is the camera from what I can tell but taking amazing pictures isn’t a huge deal for me so I’ll pass on this one.
Well yeah Google phones have the reputation of camera king so you have to look at it in relative terms.
@@Trainy2 Plus these only have 4GB RAM at that price, which is kinda easy to get stutter in a couple of years to come, especially if you have some heavy games and social media apps on that, unless if these shipped with Android Go.
I got the 3a w an iPhone trade in of about $250. I’m not going back 😊
I got SO EXCITED when I saw this video posted. I LOVE your reviews! Ok, rant over.
The phone is nice too. ;-)
Lisa!! Love the shirt and your channel. Have I said that before? :)
I have watched two or three reviews on the phone and I think your’s is one of the best I’ve seen so far. The others just talk about the phone but they don’t show what they actually do compared to the other ones.
I was waiting for this review before I was sure I'd get it. Best reviewer on TH-cam!
Brilliant. You really make great reviews. Thanks 😉👍
Just discovered your channel while researching the 3a xl. Subbed. Great review style.
she's also one of the best at reviewing laptops too
Wish we could bring back polycarbonate phones. The Nokia 920 was so easy to fix and you could have a new looking phone in minutes by replacing the housing.
people hear "plastic" and for some reason they think the phone is gonna feel like those ultra flimsy water bottles.
I’d take a plastic phone under one stipulation: removable battery.
plastic is fine- a good coating to resist scratching also helps- japanese made phones have used these for over a decade
@@mcalixtro82 Clueless "people". That's a personal issue.
@@mcalixtro82 the Lumia line of phones were very nice. I wouldn't mind going back to it as long as there was a way to make it water resistant
The best pixel 3A review out there. Thanks
3 things I always love about your videos: the informative and succinct and honest reviews, your t-shirts, and your adorable kitty.
Great start to an affordable stock android phone that reminded me of the Nexus 5. I would pay $100-150 more for 6g RAM, 128g HD and an audio DAC.
That T-Shirt's a Killer...!!!
Very True, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
Truer words have never been written
I've been waiting for this! Love your reviews!
Did you forget to mention the inclusion of a headphone jack?
OMG, darn it! The video editor cut the part about the headphone jack. I raved with joy about that headphone jack. I just re-watched the video and saw that part is gone. Argh.
Yeah hard to believe that ppl doing reviews for so long can forget to include headphone jack on this phone...
@@mobiletechreview What he should've cut instead is the part where you claim that the OnePlus 6T has expandable storage... It doesn't!
Other than that - perfect review, as always.
@@mobiletechreview Just add a caption. You can still add that after posting
@@mobiletechreview all good still a great video
Lisa good to see you . Enjoy your reviews. Bought the 3a 2 days ago and am very happy with it. Performs very well so far. Lumia quality camera, stereo speakers , guaranteed updates for under $400 ? The polycarbonate feels premium while also being light. Great combination.
...still have the 3a. Waiting for the 4a or 5. The 3a is still a great phone in 2020.
Some people get so caught up on 670 processor. You just can't look at the higher number or at an antutu and say "OK. That is higher so it is gonna perform much better". It doesn't work that way. This phone has a stock android/ios type feel where it is optimized so well. The Pixel 3a feels different than other android phones even with similar stock interface. So snappy and responsive. No clutter junk or horrible skin to bog it down. It has a great looking 1080p rather than quadHD so it also improves performance. My Moto z2 Force (835) which is blazing fast and I love as well feels similar in speed to my Pixel 3a (670). I ran antutu on both and 835 shows higher but real world use is more important especially if one isn't playing heavy performance gaming which I don't... Also battery life performance is great. Moto got like 6 hours and I actually get 6.5-8 hours screen time on my phone Pixel 3a with 3,000 mAh battery (normal phone use) over 24 hour span. I will get 2 days battery life on a charge when I go back to my normal hour usage.
Your review is honest and straight to the point. Very well analyzed!
For 400.00 you can't go wrong. That camera & pure android. The best in class camera, better than any other mid-ranger, headphone jack & I like the polycarbonate build quality. It's still better than the glass sandwiche!
That DBZ shirt though ✌️😎👍
YES!!! IT'S LISA!!! :D
I've been searching for your review for the last few days! Always love watching your videos, even for products I don't always hold much interest in; you make the video watching experience a JOY!
God bless you, lovely tech lady - have a wonderful spring! :-)
Matthew.
Polycarbonate (well spotted and well researched) is the king of plastics. It's extremely tough its what car bumpers are made from Lol. Due to it's lightweight and high strength, some car manufacturers have looked at making entire car bodies from it, but it's too expensive compared to steel or aluminium!
I bought this 3a XL as a Christmas gift. Guess what, I'm keeping it for me. Why, never owned a pixal and this phone is a total blast, highly recommend! Great review!
Great video as always Lisa ❤ I'm picking mine up this morning 😊
Great review. Have always loved the reviews. Simple, straight forward and no BS! Just got my Pixel 3a and def. impressed with the performance from the 670. Almost reminds me of the Moto Z Play. Great battery life due to a bit lower preforming CPU. However, got that Pixel camera now sooooo...game changer!!!
You and your review rocks. Answered all my questions...TX!
Thank you. Especially at the end with the phone comparisons. For my thinking your reviews just cover al my concerns and make decisions mush easier to make.
Was waiting for your review, as I can trust your opinion!
I have to say, your reviews always seem to be exactly what I’m looking for 👌🏽
What about Sony? their new mid range phones are out and I think as good if not better than the still expensive for a mid range Pixel Pixel
That was one seriously good review. Thanks!
Very good review!! Thank you for giving screen on time, a lot of reviews dont.
Just got the regular 3A! Really a fan of these phones so far.
Love your reviews as always! Thanks for the great videos!
I'm loving my 3a so far, but I was surprised to not hear about the headphone jack making a comeback. It may be a minor thing for most people, but it just made my life a lot easier when I take my dog for a walk. I can use earbuds now instead of an over-the-head bluetooth set.
Any complaints with it so far?
@@Robotkiller14 honestly, the screen protector that I bought for it could be a little bit bigger. But the phone itself? No. I switched from Cricket to Google FI, and that's been great so far. I'll knock $100 off my bill, I'm getting 3x the speed I got before, and signal should be better than before, as I can bounce between towers. Battery life is just great. Speakers are pretty good, and the haptic feedback is just eerily strong. When it makes a clicking sound, it's like the whole device vibrates, rather than being able to tell there's a vibration motor in one section of it. It's almost like the whole phone vibrates and resonates with the sound. Way better than the Pixel 2 we are using for our on-call phone. I'm definitely interested to see OnePlus's new phone, as I'd been saving up for it, but this phone just made more sense. I'm not gaming, I'm not doing anything where I'll feel constrained by the step down vs. modern flagships (especially since the only reason I'm upgrading is due to battery degradation on my 3.5 year old Nexus 6P). Saving a big chunk of money between the lower retail price + discount through FI makes the lesser upgrade a sensible choice that I have no regrets with so far. I just wish it'd hurry up and load the Q beta that I signed up for!
@@NecessaryEvil1980 Good summary. I've been interested to try Fi, but haven't made the jump. Mainly, anything over 1 GB of cell data and Cricket has better rates (if you can live with the throttling). Currently on a Z3 with Total Wireless, but have a 3a XL on the way and excited to see the camera difference. Very happy they went with an OLED screen at this price; really helpful for the future Android Q dark mode
@@NateBraska Well, before I had Cricket, I had Ting, so I'm pretty good at keeping my usage low/on WiFi. With my average data usage, I'll probably pay pretty close to what I paid before. In all honesty, I'm less concerned about the increased price or speeds...but am really looking forward to having tethering back.
I like your reviews. Great and quick yet detailed reviews.
Thanks Lisa, great review 👍
Great job on this review. Very thorough!
excellent review once again thank you Lisa!!
Thumbs up for the shirt alone! AWESOME!
Love your reviews Lisa ...👍
Really love your Dragon Ball shirt. It brings back so much memory.
Great review I'm looking to get one now you explained it better than anyone else did 😂
The channel when i need to see a pure review..i think way better then other fancy passionable reviewer
I was excited to see the shirt for this video and went nuts for the Japanese dbz shirt. U did not disappoint me 😊
Great video review! Very informative and objective breakdown of why the Pixel 3a XL is an awesome phone. Thanks!
you have the most consistent quality of reviews. Keep it up! Only comparable is mkbhd
Great video! You forgot to mention the return of the headphone jack
Best review . Seen many .
I bought the Smaller 3a to replace the piece of crap that was the Razer Phone #1. The camera improvement is a night and day difference in every respect. The smaller battery is noticeable, but you don't notice the 25% processor reduction. It's an absolutely fantastic phone for £400.
Great review. Like your t-shirt too!
Awesome review Lisa!, If I might ask, what would be your thoughts on the most recent Nokia phones versus the Pixel 3a line (setting aside the Pixel’s camera differentiator) ?
Nokia is not doing good
@@mr_coffee9917 How do you know this ? I currently have Nokia 6.1 and it's a well built phone with decent performance but my pixel 3a is better overall in just about every area. So it should be for the $399 the phone costs.
Love your reviews. Am I the only one who's hearing this muffled midrange bump in your audio happening right around 500 HZ or somewhere in there? It seems to make things sound cardboardish on this vid...at least on my lappy. Just a heads up.
Great review Lisa.. Just purchased it here in the UK for £399 which makes it more then U.S for $3.99.Great phone for the bucks...Saying all that, we also get a free Samsung Chrome Laptop after 14 Days !
Picked up mine yesterday...love it..got my 100.00 Best buy gift card just in time...promotion ends tomorrow
I bought the regular Pixel 3 from Google for $480 during their anniversary sale. I love the hardware but the software needs work.
Sd835 is about 25% faster than sd670 in cpu performance, not to mention the huge gpu difference between them.
How about that huge price difference too?
Still comparable which is Amazing
Trust me I have this phone and is fast like any SD 545 .
Will this phone overheat when gaming my htc u11 is horrible for gaming due to overheating within 30 mins.
@@Hersses-tech 545 you say eh?
Even though it's not available officially in the USA, it's worth considering the Moto G7 Plus. For less than $300, it comes even closer to the Pixel 3a XL, and has expandable storage, waterproofing, and good loud stereo speakers, headphone jack, as well as optical stabilization of the rear-facing camera.
Right on love it thank you for sharing lisa looks like an awsome phone 😊👌
Hey awesome shirt!! And thanks for the review.
Lisa I found refurbished S9s selling for $329 on Ebay. Premium build with metal chassis, 6GB ram, wireless charging, better screen, decent camera, sd card slot and Snapdragon 845.
Jim McNevin okAy
s9 only has 4, + has 6. still glass on glass so the metal is pointless when you drop it.
bought the 128gb s9+ (new) a week ago for 550, you definitely have a solid point
@@bradhaines3142 the S9+ is on Swappa (fully refurbished) right now for $399.
@@jimmcnevin9367 i dont trust refurbs i can't change storage out on. also glass doesn't handle use well
My friend has the s9, he says it’s terrible.
I use the S10+ as my daily. But I wanted the pixal expierence so on Cyber Monday I picked up the XL for 4oo.oo tax included. Android10 in the box. The camera, display, battery are excellent. To be honest the camera takes better portrait shots than my S10+. The polycarbonate build quality is excellent. Much prefered over the glass sandwich. I would recommend this phone to anyone. The 670processer works very well, no lags or stutters. No, it's not an 800series processer but get's the job done admirably. This is a very fun phone!
Great review, thanks !
I have said this many times, but Lisa is one of THE BEST reviewers out there
Love ur shirt!! Nice review.
Lisa! I luv ur reviews but sometimes they’re a little flat I didn’t learn what I wanted to know about phone... 😢
Love that guitar 🎸, Gibson? And old?
Sd 670 comparable to the SD 835? Not sure about that. I guess we will have to see when I get mine. 😄
Lisa I love your reviews 😩❤️ I started watching you when I was 11 and now I am 19 and I'm still here! Thank you for being an amazing person!
The speed for those panning shot is a bit too fast, are you using Elderkrone slider? It look professional compared to a static image though, keep it up.
You stated the Oneplus 6T has expandable storage. Oneplus devices do not offer expandable storage, I think you are confusing the extra space in the SIM tray, as that is for Dual SIM support on the global models.
Ive been considering one of these for about a week, and then I find out it doesn't have a micro SD port!? That killed it for me
Great video, Lisa! I'm struggling here. I have a Poco F1 with GCam APK running fantastically well. There's no logical reason for me to want this phone (sans Android updates)...and yet.. I'm really crushing on it. Am I losing my sanity, or is this a valid feeling to have?
If Google does this again next year (and would add wireless charging), I will have to consider it. Currently have an S10...BUT I would love to get back to the Google experience.
That storage aspect is a huge thing for me. It's why we got pixels, for free unlimited original size photo storage
Awesome reviews Lisa - when i want to get the poop on tech you're the lady!
Ayyy I have that exact same shirt lol. Good to know you're another DBZ fan. Have you finished watching the DB Super series Lisa?
I like her so much, hope she'll keep making videos✌
I intend to make videos for a long, long time :)
@@mobiletechreview I know, I subscribed to your channel 3 years ago, and I enjoy your content.
What a uniformly superlative review. I just subbed.
OLED (Samsung) panel, good sized battery, power efficient SoC, fast charger out of the box, headphone jack, good haptics, flagship camera, all these for $400, half the price as the overpriced flagship. Google is listening to their consumers. Give credit when it's due
This needs a comparison with the Nokia 9 Pureview!
Lot to like about that phone. I'd miss the processing power, but it's a truly worthy replacement if something were to happen to my flagship device.
Thanks Lisa!
Headphone audio quality? Everyone uses their phones for listening to music, but no tech channels ever talk about the headphone audio quality. :(
Wait a few days and check out Juan Bagnell's channel. He's big into phone audio and will definitely be testing it out. He only done a first impressions video on the 3a so far, but more in-depth reviews are coming.
how does this compare to the PH-1, would it be a upgrade or downgrade
just an idea: why don't manifactures make phone displays out of plastic (really clear plastic)? i mean, i put a plastic screen protector on mine anyway so... it would solve the cracking display problem... and if you like the feel of glass just put a glass screen protector on.
I'm tired of OnePlus. B I'm going back to Google.
Thank you for your review. I use the S10+ as my daily. But I wanted a first time pixal expierence. I phoned Google up and got the 3a XL for 4oo.oo bucks tax included. Wow-we, I was pleasantly surprised at this price it's an excellent phone. That camera, the OLED display and 🔋 are very good. I think someone should tell this phone it's not a flagship. Because it certainly acts like one. I have done countless speed tests with my S10, of course the S10 is faster but not by much? For myself this is the best 4oo I ever spent!
Hi Lisa, don't mind paying extra, this or the OnePlus 7 pro?
I WAS so excited.
Then I get to know it starts at 600 USD in South East Asia.
Can you order from Australia? The 3a is currently going for around $649AUD.
Thank you for what I consider the best review and analysis of the pixel 3aXL. It is not enough to measure cell phones in a vacuum nor with only specs. I particularly liked the OnePlus 6t comparison.
Personally I wouldn't get a 6x series processor no matter who made it nor what else they offer me (especially since google has a terrible track record of poor performance, even with a 8x flagship), if this... Thing, is slow right now, wait until 12 months have passed and a security patch comes along, or android Q. I'll be begging for sweet death. I'd rather stick to OP6t, is not like cameras haven't come a long way.
Cheers.
Love the shirt!!
Lisa, I can't remember the last time a reviewer even addressed in passing how well a device works as... a PHONE. All of the features are great, but if a device can't hold onto a signal or sounds like you're talking inside a gymnasium, that's a fail for me.
I get more signal places my s7 and a50 would not ..on my google 3a. It is fantastic . Cant go wrong . Super fast. Best camera.
Omg I already loved you like the best Teacher ever and now I love you for Having a Japanese DBZ Shirt
Where have you been? I love your vids.
9:41 Incorrect statement about the OnePlus 6T having expandable storage. It has capacities above 64Gb, sure, but it's built in. It doesn't allow for user expanded storage via a microSD card.
So..I have an original Pixel...is the 3a a worthy upgrade?
Yes sure
Processor wise I think the performance will be about the same maybe slightly better. However that being said compared to the original Pixel, you're getting a larger, better quality screen, a way better camera and bigger capacity battery. Not to mention dual speakers. Also since you're coming from the original Pixel, you don't have to give up the headphone jack. I would say for you, I would definitely get 3a/XL.
I'm currently rocking a Pixel 2 XL, but battery drain has been an issue, that maybe partly due to running the Android Q developer preview. Getting a 3a/XL does sound tempting, but I think I'll hold off to see what the Pixel 4 has in store or maybe take part my 2 XL and install a new battery. And when that process goes horribly wrong I'll run out and get 3a/XL 😂
It makes the Moto G7 seem over-priced. I bought a Moto X4 for $120, with Pie. It took a dozen updates and a day to get the Pie loaded. But the X4 is a nice phone. I like the 3a, and it's a good price trend. It's kind of wild to think of a $120 phone and a decent 3GB plan from (say) Mint, compared to 5 years ago. If I were spending $90 a month on a plan, maybe I'd be more willing to spend big on a phone. I'd like to have the camera. Google had that one day sale on the P3... If you say it is good it must be good.
The x4 is a great phone. Only issue is the camera. I even downloaded the pixel camera apk. It definitely does a better job than the stock camera.
Oh wow you are pretty cool! :)