HONEST REVIEW Google PIXEL 8a

Is the Google Pixel 8a worth the $499 price point? Check out my Google Pixel 8a honest review to find out!
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[@mole1596]

In Europe, you get 200 bucks off when trading in an old Galaxy S9 for example. That makes it 350 EUR, which is a great price.

[@Ruisantos84]

This weekend there were some crazy promos and trande-in, I got my 8a 256gb for 250€. A mobile carrier has the 128gb for 220€ but with contract. This is a phone that shouln't be more than 350€, for the retail price the regular 8, iPhone 13 or Samsung S23 are better options.

[@Ynwa1892Udry]

@@Ruisantos84 It was the perfect time for a new phone contract. Got a new contract with 30GB for 22€/month. Got the Pixel 8A, the 256GB version, for 150€ total while having a guaranteed 150€ trade in + probably 50-70€ for the old phone I´ll send in.

[@frankle9617]

Bought one for €202

[@Eugensson]

No trade-in in Belgium

[@frankle9617]

​@@Eugensson it was till 3th of July, maybe u are to late. Pixel 8a cost €550 I combined it with a subscription plan of 1 yr for €7/month (=€84 cost) with that the phone only cost €369. With the trade in of my old Poco X3 NFC I get €17 + the promo of €150. Total of €202 and the SIM card (€87) I gave it to my mom

[@richardfarmer6570]

Nice review. I got my 8a on Saturday and seems like a decent phone. I upgraded from a 6a and really like the new screen and the facial recognition which like you said is very fast and seamless. I got $100 for the Google store plus $180 trade in for my 6a so I got the phone for $220.

[@a1000island]

I want the blue one

[@tatebdouglas]

Went with the Aloe color for my 8a. Will be in tomorrow. Pretty hyped!

[@PaidPrices]

I can’t decide between aloe and green!

[@faberoony90]

Bay Blue here!

[@crpro5420]

Did pre order same color today. Excited

[@5150crazyfun]

That is a really sharp color. If I pick one up that’s the color I’ll go with. I may wait until it goes on sale lol 😂

[@cowbatboots282]

​@PaidPricesthwres only one green color and it's aloe.

[@tonyginnetti5828]

When you switched to the Pixel 8a at the 6:37 mark, the main noticeable difference was the slight drop-off in volume. The picture quality was superb!

[@Joseph-ub5wh]

I got the 8a and went eith obsidian. I wanted blue but i thought black would stay cleaner. Im enjoying the 8a from my 6a

[@ImAMZNJOHN]

Also on 6a. I'm going aloe.

[@Joseph-ub5wh]

@@ImAMZNJOHN Aloe is also nice.

[@techwolfcave]

Nice a fellow 6a user. I'm also thinking of jumping to 8a. Hopefully soon 🙏🙏🙏

[@mehdigharbi8804]

What about battery life and screen on time

[@lars5288]

I don't know, but Google is still not good at video recording. It's not bad, but even older iPhone generations just seem to be more fluid, like android doesn't get the frame rates correctly or something, there is always a slight stutter. And the audio recording isn't great either. On the other hand, it's still good enough that you can get used to it, as long as you don't have any iPhone for comparison, it shouldn't bother you. And a large pro is the long updates for 7 years. Even Apple doesn't have such a long support. But we know google, they are good at promising things, but much better at canceling services. So this update promise is something we can talk about in 2031 again.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

But iOS is basically for kids. It doesn't let you download it any software you want unless it comes from the app store which is criminal. Probably should be illegal and will be illegal in Europe starting this year. I couldn't imagine using a phone and not having access to browsers with desktop extensions. Third party launchers, revanced, new pipe, f Droid. And the pixel has a much better point-and-shoot camera than any iPhone. MHKBD's blind test The pixels outperformed the iPhone by a country mile. Pixel 6A was number one in the Pixel 7 was number two. Next year the pixel 7A was number one and the Pixel 7 Pro is number two and the Pixel fold was number three. Meanwhile them s22 ultra, s23 ultra and the iPhone 14 and 15 respectively were way behind. iPhone does have a reputation for better video for sure but before those blind tests with elo ratings a lot of people would have told you Apple had the best point and shoot camera. Turn down a lot of that was just reputation. Same with updates, the Apple gets way too much credit for their supposed class leading updates. Even before Samsung and pixel stretched out to 7 years, Apple doesn't give you app updates after the final OS update. So that means like a iPhone 7, 8will never get an app update ever again even while an Android phone from 2015 is still getting Google Play services. So I don't know if you care at all about ad blocking, customization, open source software etc, I think the pixel is way superior to the iPhone. It's biggest weakness is probably it's modem and it's inefficient chip. To me that's a much smaller liability than not being able to choose my own browser (All of the browsers on the app store are based on Safari code so Firefox and brave etc are not even the legitimate versions of themselves)

[@didier2124]

I'm in Australia. I went out today to do some research on a new phone. I've only owned an iPhone. I discovered that many retailers here are offering the 8 for around $1200, which is nowhere near a new iPhone price, while you can buy the 8A normally for around $850. However, they are offering $300 cashback and $149 trade-in on my iPhone. That's around $400! Here in Australia, that is super cheap. So, it is very hard to consider much else at this stage.

[@5150crazyfun]

I actually really like the 8a and love the colors and the matte plastic back for durability, but I do think Google should’ve charged $399 instead of $499 so it would truly be a budget phone. I may wait and see if any issues arise on the 8a and for it to go on sale before I pick one up.

[@morganengle8271]

But if you compare it to other budget phones the price makes sense. Other budget phones do NOT have this quality

[@newfnshow031]

it's not 2000 nuts with a light meter it hits 1350 max it's not bright at all outside I can barely see it😂I have this

[@kindofanmol]

You really don't know about the competition at $500, do you?

[@goncalonunes2091]

hi! great review! between pixel 8a and samsung A55, which one would you recommend?

[@scottritcey5166]

Good video. Preordered blue. Coming tomorrow. Hope dropped calls from p6a are gone

[@scooter5480]

Brushed metal on the camera housing is 🔥

[@cowbatboots282]

If you buy the phone through Google-Fi it's only $250. I paid $316 after shipping and taxes.

[@NJMike67]

I got one as my work phone and since they give a $500 stipend, it was ‘free’. I find myself reaching for this more often than my personal iPhone 15Pro Max. The fit in hand and overall experience is excellent. The cameras are also excellent but I may miss the zoom lens from the iPhone. Otherwise it’s a really solid unit.

[@toshiro5834]

Shit, I never knew you make tech videos😭

[@nickyambao834]

I thought I misclicked a sneaker video instead of a pixel 8a video bevause of your voice 😂 Didn't know you have a tech channel ♥️♥️. Awesome job

[@TheEvdiggity]

Nice review man. For me I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get $140 credit for my Pixel 4a. Plus $100 store credit. The blue looks nice this will be my first phone that I can remember that isn't black. Hopefully it will be a keeper.

[@Phoenix5uper]

for me, this very good phone with secure chip (tensor & titan m2) makes me comfortable

[@sohrabsinghsmagh]

I want to buy a phone and am deciding between the Pixel 8 and the Samsung S23. Please tell me which phone is smoother.

[@levil4012]

I got this phone in aloe and thought that it was kinda small for me, but after using it and the performance I got from it, I started liking it

[@typingcat]

How is the loud speaker quality? Is 8a's worse than 8's?

[@jamiljohnson9766]

Conclusion pixel 8a vs pixel 9 upgrade or settle for a good midrange phone. The choice is your 🤔

[@Evertkn974]

Im thinking changing to this ive got a22 samsung. Would this be upgrade

[@nailfarmer22]

Pixel smartphones are the best Android devices you can buy in my honest opinion.

[@pmosly1578]

I wouldn't buy it. The edges are a bit thicker but it looks ugly. For vlogging it has poor video quality as you can see and a really muffled sound. And the photos could also be sharper. Not to mention the plastic back. I could imagine the painted camera frame, where the paint comes off after a long time. I don't know if the Oled of the 8a has a rainbow effect when tilted, at least even the expensive Pixel 7 had it and all a models except the Pro models. Then the battery is charging slowly, sorry. I'm a pixel fan but not this one, but it's a matter of taste

[@helterskelzer3883]

They fixed that on the pixel 8.

[@MBA-wp4rm]

Can you make a review about the Xiaomi 14 ultra ❤

[@cryptoknight3009]

It's not worth it I mean unless you a Google phone guy

[@david-e2q4m]

This one or Samsung a55? Any advice?

[@AnthonyFlowers-pt9dr]

Got o e coming tomorrow..ALOE

[@MRJLS15]

Great video, I appreciate the reviews and details. Can't wait to see you do a details tips and tricks.

[@ssxforever9835]

U should use an external mic tho. its a pixel not an Iphone

[@baldone45]

Ok relax, with your precious iPhone...all hail the iphone

[@AssassinIsAfk]

Last time i checked, apple makes dogshit Midrange phones.

[@ssxforever9835]

Im using a pixel 7a till the pixel 8a releases here. The best thing on the camera app is that you can just plug in any mic and use it to record 😊

[@Scolio]

@@AssassinIsAfkthe design for the SE is ancient but it has been an excellent phone for me. That includes the camera but its time to move on and the pixel 8a seems like the phone for me

[@Scolio]

@@baldone45for real. I love iphones and androids alike. If I were to make actual videos for youtube on ANY phone I would use an external mic. Iphone, samsung, google doesnt matter. Same with cameras. Cheap camera or expensive camera, you use an external mic.

[@shaiderblack6311]

How to buy and exchange with the old phone do i have to go the store? If online how?

[@Maximusprime24]

If you're buying from Google store they will mail you a package to put your trade in phone in.

[@Stillalongwayfromhome]

Is that dog sleeping standing up?

[@JoeC5050]

pre ordered but got it so quick? Interesting!

[@MelnykNazar.]

It's better to get pixel 8, difference in price is low

[@AndrewTSq]

The Pixel 8 is a few hundred dollars, the 8A is free if you just renew your mobile contract for 24months. (Free as in you pay the same amount as before but get a phone if you want)

[@MelnykNazar.]

@@AndrewTSq I'm not able in my country 🤷

[@AndrewTSq]

@@MelnykNazar. ah okey, the difference in price here is almost $300 if you buy them cashed.

[@jaypunzalan6999]

For $500 it should have minimum of 256gb internal storage, 128gb is not enough when you cant use sd card to expand storage

[@JR_Nerd]

Better than paying for an iPhone with 64gb of internal storage for nearly twice the price.

[@JoeC5050]

it should have been $299 (or $399 with $100 giftcard)

[@wizzgamer]

Too cheap your talking about a phone with one of the best cameras on the market.

[@a1000island]

Damn I wish you made the prices up on everything in life We all could save so much money

[@realandtrueguys]

This is a budget varient of the flagship experience the same way Samsung has its FE series and apple has their SE series, this isn't supposed to be a phone thats extremely cheap / extremely affordable

[@wizzgamer]

@@realandtrueguys This is nothing like the SE though as this is 95% a Pixel 8 where as the iPhone SE was a huge downgrade in screen and camera etc the 8a is similar to the S20FE/S21FE though not S22 FE.

[@realandtrueguys]

​@@wizzgamer my point was that these were budget varients of flagship phone series

[@vishnuvijwani]

Pre ordered 8a for 350usd after exchanging my OnePlus 8T. My mom's 6a heats up, so does the 8a heat up too?

[@LilRenlor]

The heat was really bad on the tensor g1 chip, but it is better on the g2 and g3 chips

[@czkmeister]

@@LilRenlor Still heats up though, G3 heats the phone up while even watching youtube videos. Don't expect to push this one, if you live in a warm climate it will be always warm.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yes it will heat up a bit because they're using Samsung's fabrication chips which are just notoriously thermally inefficient. It's not a deal breaker for me though I still think if you live in the US or the western market pixels are the best value on Android. With you I guess you can make a case for the OnePlus 12 r this year since it does have an incredibly efficient chip, but also incredibly fast charging and class leading battery life. But I much prefer pixel software and Pixel cameras to OnePlus. The 8t had the 865 chip I think which is an awesome chip and thermally efficient. But of course that phone's not getting updates anymore and doesn't have it nearly as good of a camera. But it's definitely more thermally efficient than tensor But I mean 99% of the time it's not going to cause any issues besides slight feeling of warmth. Some people were saying that was only an issue with the first gen tensor and I don't think that's true according to the benchmarks with temperatures. But I mean it's kind of the nature of chips, 8g1 888, certainly non-arm chips get really hot that's what they do. I think the Pixel will really take a step in quality in 2025 when they no longer contract Samsung to make The chip but TSMC who is making the incredibly efficient 8g2 8g3 etc .. The 888 and the 8g1 (from phones like the s21 ultra and the s22 ultra) we're also fabricated by Samsung and more notoriously thermally inefficient and hot. The 8g1 in particular causes shutdowns on Sony and OnePlus and Samsung had a major throttling scandal and had phones delisted from geekbench and tablet as well

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

​@@czkmeisterYou can absolutely push it. It's just going to feel warm and throttle a bit. It's not ideal of course and it's going to be an issue with the Pixel 9 as well It should be fixed with Pixel 10 when TSMC is making the chips instead of Samsung. But it still can push any game, it actually has the fastest rendering times of any flagship for video rendering. You can absolutely push it. I mean it's way better of a chip than like 8g1. And people used that for emulation and so on when it was the flagship chip in 2021 or 2022.

[@KoalaBeer.]

@@michaelcorcoran8768I agree rather tmc

[@krischabot8232]

I'm not upgrading yet I still love my 7a