Pixel 4a revisit: 10 months later
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This is the Pixel 4a in 2021! Google's "A" line of phones has quickly become a favorite of mine, and last year's 4a is still a phone I could use as my main. It checks enough boxes and at $350, even less on the used market, it could be considered a great pickup now and moving forward especially with Android 12 on the way.
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Headphone jack may be obsolete among the TH-cam 15 to 25 year old tech crowd, but for the majority this is a much appreciated feature
Thank you
He didn't say he didn't appreciate it, just that he didn't use it. If you paid $80 bucks or more for a nice pair of wireless buds, you're not gonna go back to wired headphones unless you've got a really good reason. I just got a 4a, and I may never use the headphone jack, but then again, I may decide to buy a pair of bose $300 headphones, and then the headphone jack would be a lifesaver. It just depends on what you need from your phone, and what accessories you have.
im 23 and i appreciate the headphone jack same as my friends we have some nice headphones and we dont wanna switch to wireless ones or have a dongle...
@@ivimoreira once you try the Sony 1000xm4 you won't want anything else.
@@hyssean12 I just don't like the Bluetooth I bought once a pair of Bluetooth headphones and the quality is just not the same
I still use my headphone jack everyday, never getting a phone without one, the 4a 5G is a beast of a phone
Yeah Bro.
Let's keep sticking to phones with headphone jack till the OEMs are forced to bring the jack back
Hola Javier, que tal la experiencia de usuario y la autonomía del 4a 5g?
Man I have wireless headphones and wired earphones let me you the battery last longer on my phone with wired ones currently using Samsung galaxy A52 Awsome white
@@ashleysambo4104 Same here, I use wired earphones everyday and recently bought some wireless buds to use at work but now a few months and a couple drops later they're basically unusable at work cuz they constantly disconnect for some reason now, so I went back to wired completely and it works better, doesn't eat up battery, and they're very affordable for a quality pair. Until the “wireless future" is more convenient and efficient I'm sticking with cabled audio for as long as I can
I would still use it if i didn't get the free Bose QC 35 II with the 4a 5G. Not as mandatory as it's has been a few years ago, but still great to have one.
Watching on My Pixel 4a💚. One of the best decisions I made instead of choosing the Nord.
I choose the Nord, but now I regretit because I want Android 12 Beta 😒
Nord is better...I'm using it
@@salkadebbarma4096 Yes it is, but pixel will get android 12 much faster
@@bastirauchful I chose it over mi 11 x which had sd 870
@@bastirauchful the 12 beta almost bricked my phone, it went into recovery mode. Apparently it happened to a lot of people, I'm on the Pixel 4 XL
"as obsolete as the headphone jack has gotten.."
Yeah, sure, I only use it with 3-4 different headphones 5-10 hours each day :)
Bruh, cavemen called they want their thought process back. It's not about you, it's about everyone in the world and he has a point nowadays more and more ppl start to use wireless earphones
@@Alexis_Idfk yes more and more people use it but it's a always better to have a jack and not use it than to not have it at all. It's just more to do with the satisfaction of having an option.
That's just you Mr cheapo
@@Alexis_Idfk for real right.
@@raameshbharadwaj.r2064 I mean, then just scavenge for a phone with it, just, don't complain, it gets annoying fast.
just bought this less than a week ago and it is the best experience i have so far when it comes to usability and small design.
Shld have waited for zenfone 8 u would've picked it in front of the 4a
@@saiachuth7666 unfortunately, the Zenfone 8 price is out of my budget (almost €270) price difference.
@@vincent_dr understandable but wouldn't it have lasted longer than the 4a?
Dude can you suggest me a temperd glass and case for this phone
@@saiachuth7666 yeah supposedly it would but I'm already grateful enough for this pixel and wouldn't ask more until it's needed.
Obsolete? It gives better quality and you can buy a cheap pair of wired headphones for it. Also you can't really lose your earphone since there's a cable and also it's one less device to charge.
Bitch airbuds users won't understand.
True.
Even I was surprised when the word obsolete was mentioned. When a person can't distinguish between luxury and necessity then he/she is far away from reality
It's the "one less device to charge" for me!
better quality on a phone is oxymoronic. If you use your smartphone as your listening device, I doubt the added sound quality from wired headphones will be noticeable while you're commuting. Audiophiles won't find the DAC on smartphones to be good enough, even the one on LG.
@@gandaruvu True.
Headphone jack is an absolute must. If this phone was exactly the same but without headphone jack I would have chosen a different phone.
I have gone back and forth with phones in the last few months; Oneplus 8t, pixel 5, pixel 4a 5g, IPhone 12 mini, and I find myself back on this phone. The price is just perfect. The other phones I have sold.
Please be sure to select a language when publishing TH-cam videos, that way TH-cam can apply automatic video captions in the correct language. It would help a lot, thank you.
This is the best phone I have owned so far. The experience is great. Everything is smooth and just works. It's an improvement over OnePlus experience.
Hey buddy, Do you have any display issue, my pixel 4a which has purple color glitch in dark mode. When in call just hide the sensor and lift , the display wakes where the displays get off and on , on the time of wake you can see the whole display turns purple first and then grey. Wherever the display has grey color during scrolling e
tha purple color comes. And also you can see the brightness level fr 1-10% will never change , those will be constant even in 0% . Play in end credits of movies which has blavk bg and white text when it's moving you can see the purple tint in it. And while recording this pixel 4a in another phone camera or DSLR , pixel 4a's display doesn't matches the shutter rate , it keeps flickering , but other phones display doesn't having this issue even in the same shutter speed. Do you have any issues like this?
@@yuvamano4090 Nope I have not noticed anything like this.
OnePlus is waaaay better lol.
What model OnePlus did you have ? I miss my op5 that I switched from
Why in 2021 are people still hung up on the materials of a phone when we are going to put them in a cheap plastic case anyway. It just makes no sense.
Plastic is the better material anyway. Much more durable than glass or metal. This is "tech youtube" - they are part of the consumerism aka free marketing. To gain views, and therefore money, they all piggyback on big business
Because you're not selling a phone to people 1K phones with chinzy plastic. You need nicer materials as a part of that package.
@@ClaxtonBay123 ridiculous
I regularly use my Pixel 4A 5G naked without case and screen protector. Owned few plastic phones before notably Nokia Lumia 920 which has similar plastic, works and looks fine after years without additional protections.
@@z4520ft the beauty of mat molded plastic is it just scufs and scrathes a bit, but does not get sharp like metal or shatters like glass. Plastic all the way
One thing that separates the 4a phone from the pack is that this is a compact phone. It's the lightest android phone in the market with a screen under 6". It also has a headphone jack, astrophotography for night, high end finger print reader, and comes in barely blue color at a cheaper price than most.
No way! I just searched for Pixel 4a and this video is exacly what I wanted!
I like my Pixel 4a a lot. However, the successor Pixel 5a is rumored to be released on June 11th. A price hike for the 5a is also rumored. If the price is actually raised above $350 then my best guess would be $399 to match iPhone SE entry price point.
Thank you guys very much
If you are going to buy it now I would say wait as 5 series is just on the line
I'm using it❤️❤️❤️ awesome go for it!!!
@@rcald-gz5jd Hasn't been released yet
I love my 4a, I use the headphone jack almost every day. The only thing I miss from the pixel 3 is the selfie wide.
Hey buddy, Do you have any display issue, my pixel 4a which has purple color glitch in dark mode. When in call just hide the sensor and lift , the display wakes where the displays get off and on , on the time of wake you can see the whole display turns purple first and then grey. Wherever the display has grey color during scrolling e
tha purple color comes. And also you can see the brightness level fr 1-10% will never change , those will be constant even in 0% . Play in end credits of movies which has blavk bg and white text when it's moving you can see the purple tint in it. And while recording this pixel 4a in another phone camera or DSLR , pixel 4a's display doesn't matches the shutter rate , it keeps flickering , but other phones display doesn't having this issue even in the same shutter speed. Do you have any issues like this?
@@yuvamano4090 I have not had an issue with the display on my 4a. I did have issues with the display acting erratically when I had a screen protector on, so I removed it and my problem went away.
@@FernandoC oops, thanks buddy
Can anyone advise if you know of a battery case / juice pack for the Pixel 4a (not the 4a 5G)? Having trouble finding one.
@@kbanghart I don't think there is one for the 4a.
4A pixel has to be one of the best phone i ever owned. I love when you say "its simply simple."
I got 4a as soon as they came out last fall and still absolutely love it. For me it's not too much and definitely more than enough. As for the price, It can't be beat.
Also, Except for iPhone and maybe one Samsung, the only powerful *small* phone which is and will be up to date (software).
BRO...I use my headphone jack 5 days a week 3 times a day....this port is still essential
I bought pixel 4a in Oct 2020 and I have no complain abiut this phone. I love the size, it is not easy to get a compact phone in that price range.
I'm very happy with mine. Nice video. One thing you could have mentioned is that it's likely the cheapest, best phone that will give you unlimited high quality photo backups with Google Photos.
I love compact phone's. Unfortunately today we barely have any. Thanks to Google for making it.
True, since Sony has given up their Compact series, I had no other choice (except Apple, but their phones are too expensive for me).
Watching it in my Pixel 4a 😁
Bought it on January this year and I'm loving every bit of it. I'm keeping it for very long time to come. So, it's not worth watching other phone's reviews. ✌🏼
What abt performance and camera
@@shivakamisrinivasan2789 Still it's very good. No issues. 😊
With all the greatness of Camera options it has, 1 thing that i didn't like is, It doesn't get a Pro mode. 😬
@@shivakamisrinivasan2789 does it support Boya By m1 mic in its Stock Camera?
front camera doesnt have autofocus. thats a bummer. other things are great
Waiting for my Pixel 4a, that I ordered yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Enjoy, pixels are great phones 👍
How's experience till now ?
@@sahiljadhav6480 it'll be great, my 4 XL is still like new. In fact better than when it was new because of the continual pixel feature drops Google issue.
I've bought it as soon as it got released, switched from my Pixel 2 XL. I can say that these are basically identical, a slight upperhand for the 4a, but the smaller form factor, the "low end" materials used make it way better for me. Yes, it is plastic. So what? It's lighter, doesn't scratch that easy and I don't have to be afraid of damaging it when I drot. There is no glass on the back either - which means you don't need a bulky case to protect it. I slapped on a screen protector and that's it. There have been some accidental drops, not a single, robust scratch or anything on the back as of now. And you can't argue with that price either.
7 month owner, 6 GB of ram is incredibly important for me. I owned the 3a XL and was pushing the limits of the 4 GB of ram. The screen and camera combo have worked great for me, I don’t have fomo after looking at friends screens with higher specs and just a little when comparing the camera (computational photography is so important).
I love small phones, the pixel 4a might be my favourite phone yet
I'm going to get one almost entirely for the small(ish) size
How is the battery going? Im looking to buy one so please guide me.
@@hamzaabid6344 battery is great. It lasts me two days with normal use (I don't play games with it). Highly recommended the phone, now has android 12 which is a big improvement
I bought one today june 16th 2021. It does what I need and its size is perfect. I hate phones in the size of a mini tablet...
Exactly! I'm buying a phone after over 3 years and I can't believe how comically huge phones have gotten today. Barely fit in my pocket.
I've lost two big expensive phones to water damage because they fall out of my pocket when I'm on the beach! Really annoying! I now realise smaller compact phones are definitely the way to go in my case!
Eventhough I'm using my S20 5G as my main phone. I still like my Pixel 3a XL
watching on my 3a - it still rocks!
The positive thing for me about wired headphones is that they last a really long time if you get good quality ones. My ATH-M40Xs I've had for 5 years and they still work perfectly. If I'd gotten Bluetooth headphones back then I dread to think what the battery would be like by now
I use the 4a 5g for my stock/beta Android experience because I can conveniently just plug in my desktop speakers directly through the headphone jack.
I’m an iPhone user and I love that phone.
The position of the fingerprint centre and the finish of the phone don;t bother me at all since mine is in a case 24/7, and it's great to have the headphone jack, i use it every night, I love this phone
Well I installed Android 12 beta on my pixel 4a which is my main phone and this beta is enough stable for me. And yes it does breathe new life into pixel 4a and new design is awesome and I am enjoying it.
Me too but I found apps that didn't work like Emby.
The Pixel 4a is more than the sum of its parts. Add the "pure" Android OS and first-in-line updates and it's a no-brainer purchase.
just bougth that phone and now watching reviews to make my purchase feel more justified lol
Oh hahaha. Understandable!! I totally do that with my OnePlus 8 Pro still even though I have had it for a couple of months now. I love these many months later reviews so I can see what I signed up for.
😂😂😂😂
I used to have iphone11 pro. Sold it because I get bored easily. Got the 4a and still on me up to date. I'm just sa satisfied with it, simple, compact and god the camera hits different
I both the 4a and 4a 5G....I can't put the 4a down! It's my Daily driver and it is an incredible phone!
When I inevitably lost my wireless earbud (control so other was useless), wired was my only option. I'm so grateful for the 3.5mm.
love my 4a!! Especially the battery life
hows the batt life? im curious coz im planning to buy one.. itl be my 1st pixel experience if ever.. n dont wanna be disappointed.. can it get you the whole day w/o needing to recharge??
@@snapsbyron3463 definitely! I'm a super light user, but I get on average 3-4 days battery. I imagine if I used it more heavily, I would get 1.5-2 days. Hope it works out for you!
@@hullo5 wow ur a super light user indeed.. hehe.. thanks for the response.. appreciated.. 👍👍👍
best simple phone that just works. not for snobs!!
I got one this week. Was attracted to it by the ease of use and no bloatware. I am really happy with it. No need for a flagship
I don't know what you expect from a phone or what you do with it, but "ok" speakers? Or "obsolete" 3.5 jack?
I bought this quite a while back and I’m happy with it. But here’s the thing, I bought this phone because I don’t use phones much apart from texting or calls. I use my iPad for everything else.
Great video - THANKS!
I switched over to the 4a recently as a long time Samsung user -- great performance and ZERO regrets (and I do not miss the bloatware). The only thing they missed is pretty small: Being able to discard or delete a draft (unsent) text message; You can delete the entire conversation forever, but not only the the unsent one you decide to dump. Oh, well.
I just bought a Pixel 4a unlocked from the Google Store in barely blue color. Loving it so far.
Using the 3AXL and i love it. Whoever pitched and pushed for the idea of the A series deserve a raise. They nailed it. The essentials without bells and whistles and it is executed without dropping the ball.
Amazing devices.
I owned a Samsung s20 5g. During a fishing trip, I lost it at the bottom of Norris Lake in TN. At the time I still owed $600 on that phone and had no insurance. I decided to go with the pixel 4a as a replacement just because of the price. I'm glad I did. I'll probably never buy another premium phone. It's pixel A series for me from now on. Great video!
would you still recommend in 2022?
I like it. Got a lot of cool features. No messing around when it comes to updates. You get them as soon as they are released.
Can't say about Pixel 4A but Pixel 4A 5G is legit replacement for my iPhone 11. Almost similar experience except for gaming and of course software capabilities. If you're coming from iPhone, I really suggest to get a Pixel.
Pixel 4a is an AMAZING phone!!!
I got mine for free from my phone company as a "gift" for signing on for another year, on a less expensive plan with more data. Been pretty happy with it...was using a Pixel 2. There are still some things my Pixel 2 is better at (better GPU), but the CPU/RAM of the Pixel 4A seems to be faster than the Pixel 2 even though it has a lower clock-speed. The screen has been the biggest upgrade for me. I'd honestly still be happy with the Pixel 2, but since my 4A was free, I didn't turn it down.
Is this phone worth buying in 2021? I so wanna get it but I'm just a little skeptical about the durability of 730G eventually after an year or two?
Did you get one?
Still love my 4a!! great review.
Uh, I need an audio jack for all kinds of reasons. Just because you don't need it doesn't make it obsolete
I know it's you just by thumbnail every time ✨
Watching this on a 4a and yeah it's an amazing phone!!!!
Hows the battery?
@@ajayanand746 very good.i take it 100% charge and after 12 hours office work its about 30-40%
@@ajayanand746 its not an issue
@D Das great. How abt the phone ringtone volume? Some say it's too low to hear
@@ajayanand746 the volume is just a tiny bit low. But overall it's an awesome piece of tech
I have this phone for approx 3 months, coming from Samsung for 10 years and S8, I prefer this phone. The headphone jack, the sound is better than S8, the flat screen and screen itself is waay better, the battery send same as S8 and I'm a heavy user. Great size for the hand. Doesn't scratch line the S8. It's good. Cost me £208 with O2.
I have lost two big phones to water damage past few months and its all down to the size! They just don't fit securely in pockets and fall out! So now I realise more compact phones are better suited to someone like me! This came up as a great budget phone suggestion that can sit securely in my pocket also it's super light compared to the bigger ones out there!
I bought one just last month and love it. It is a good upgrade from my 2016 Samsung Galaxy J7. Love the headphone jack. I use it regularly.
I've had a wealth of higher end smart phones over the years but moved to a pixel 4a (from an S20 ultra) last year. It's a breath of fresh air, camera is fantastic, software is excellent, battery works for me, and the price...... Which makes me less precious about the phone...
Is the camera good for filming too?
Watching from my pixel 2XL and its still rockkk
Zach is the best reviewer on Android Police
He's the only one.
Great review! Might have to get one even in 2021 or wait for the 5a for the bigger screen.
I love your review very simple and honest. I hope pixel 5a would still good as 4a with the same price but upgraded version.
Trouble with these reviews is the user has probably been spoilt by using flag ship phones, where as the people who would be buying this phone( including me) isn't bothered by it being 1 millisecond slower, it's the best phone I've owned and I use the headphone jack most days.
The pixel A series phones are my favorite android for development. With stock android, a google phone that always gets betas on launch day, gets updates for years on launch day, and of course the price. It’s perfect especially since I don’t need a 1000+ phone that I don’t even use as a phone but just to debug an app.
It’s a good, just-shy-of-compact, utility phone. It has all the necessities and looks modern.
Immediatly bought the wallpaper app linked in the description, these look awesome with Material You on Android 12
It's accurate when you're accurate. Yeah.
The video script was so good 😍
Using since October 2020 and am happy with everything about this phone except the battery. The standby time has gotten bad over the time and I only get a max of 4.5 hrs SoT. Even tried limiting app usage in background but that just screws up functioning of apps. Anyway, still love everything else about this simple and handy device.
After android 12 update, it has gotten worse
I had it since it came out it's great am waiting for Android 12 latest and greatest 🔥🔥🔥
I am looking forward too. But I am not sure if it isn't better to wait 1-2 months after A12 release to install it as many apps won't be optimized, probably.
Great video. Thank you!
😀 very good video, it's so beautiful this 📱 i want it 🥺
should i buy the pixel 4a? or the one plus nord 2?
i want the phone to last at least 3-4 years.
i am not a heavy gamer.
In my opinion the phone constantly crashes and the camera does not focus easily. The background is always focused but the rest is blurry. The plus side is the size and I love the feel. Don't need a case. Also the price is good.
My next phone will be a OnePlus as the battery hold is way better.
I'm still surprised Google didn't keep the free uploads for pixel owners only - such a big bonus - if the 6 has this I'll definitely get one.
I have pixel 4a and it is working Nice.
Camera is incomparable (rear camera) in this price range
Other android phones like F41's 64MP is not the real 64MP
Every Apple iPhone uses orginal camara
What about 3a after nearly 2 years. It would be great if the low-end phones are usable for 3 years with the stock android.
Less battery degradation so almost full-day battery, Minimum gameplay etc
What about revisiting pixel 3a?
I’m upgrading to the 4a from the 3a XL. Still a great phone, just want a newer phone with no chins. I will keep it the 3a XL as a backup phone.
I still use the nexus 6p......
Unfortunately it's finally going slow due to app updates. Such a good phone
@@CyberBeep_kenshi 6 years old phone. Are you using it for 6 years?
@@yesjosephraja89 yupp! And only the last 2 weeks things degraded fast. Due to apps being updated. They start using too much ram, which means it needs to swap on the storage. Which is basically game over.
I am not going to custom rom it for security reason. Too bad, the rest is perfect.... best phone i had so far
from samsung s8, is it worth it? it's almost the same. the camera spec, the size, the battery. the only difference is it's pure android. i missed using pure android since last nexus. but, if i buy this, it's like buying phone 2-3 years back.
Hey bro, at 4:59 was that shot in Taiwan? (Glora Outlet in Taoyuan)
amazing video!
I was reluctant to upgrade my Nexus 5 because it was perfect, but was essentially handed a 6P. I was reluctant to upgrade that, but was caught in battery/firmware bork and essentially handed a Pixel XL. 6 years later I don't want to upgrade from that either, but the batter has gone from 48 hours to 6 hours, and a 4a is better than free right now (I could sell it tomorrow for more than what my phone company are charging per month over 2 years for it)... so I'm going to try it. Hey, as long as it's as good as an OG Pixel XL but the battery lasts longer than 6 hours I couldn't ask for anything more!
My only question is, is it laggy after 10 months of use ?
Any "baby stepper's". This is the perfect smartphone. Currently in BS3!
Ordered a big ass Nokia 8.3, now I'm ordering this. Compact is what my hand desires.
I love the 4a since day 1. And Android 12 beta been amazing. I wonder if I will miss it if ai switch
Does your phone's screen has yellowish tint , curious as i don't see that in the video. How??
As a wired iem kinda guy having a headphone jack is one of the reasons I'm looking at this phone. I'm nowhere near latest and greatest for phones and can get this phone for a pretty decent upgrade price if I decide to get it.
Which is beter Camera is important to me because I'm working with garage and take pictures of cars daily
Xiaomi Note 10 Pro
Or
Xiaomi Mi 11 LITE
Google Pixel 4A
Just ordered a new one today
How do you get those widgets? I got android 12 and pixel 4, and there are no widgets like that whatsoever...
You need KWGT Pro and you can download the packs from playstore
I am old school and use my headphone jack daily, just had a power outage and reminds me that the "wireless" earphones needs to be charged!
Phones need to be charged also....
@@mattherr5122 Yes but I think the point is that most people will prioritize charging their phone over headphones.
Since Bluetooth headphones don't sound as good as wired headphones it does matter. I take sound over wireless. And there isn't one Bluetooth headphones that sound better as my studio headphones that professionals use to make music.
Desperately needed an upgrade, or at least a new phone as mine was becoming obsolete. Boiled my choices down to a one plus or the pixel 4A. I'm not trying to shoot a lot with my phone or anything so the pixel has become a pretty good choice
Pixal 4a v/s lg wing ? Which one best for normal users?
It's a great phone, packed with features and specs. My only problem is battery life
3:39 dude what is the name of the racing game that you were playing?
Great camera√
Great battery√
Headphone jack√
Cheap√