Google pixel 6a

With the For less than half that price, the model comes with a clean and simple Android interface, a bright 6.1-inch OLED display, and not one but two rear cameras—a rarity for a moderately priced phone. The Pixel 6a carries the same $449 price as last year’s 6.3-inch According to Google, Tensor enables the Pixel 6a to perform advanced AI and machine learning tasks—particularly for taking photos and videos—without taxing the battery as much as previous Pixel models. Tensor also gives the entire Pixel 6 line of phones a few exclusive Android skills, magically erasing people and objects from your photos, instantly translating text conversations and videos (to and from English in a I asked Google for a press sample of the phone to see some of those tricks firsthand and get an overall impression of the user experience ahead of the official July 28 release date. And now we have the final results from the rigorous testing of the Pixel 6a in CR’s labs. As always, the test samples used in the evaluation were purchased at a retail store, so they’re no different from the Pixel 6a you might buy. During the course of their evaluation, our testers found a bug in the three Pixel 6a phones we purchased. The fingerprint sensor sometimes allows an unregistered finger to unlock the phone. (Here’s The flaw isn’t universal, and we have a fix for it, so the Pixel 6a earns a CR Best Buy recommendation for its overall performance. The phone is available now in gray (“charcoal”; Here’s a closer l...

Against • Finicky fingerprint sensor • Higher price It's not often that you find a mid-range phone with a flagship-level processor, but that's exactly what Google did with the Pixel 6a. Inside is the same Google Tensor processor that you'll find in the far more expensive Pixel 6, and that's something to truly celebrate. But, for just $450, a few concessions had to be made on the Pixel 6a to achieve such a great price. (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central) If you were to hold the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6a next to each other and scroll through your favorite social media feed, you would immediately notice a difference. At just 60Hz, the Pixel 6a's display feels decidedly last-gen when compared to the smoother 90Hz display of the Pixel 6. 90Hz isn't the fastest refresh rate on a modern phone, but even the 50% increase in refresh rate makes the Pixel 6 feel much faster and smoother all around. Of course, the difference in refresh rate will negatively affect the battery life of the Pixel 6 since its processor has to redraw the display 50% more often every second. That's why the Pixel 6 has a bigger battery, after all. But here's the deal. If battery life is a chief concern, you could always lower the Pixel 6's display down to 60Hz to save battery, giving you some real options. While the refresh rate is the most immediate difference between the two phones, your eyes will easily adjust to the lower refresh rate of the Pixel 6a after a brief window of time. What you won...