Google Pixel 8a vs. 8 - Which Should You Buy?

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[@tapdancer421]

How is the battery life on the 8a?

[@rstack13]

I switched from iPhone 13 to 8a and love it. Awesome phone

[@Video_Fiend]

Just ordered the pixel 8a. Can't wait till it ships especially since I am upgrading from my iPhone SE

[@jevonsims900]

Just traded in my Pixel 9 pro for a Pixel 8a. Google made an amazing phone

[@Video_Fiend]

@@jevonsims900 What even is this comment? It makes no sense…

[@jaimykooijmanify]

I switched From pixel 6 to iPhone 14. Now Apple and EU DMA are in a war and i dont get the new iOS 18 features, what do you like more?

[@KoalaBeer.]

Ur joking 😂

[@sidharthshivappa1359]

Bought 8a on a aweeome deal on exchange to pixel 7 and this phone is now worth its value for me its all about function and form and it does it perfect . It has some attraction and something very appealing about this phone which i love ❤ so i am happy and zero compliant

[@rizwanmahai]

The battery backup has drastically improved on my Pixel 8 since the last few updates. The display too is bright enough, but what I don't like about this phone is, the screen turns pink when under direct sunlight.

[@AlexanderOjwall-lb8ov]

I have a pixel 8 and another major upgrade from the 8a is the charging speed, its simply superior

[@AlexanderOjwall-lb8ov]

I also got an amazing deal for the 8 i traded my old iphone 6 and got $400 off. No idea how the store made money on that purchase 😂

[@MechzHxH]

Pixel 8a would be good if charging wasnt so slow and the price so high.

[@DG123z]

Facts 💯

[@ragnaroksangel]

The charging on this phone is absolutely infuriating

[@xqlenty]

I don't have any problems with 8a charging, the battery is soo good, that i charge it once a day and it's enough

[@DG123z]

@@xqlenty It is slower at charging bc of inferior hardware.

[@adrianbyron-parker5797]

Change the charge cable, it then charges at almost the same speed as the 8.. Google put a cheap cable in the box to limit the speed..

[@papajohn_yt]

Love my Pixel 8a.

[@Vijay_0HKG]

I am debating, got Pixel 8a, and Google dropped the Pixel 8 price. Difference - $20.00 CAD. Should I change to 8 or stick with 8a. also, Pixel 8, my monthly plan drops by $3.00. At the end of two years, either I return the phone, or NET pay $197 for either of these phones, including the drop in monthly plan by $3.00. I am not much of a user of my cell phone, and take pictures, only when we are outdoors. On Pixel 8a, taking test video for 5 minutes, not only battery drain of 4 minutes, but phone did get hot.

[@mirandasworld]

just bought the 8a through your link

[@Cody_1019]

Just ordered 8a upgrading from my 6. Got a good deal with T-Mobile and for 200 dollars cheaper the 8a seems just as good

[@MarcutsuSpoon]

I have the 8a and I have a glass screen protector on it and I don't notice any purple screen artifacts. Then again when I use my phone I am not twisting it around at different angles, it is right in front of me where it is easiest to hold and see.

[@Rehnstrand]

Just renewed my mobile plan and got the Pixel 8 without any additional cost. Doesn't get cheaper than that since I was going to stick to my current carrier anyway 🎉

[@manuelight]

I pay 10 bucks a month for 58GB data and 1000 minutes. Definitely cheaper to just buy a phone

[@Cody_1019]

Ya I have the pixel 6 pay 40 a month. Pixel 8 would been 55 a month but 8a will keep me at 40 so I just ordered the 8a today

[@Dangg1589]

If the gap between the 8 and 8a is less than 50$, just get the 8:v

[@ZimmerZirwes]

Only, if they would stop implementing these bulky and ugly cameras. They are not better, if they are bigger. AI is making the pics better. But not a bulky big ugly camera.

[@tomasjolin2298]

Literally only thing that turns me off of the main pixels is those ugly ahh camera bump ​@@ZimmerZirwes

[@Cody_1019]

For me the 8a was 500 and 8 was 600 and with 8a my monthly bill won't change when I trade in my 6 so I just got the 8a

[@newfnshow031]

the most I would ever lease a phone for is $500 so it's either pixel 8a or nothing for me. I'll just hold on to my 6 for now but this looks cool. I don't like small screens tho and Google needs to fix their weak battery life.

[@LOUISVILLECARDINALS]

I have the p6 p7 and p8 it's a great upgrade i thought I wouldn't like the p8 smaller screen but the bezels are so small it actually makes the screen size for content

[@Cody_1019]

Exactly 8a will make me go from 40 a month with my pixel 6 to 42 a month for the 8a

[@CROW_CREEK_SIOUX]

Thanks for the video.

[@baghel3318]

Watching this video on pixel 8😅😅😅😅

[@inshortinfo4830r]

😄😄 Bro actually I am going to buy the pixel 8 for its camera feature specially for Macro camera is macro camera of pixel 8 is good?..

[@inshortinfo4830r]

I am a little bit confused about whether I should buy a pixel 8 or pixel 8a 😅😅 because pixel 8a doesn't have macro 🥲🥲..

[@inshortinfo4830r]

Can you tell me something about pixel 8 as per your opinion.. 😅

[@baghel3318]

@@inshortinfo4830r my experience is very bad .... I bought this from Flipkart & the front camera has Focus issue, I replaced the phone & second phone also has the same problem selfies are blurry , I again requested for replacement but this time they didn't replace, they said it will be fixed in next software update ... 🫤🫤🫤 Phone has heating issue, bugs are there .... Rest is good In short don't buy pixel, till they make a powerful chipset , I'm guessing in next 3-4 years they will surely have a powerful chipset 🫤🫤🫤 .

[@RayanOsman-ly2jw]

Me too😂😂😂

[@jimichan7649]

At $250 from Google Fi, the 8a was a no brainer for me!

[@peckiro]

Since I was already a Google Fi user, picking up the 8a for $300 was a no-brainer.

[@jenniferellis7594]

I just joined Google Fi to get it for $0!

[@Youtobedo]

I wish people would just review the pixel 8A on its own and not against the 8 or other phones.

[@methoxy66]

I wish people would just review a phone as a phone - a radio telecommunications device - not just give us a camera review.

[@pokerboy72]

​@@methoxy66 seriously man..

[@Alexander-vm2ox]

​@methoxy66 any phoke that comes out now will be 100% perfect for calling 😂

[@Video_Fiend]

I just ordered a google pixel 8a!

[@jevonsims900]

Good for you you'll be returning it soon

[@Video_Fiend]

@@jevonsims900 don’t count on it!

[@free_gold4467]

I got mine a week ago to replace my 4a!

[@richardcorfield1316]

Is the 8a plastic back like that on the 5? I've enjoyed the feeling of robustness with the 5's plastic back over a glass back.

[@fightnight14]

The depth of field blurriness is a known issue with new cameras that uses these type of lenses, it started with Pixel 6 and iPhone 13 series. Older smartphones never had this problem because they were using a smaller camera sensor.

[@mohammedshabbir4412]

Good explanation ❤

[@robertwilsoniii2048]

This is nonsense. The 8a takes better photos because of the Sony sensor. I also prefer the 8a screen because it doesn't tint green.

[@caztle101]

I am really enjoying the hazel pixel 8. Love the color and phone.

[@KoalaBeer.]

Did they ever get rid of that hideous search bar bottom of Home Screen?

[@rellorose3317]

I loved my 8a just recently lost it so I bought another one

[@kingkiller_1001]

I'm a pixel guy... I'm rocking the 4XL ( for the past 6 yrs)and my wife got me the 8a for my birthday... Will i be happy?

[@julietbaba3230]

Why not?

[@rootedsoul4505]

I have 4XL as well! Love the phone but it's starting to show its age. I'm currently debating on upgrading but the 8a may be better than a 6 year old phone 😅😅

[@NakedButAnonymous]

No, divorce her.

[@ChrisKadaver]

Was about to order the 8. But damn, it's not as good as I thought. I'll stay away. Right now is the 8 super cheap where I live. I think the 8 camera is pretty bad with the dull pictures and bad details in shade.

[@LOUISVILLECARDINALS]

I really wish my p8 had a matte back

[@kelliblanchett8494]

Can i ask what the video audio is like? My 6a is awful. Compression very bad when playing guitar and singing.

[@user-nj2uu1tb8j]

One inaccuracy is they don't have the same tensor processor the 8a is slightly underclocked fact

[@lukas______]

... It's simple. The pixel 8 was literally $499 a few weeks prior the 8a release. Get the 8

[@m.parham82]

You need to put labels on each phone through the video otherwise htf would I know which is which??

[@artiemend.3578]

Will it last as long as my Motorola phone i bought back in 2017 for 250.00 bucks ?

[@jevonsims900]

Motorola is way better than Google

[@SM-ih3go]

At least one can remove Google search bar and weather widget from the home screen of moto phones unlike Google pixel ones. It's so irritating.

[@mafiaboy4925]

8yrs of guarantee updates

[@jordanplays-transitandgame1690]

My 3 Pro and 6a still work despite the fact that I shattered both of them lmao. They are pretty durable.

[@MarcutsuSpoon]

Last as long?? Your Moto is probably rockin a 2019 security update. Software wise they suck.

[@gujakis4688]

So there is no doubt at all that the eight is better than the 8a in every aspect, and it costs negligible more

[@newfnshow031]

also I'll add I have the pixel buds pro and they aren't very loud. I prefer my OnePlus buds that cost $60. The OnePlus Nord buds 2

[@yqv8500]

Pixel 8a can't record HDR video 🫤

[@DG123z]

8a slow wireless charging

[@maxoo._]

Pixel 8 for me as only flagships matter whatever the brand 🤓

[@binodd1907]

the 18w charging speed is nuts😂😂😂

[@kingkiller_1001]

"Don't mind a less quality OLED screen".... I'll take anything OLED

[@cavon_08]

The Pixel 8 is the most beautiful phone ever made

[@free_gold4467]

It's beautiful but the glass back will be covered by a case, I got 8a and I love it but that decision was mainly down to lower cost.

[@imabeliever85]

Do either of these phones have a powerful enough dac to drive my Sennheiser HD 6XX headphones? That’s what I miss about the LG V60, they could play the hard to drive headphones.

[@kaushikraghu6311]

No

[@jevonsims900]

No

[@imabeliever85]

@@kaushikraghu6311 thank you. I’ll just keep my V40 and V60 as long as I can.

[@OneNiftyBoi]

@@imabeliever85 Keep them as long as you can. Those a legendary phones that we may never see again in the Market. Maybe the Sony Xperias could come close, but their prices are also something to consider.

[@RonaldoGeorge-m9q]

Love it

[@0verspeed]

Thanks! Just got my pixel s24 😂

[@mu0569]

A series of pixel having a slightly weaker processor. tensor G3 in pixel 8 is not same as oixel 8a because pixel 8a has slightly weaker Tensor G3 processor.

[@QuakerPop]

How do you know this?

[@angelopebs]

Source? Didn’t read anything about it being underclocked.

[@QuakerPop]

@@angelopebs it isn't. Person invented that fact

[@Jeph_twice]

8a don’t have motion mode

[@geraldfoushee]

buy shouldn't we already expect the 8 to be the better phone over the A... tell me why I NEED the 8...sell me the 8a and save me some mulah my brother...

[@KurtTank392]

Same processor

[@SuperMatrix59]

Camera stuff is software update

[@Juan5thTea]

hmmmm 8a? the chin....

[@AsaFPV]

yo

[@rich2529]

none..iv had the 8 since it came out but iv used my 7 pro more..the latsest update gave more to the 7 pro..its just a better phone...

[@kbmdeers]

w

[@kbmdeers]

w\

[@WaleedShawesh]

First❤

[@M.KEY_HEMIN]

★★★★★

[@mdavis3]

NC🎉🎉🎉

[@one3497]

None of them. Shitty processor and a sofware full of bugs. Tried Pixel 8 Pro for like a week and sold it. It was pure overheating shit.

[@receptyavidea]

:) :) :)

[@Aarondacollector]

I think I'll just stick to my 6a if thats the case