Google Pixel 4A Review with Pros and Cons

fter almost two years, Google launched a new Pixel Phone in India. The Google Pixel 4A is a mid-budget centric smartphone but it has a flagship-level camera with the budget centric build quality. Also, Pixel 5 is not coming to India that means Pixel 4A is the only phone which you can buy. Now, let’s review the Pixel 4A and see why this is the best phone you can get under Rs 30,000 in India.

Google Pixel 4A India Price

Google Pixel 4A priced at Rs 29,999 for 6GB of Ram and 128GB storage and it’s available at Flipkart website. It’s only available in Just Black colour option.

Pixel 4A Display Quality

Pixel 4A comes with 5.81 inches FHD+ OLED display with 1080×2340 pixel resolution and this is 60Hz display. There is no ugly notch this, Google went with punch hole which looks great and feels great as comped to huge bathtub notch. By the way, this is a small smartphone, it’s not huge like OnePlus Nord, it’s a compact phone.

Google has used gorilla glass 3 to protect the front display, I think they could have gone with Gorilla glass 5 because the phone is priced at 30k but hey, it’s Google, so can’t expect everything perfect in 30k phone.

Google has provided good quality OLED display, so there is nothing to worry about display. You can see the display under the sunlight, even you can play games without any issue. As I have said, this is a small smartphone, so if you want a big display then this could be deal-breaker for you.

Pixel 4A Design and Build Quality

Can’t say much about design because it depends on a user by user, you pay like a pop-up camera or punch-hole display. So I have added images of Google Pixel 4A, so let me know what you think about design.

Talking about build quality, Pixel 4A has a plastic back and Gorilla Glass 3 on the front side. This is where I feel Google has cut some money, I mean if you’re paying 30k then at least, provide Gorilla Glass 5 on the front. Now, of course, most of the people won’t care about design because Cameras will fill up then a gap for them.

Now, if you want a premium-looking phone at 30k then you’re not in the right place because Google Pixel 4A is nowhere near to flagship.

Pixel 4A Cameras

This is where Google Pixel 4A shines. The phone has only single rear camera setup yet it provides the best camera quality under 30k price tag, I mean, it’s even better than OnePlus Nord or any other smartphone below 30k.

Pixel 4A can shoot video at 4k@60fps with rear while 4k@30fps with selfie camera which is a huge deal if you’re into videography or love to shot vlogs for YouTube. It also has a night mode which is by far best night mode implementation on a budget smartphone, now you don’t have to install Gcam if you buy Pixel 4A.

When you have an only a single camera then you will lose out on Ultra-wide shot, zoom shots. So if you love to take those ultra-wide shot then this might not the best option for you but if you want quality images then you won’t find better device then Pixel 4A below 30k.

I don’t want to say, how good Pixel 4A cameras are because I start, it will be soo long. So overall, if you want the best camera under 30k and if you don’t care about ultra-wide lens then don’t look for anything else, just grab the Pixel 4A without any doubt.

Pixel 4A Performance

Pixel 4A is powered by most loved Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G which we have seen in lots of smartphones and every single device performed very well. As this is Google-branded smartphone that means there is no custom UI, it’s running on Android 10 and this will get fasted Android updated than any other non-pixel devices.

You can play every single game without any problem and there won’t be any problem regarding performance but keep in mind, the phone has budget centric chipset, so after two or three hours of continues gameplay, the phone will get warp or you will see a frame from here and there while playing games.

One thing to note, this is running on Stock UI that mean Pixel 4A will perform better as compared to any other smartphone with the Snapdragon 730G. The Pixel 4A got single-core score of 551 and a multi-core score of 1,655 on Geekbench while 268,973 score on AnTuTu.

In short, there won’t be a huge problem in performance but if you’re buying Pixel 4A just for gaming then I think you should consider buying ROG Phone 3 or maybe RealMe X3.

Pixel 4A Audio Quality

Google launched one or two smartphones every year, so they have enough time to test everything out while if you look at Redmi or RealMe, they launched two or three smartphones every month and that’s why they ended up with phone like RealMe 7. Now, here Pixel 4A tick marks every single small thing.

For example, call quality is awesome on this one, the speaker is also good. Keep in mind, Google has integrated microphone inside the front glass yet its work like a charm. In short, those little-little thing makes Pixel 4A good smartphone, even the doesn’t have the best build quality but everything else in on this phone is just beyond amazing.

Pixel 4A Battery Life

Pixel 4A doesn’t have the massive battery like Galaxy M51 but still, the phone lasted for the day which is good. Now, if you’re a heavy user then it may end up dead at about 5 PM. Overall, Google could have provided 4,000 mAh battery but this is what we have to sacrifice to get the best cameras.

Pixel 4A comes with 3,140 mAh battery with 18W fast charging support and the 18W charger is also include in the box.

“the battery life depends on your phone use if you every day play games for 6 hours then you need to charge a phone in every 6 hours but if you’re like me and don’t use the phone very often then it will last for a day or so”

Pixel 4A: Verdict

Google Pixel 4A could be a great device for some people and some people, it will be overpriced. Now if you want the best camera, best user experience, good performance then Pixel 4A is the phone you’re looking for but if you want best performance and premium looking smartphone then I think Pixel 4A is not the phone you’re looking for.