Google Pixel 4a – Better and Cheaper than the iPhone SE 2020
- Google will present its new Pixel 4a in a few weeks. The latest indications of the price of the mid-range smartphone confirms Google are competing against the iPhone SE 2020.
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Google don’t just want to compete on price, the want to beat Apple on specifications too by doubling the storage space.
The mid-range smartphone market is highly competitive. According to the latest information, the Samsung Galaxy A51 is currently the best value mid-range smartphone. The new Google Pixel 4a has a solid range of functions, but above all with a good price to performance ratio.
The Google Pixel 4a comes with a 128GB of internal storage for only £310 SIM free. This means a typical unlimited data contract with a leading operator like Three should cost you less than £40 per month for the duration of a 24-month contract.
Costs Less & More Storage
The predecessor the Google Pixel 3a was placed on the market for £399 a year ago, but only had a storage capacity of 64 GB. A doubling of the internal memory, which is probably not expandable, and a lower entry price should not only compete with the many Samsung smartphones in the middle class, but also with the recently launched Apple iPhone SE (2020). For the latter, the US manufacturer currently costs £429 with 64 GB of storage space. For the 128 GB variant of the iPhone SE costing £479.
Google Pixel 4a Quick Facts
The Google Pixel 4a should be equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 octa-core chip, 6 GB of RAM and a 5.81-inch OLED display (2340 x 1080 pixels). Initial camera tests on the smartphone also confirmed a single 12.2-megapixel sensor on the back and an 8-megapixel camera for selfies and video calls on the front of the device. The Google Pixel 4a will be officially launched on May 22.
Google Pixel 4a Specifications
| Display | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 5.81 inches, 82.9 cm2 | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~444 ppi density) | |
| Platform | OS | Android 10 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) | |
| GPU | Adreno 618 | |
| Memory | Card Slot | No |
| Internal | 64GB 4GB RAM Or 128GB 4GB RAM | |
| Rear Camera | SIngle Lense | 12.2 MP, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS |
| Features | LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS | |
| Selfie Camera | SIngle Lense | 8 MP, 24mm (wide) |
| Features | Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
| Sound | Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| Features | Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Battery | Type | Non-removable Li-Po 3080 mAh battery |
| Charging | Fast charging 18W | |
| Colours | Just Black, Barely Blue |
