'I ditched my iPhone for a much cheaper Google model - I can't tell the difference'
25.05.2024 - 19:17
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As far as affordable tech is concerned, Google seem to have smashed it out of the park with their latest google phone- the Google Pixel 8a. With a flurry of new features at a fraction of the price, tech expert Harriet Morphy Morris couldn't wait to give it a go and compare it to other devices she has trialled.
Last year Google unveiled its newest Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro devices, another one of its many Apple and Samsung rivalling smartphones. Now for mobile fans with a budget its newest Pixel 8a may be the right fit.
We’ve seen it before with Samsung’s FE version of its S range or Apple’s 2022 iPhone SE that offers all of iPhone’s standout iOS features for a fraction of the price (minus any swanky night mode cameras). The Pixel 8a is Google’s time to show that a flashy, modern and up-to-date smartphone doesn’t need to cost thousands of pounds with a tag of £499 instead.
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With a solid 24-hour battery life, an OLED screen, a speedy Tensor G3Chip and a handful of AI editing features its price may be budget but its specs certainly aren’t.
Having ditched my iPhone for the Pixel 8a, I’d say there’s nothing that will put mobile fans off, if anything, the differences are so minuscule day-to-day it’s easy to forget just how much cheaper it is. Only avid Google fans will be able to spot its design differences as the 8a boasts a rounded shell and a smaller camera display notch.
When it comes to screen size there’s a fraction difference between the 8a 6.1-inch and the Pixel 8s’ 6.2-inch display. There isn’t that much difference between
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