Samsung Galaxy A54 vs Google Pixel 7a - Which is Best!

Best Mid Range Phone? I'm Testing the Google Pixel 7a vs Samsung Galaxy A54 to find out which is the best phone for under £500 / $500!
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[@Thetechchap]

Hey Chaps! Would you choose the Pixel or Galaxy? UPDATE - I should have mentioned the A54 supports MicroSD expandable storage - definitely a big selling point!

[@Bilal.Hussain.Shaikh]

Neither, Tensor G2 chip is fabricated by Samsung, and Samsung Galaxy A54 has Exynos chip which is worst, why can't Samsung accept to use Dimensity chip

[@_daniel.rad_]

Of course pixel,

[@mr.khakwaniking3113]

Agreed With Your Point & conclusion... Google Pixel is Better Than Samsung A54 👍🔥

[@ItsMeProday83]

Neither, used s21 ultra is much better choice

[@katinasoutherland7693]

Pixel

[@ElysiumAX]

In my opinion, wireless charging is overrated, like how hard is it to put a wire in your phone? Takes 1 second😮

[@ericdonkoh3038]

Couldn't agree with you more. 7.5 Watts wireless charging? 😂😂

[@johnX03]

True. and it takes ages to charge, not to mention you can't use your phone while it's charging since you will need to detach it from the charging pad. I had s20+ before and never used wireless charger ever.

[@087_anggerpribadiwibowo5]

​@@johnX03 also the heat being produced

[@sagittariusa581]

​@@johnX03dont use your phone while charging no matter if wired or wireless, it's very bad for the battery

[@szewei85]

Haha well said

[@IshanShrivastava]

I think the A54 is very underrated and suffers from bad naming & marketing from Samsung. I'm pretty sure if Samsung called it S23 Lite or something similar, they would garner much more attention than they do right now.

[@CEO_of_cringe]

Bro, a54 is ANYTHING but s23 lite. Only thing that they have in common is design, that’s it. A54 got pretty good attention, but the thing is FE samsung phones exists. You can literally buy s20 FE for $150 which is way cheaper than a54, and s20 fe has way better cpu, camera, bigger screen and much more, for now, a54 is kinda mid. But after like 1 or more years, it will cost way less, and it will be popular

[@reddwhiteofbluecorp]

​@CEO_of_cringe thanks ceo of cringe

[@lasue7244]

Lol, people call literally anything underrated. A54 is THE best selling Android phone of 2023.

[@Mandalloyrian]

I bought the a54 over the pixel 7a as a mother's day gift. 4 years of software updates with 5 years of security updates, expandable storage, larger screen, larger battery. These were some major selling points for her use case. Also they offered great trade in deals. Ended up being $320 with tax USD.

[@lol-ivan7500]

you really wont go wrong either way bc either phones will get better down the line over the software updates. a54 on may patch brough eis on 4k30 (for all main, ultrawide and selfie), so far not yet on 1080p60fps but thats alrigght. also heats less on basic tasks which maybe they did sorted out the background usage on it

[@michamaecki5678]

A54 is shit. Pixel 7a offers longer support ffs so why u have enev mentioned is as a plus od buying a54.

[@bexclue3007]

@@michamaecki5678 because updates on pixel phones should be considered huge cons to begin with considering how often they fuck up the phone completely lol

[@sjn_]

4 years of software updates? By SAMSUNG? LOL where tf did you learn that

[@lol-ivan7500]

@sjn_ samsung gives 4os+5 years? Even the a24 4g and a34 gets that, just less frequent (quarterly intead of monthly rollout)

[@albertop00]

Samsung just overprices their midrange phones at their launch to then put them at sale. Then all the KZbinrs and Reviewers out there compare them to more flagship phones and they seem really unattractive. Here in Spain for example two weeks after launch you can get the a54 for 300 euros.

[@user-umcub]

Thats the price I got it for

[@dragon2knight]

Google does the same with their Pixels. Here in the US we always see the prices plummet scant months after their release....you gotta really want it to buy it at launch (like me, lol).

[@chrisspite3503]

Last time I looked, I only had two colors. One was chocolate and I think yeah one was white but I will let you know I’ll have a quick look and come back from Chris, from the UK.

[@chrisspite3503]

It’s got the pale blue and I think it’s chocolate or brown. Whatever I’ll have to put this phone on charge as well. it’s got 10%. I charged it 45 minutes ago, not good from Chris, UK, I hope you’re well thank you

[@kierenkd]

Where is spain please? Contract free? Going to Spain in 2 weeks and because of tax free, everything is cheaper than UK. Basically no point buying anything over £300 in UK - just take a mini-break to EU

[@damindra]

I actually liked the A54 pics and vid over the pixel bar a few! A54 definitely winner over pixel for me

[@trey_a_12]

While it does mostly come down to preference, I honestly preferred most of the Samsung’s photos. The Pixel’s background detail was generally a bit better, and subjects were softer, but Samsung’s sharpness is also often done tastefully IMO, giving a nice look.

[@thanos1000000fc]

I agree. It's not over the top or anything. It's just a little boost to the image.

[@johannesziaether3916]

Samsung's coloring always bothers me

[@satyris410]

I've been using a samsung for over 5 years now, I've gotten used to their ecosystem. I bought an Honor but sent it straight back.

[@Akirilus]

The pixel photos are terrible. These youtubers are lying, they are taking photos they know will turn out good on the pixel and avoiding the situations where it simply fails to deliver. These two phones are a lot more close than most reviews show. The pixel is impressive in camera only if you ignore the reality of it's photos, and when you actually have one and actually try some raw photos you realize the following, it can't use high megapixel modes, only 12.5, it's raw photos are terrible and then it over sharpens and does AI reconstruction to make what to me looks clearly like a low quality AI upscaled photo. The only thing it does right is white balance and exposure and for that it sacrifices the option to shoot in high Megapixel modes. In the end, I don't think it's worth it. I find the resulting photos to be overprocessed to hell and back. The worst part is that you could just put in the samsung's photos into an AI upscaler and get better results.

[@threeonethree2718]

​@@Akirilus pixel is a point and shoot, and guess wha, 90% of people point and shoot the moment they don't care about all the things you mentioned... I used a lot of Samsung's A series phones and the s21 and used pixel 5 / 6a / 6... The pixels smash the Samsuns in camera at every mode idk what you on about

[@rhyagelle]

The A54 camera deceptively looks nicer, until you look closer at it. It's only making the colors pop, but it loses a lot of defintion. This was a lot more noticable in the video recording and selfie photos. Overall, the Pixel is a no brainer, but the pretty bad battery is a huge thing for a lot of people.

[@frankreynolds9930]

After seeing lots of 7a vs a54 videos , a54 brighter colorful photos will always look better side by side compared to warm realistic colors. Unless you zoom x100, a54 still has lot of details.

[@rhyagelle]

@@frankreynolds9930 It doesn't look bad, no. And it does have a lot of detail still, but in comparison, the 7a will make overall higher quality pictures and videos.

[@frankreynolds9930]

@@rhyagelle Go watch more comparison. Unless 4k 60, A54 takes better 4k 30. In blind test for photos, a54 will always win due to colors. Pixel only has better skin tones and faster shutter speed. People just overrating pixel due to branding.

[@rhyagelle]

@@frankreynolds9930 I've watched plenty. The Pixel looks better. The A54 loses that defintion for a color that pops more. And even if Pixel did have better skin tones and a faster shutter speed, those are crucial to people taking pictures and videos. I only own Samsung android phones, I could care less about the brand. But funny that you think people are just "overrating" it because of "branding". More like you just don't like that someone is saying you don't like.

[@mbaprecious3332]

​@Frank Reynolds true, the pixel is just as overrated as the iPhone

[@p3wx4]

Out of every photo you showed, I prefered the one from A54.

[@steve001.]

same

[@thepriestofvaranasi]

Same lol. I feel like the photos taken by A54 are more vibrant and colorful and they capture better details as compared to the pixel.

[@elchamber]

I got a chance to try them out at my local Best Buy. The 7a does have a wider wide camera len and seems super quicker than the A54. But I like the A54 for the expandable memory slot and all that battery, brighter and bigger screen. The 7a doesn’t feel like plastic unlike the A54. For the 7a, the fact that it has wireless charging, I can slap a MagSafe like magnets behind it and use a battery case. Truly a tough decision.

[@user-rt5iw8hi1r]

The a54 is gorilla glass 5 front and back lol😅 side is polycarbonate but it's more premium better material glass bigger and brighter screen with better stereo speakers faster charging ex storage and HDR 10 plus faster refresh rate 120 hz over 90

[@cellentmaya1533]

Thanks for this review. Video recording on the A54 looks more realistic, better!

[@johnX03]

I'll choose SD card expansion over 7watts wireless charging any day. Both phones take good photos. Do we expect people who buy midrange phones to zoom in their photos and look for the finer details? no one will probably bother once you post it on social media edited with some sort of filter. Here in the UK you get galaxy airbuds2 for free if you get the A54. With 4 os updates and 5 years security updates, this should be enough until I get another phone. Needless to say, I chose A54 for practical reasons and I'm happy with it.

[@cherylsgadgetgalaxy]

I had the Galaxy A53 as my daily driver, then got the Xiaomi 13 lite and I use that as my daily driver. I was going to upgrade to the A54, but my A53 was so incredibly laggy, I decided against it. Going to be getting the Pixel 7a soon. I've had the Pixel 6a and 7 pro and loved them, so I'm sure I will love this one! Great video!

[@RagingBad]

Why would you get this phone if you have the 7 Pro? That doesn't make any sense unless you want a burner phone

[@cherylsgadgetgalaxy]

@@RagingBad I get asked that a lot. I loved having the 6a and then when the 7 pro came out, I wanted to get that and review it but for my hands, it's honestly to big so I downsized to the 7a. However, I'm returning it for the regular 7 because one: It's the same price as the 7a and two: I've had problems charging my 7a.

[@RagingBad]

@@cherylsgadgetgalaxy gotcha

[@barnacleboi2595]

Well I recently got an A54 and, gotta say, Im not experiencing any lag at all, but enjoying the 120Hz refresh rate fully.

[@cherylsgadgetgalaxy]

@@barnacleboi2595 That's great!!!

[@SohanMeegahage]

I used evry Pixel from the 2 to the 4Xl. Was great for a bit but I found that there were many bugs every time I got an update. After 2 years I wanted to replace the 4XL battery, but Google said I had to ship my phone away for a while and a minimum 200 something $ charge to replace the battery. Also the new Pixel 5 was pretty much a downgrade from the 4XL. So I went Samsung and got better updates with pretty much zero bugs and there are physical stores if you ever want to repair or do warranty claims etc.

[@vincentchin88]

Same here from KL. Had a Pixel 4a5g. Repair support was terrible. Bought an A54 below my office from a Samsung retail shop.

[@plamenstefanov5462]

it's funny how we compare characteristics but in the meantime in some parts of Europe for instance 7A costs double.

[@plamenstefanov5462]

@@no_name4080 you are right.

[@slimshadey2522]

Been waiting for this kind of video

[@NotAlwaysWhatYouExpect]

I think it's really weird that these extremely tiny bezels are considered chunky. They are slightly larger than the more expensive, flagship phone bezels, but some people act like they're the size of old iphone bezels

[@BrandFranPerez]

Right? Doesnt makes sense.

[@mehshutup3041]

i use S23 and when i see 14 Pro Max i thought those are giant bezel lol. maybe i just got adapted to tiny bezel that a bit larger one already catching my attention

[@GameOver-nm2us]

I mean, I have an A51, and it's basically bezel-less, if I am gonna upgrade to a phone 3 years newer, I expect to bezels to drop in size, not increase!

[@ProAvgeek6328]

they are chunky

[@mihajustin4496]

In my opinion, Samsung overprices their phones at launch, because believe it or not, here in Slovenia (for example) the Galaxy A54 is going for 264€ (24x11€ - on a carrier plan/contract) and the A34 is going for just 216€ (24x9€) again, on a carrier plan/contract. Meanwhile for pixel phones, the only available option at 1 of 5 carriers is the older Pixel 6, which is selling for a mind blowing 690€, with carrier plan/contract (head scratching), and the Pixel 7 is available from 2 other stores (for 650€, but the phones actually get ordered/shipped in from other countries). So just from the price difference and availability standpoint, I wouldn't get near the pixel phones and just stick to the A series and is not even comparable in my opinion. Would love to hear anyone else's opinion on this or on the situation where they live....

[@marcelo_7106]

This is an amazing comparison. Thanks for that!

[@drezworthy]

I got a Pixel 7a for $282.75 on the google store so, nothing could beat that value! By the way, I like how you showed a video of a Poco F5 review, which was another phone I was considering. I literally came from the Poco F3 and the biggest problem with it was that it didn't play nice with WiFi calling and its cellular connectivity was horrible compared to my wife's Pixel 5. I live in a rural area so the service discrepancies were particularly noticeable. Otherwise I may have gone for the F5. But honestly, we've reached a point now where the best value mid range phone is absolutely good enough as far as this cats concerned. Literally don't need to spend $5-700 MORE for overkill / diminishing returns.

[@paul5331]

They both ship with android 13 I have the a54 I love it got it for the screen and the sd card slot watch a lot of youtube and Netflix and it is great for that put a load of music and movies on the sd card don't really take pictures but the ones I have took look pretty good to me

[@Cleisthenes607]

I've been a pixel user since the days when people didn't take Google seriously so its great to see them in the number three spot. I hope they keep up with the momentum because we need more competition especially given LG is out of the race and Huawei has been nerfed by El Trumpo.

[@premgaru8556]

I don't know what camera you shoot your videos on, but man your video clarity is the BEST! Sometimes I just watch your videos to enjoy the superb video clarity of my Flagship phones. Nice review and comparison though.

[@olegvartanov5906]

Thanks! Very helpful.

[@nerd26373]

We appreciate your tech reviews. Keep up the good work.

[@matthewdavisson]

The battery wasn't great the first few days on the 7a, but the adaptive battery is no joke! After a week I easily get 6-8 hours SoT with 30% left in the tank when I go to bed.

[@EJ-en5xl]

Do you find your 7a's screen to be too dim even at max brightness in outdoor use? I got the 7a and not loving the screen overall (brightness and colors). Great phone otherwise.

[@brooke1639]

@@EJ-en5xl I don't like my pixel 7a much. Its not all that.

[@joemamabidendementia]

A54 gets 10 hours sot easily

[@matthewdavisson]

@@joemamabidendementia the A54 also has a slower processor and worse camera, so ...

[@rlbvlogs75]

I'm getting 10 hours plus of screen on time on my A54

[@deny0552]

just bought the a54 and its excellent against my previous a32 5g model that had very bad display and processor and less of ram memory

[@user-jz1gb6be6r]

Hey Tech Chap, overall, a very informative and clearly articulated video. Great lighting and camera positioning. I've been thinking of upgrading from my Samsung A42. However, it is difficult to make a prudent decision. Often new phones are only incrementally faster than older models. In other words, the operating speed is just barely noticeable to the human eye. Usually, it does not overwhelm you - there's no great Gestalt moment. I do a lot of Facebook reels. I don't think a 1 pixel difference will make that much of a difference on the selfie camera. So, putting out the extra cash is probably not the best purchase for me at this time. Keep up the great work. P.S. In California, where I live, the A54 is already discounted to 324.95, pushing to move product. Shalom, Ted.

[@user-mc5wl2fz5n]

get the a55 or a54 they are one of the best, also the s23 fe is a really good camera phone too

[@rayawira]

Am I the only one who prefer samsung camera on the blind test? Lol. Pixel camera looks too soft. The video also looks better on a54 cameras. But i dont know, I'm basically know next to nothing about photography.

[@andyH_England]

I agree; in the first photo, I called the A54 the better one (on the right). I was surprised and wondered what I was missing! Maybe I just like the Samsung look, but the Pixel did seem to have a softness (haze). Glad I was not the only one!

[@HajrianG]

I preffered Samsung and use it right now ,which is in my country doesn't sell's pixel officially so we should pay more than the reguler prices for the imei regulation, Btw A54 after several updtes its being smooth other wise some laggy may come but not that much as the 1st release 😅. So with good battery life , nice pic quality and even a bit laggy than the s23 class, i think Samsung A54 is the best mid range prices for me 😊..

[@nbia123]

good comparison..❤ I love the pixel 7a so much..❤ Need to save a lot to get 1 here.

[@alimaz6920]

I thought Samsung had expandable SD storage, which is pretty important for some people, and could be a deciding factor.

[@heatseeker3725]

It does

[@DefKiller90]

Mine does wish had a headphone jack

[@steve001.]

it does,this guy is biased

[@iamshanif]

​@@steve001. he mentioned it in the pinned comment👀

[@dougiemiller5030]

It does. It swung it for us over the 7a

[@GuantaiN]

The A54 is better based on availability, updates, and also integration with the rest of the Samsung Ecosystem, if you're into that.

[@Berkelll]

The problem in my country is that Pixel 7 and 7a are almost 100$ more than i can get A54. Good to live in US for those phones having basically same price. I bought A54 and i still think this phone is amazing for this price. Those little stutters doesn't really bothering me since it happens mostly only when u first time open or scroll an app/game while it's off ram or background running.

[@RealStuntPanda]

I was already leaning towards the Pixel 7a and you've just convinced me. I'm using my phone 70% of the time listening to podcasts but for work I'm using my phone for product shots... while I listen to podcasts.

[@Bmontepeque11]

A54 every day, I love One UI, and to me it is just the better phone, plus like Samsung tradition, just wait a couple months and it is heavily discounted :),

[@jacobsebastien3910]

I love my Samsung Galaxy A54 5g

[@leeallenbeal]

Love my A54 5g

[@stilloutside]

You forgot sd card expandable memory for A54

[@jexxy1806]

gotta keep his bias for team pixel.

[@stevej9740]

Excellent review. Wow. Seems like the size is a significant difference, bigger is better.

[@yaseenmohamed4966]

amazing video and camera quality, cheers mate.

[@dalecaldwell]

❤Thanks for another swell vid . I keep wanting to join Team Pixel, but I just don't trust Google to keep up interest in or support for anything. Remember the Pixel Slate? Or the Pixel Book?

[@michaelrobinson9296]

They're pretty heavily invested in their phones.. I'd skip the peripheral devices though

[@leeallenbeal]

Team Samsung ❤❤

[@fjk9807]

S21 FE would be a great competitor imo, apart from being a year older

[@steveguy3]

Definitely the better samsung choice. The a54 is gonna struggle as the os updates build up.

[@Masked_Animations-]

The a54 actually has the best night video almost on par with sa S series if not only for the lack of stabilization in 4k

[@paultasker7788]

Main issue with s21fe is battery life. It's not great. I had to keep switching it into 60hz to eek more out. For that reason I kept my A52s which I can leave everything on rather than keeping my s21fe upgrade. And it was the snapdragon s21fe version too.

[@boburzod]

recently changed from A21s (5000mA) to S21+ (4800mA). I think A series does a slightly better job at batteries than S series, probably bcuz of higher standards in most features consuming more battery(?) I never had to worry about battery now have to keep checking and watching an eye on how much battery is left

[@stel9178]

@@steveguy3 Not true, my a52s is getting faster with every update.

[@rico4you]

Great video....most definitely the Pixeln7a way above the a54....picked up a 7a Coral and love it

[@cryptoman2736]

A54 is almost 200 cheaper than the 7a in Australia, and at least for me battery and display are my top priority, dont care much about cameras. I think they are good enough. So for me is a no brainer to go for the A54.

[@benphillips9973]

Yup, been looking at these phones the past few days. Pixel 7a's are $799 pretty much everywhere. A54's are normally $699 but are selling at $599 most places do to EOFYS haha. I know which ones I'm copping 😉

[@leeallenbeal]

A54 $300

[@JustAFatGuyInTX]

One thing I want to know is how much better has the display on the 7a improved over the 6a? I don't care for 90hz or whatever, but the brightness on the 6a was abysmal especially in the sun. When playing Pokémon Go outside with the 6a was a chore, I'd have to be in the shade to even see what's going on. Did this improve with the 7a or is it just as wonky?

[@TechFlexx]

Could be my TV.. (watching on a C1) but the very first photo comparison at around 7:05.. I actually find the A54 > superior to the 7A. Specifically, I can identify more details by beard/brows, skin pores, deeper contrast, the pixel did handle the HDR for "the tech chap" sign much better tho.

[@balexander1658]

A54 should have come with a mid tier Snapdragon chip. Would outsell the 7/7a together.

[@SIW808]

It will still outsell the Pixel because of availability. The Galaxy A54 is available pretty much globally.

[@60zar]

Honestly, pixel phones need about a week to optimize all apps and battery, so it was supposed to lose given it has a smaller battery.

[@franklingoodwin]

Pixel 7a charges slowly and has a smaller battery. Not a good combination. If it's going to charge slowly at least give it a bigger and longer lasting battery. It's a better phone overall though. Even though the Samsung gets an extra year of OS updates, you have to take into account that it takes about 6 months to get them on their midrange phones. So in reality you're probably getting 3 OS updates and not 4, compared to 3 quicker OS updates on the Pixel 7a

[@andyH_England]

You can buy a Pixel 7 if you need a larger battery. With deals the P7 and P7a are about the same price. The Pixel 7 is also a similar size to the A54.

[@syahrulrmdani]

samsung will indeed give you 4 OS updates not 4 year update

[@AA-gh5zv]

​@@andyH_Englandindeed samsung for 4 years of android updates and 5 of security patches

[@whepburn]

I've went and bought the honor 70 for a 2nd phone, if I was not using it next to my iPhone 14 plus, you would be hard to tell it was a budget phone for £350, it has only struggled once when I first got it as was downloading a ton of updates and just got android 13 yesterday, I've used honor phones before the honor 9 to be exact, that was a good phone but the camera was not the best

[@jamesconner3437]

Best Buy had an amazing Black Friday price on the 7a, so I tried it as replacement for my daughter's A54. Camera is better when pulled out to 5x magnification , and for all video, esp at night. Pixel 7a can wireless charge, which is a big deal, because if you bend a pin in the phone's charging port, it is "priceless" to have wireless charging to fall back on. Best Buy in US had the Pixel 7a for 399 on Black Friday...now 499. Get the A54 if below $350 ( unlocked, no plan required)' if you are not a camera nerd.

[@Warrenpillay0609]

I've been contemplating between these 2 phones for a few weeks now. In my country pixel phones aren't sold so I'd have to get the unlocked phone through Amazon. Is it still worth it then? Any advice?

[@user-795_]

I prefer Google pixel 7a 😊

[@jaimecosta2966]

Just bought the 8GB 256 model it works perfect saying that I notice you forgot to mention A54 expandable memory

[@deanoc8551]

He did mention that point, he actually said that it was a big selling point for the A54

[@khalidlatif6200]

Thank you for making this video if mid range phones

[@carolh8730]

Very useful video, thank you 🙂

[@shaun1900]

Pixel 7 deals are everywhere - picked one up for the same price as a 7a - job done

[@fish4fun354]

Still haven't seen one less than $500.

[@DarkFilmDirector]

Where is everywhere? $100 more at Best Buy and Amazon.

[@CokefishR]

I had the choice between two discounted products: $350 for the A54 and $450 for the Pixel 7 (not 7a). I went with the Pixel because I didn't want to miss out on present and future Google AI software features.

[@god-dj5ty]

How's the battery life and does it really take longer to charge?

[@VoyagerEugen]

​@@god-dj5tyhis pixel standing in wireless charging, please wait a bit

[@jonasedfeldt1127]

Just bought a Pixel 7a and use it as my pocket size easy to carry device with pretty decent specs and has most of what I need. I use my older Vivo iqoo 9 pro as more of a gaming phone with excellent night camera and superb gimble stabilization. So both of both worlds!

[@nasos683]

I too, was thinking of getting one of these two exact phones. Although the pixel has some noticeable advantages over the a54, I simply couldn't go with it because of the design and the fact that in some european countries the pixel is slightly more expensive. Am I the only one that finds the back of the pixels kind of unappealing?

[@divyas78]

I also don't like that belt/band design at the back of pixel phones.

[@fahmikacamata]

Great review as usual!! I definitely choose Pixel. But pixel is not available in my country, Indonesia 😢😢😢😢😢

[@akmalpratama_]

Berharap semoga kedepannya pixel bisa masuk ke indo

[@DarkFilmDirector]

Then grab OnePlus over the Samsung!

[@Kamoo4160]

​@@DarkFilmDirectorOnePlus also not available here

[@LateNight1212]

Great review

[@MysoreMasala]

What camera do you use to shoot videos ?

[@jateenoswal1979]

I personally think that the photos from A54 were a lot better for the majority of scenarios

[@Thetechchap]

Yep agreed

[@saadjameel1820]

I'd say Pixel's photos are technically better when you look at the balanced sharpness and dynamic range. But I understand what you're saying, A54's photos look more appealing in comparison.

[@cineminexdelta9518]

I think the opposite 😀 maybe night picture was more real on samsung, but for others.. pixel easy

[@cineminexdelta9518]

+first picture, samsungs is better

[@saadjameel1820]

@@cineminexdelta9518 Yep, that one is marginally better 👌

[@paulgoddard-jm3md]

You Didn't Mention a Massive Difference A54 5G has upgradable Storage sd upto 1tb the pixel doesn't 😮

[@Zisn]

I also recommend you comparing the S21 Ultra vs A54

[@aydogank45]

Thank you for the video! You said what I was about to say about markets. They don't sell Pixel phones in many countries and Samsung dominates Asia. They even held launch event for A series. Samsung supports their phone with warranty & services which is important for us. Besides everything I guess in terms of design many people would choose A54 over Pixels, it's just giving iPhone 11 vibe. Simple yet colorful looking gives the appeal if you are not tech savvy.

[@leontnf6144]

I would choose none of this. And instead hunt for a good deal of the Pixel 7 since it is always discounted these days. Supposedly better build quality, thinner bezel, superior camera, better IP rating and faster wireless charging standard. What's there to lose? 😂 The problem with Samsung is just their reluctance to use a decent current gen Dimensity or Snapdragon processor in their higher end A series phones. Now just imagine if the SD 7+ Gen 2 or even the Dimensity 1300 is used in the A54. With Samsung's UI and promised software longevity, it would be an easy recommendation for a lot of people without much thinking.

[@jokast8861]

Why not get s23

[@leontnf6144]

@@jokast8861 price difference is huge? If budget isn't part of consideration of course everyone would just go for the latest, greatest, and most expensive. 😂

[@leontnf6144]

@@jokast8861 We're looking at similarly priced midrangers here, around £500. The s23 most basic model starts at £899. How is it even fair to make such comparison 😂

[@premierdeal]

​@@no_name4080to

[@justronny20]

Hi Tom, excellent video. However, the Samsung is actually $50 cheaper than the Pixel in the US, not the other way round.

[@Thetechchap]

Woops!

[@mattk5020]

​@@Thetechchap Please can you review the amazing Huawei P60 PRO. I think it's getting some brilliant reviews.

[@kelvingitari]

You are funny! Did you just say wooops and continued with your day? Lol @@Thetechchap

[@jokast8861]

I still own samsung A70 and is working well and might stay in uk for a while. Maybe wait for pixel 8?

[@dzlasafin]

always been curious about the "x years of software support" statement. is that x years after the device's market release date or x years after the first switch-on for use? would appreciate any answer :)

[@squared_circle]

The 7a battery gets better the more you use it, takes a week minimum, refuse to believe the Samsung will outlast it.

[@robertheron7017]

You're better off with the pixel better chip more ram and an all round better phone in my opinion.

[@wile123456]

In Denmark, one carrier (telenor) sells the pixel 7A for 250 dollars which makes it a no brainier.

[@saikirankocharlakota]

My choice is go with A54 , on Long ride regarding the service mostly samsung get better edge and mostly for users daily feed will be easy with A54 rather only going with fantastic camera on 7A.

[@Sejuani89]

Im surprised I actually liked the A54 camera shots on most of the comparison. Pixel 7a mostly looked soft and lacks contrast.

Here the A54 8GB/256GB version costs 150€ less than the Pixel 7a 8GB/128GB. So choosing the Samsung is a no brainer imo. And I can't use a super small 6.1" screen anymore, too small and the phone has the size of a 6.4" flagship. It has huge bezels, so the advantages of a small phone don't exist. The quality of the screen is also subpar compared to the A54. Battery life is disastrous in the 7a, quite worse than the 7, weirdly. I returned my 7a because of the battery life and screen couldn't handle having to charge it in the afternoon or gaming in it, coming from a 6,6" phone. It also heated up a lot while gaming.

[@OriginalGriff]

At the end of Dec I bought an A54 - I considered the Pixel 7a but the cheapest I could find it (without a contract) was £340. I paid £230 for my Samsung ... (Both prices were for new, unopened stock.)

[@glitchyboyg7409]

A54 is more available and you can oftenly find it for around 350 euro also its pictures are sharper and now it has good ai and with remaster its pictures even better and less grainier in poor lighting conditions also i feel like the a54 is more user friendly and the animations in one ui six are amazing i was blown away by the feel of one ui six

[@remotepinecone]

Storage: The a54 has a micro sd card slot. The 7a does not

[@DefKiller90]

Same as oppo reno 5g it doesn't have a SD card slot it's because has a large storage with 256gb

[@LoverOfTech]

Now this is going to be a battle 👌🏿

[@Thetechchap]

Yessir! Can't think of 2 phones that are a closer match

[@videogames9972]

wat? are you blind or something.. 7a's pictures were all weirdly off-brightness, where the a54 was much better brightness and detail, like during the first photo where you ask which do you think, do you not see the picture on the left looks grey and washed out? it looks like it artificially makes everything brighter

[@Kats072307]

Will you also review the new flagship mobile from Huawei?

[@ResearcherReasearchingResearch]

I traded-in my Z Flip 3 and picked up a Pixel 7a; and honestly, I'm going to stick to Pixel phones from now on. Never realized how much bloat and heavy Samsung's OneUI is when compared to stock android. Also had really bad experiences with Samsung customer support for the Flip3 and I bought the special extended warranty for the thing.

[@RagingBad]

Google customer service is even worse

[@webdaddy]

The bloat is very real on the Samsungs.

[@RagingBad]

@@webdaddy there's no bloat if you buy directly from Samsung

[@SpiritualSchmuck]

I love my pixel 5 and waiting to upgrade before end of year to pixel 7.

[@internetuser0496]

​@@SpiritualSchmuckyou might wanna wait a bit for pixel 8, it seems like it'll launch in October with a massive upgrade in chipset and cameras.. the trade-in will probably save you a couple hundred bucks

[@victorutomo7244]

The Pixel is the better phone for mw. So I'll buy the Samsung. Yeah, no Pixel in my country. Great video Tom. Especially for pointing out the limited availability of the Pixel phone.

[@DarkFilmDirector]

Then perhaps consider OnePlus as its a better value than Samsung if Google is not available in your country?

[@victorutomo7244]

@@DarkFilmDirector unfortunately, no OnePlus nor Motorola in my country. Well, it is rumored that OnePlus is coming. But no formal announcement yet.

[@filbao8113]

​@@victorutomo7244where

[@anayarey]

Is that a poem?

[@leeallenbeal]

Galaxy is better phone

[@dgattenb]

Ive just ordered the pixel7a in the uk .. its taking 3 weeks .. possibly 2 ( google keeps changing the delivery ) Ive gone for coral :) the coral case i got wth in 2 days :)again from google

[@anandchelladurai]

Tech Chap is the best 👏

[@mournfulmaurice2009]

Highly satisfied with my A54 after trying Pixel 7 which I have sent back because the fingerscanner was absolutely unusable, did not recognize 80% of scans. How is it with the 7a?

[@ironlake8944]

What are you even saying

[@steve001.]

@@ironlake8944 what?cant you read? he said his pixel 7 didnt register his fingerprint but a54 did, now he is asking if it would register on 7a

[@ironlake8944]

@@steve001. He shoulda used "your" instead of "the" in the sentence. Btw, why did you liked your own comment? Don't do it. Very silly

[@steve001.]

@@ironlake8944 why not?if it's silly then why KZbin made this option? do you think KZbin cares if you like it or not?

[@mournfulmaurice2009]

@steve001 You got it. I neither understand nor care what @ironlake8944 intends to say with his cryptic babbling 😆

[@azhark0405]

I have bought Samsung A54 and I definitely love it. 1. Great Battery life of 5000 MAH. 2. Better protection (Gorilla Glass 5 both front and back) + IP67 water & dust resistant. 3. Good Camera with OIS main camera & 32 GB Front selfie camera. 4. Samsung Knox security for device protection. 5. Amazing storage of 256 GB 6. Amazing Ram of 8 GB 7. 120 Hz Display which is smooth as butter 7. 70% of Samsung flagship device features such as One UI 5.0 (with upcoming updates), Secure Folder etc. 8. Surprizingly, the Exynos 1380 chipset is very fast in day to day life with minor lags (unnoticeable). 9. Last but not the least 4 years of OS updates & 5 years of security updates. Clearly a win compared to Pixel 7A, Period.

[@apothecy4011]

A54 is a winner, yeah. Tremendous improvement compared to the A53. Closer to the A73 tbh. Which is one of the reasons samsung didn't release an A74. Also in some markets the 128GB storage comes with 8GB RAM and an aluminum frame.

[@rjvincent8682]

Also 120 euro cheaper here in the netherlands. Than the 7a

[@AlImranSejan]

Would you suggest it to use for 4 yrs

[@norizmanmohdsaaid7081]

Nice comparison, easy for me to make brilliat choice. I'll go for iphone 14 pro. Thanks.

[@desfutcher3266]

have to say I'm still undecided the camera on the 7a is appealing to me BUT the battery on the A54 +slightly faster charging keeps telling me the Samsung is the more practical of the 2.

[@PJ-gm1hb]

I'm sticking with my pixel 6a for now, all these phones nowadays are too big, only option for a small phone is the s23 but that's expensive.

[@Compulsive-Elk7103]

Sure stick with 60 hz

[@ilovewall.e]

s23 owner here, i want degoogled rom support tbh that's the only reason i'm looking at a pixel

[@ilovewall.e]

@Cazy with only 2 years softwaree support, and no carrier deals like pixel and Samsung, I want them to come to real carrier

[@Mike.Tech.]

I agree. The size is just right especially after using the S23 ultra

[@emmanuelsymondsessiamah7951]

I love the 6A!

[@heykennyl]

The only reason I go with the Samsung is the micro sd card

[@DefKiller90]

Same I brought a samsung a54 cause of the SD card

[@Island-RC]

Needed the cheapest half decent phone I could buy today. My LG g8x broke today and the pixel was on sale for 400 cad so cheap cheap. Missing some features VS my 2019 flagship phone but also some decent upgrades at 1/4 of the price. Hopefully the old one starts working again after the battery dies and I can force a hard reset but ain't nobody got time for that. Would be nice to have a spare phone for hiking if one breaks or stops working

[@igoresque]

it's sad to see what is considered compact these days, I hope my OG SE will serve me for longer time until something modern and compact at reasonable price hopefully emerges in the next few years

[@Aronphoto800]

Im getting a pixel 7a for my b day but I’m 100 percent team 7 a

[@sinanmamed]

" Fourth Depth Lens " also i prefer Galaxy A54. (And i use A73 5G)

[@leeallenbeal]

I have A54 best phone ever love A73 to

[@David-wh7rm]

Pixel 7a currently available for £449 RRP and you can get £70 off from Boxing Day sales, and you can get an additional 5% off from a promo code available online which subtracts a further £22.45. Plus I'm trading in a 2019 Pixel 4 XL for £119, which I feel is pretty generous of them meaning it'll be £237.55, or 47.1% saving. I'm really pleased with that to be honest. I also suspect the May 2024 Pixel 8a will have another £50 bump up in price and obviously won't come with any sales until Black Friday in November and the Christmas sales too, so the 7a right now seems a steal. Jan 9th is when Google sale ends.

[@BuRnSy-85]

How do the honor 7/ oneplus nord 2t and redmi note 12 pro+ compare to these 2 are they up there or do they fall far behind?

[@Compulsive-Elk7103]

I just dont understand why anyone would get the pixel 7a 90 hz refresh rate , thicker bezels , small battery, slooooow charging , decent camera and a decent processor Samsung Galaxy A54 : 120 hz refresh rate , bigger battery (5,000 mah battery), slow charging too though but a micro sd card slot!! More OS updates and a bigger screen so more screen. A54 all day

[@RedPanda_00806]

SIZE

[@lionemessithegoat]

it's 90hz is smoother than a54's 120hz

[@Compulsive-Elk7103]

​@@lionemessithegoat no

[@lionemessithegoat]

@@Compulsive-Elk7103 yes

[@Compulsive-Elk7103]

@@lionemessithegoat no

[@KING_8]

I just can't let go of the SD card slot.