With the 3a series, Google has supplied the 3.5mm headphone jack which was missing from the flagship series. Being plastic, the unit feels lighter and adds more grip. The rear, though plastic, looks almost similar to the flagship series, with a two-tone glossy and matte-finish combo. The rear panel is now a single structure or unibody using polycarbonate. Firstly, the body is no more a glass front and back. Check out a few photos that we managed to click using the Pixel 3a XL below.Īs for the build quality and specifications, Google has compromised a lot. This means that you will find the same photography performance that the expensive flagship variant offers, without any loss in details. The camera performance is at par - thanks to the same camera sensor being used from the Pixel 3 / 3XL series. However, it is good to note that though the 3a series are using the SD670 chip and Google has tuned the operating system very well to ensure that consumers will not have issues with respect to the overall experience. The only difference noted is when you click a photo, the AI processing in the background take around a second or two more in comparison to the 845-chip Pixel 3/3XL. Apps do pull up a tad slower, games work well, but at medium settings, and so on. However, when using the Pixel 3a XL, you will find that usage is not actually compromised with respect to general daily usage.

Antutu scores reveal that the Snapdragon 670 processor on the 3a XL performs at around 40% slower in core processing power as compared to the 3 XL. Performance-wise, the two phones are miles apart, especially when you consider it as a gaming phone or other heavy apps. There are differences in almost every area except for the rear camera, which is similar, and the operating system, which is common, and the most important factor. While one supports the 2018 flagship processor from Snapdragon, the other is a mid-range processor. If you peep into the specifics above, you will note that there is a massive difference in the hardware between the two phones - 3a XL and 3 XL. We highlight the XL variants in both models below. Check out the comparison table below which highlights the two phones.

Google’s Pixel 3a series compromises on a lot of features when compared to the Pixel 3 series.

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