Google Launches Pixel 4A budget smartphone, its first smartphone in 2020 and it comes great specs at an pocket friendly price. While the Pixel 4 and 4XL comes with dual rear cameras, Pixel 4A opted for a single rear camera and a rear mounted fingerprint sensor.
Pixel 4A is built around 5.8-inch Full HD+ OLED display, it is powered by Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platform paired with 6GB of RAM and has a 128GB UFI 2.1 storage.
The device comes with Google’s Titan M Security chip, has a 12.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash like other Pixel 4 devices with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Pixel autofocus. There’s is an 8-megapixel front camera, both with AI-powered camera features.
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Don’t be surprised if the Pixel 4A 12.2MP camera beats other 48MP and 64MP camera out there. We all know Pixel device has great cameras and Google emphasized the performance of the Pixel 4A camera in its launch announcement, highlighting the following features
- HDR+ with dual exposure controls
- Portrait Mode
- Top Shot
- Night Sight with astrophotography
- Fused video stabilization
Other new features include improved Google Assistant integration, a pre-loaded Personal Safety app, and Live Caption, which provides real-time captioning for video and audio content, as well as calls.
The new Pixel device runs the latest Android 10 and is housed by a 3140mAh battery that comes with support for 18W fast charging.
Google Pixel 4A Specs Highlights
| Display | 5.81-inch 2,340 x 1,080 OLED |
| Soc | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (Octa-core, 2.2GHz + 1.8GHz) |
| GPU | Adreno 618 |
| RAM | 6GB |
| Storage | 128GB |
| Rear Camera | 12.2MP |
| Front Camera | 8MP |
| SIM | NanoSIM + eSIM |
| Connectivity | 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1, USB Type-C, NFC, 3.5mm jack |
| Battery | 3,140mAh |
| Dimensions | 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm (143g) |
| Price | $349 (~₦140,000) |
Pixel 4A Availability
The Pixel 4A comes in Black colour option only and already available for pre-order in the US and will go on sale from August 20th. The device will also be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Italy, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
Google is expected to launch a 5G variant of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 5 5G in Fall 2020.