Description
- Fast Charging: Pixel 7a has a 24-hour battery life and supports fast charging up to 72 hours with Extreme Battery Saver turned on.
- Advanced Camera: Pixel 7a has a 6.1-inch OLED display with 1080p video capture and a 64MP rear camera that performs well in low light.
- Security Features: Pixel 7a has a 6.1-inch OLED display with 1080p video capture and a 64MP rear camera that performs well in low light. It also has a biometric fingerprint sensor for quick unlocking.
- Wireless Connectivity: Pixel 7a supports NFC, Wi-Fi, USB, and Bluetooth for easy connectivity to other devices.
- Water Resistant Design: Pixel 7a has a water-resistant design that allows you to use it even in rainy or wet conditions.
- Long Battery Life: Pixel 7a has a 4385mAh battery that provides up to 24 hours of use per charge, with the option to extend battery life up to 72 hours with Extreme Battery Saver.
- Dual SIM Card Slots: Pixel 7a has dual SIM card slots for convenient use with two separate phone numbers.
- Google Tensor G2 Processor: Pixel 7a is powered by a Google Tensor G2 processor for fast performance and advanced AI features.
- Google Assistant Integration: Pixel 7a has Google Assistant integration for hands-free assistance and control.
- 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty: Pixel 7a comes with a 1 year manufacturer warranty for peace of mind and protection.
MacMike –
I’ve been using this phone for a full year now, so I feel I’ve used it enough to give a fair assessment. Bottom line: best phone I’ve ever owned. Other reviewers have adequately covered most of the good features of this phone, all of which I agree with. So I will only mention the aspects that are less than optimal.
Fingerprint sensor – as others have mentioned, it is not very reliable. To try to improve the performance, I used the same finger (thumb) for more than one of the (I think) four fingerprints you are allowed to store in the phone. This seems to improve the chances of a successful fingerprint read. Technique is also a factor. I’ve had the best luck with a quick but firm tap on the sensor area. If you linger a bit, your finger is likely to move ever so slightly on the screen causing it not to be recognized. I’ve also found that when my fingers are cold the chances of a successful read are reduced.
Modem – Cellular reception in fringe areas is probably a bit worse than other phones such as Samsung and could make the difference in usability in certain situations. Most of the time it’s fine and I’ve found that the phone can perform surprisingly well even with a marginal signal level.
Screen Brightness – could definitely be better. I leave mine fixed at 80% most of the time and in most indoor lighting situations it is entirely adequate. Outdoors however, I have to boost it up to 100% and in my opinion it is barely adequate.
Wireless charging – is pretty slow, but since I charge overnight it hasn’t been an issue for me. If I need it to charge faster I just plug it in. The phone has good battery life so charging once a day has worked out fine, even when I watch hours of TikToks.
Lens Flare – although I am extremely pleased with the performance of the camera in most situations, especially low light or night time shots, if there is a very bright source of light in an otherwise dark scene, the lens flare is crazy excessive and looks like petals of a flower. I realize it’s not a high-end phone, but geez, I think they could have done better even at this price point.
Photo Processing – most of the time Google’s photo processing for the camera turns out excellent results, especially in difficult lighting situations. One place it doesn’t work well at all is fine detail when using the digital zoom. The photo processing (AI?) algorithms try to fill in detail where it is lacking (instead of leaving it to be fuzzy) and comes up with some pretty wild patterns. Not a fan of this aspect at all. I’d rather it be fuzzy.
No 720p video – Sometimes I like to record 720p video because it takes up less memory, but the camera app doesn’t have an option for that. As a work-around I used a 3rd party camera app, but I haven’t found one that is as easy to use as the Google camera app.
OK, so enough negative points. Here are some things that really impress me about the phone…
Processing speed and overall responsiveness … it is very snappy. Never keeps me waiting.
Camera … LOVE the camera. Great low-light performance too. Probably my main reason for picking a Google pixel phone.
Size … just the right size for my hand and fits in any pocket I slip it into.
Screen – could be brighter, but otherwise has good color balance and is very crisp.
Battery life – haven’t run out of juice yet, even with fairly heavy use.
Overall I am very pleased with this phone and would buy another one in a heartbeat if anything happened to it.
Jeff –
Very happy with this phone and learning how to use as it does a lot of stuff. Takes good pictures plus very easy to set up and use. I will see how it holds up but I’m impressed with it so far but time will tell. Has a lot of features that phones twice this price does not have so it is a bargain especially if you get it on sale. Seems to exude quality when you are holding and I put on a screen protector and case ordered from Amazon at time of purchase to protect it before it gets scratched or damaged
Carlos E. –
Lo que sí me molestó fue que no trae su cargador solo trae el cable de transferencia y por el precio si me dio ganas de regresarlo ya que debería incluir porque necesita uno de carga rápida.
Súmale que se apagó solo y ahora no quiere encender, el vendedor no me contesta para la garantía y aún me sigue cobrando. No compren!
Arianna –
Just to be clear, this is what you will receive (see attached picture). For me it seems to work fine (UK, Giffgaff operator), luckily
And another one: since this is a Japanese phone, you CANNOT disable the camera sound, a “detail” you may find pretty annoying (I’m okay with that albeit I find it pretty silly).
wabbit –
This is an excellent phone and I couldn’t tell that it had ever been opened or used. It sure seems to be new. Pixel phones are known for their great cameras and this one is no exception. I’m a photographer from way back and this phone won’t replace my DSLR or mirrorless cameras, but it’s way better than the cameras built into most low or mid-priced phones. Lots of camera features that will keep you busy learning them all.
The phone’s processor seems fast to me, there’s little or no lag bringing up apps or videos. The phone’s signal strength is good. Where I live, the nearest tower is not close enough to provide a strong signal throughout the house, but the Pixel handles it nicely. The battery doesn’t last quite as long as my last phone, a mid-priced Samsung. But then again, the more powerful processor probably explains a lot of that. And it always has something displayed on the screen, even when it goes into sleep mode it shows a clock and a couple other indicators like the date, outside temperature and remaining charge.
I’m satisfied with my purchase and yes, I recommend this phone if you want a premium phone without the 4 figure price tag.
Alfonso Santi –
Es bastante bueno el teléfono, pero tiene un problema, no tiene conexión con la red de Altan redes (a28)., pero funciona bien con cualquier otro operador.
Jude Maij –
It’s been absolutely fantastic, it’s lightning fast and still an actual portable phone size. I’ve been with apple most of my life and came from the XR and wow i am absolutely blown away by this. Got it during the sale and im glad i did. I don’t know all the details and stuff about phones but im a blue collar worker, had no issues with dropping, dust or scratches after throwing an otterbox on it. No issues with bluetooth, no delay in opening apps speaker and microphone quality are A+
Best phone of all time ever, best value for your dollar that’s on the market in my opinion!
Losem –
READ THE UPDATE FOR FULL REVIEW SO FAR
Surprisingly good- To be honest I thought it’d have problems-minor and major. But so far there is none. Lots of the reviews say things like it overheats, the fingerprint scanner doesn’t always work, and so on. But I was surprised when none of that happened on this phone. In fact, my old phone (which was also used) was horrible. It had the typical used phone problems. Horrible battery life, it overheated, the power button was broken, it froze, it didn’t always charge, and so on. I was expecting at least SOME of these problems in this phone. But there is NONE. Anyway, (I’m sure you can tell by my review already) I think it is totally worth spending 300-400 bucks on this phone. I’ll soon leave an update with some pros and cons (as of now there is no cons).
EDIT/UPDATE- (please be sure to read the last paragraph)
Everything I stated earlier is true- and it still works. But now there’s a problem. Every time I try to download something, it won’t work. It’ll say, “please enter your password”. Well, I did, and it said it was wrong. To verify that this was true, I tried using the same exact password for my gmail, and guess what? It worked.
Still determined, I changed my password. I wrote it down so I could remember it. Once that was accomplished, I was like, “yay, now I’m in the PlayStore”. But then, when I tried to download an app, guess what? It asked for that same password. And ok, I’ll just put it in. I mean, I just changed it, so the password was written down right in front of me. And when I put it in, it was incorrect. I put it in again. Incorrect. Again. Incorrect. And so on. I also tried putting this password in on my gmail, and yes, it worked.
Even if I was doing the wrong password, I changed the one that it needed. Whatever password it asked for, I changed. So if I put it in, it should have worked. But it didn’t.
It is not just downloading apps. Ever since I signed in to my account on the phone, the fingerprint sensor stopped working. And that was such a bummer, because it had been really useful. One tap, and you are in your phone. But now I have to type in my password, which takes up more time. Of course, who cares, but it’s worth mentioning. Anyway, YouTube, which comes installed, didn’t work either once I signed in. It, just like everything else, needed the password that was right but the phone denied. Also, the PlayStore wouldn’t have worked either, if it wasn’t for the time I changed my password (if you change your password, the first time should definitely work). That is pretty much it, but not being able to install apps is a big deal.
Because of this, I went to three different AT&T’s. The first two didn’t do much except for send me to a different location. But at the third one, we stayed for an hour. We reseted passwords, changed them, everything we could think of. But it still failed to work. Anyway, I’m gonna try a few last resorts before I do something about this. But I hope it won’t come to returning it. Everything on the phone is great; it’s like new. I will try everything I can to keep this phone.
Also, this is on a child gmail. My daughter is older than 13, and everyone said it would change to a regular account once she turned 13. But no, that didn’t happen. I checked the birthdate listed, and it is correct. So I am not sure if this is the phone’s problem, or gmail’s (which is why I didn’t give it a lower review). Anyway if anything changes I’ll write it here and explain how to resolve it.