Google Pixel 8a: A Practical Review

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I've spent about 3 weeks with the Pixel 8a as my daily driver and here are my thoughts.
This review unit was provided by Google, however all views are my own.
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[@christian-creations]

My favorite non iphone reviewer 🤭

[@imparkerburton]

Thanks!

[@ariefakmalmuhammadzulkifli7662]

Is that yawn emoji?

[@christian-creations]

@@ariefakmalmuhammadzulkifli7662 no bro

[@peelingpeely2524]

​@ariefakmalmuhammadzulkifli7662 No, this is yawn: 🥱

[@christopherswigert]

We know that’s a lie

[@thanujajayasuriya3394]

Love this phone 😊

[@timestampAi]

Please reply , Which generation usb type C is there? Does it heat while recording 4k 30 videos ? What about battery does it last a day, I am not phone addict, just prefer to record most of the time.

[@amalshadin]

Before you buy any Pixel, here is it's con(compared to most competition): Bad battery Overheating Bad CPU Slow charging speed And there was some issue with connectivity, 5g and calls with some pixel models, idk if it still exists Most of the problem is due to the weak tensor CPUs. Google tensor chips are only good for image processing and other Google's software based features. But those tensor chips are really bad for the price. They're unstable and weak processors. Unfit for gaming. Even the 200$ phone with a snapdragon or MediaTek can perform better than a tensor in gaming.

[@MuhammadSalman7236]

Bruh when did youtube add double tap to like

[@RishiPranad]

👇30 second people By the way very good video bro

[@shenaniganstuff]

Parker ain't pregnant but he never fails to deliver

[@MuhammadSanwal-xw3rk]

😂

[@asbarachuz]

That's a good one 🤣

[@sahilshah8392]

Whaaaaattttt😭

[@patrickbenjamindaka5179]

Barrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsss. Brooooooo

[@MrPixel8881]

8:00 because of adtive charging

[@_daniel.rad_]

I love your long reviews brother 🖤🙌.

[@imparkerburton]

Glad you like them!

[@mensuusxd]

The reason why it is charging so slow is because maybe you have the Adaptive Charging on which is a feature so that the phone charges in usual routines where you dont need it for example charging it overnight to extend the battery life. So it basically waits all night till 1 hour before your alarm rings, or like 1 hour before you usually use your phone. Its a pretty smart feature.

[@malgorzatachp]

Right? You would expect from a tech reviewer to know such things about products they are rating...

[@mensuusxd]

@@malgorzatachp Yeah I would but some are not as professional. I don't know how they are getting away with it...

[@monika278bly]

But when the pixel goes to adaptive charging. It shows on the screen and you can turn it off too.

[@mensuusxd]

@@monika278bly No way, Sherlock. Of course you can turn it off.

[@monika278bly]

@@mensuusxd dude, what I meant was it shows on screen that the phone is charging slowly. There's no way he didn't see that while it was charging slowly and if you want fast charging just turn it off. There's no reason to include adaptive slow charging in this video.

[@TechthroughToni]

#teampixel 🙌

[@VASA_pubg_official]

#teamsamsung 😂

[@JohnJacksonFreeze]

@@VASA_pubg_official I'm part of #teampixel but I wanna try a Galaxy 24.

[@BentleyCreates]

#teampixel ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊

[@yemaaaa]

Man f team pixel, both my phones just broke down and they were pixels

[@Thrashdirtbikes]

Guys if this comment gets 1k likes I’ll pay off my IPhone 14 Plus and buy a s24 💯

[@Real-Jerry85]

Not happening lol

[@Thrashdirtbikes]

@@Real-Jerry85 nope lol

[@mungelomwaangasikateyo376]

Brother, what's happening? Go ahead and buy a GOAT contender already

[@Thrashdirtbikes]

@@mungelomwaangasikateyo376 I’ll keep my IPhone lol

[@CharvikReddy-px7pb]

🤣🤣 don't worry use u r 14 plus .u won't get 1k likes brother 🤣🤣

[@fkkarmy]

Parker, as an s24 ultra user, I love all of your content and I don't know why I watch a pixel 8a review when i'm with the 24 ultra, but I enjoy it. Thank you for the amazing content!

[@imparkerburton]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@JeremyYu-r8g]

Pixel is better. S24 ultra has overheating and Throttling issues

[@ardentfanofastronomyastrop2649]

​@@JeremyYu-r8gJust say me that you are kidding. Pixel phones do have good cameras and software experience is top notch but other than that they are really lagging behind even Xiaomi when it comes in providing good specifications at a premium price. Their processor is tensor which is underclocked,not efficient, not performance oriented, heats more than my 3 year old 300 dollars redmi k40. They are using ai but nearly many smartphone companies have started integrating ai in their phone so they can't brag about it. The bezels are very big as compared to other phones in their price range, don't have that much screen resolution and sometimes even while using 4k recording it will overheat so much that within 8-9 minutes it will automatically switch off the camera while other phones at this price range or less than that can handle 4k recording for around 30 minutes easily.Pixel phones have very less battery capacity and the charging speed is just a disgrace. Just imagine charging a 5000 mah phone with 18w of charger with tensor g3 chipset. Your phone will heat like lava.I mean what the heck will you do with 7 years of Android updates if your phone has no good and efficient processor. Processor highly matters since it does most of the work.Displaying content at higher resolution in hdr, gaming,camera isp,image processing and other tasks require an efficient and powerful processor and tensor chipsets are worst. Samsung exynos processor are also bad because tensor and exynos processors are quite similar to each other.

[@fkkarmy]

@@JeremyYu-r8g Nah, everything is fine

[@anandakrishnantv9889]

Wish I had s24 ultra

[@yellow_monkey_]

After switching from iPhone to pixel 7a, the haptics felt the same. I wouldn't say they are better but they probably are than some other android phones. Apart from that, I loved switching to pixel, one of the best decisions I ever made

[@Zenguy89]

How has it been switching from ios to android?

[@yellow_monkey_]

@@Zenguy89 good, so far!

[@Artsious]

Probably gonna do the same in the near future

[@surya8905]

Hey parker I discovered your channel when I was scrolling on shorts and I just fell in love with your reviews and the style you have and most importantly your love for Android man thanks for making such good and chill tech reviews.

[@shun9240]

Hoping for all mid rangers to have symmetrical bezels from now on. Nothing phone have been killin it in that department

[@johnboy8705]

Hey buddy, great review! It feels a little weird to hear you talk for longer than KZbin shorts length lol. I like it! Keep it up.

[@imparkerburton]

Thank you!

[@I_ajm]

Don’t buy it if you are in high temperature region , you will suffer for life

[@daytonaukpc9387]

Listen carefully I shall this only once, tensor is not a flagship processor.

[@eando97]

If it does what it needs to, who cares

[@artdogg50]

Say it again for the people all the way in the back row.

[@passivevii4052]

Nobody cares @daytonaukpc9387 it does what it needs to and the pixel 10 is gonna be better with TSMC so cry more

[@VASA_pubg_official]

Did you know if you double tap a comment it likes the comment

[@Nightimare_]

no

[@SUNGEDUL]

google pixel 8pro prosaser and pixel 8a prosaser not same only name is same

[@jaughnekow]

it is a phone for people who do not care so much about using a phone. it just works

[@VinaykrishnaK-z2o]

And all those phones we care about do the laundry and cooking chores.. don't they..?

[@bbpantinie]

Well now our days everyone cares for a phone, but I get your point

[@tedlessor3887]

@@VinaykrishnaK-z2o😂😂😂

[@Michaelangelokowski]

Most people don't need the flagship level. Only if you use it for work or a hobby like photography.

[@neorich59]

I switched to Pixel (from Samsung) 18 months ago. I bought a 6a. Never going back. I was wanting to "upgrade" to the 8a, but I'm not that fussed by the rounded corners. It's not so much that they're "round," but that, having tried one in store, on the day they came out, they looked "protruded," and "bulgy." So, I'm hanging fire, atm. I might go for the 8, when the price drops, or the7a. I'm going to give the 8a another try, but, every time I look at it now, the OCD kicks in! 😉😉

[@VinaykrishnaK-z2o]

The only reason I bought 8a instead of 8 was the rounded edges.. It looks sooooo cute 🥺😭

[@Arkhalis404]

Just a few months ago i got my pixel 7a have been loving it. Man they make such great low-medium budget phones with SO many great great features. I hope they continue doing such a great job. Its what the people need. Next phone might be the 9a what do you know.... or the 8a if i break my phone...

[@vicky20237]

i was originally going to get the 8a, but decided i'd rather get an older phone, less risky for new device bugs. so i got the 7a, but i had already decided to trade-in after a year, when the 8a drops to lowest price, it will be a steal.. worth considering

[@mimavox-swe]

God, I'm so tired of this bezel phobia on YT. Never ever met a person IRL who cares about that.

[@a_cool_username5912]

This is the chilliest tech review i watched

[@JeremyYu-r8g]

Samsung has Throttling issue and overheating issue . that's why i regret buying s24 ultra. Boring ui and not innovative🤔

[@madhurjo.karmaker]

This is the ugliest phone of this year.

[@DinDjarin7]

Regarding the charging issue, maybe you had the option adaptive charging ON, tks for the review :)

[@FergusMacEwan]

Man, I'm feeling old... I was in high school when the Google Pixel 1 dropped. Time really flies, don't it?

[@mikecarr1484]

When I was in high school we had beepers. Pagers. You had to go find a pay phone directly after someone beeped you. Very convenient... Lol.

[@mikecarr1484]

1999.

[@Soundwaiv]

1:02 Something apple doesn't do 💀

[@ramlin35]

Think one of the reasons for not so good batter life and heating issues is that the Pixels' Google Tensor chips are based on Samsung's Exynos chips 😢

[@Zenguy89]

Is heating that bad?

[@brutal2417]

Can you review graphene os?

[@joestone8576]

Went from Pixel 4a to 8a. i get 12 hours SOT on the 8a. charging truly sucks and yes you need full screen brightness for outdoor sun. Overheating is an issue. Wireless charging is so bad it should not be considered a feature. Hopefully they can address some of these issues in software updates

[@elmarcentral]

0:45 Bible app :-)

[@DottoXD]

I got a Pixel 8 for €240 and made the switch from an iPhone XR: I just couldn’t be happier, I’ve been loving the Pixel and android 14 ❤. I still love my XR, but wow, the Pixel is just too good.

[@anisnacer3544]

Does it gets hot when gaming ?

[@DottoXD]

@@anisnacer3544 the only 2 games I got are Brawl Stars and Warzone Mobile - on the first one the phone stays pretty much the same in terms of temperature, on the second one it gets slightly hot but nothing crazy

[@augustine_a.]

Reading Proverbs? ❤👌

[@SangchiPame]

Waiting to exchange my pixel 6a😁😁

[@ununununununununununununununu]

this made me buy an 8a i am lovin it it get kinda hot tho ngl idgaf since its cameras are neat sad that battery kinda small

[@samudrajs5409]

Pretty sure you have adaptive charging turned on and that's why its charging so slow. Its a great feature to increase the battery life.

[@ardentfanofastronomyastrop2649]

But 18 watt is already a very slow charging speed with a 5000 mah battery.

[@Shifa379]

I like focussed product n i like cameras being good quality and i m suffering for i have one plus 12R whoch has just 8 MP ultrawide camera n that makes me 😥

[@RobbieCupples]

I'm more of an iPhone guy, but man -- there is some pretty nice phones from companies like these! And I will admit, I still do use my Samsung Galaxy A10e at times too!

[@samudrajs5409]

The manual brightness control (slider) is limited to around 500nits. To get the 1500 or 2000 nits of brightness you have to set it to autobrightness and the phone's AI will decide when you need it and provide it.

[@hondurasen3632]

It's not phone's ai. It's a sensor that dictates if u need more or less

[@samudrajs5409]

@@hondurasen3632 It also accounts for much more than that. Phone's temperature and stuff.

[@anthonyschutz7201]

It does look interesting, although the pixel 8 is currently (and usually because always on sale) only $50 more. Personally I'll be waiting for the 9 to come out and go on sale.

[@criticalbil1]

Was all ready to buy the 8. Then the green line bug appeared. Bought the 8a instead.

[@ДимитърТренев]

Parker which will you consider The Samsung galaxy A35 Or the Google pixel 8a

[@VASA_pubg_official]

You made me out of iphone controlling my mind😂

[@ccoco7689]

Hey there. I have S23 Ultra and the pixel 8a that i got as work phone mainly due it's compact size and picture quality so I am able to compare the 2 units fairly. The things i have noticed on the 8a: #Lack of the option to set the flashlight on the long press of the power button (as my S23U) #There is no NFC button on the dropdown bar from top. I know that i can pay with my phone only while the phone is unlocked but to be honest the phones are most of the time in our hands and they are unlocked because we do something while we sit in line at the supermarket or crowded places. On my S23U i even made a routine icon on the screen for fast toggle of the NFC. #Lack of routines function that i use for starting spotify while i`m in my car or when i start my BT speaker that is mounted on my bike #Lack of the option to stop the charging at 80%. I was in vacation for a weak with poor internet signal. I have placed my S23U in plastic bottle connected to a power bank with hotspot mode on and limited charging up to 80% an climbed a tree and secured it place. That was my internet connection for the week. I wouldn't like to torture the battery like that if it didn't have the 80% limited charging #Lack of the option to kill all opened apps in one go. Sometimes I open my banking apps and when i want to close them i want them closed, not running in the background. On the pixel i must search for them to close them. While on the S23U, i'm lazy and hit the close all button. It is faster then looking for the particular app to close. #Pixel got stuck for about 10 seconds at one time. Just froze for some reason while i was trying to open youtube. Other than that can't say i had an issue. But also please note that since this is my work phone I only have some of the apps that I have on my S23U. Not sure how it will behave with more apps fighting for the processor. #Pixel was unbelievably slow while updating even if the update file size was small (about 35mb if remember correctly) #Pixel brightness bar is setup wrong...on the minimum setting is to bright and my must take extra steps to activate the extra dim mode, while on the normal use scenario while on the S23U i keep it at ~35% for my comfortable viewing, on the Pixel i must set it to 50-60 % to get the same amount of brightness. On the positive side: # the pixel boots up faster but to he honest that is not something can be counted as practical benefit. # the pixel camera feels more snappy and somehow i like the pictures it takes better than my S23U. Yes on the S23U i have the zoom and stuff and i also have the camera assistant app and modified the picture speed. But it is not just that. The picture colors and stuff just feel better on the Pixel.

[@Fitgains_loom]

PLEASE HELP ME, I'M CONFUSED BETWEEN ONEPLUS 12R AND REALME GT 6

[@Hawke-YT]

Make a vid with nathen espinoza!

[@dsteward85]

Did they fix the Bluetooth connectivity issues? I have a 7a and I am getting tired of clearing the cache when reconnecting devices

[@amalshadin]

120 Hz amoled is nothing to brag about in that price. Pixel 8A cost around 600$. Almost all Android phone above 230$ comes with 120 Hz super amoled display. Some even has curved 120 Hz amoled display. This video is biased. You're advocating for Google. So how much money did they give you for this?

[@ramlin35]

Love my Pixel 7 ❤

[@The-Daylite]

4:12 PlayStation and Nintendo talk so much about their haptics in their controllers.I don't understand why the pixel 8 Series don't Show off their haptics They're absolutely amazing The first time I felt it.I was in Shock.

[@Moisesvstheworld]

I have the Google pixel 6A and I've been having it for 2 and 1/2 years now and I haven't had no problems and I want the 8A and I want it in the aloe color too. I'm just crossing my fingers for I can get it

[@MRJLS15]

I actually enjoy the simplicity and how it handles my daily basis things no issues or hiccups. And they finally have the fingerprint sensor working better than prior A series phones. I appreciate the updates.

[@NaveedAhmedpuri]

I really like small good phones. Larger phones just feel like a tank.

[@ayushroy0885]

You forgot the slow 18W charging compared to Samsung 300$ phones with 25W charging !!!

[@chrisbyrd1851]

My last phone was a iphone13 It loved to run hot when charging....weird stuff would happen from time to time.

[@Mr.eClips]

Hey Parker may i have one of the Samsung phones you no longer use?

[@x_ktrs]

🫵🤣

[@Zimmy123]

My iphone 13 is 800nits max in standard mode and it is enough to put it on half screen brightness. When i put the 8a next to it, it does not get the same brightness until i max it out. That is strange and a little disappointing.

[@Yamesbond007]

slow charging because it's ADAPTIVE CHARGING

[@parkertechsavvy]

Samsung charges slow sometimes too for no reason I had to unplug and plug in again

[@Voidchamber_gd]

Are you using the charger that comes with the phone

[@parkertechsavvy]

No. but I figure it could be the reason

[@grovestreet4life-taha]

I'm an s21 5g user and you are the best reviewer

[@HenryRodriguez2573]

I'm a Google Fi user and the price for the Pixel 8a is $299 (brand new)

[@MuhammadSanwal-xw3rk]

I love parker's video because he loves android

[@sib1212]

I low key like ur pixel 8a & nothing 2a thumbnails 😅🔥

[@imparkerburton]

Thank you!

[@BrittaniBlasing22]

If someone is to move from iPhone to android what would u recommend. Just for general use?

[@theonlydaniel0]

IPhone 7 to s24 ultra huge upgrade time to switch to Samsung 😎

[@thenotred]

I'm using the Nothing Phone 2, but now I feel the need for a much smaller device

[@abhikhatri8966]

I just hate those bezels. They're just not it

[@PuzzleBazl]

if my pixel 8 pro is buggy pixel 8a would be total 👎. don't ever buy pixel.

[@verticalstance]

dude i wanna get the 8a cs it looks nice asffff especially in that aloe color but i might just settle on the 8

[@me_nebamim]

First like

[@somedaywellknow1811]

this review doesn"t feel fake or forced....this review really speaks to me...continue the good job Parker!

[@imparkerburton]

Thank you!

[@somedaywellknow1811]

@@imparkerburton that's true ..btw I've been a follower since you're earliest days on tiktok. U have Probably less than 1k follower then... Keep it up and Good health.

[@oleksii8173]

Slow charging is because of adaptive charging.

[@Peter-vz6vp]

just tell us that you are sponsored. What about the poco f6? Its a lot better for the same price.

[@Malibongwe_Msimango]

So good to see the Bible as an installed app on your phone.

[@Epicmonki-xs5jo]

Nice vid btw I’m a very big fan your my fav KZbinR I wish I can be like you KEEP THE WORK UP!!!

[@AndrewHahaLee]

7 yrs of software updates isn't really a selling point because knowing Google, the Pixel 9 features will mostly not trickle down to the 8 series. Unless people actually use the same phone with the same features for that long.

[@xperiance7192]

so eventually the back of this phone will get scratches in the long run even you slap a case on it

[@IradukundaEric-ou2pq]

You are the best reviewer 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@brendangormley]

There solo vacationing and then there’s isolated vacationing 😂

[@Smokey_099]

I did it hope I can win it but good luck to everyone else who also wants to win it

[@AnimTermin]

W Bible app

[@IAmJe]

Hi. Please tell me the background music you useful❤, the first 5 minutes that instrumental spoke to me and I'd love to play it in my office

[@erikag4927]

I did it

[@brittanymoore7741]

Im still hanging on to my dinosaur 3a😂 but im looking more into the 8a

[@stuntwolf3393]

From Kenya 😢goodluck americans😊

[@YvonneLevin]

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[@nishanthinba4417]

How to have this theme in the pixel device that you have here??😮

[@kylekateule5726]

Kill the background music

[@GetoPlayz777]

Hey Parker, hope you doing well i recently bought a phone samsung galaxy s10 plus 5g exynos one so whenever i opens up pubg it runs smooth on 60fps but the problem is the game gives a second of shutter or you can say a freeze so I'm really confused what is happening and yeah i was a infinix user back then:)

[@Simplepotato]

The slow charging could be adaptive charging

[@imparkerburton]

Yeah I think I turned it off and it was still happening. I'd be at like 45% and be getting like 2 or 3 watts.

[@jazzjaso5917]

It's charging slow possibly because of adaptive charging, If you charge your phone over night, the phone detects it and will assume you are charging it overnight that's why its slow

[@southernsammy]

I've been looking at this because it's small enough to comfortably fit in my hands. The only other phone I've even considered switching to is a base model s23 or s24. The plus and ultras are just too big for my hands. I could care less about performance compared to ergonomics.

[@Dani-ji4um]

Just got it and i absolutely love the device. Theres better out there of course but coming from an iphone it feels pretty nice. I do wish they would have made a plus model or XL model of this device. While i do love the somewhat compact design i feel like its an akward size to type on. I find myself using the landscap keyboard more.

[@HSJXBoom]

Bro... Plz Review Galaxy A55 and S23 FE... Which one you recommend?

[@tomgolob5157]

Re: Slow charging - did you maybe enabled adaptive charging ? I have my adaptive charging on my P4A set to start 11 p.m. and would charge slowly until 7 a.m. I guess it saves a bit the battery .

[@pertylius]

Me watching this after buying the phone 😂

[@Lol-cq7wh]

My phone is pixel 6a 😓..

[@nintribble64]

If you're around 80% on the phone and you have your alarm set it will do a trickle charge by default. If you turn off your alarm it will revert back to fast charge it's a feature that preserves the battery life of the phone. The phone is making the assumption that you put it on the charger for the night.