The Google Pixel 7a is here, but with the Pixel 6a still available and the Pixel 7 not much more expensive, it's in a really odd place.
Google revealed the Pixel 7a at Google I/O 2023, and it is available for purchase right now for $499. It’s the cheapest of the Pixel 7 lineup, and it packs in the Google Tensor G2 chip, a crisp display with a 90Hz refresh rate, and a 64MP main shooter, plus it’s the first Pixel A-series with wireless charging. The Pixel 7a even comes in four fun colors: Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and the Google Store-exclusive Coral.
Related With all of these factors in mind, while the Pixel 7a is a good Pixel, it’s a device that just doesn’t really make sense amid the current Pixel smartphone lineup. Since the Pixel lineup is powered by Google’s Tensor chipset, there’s a lot of AI involved, even with the Pixel 6a. So despite the lower megapixel counts, the photos and video you capture with it still come out nicely because of the computational photography processing behind the scenes.
And though you won’t find wireless charging on the Pixel 6a, it’s not a big deal. Wireless charging is usually much slower than plugging the phone in directly with a cable, and it’s only really about the convenience of topping it off throughout the day. And though the Pixel 7a finally has wireless charging, it’s relatively slow compared to other phones on the market — to the point where I don’t think it is worth the extra $150.
But look a little further, and you can get the regular Pixel 7 for just $100 more than the Pixel 7a. With the 7a, you’re already paying $150 more than the Pixel 6a; why not just go a little further than that and get the Pixel 7 instead? However, the Pixel 7 is still a better device overall than the Pixel 7a. Even though both have a 90Hz refresh rate, the Pixel 7 has an AMOLED screen with HDR10+ certification , so colors look more vibrant and bright, and blacks are deeper and inkier. AMOLED displays are higher quality in general, so if you’re considering the Pixel 7a because of it’s 90Hz refresh rate, you might as well go the extra mile for the Pixel 7’s superior AMOLED display.
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